14-letter words containing f, e, r, i, c
- safety curtain — a sheet of asbestos or other fireproof material that can be lowered just inside the proscenium arch in case of fire, sealing off the backstage area from the auditorium.
- safety officer — The safety officer in a company or an organization is the person who is responsible for the safety of the people who work or visit there.
- saxifragaceous — belonging to the plant family Saxifragaceae.
- schiff reagent — a solution of rosaniline and sulfurous acid in water, used to test for the presence of aldehydes.
- scsi interface — SCSI adaptor
- self-criticism — the act or fact of being self-critical.
- self-described — to tell or depict in written or spoken words; give an account of: He described the accident very carefully.
- 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-directive — serving to direct; directing: a directive board.
- self-discovery — process of understanding oneself
- self-enforcing — of or having the capability of enforcement within oneself or itself; self-regulating.
- self-enriching — to supply with riches, wealth, abundant or valuable possessions, etc.: Commerce enriches a nation.
- self-insurance — insurance of one's property or interests against possible loss by the establishing of a special fund for the purpose instead of seeking coverage with an underwriter.
- self-reckoning — count; computation; calculation.
- self-recording — recording automatically, as an instrument.
- self-replicate — (of a computer virus, etc) to reproduce itself
- self-sacrifice — sacrifice of one's interests, desires, etc., as for duty or the good of another.
- self-searching — examining carefully or thoroughly: a searching inspection.
- share of voice — the proportion of the total audience or readership commanded by a media group across its full range of publishing and broadcasting activities
- sickle feather — one of the paired, elongated, sickle-shaped, middle feathers of the tail of the rooster.
- slit fricative — a fricative, as (f) or (th), in which the tongue is relatively flat, with air channeled over it through a shallow slit.
- social welfare — social services provided by a government for its citizens.
- soft ice-cream — a softer and lighter-textured ice cream that contains more air than standard ice-cream. It was developed in Britain in the 20th century.
- sorting office — postal
- special forces — crack military team
- stereospecific — (of a reaction) producing a simple stereoisomer.
- sticky fingers — an inclination or tendency to steal or pilfer
- stocking frame — a type of knitting machine
- straight-faced — a serious or impassive facial expression that conceals one's true feelings about something, especially a desire to laugh.
- sulfuric ether — ether (def 1).
- superconfident — very or extremely confident, overly confident
- supereffective — very or extremely effective
- superefficient — extremely efficient
- superfecundity — the quality of being fecund; capacity, especially in female animals, of producing young in great numbers.
- superficiality — being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound.
- superficialize — to treat things superficially
- superinfection — marked proliferation of a parasitic microorganism during antimicrobial treatment for another infection.
- surface-active — (of a substance, esp a detergent) capable of lowering the surface tension of a liquid, usually water
- surface-to-air — (of a missile, message, etc.) capable of traveling from the surface of the earth to a target in the atmosphere.
- tourist office — information centre for sightseers
- tractive force — the force measured in the drawbar of a locomotive or tractor
- traffic circle — a circular arrangement constructed at the intersection of two or more roads in order to facilitate the passage of vehicles from one road to another.
- traffic police — a unit of a police force, whose job is to control traffic and enforce traffic regulations
- traffic warden — officer who monitors parking, etc.
- traffic-jammed — jam1 (def 16).
- transrectifier — a device, usually a vacuum tube, that provides transrectification.
- truant officer — a school attendance officer whose job is to locate truants and return them to school
- turkish coffee — a strong, usually sweetened coffee, made by boiling the pulverized coffee beans.
- ultraefficient — extremely or exceptionally efficient