15-letter words containing f, a, s, t, r, c
- self-lacerating — to tear roughly; mangle: The barbed wire lacerated his hands.
- self-laceration — the result of lacerating; a rough, jagged tear.
- semimanufacture — a product which forms an intermediate stage in the manufacture of another, often more complex product
- simple fraction — a ratio of two integers.
- simple fracture — a fracture in which the bone does not pierce the skin.
- soft-shell crab — a crab, especially the blue crab, that has recently molted and therefore has a soft, edible shell.
- special feature — an article differing from the normal format and focusing on a particular topic
- star of courage — a Canadian award for bravery
- station officer — a person who is in charge of a fire station
- strait of canso — a channel in Canada, between the Nova Scotia mainland and S Cape Breton Island
- stress fracture — a hairline crack in a bone, especially of a foot or leg, caused by repeated or prolonged stress and often occurring in runners, dancers, and soldiers (march fracture)
- 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.
- syngeneic graft — a tissue or organ transplanted from one member of a species to another, genetically identical member of the species, as a kidney transplanted from one identical twin to the other.
- tentaculiferous — having tentacles
- the black ferns — the women's international Rugby Union football team of New Zealand
- theft insurance — insurance against loss or damage of property resulting from theft.
- toreador fresco — a mural (c1500 b.c.) from Minoan Crete.
- tourist traffic — the number of tourists that visit an area
- transfer factor — a lymphocyte product that, when extracted from T cells of an individual with immunity to a particular antigen, can confer that immunity when administered to another individual of the same species.
- tray classifier — A tray classifier is a tank for leaching from a dispersed solid, in which pulp at the bottom of the tank is raked (= moved to the exit) while solvent is forced toward the bottom of the tank.
- velcro fastener — a fastener made of Velcro
- vicar of christ — the pope, with reference to his claim to stand in the place of Jesus Christ and possess His authority in the church.