18-letter words containing e, m, r, g, n, c
- roman congregation — any of the executive departments of the Curia Romana as the administration of the Roman Catholic Church.
- running commentary — non-stop description of sth
- sampling frequency — sample rate
- schengen agreement — an agreement, signed in 1985 at a meeting of European leaders near Schengen, Luxembourg, but not implemented until 1995, to gradually abolish border controls within Europe; it was supplemented in 1990 by the Schengen Convention; in 1999 the agreement was incorporated into European Union law. Twenty-six countries acceded by 2015; the UK is not a signatory
- security agreement — business: contract
- self-comprehending — to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive: He did not comprehend the significance of the ambassador's remark.
- self-incriminating — serving to incriminate oneself or to expose oneself to prosecution: self-incriminating testimony.
- shotgun microphone — a directional microphone with a narrow-angle range of sensitivity.
- sling psychrometer — a psychrometer so designed that the wet-bulb thermometer can be ventilated, to expedite evaporation, by whirling in the air.
- societal marketing — marketing that takes into account society's long-term welfare
- specimen signature — a signature to be compared to an original signature in order to verify someone's identity
- squirting cucumber — a Mediterranean plant, Ecballium elaterium, of the gourd family, whose ripened fruit forcibly ejects the seeds and juice.
- 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.
- steering committee — a committee, especially of a deliberative or legislative body, charged with preparing the agenda of a session.
- summary proceeding — a mode of trial authorized by statute to be held before a judge without the usual full hearing.
- swarm intelligence — the collective behaviour of a group of animals, esp social insects such as ants, bees, and termites, that are each following very basic rules
- sympathetic string — a thin wire string, as in various obsolete musical instruments, designed to vibrate sympathetically with the bowed or plucked strings to reinforce the sound.
- synthetic geometry — elementary geometry, as distinct from analytic geometry.
- the hunger marches — a number of processions by unemployed workers in the 1930s to protest against unemployment and deprivation
- working men's club — A working men's club is a place where working people, especially men, can go to relax, drink alcoholic drinks, and sometimes watch live entertainment.