15-letter words containing f, i, l, c
- special feature — an article differing from the normal format and focusing on a particular topic
- specific volume — volume per unit mass; the reciprocal of density.
- 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.
- stocking filler — A stocking filler is a small present that is suitable for putting in a Christmas stocking.
- sulfanilic acid — a grayish-white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, the para form of C 6 H 7 NO 3 S, used chiefly as an intermediate in the manufacture of dyes.
- 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.
- superficialness — being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound.
- syllabification — to form or divide into syllables.
- teaching fellow — a holder of a teaching fellowship.
- tentaculiferous — having tentacles
- tetrafunctional — pertaining to molecules or groups that can bond at four sites.
- the classifieds — a section of classified advertising in a publication
- the magic flute — an opera (1791) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
- theatrical film — a film made for exhibition in theaters, as distinguished from one made for television.
- ticket of leave — (formerly) a permit allowing a convict to leave prison, under certain restrictions, and go to work before having served a full term, somewhat similar to a certificate of parole.
- track and field — athletics events
- track-and-field — of, relating to, or participating in the sports of running, pole-vaulting, broad-jumping, etc.: a track-and-field athlete.
- traffic calming — Traffic calming consists of measures designed to make roads safer, for example making them narrower or placing obstacles in them, so that drivers are forced to slow down.
- traffic control — management of road use
- 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.
- ultracentrifuge — a high-speed centrifuge for subjecting sols or solutions to forces many times that of gravity and producing concentration differences depending on the weight of the micelle or molecule.
- ultramicrofiche — ultrafiche.
- unselfconscious — not self-conscious; without affectation or pretense: an unselfconscious manner.
- viral infection — disease caused by a virus
- vulgar fraction — common fraction.
- walk-in traffic — The walk-in traffic of a store is the number of people who choose to visit it as they pass by.
- walking catfish — an Asian catfish, Clarias batrachus, that can survive out of water and move overland from one body of water to another: introduced into Florida.
- welfare officer — a person who gives people help and advice