15-letter words containing e, n, c, i, t, u
- self-sufficient — able to supply one's own or its own needs without external assistance: The nation grows enough grain to be self-sufficient.
- semi-conductive — Semi-conductive describes a component which conducts electricity less well than a good conductor but better than an insulator.
- semi-functional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- semidocumentary — a film or television programme that is fictional but includes many factual events or details
- semimanufacture — a product which forms an intermediate stage in the manufacture of another, often more complex product
- semitranslucent — imperfectly or almost translucent.
- senior lecturer — a university teacher who does not hold a professorship.
- sesquicarbonate — a salt intermediate in composition between a carbonate and a bicarbonate or consisting of the two combined.
- sesquicentenary — a hundred and fiftieth anniversary
- single-cut file — a file with teeth in one direction only: used for filing soft material
- situs picketing — common situs picketing.
- sound recordist — recordist.
- sounding rocket — a rocket equipped with instruments for making meteorological observations in the upper atmosphere.
- south china sea — a part of the W Pacific, bounded by SE China, Vietnam, the Malay Peninsula, Borneo, and the Philippines.
- southern gothic — a literary genre depicting life in the southern US and featuring grotesque themes and imagery
- special student — a student who is not seeking a degree but enrols in a course, esp to gain academic credits
- stannic sulfide — a yellowish or brownish, water-insoluble powder, SnS 2 , usually used suspended in lacquer or varnish for gilding and bronzing metals, wood, paper, etc.; mosaic gold.
- state education — education provided by the state; education which is not private
- steering column — the shaft that connects the steering wheel to the steering gear assembly of an automotive vehicle.
- storm insurance — insurance cover against damage caused by windstorms
- student council — a representative body composed chiefly of students chosen by their classmates to organize social and extracurricular activities and to participate in the government of a school or college.
- studio audience — spectators on a TV set
- subduction zone — an act or instance of subducting; subtraction or withdrawal.
- subintellection — an implication that is more or less understood
- subintelligence — below average intelligence
- subject heading — a title or heading of a category, esp in a bibliography or index
- subject-raising — a rule that moves the subject of a complement clause into the clause in which it is embedded, as in the derivation of He is likely to be late from It is likely that he will be late
- subtrochanteric — Anatomy. either of two knobs at the top of the femur, the greater on the outside and the lesser on the inside, serving for the attachment of muscles between the thigh and pelvis.
- suck it and see — to try something to find out what it is, what it is like, or how it works
- super-efficient — performing or functioning in the best possible manner with the least waste of time and effort; having and using requisite knowledge, skill, and industry; competent; capable: a reliable, efficient assistant.
- superconvenient — highly convenient
- superexcitation — the act of exciting.
- superintendence — a district or place under a superintendent.
- superintendency — a district or place under a superintendent.
- surface density — quantity, as of electric charge, per unit surface area.
- surface tension — the elasticlike force existing in the surface of a body, especially a liquid, tending to minimize the area of the surface, caused by asymmetries in the intermolecular forces between surface molecules.
- synectics group — a group of people of varied background that meets to attempt creative solutions of problems through the unrestricted exercise of imagination and the correlation of disparate elements.
- tableau curtain — a curtain, often used as an act curtain, designed to be drawn aside and up to give a festooned or draped effect.
- talking picture — Older Use. a motion picture with accompanying synchronized speech, singing, etc.
- target audience — the target audience of a programme is the group of people that the programme-makers are trying to persuade to watch or listen to it
- telecommunicate — to transmit (data, sound, images, etc.) by telecommunications.
- tentaculiferous — having tentacles
- tetrafunctional — pertaining to molecules or groups that can bond at four sites.
- the crucifixion — the crucifying of Christ at Calvary, regarded by Christians as the culminating redemptive act of his ministry
- the unconscious — the sum of all thoughts, memories, impulses, desires, feelings, etc. of which the individual is not conscious but which influence the emotions and behavior; that part of one's psyche which comprises repressed material of this nature
- theft insurance — insurance against loss or damage of property resulting from theft.
- thermionic tube — a vacuum tube in which the cathode is heated electrically to cause the emission of electrons by thermal agitation.
- thunderstricken — Archaic. to strike with a thunderbolt.
- tissue-matching — identification of specific genetically linked antigens in tissue in order to minimize antigenic differences between donor and recipient tissue in organ transplantation.
- title insurance — insurance protecting the owner or mortgagee of real estate from lawsuits or claims arising from a defective title.