14-letter words containing e, n, t, i, c, s
- schoolteaching — the profession of a schoolteacher.
- schottky noise — shot effect.
- scientifically — of or relating to science or the sciences: scientific studies.
- scintillometer — a device for detecting and measuring radioactivity, having a crystal scintillator, a photoelectric cell sensitive to the light from scintillations, and an amplifier.
- sclerotization — the state of being sclerotized.
- screen editing — the act or process of editing text on screen
- screen trading — a form of trading on a market or exchange in which the visual display unit of a computer replaces personal contact as in floor trading
- screen-printed — printed by screen process
- screening test — a simple test performed on a large number of people to identify those who have or are likely to develop a specified disease
- scsi interface — SCSI adaptor
- scsi reconnect — (hardware) The ability of a SCSI initiator to initiate new transactions before earlier ones have completed. A target or initiator can disconnect from the bus when it experiences a delay in completing a task so that another device can use the bus. It can reconnect later and complete the task.
- seaman recruit — a noncommissioned enlisted person of the lowest rank. Abbreviation: SR.
- second sitting — A second sitting is the second period when a meal is served if there is not enough space for everyone to eat at the same time.
- sectionization — the act or state of being sectionized
- secularization — to make secular; separate from religious or spiritual connection or influences; make worldly or unspiritual; imbue with secularism.
- securitization — the use of such securities as eurobonds to enable investors to lend directly to borrowers with a minimum of risk but without using banks as intermediaries
- sedimentologic — of or relating to sedimentology
- selection rule — any of several rules designating allowed transitions between quantum states in terms of the quantum numbers associated with the states.
- self-actuating — to incite or move to action; impel; motivate: actuated by selfish motives.
- self-conceited — an excessively favorable opinion of oneself, one's abilities, etc.; vanity.
- self-confident — realistic confidence in one's own judgment, ability, power, etc.
- self-contained — containing in oneself or itself all that is necessary; independent.
- self-deception — the act or fact of deceiving oneself.
- self-directing — to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
- self-direction — the act or an instance of directing.
- self-executing — going into effect immediately without the need of supplementary legislation: a self-executing treaty.
- self-induction — the process by which an electromotive force is induced in a circuit by a varying current in that circuit.
- self-inflicted — inflicted by oneself upon oneself: a self-inflicted wound.
- self-selection — selection made by or for oneself: goods arranged on shelves for customer self-selection.
- semantic field — an area of human experience or perception, as color, that is delimited and subcategorized by a set of interrelated vocabulary items in a language.
- semi-nocturnal — active at night (opposed to diurnal): nocturnal animals.
- semicentennial — of or relating to a fiftieth anniversary.
- semiconducting — of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a semiconductor.
- senior citizen — an elderly or aged person, especially one who is retired.
- serbo-croatian — a Slavic language spoken in Serbia and Croatia, usually written with Cyrillic letters in Serbia but with Roman letters in Croatia.
- sericitization — the process of transforming into sericite
- serodiscordant — pertaining to a relationship with one HIV-positive partner and one HIV-negative partner.
- service center — an authorized commercial establishment for repairs and replacement parts for appliances or cars.
- service tunnel — a tunnel alongside another which is used for services such as maintenance, repairs, etc
- shadow cabinet — (in the British Parliament) a group of prominent members of the opposition who are expected to hold positions in the cabinet when their party assumes power.
- short covering — purchases that close out short sales on stocks or commodities.
- shower curtain — waterproof sheet around a shower
- sick and tired — afflicted with ill health or disease; ailing.
- silent auction — an auction at which previously submitted written bids of prospective buyers are opened and compared, with each item being sold to the highest bidder.
- silent service — the submarine service (usually preceded by the).
- single-sticker — a sailboat, esp. a sloop, having only one mast
- sistine chapel — the chapel of the pope in the Vatican at Rome, built for Pope Sixtus IV and decorated with frescoes by Michelangelo and others.
- size reduction — Size reduction is a process in which the particle size of a solid is made smaller.
- slantendicular — slanting (rather than perpendicular or horizontal)
- sliding vector — a vector having specified magnitude and lying on a given line.