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18-letter words containing c, r, o, s, m, y

  • secondary consumer — (in the food chain) a carnivore that feeds only upon herbivores.
  • secondary emission — the emission of electrons (secondary electrons) from a material that is bombarded with electrons or ions.
  • semi-microanalysis — any analytical method in which the weight of the sample is between 10 and 100 milligrams.
  • sling psychrometer — a psychrometer so designed that the wet-bulb thermometer can be ventilated, to expedite evaporation, by whirling in the air.
  • spectrocolorimetry — the quantitative measure of colors by spectrophotometry.
  • spherical geometry — the branch of geometry that deals with figures on spherical surfaces.
  • st john chrysostomSaint John, a.d. 347?–407, ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople.
  • state of emergency — If a government or other authority declares a state of emergency in an area, it introduces special measures such as increased powers for the police or army, usually because of civil disorder or because of a natural disaster such as an earthquake.
  • stockholm syndrome — an emotional attachment to a captor formed by a hostage as a result of continuous stress, dependence, and a need to cooperate for survival.
  • stoichiometrically — of or relating to stoichiometry.
  • stokely carmichael — Hoagland Howard [hohg-luh nd] /ˈhoʊg lənd/ (Show IPA), ("Hoagy") 1899–1981, U.S. songwriter and musician.
  • subsidiary company — a company whose controlling interest is owned by another company.
  • summary proceeding — a mode of trial authorized by statute to be held before a judge without the usual full hearing.
  • surveyor's compass — an instrument used by surveyors for measuring azimuths.
  • symmetric function — a polynomial in several indeterminates that stays the same under any permutation of the indeterminates.
  • symphony orchestra — a large orchestra composed of wind, string, and percussion instruments and organized to perform symphonic compositions.
  • synthetic geometry — elementary geometry, as distinct from analytic geometry.
  • to close your mind — If you close your mind to something, you deliberately do not think about it or pay attention to it.
  • to cross your mind — If you say that an idea or possibility never crossed your mind, you mean that you did not think of it.
  • two-chamber system — the system of having two parliamentary chambers, as the House of Lords and the House of Commons in the United Kingdom
  • x-ray spectrometer — a spectrometer using x-rays to activate the inner electrons of an atom in order to separate and identify the chemical constituents of a substance and their concentrations.
  • x-ray spectrometry — the use of an x-ray spectrometer.
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