15-letter words containing f, e, r, o, c, i
- self-reflection — the act of reflecting, as in casting back a light or heat, mirroring, or giving back or showing an image; the state of being reflected in this way.
- self-renouncing — to give up or put aside voluntarily: to renounce worldly pleasures.
- service uniform — a uniform for routine duties and service, as distinguished from work, dress, or full-dress uniforms.
- simple fraction — a ratio of two integers.
- sister of mercy — a member of a congregation of sisters founded in Dublin in 1827 by Catherine McAuley (1787–1841) and engaged chiefly in works of spiritual and corporal mercy.
- station officer — a person who is in charge of a fire station
- stocking filler — A stocking filler is a small present that is suitable for putting in a Christmas stocking.
- sulfite process — a process for making wood pulp by digesting wood chips in an acid liquor consisting of sulfurous acid and a salt, usually calcium bisulfite.
- superconfidence — great or extreme confidence, overconfidence
- 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.
- 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
- tractive effort — the force exerted by a locomotive or other powered vehicle on its driving wheels.
- traffic offence — a violation of traffic regulations, such as breaking the speed limit
- ultramicrofiche — ultrafiche.
- vector function — a function that assigns a vector to each point in a given set.
- video frequency — transmission frequency of the television picture.
- videoconference — a teleconference conducted via television equipment.
- viral infection — disease caused by a virus
- warrant officer — (in the U.S. Armed Forces) an officer of one of four grades ranking above enlisted personnel and below commissioned officers.
- welfare officer — a person who gives people help and advice