19-letter words containing d, i, s, e, c, t
- sodium hypochlorite — a pale-green, crystalline compound, NaOCl, unstable in air, soluble in cold water, decomposes in hot water: used as a bleaching agent for paper and textiles, in water purification, in household use, and as a fungicide.
- sodium metasilicate — a white, granular sodium silicate, Na 2 SiO 3 , soluble in water: used in detergents and in bleaching and cleaning products.
- solid-state physics — the branch of physics that deals with the macroscopic physical properties of matter, especially solids; the study of the electromagnetic, structural, and thermodynamic properties of solids.
- specialized subject — a school or university subject that concentrates on a particular field of knowledge
- speeding conviction — a conviction for breaking the speed limit while driving a vehicle
- split-second timing — timing that depends on minute precision
- stationery cupboard — a cupboard where things like paper, pens and paper clips are kept
- sternocleidomastoid — of, relating to, or involving the sternum, the clavicle, and the mastoid process.
- subjective idealism — a doctrine that the world has no existence independent of sensations or ideas.
- supercritical fluid — A supercritical fluid is a fluid at a temperature and pressure at which there is no difference between liquid and gas.
- swallow-tailed coat — tail coat.
- switchblade (knife) — a large jackknife that snaps open when a release button on the handle is pressed
- synthetic detergent — any synthetic substance, other than soap, that is an effective cleanser and functions equally well as a surface-active agent in hard or soft water.
- take one's medicine — any substance or substances used in treating disease or illness; medicament; remedy.
- the disenfranchised — people who are deprived of the right to vote or other rights of citizenship
- the middle distance — an unspecified point in the distance
- trahison des clercs — a compromising of intellectual integrity, esp. for political reasons
- tricks of the trade — expert techniques
- tropical depression — an atmospheric low-pressure system originating in the tropics, specifically, a tropical cyclone in which the maximum sustained wind speed is 38 miles per hour (62 kilometers per hour) or less.
- ultracrepidarianism — noting or pertaining to a person who criticizes, judges, or gives advice outside the area of his or her expertise: The play provides a classic, simplistic portrayal of an ultracrepidarian mother-in-law.
- under consideration — being deliberated
- under police escort — If you go somewhere or are taken somewhere under police escort, you go there accompanied by a police escort.
- websters-dictionary — Informal. a dictionary of the English language, especially American English, such as Dictionary.com.
- white-winged scoter — a blackish North American duck, Melanitta deglandi, having a white patch on each wing.