14-letter words containing f, o, s, c
- staff discount — a discount off goods sold by a particular shop, given to members of staff of that shop
- state function — a thermodynamic quantity that has definite values for given states of a system, such as entropy, enthalpy, free energy, etc
- state of grace — grace (def 8d).
- steer clear of — to guide the course of (something in motion) by a rudder, helm, wheel, etc.: to steer a bicycle.
- stereospecific — (of a reaction) producing a simple stereoisomer.
- stock transfer — Stock transfer is the act of moving goods from one part of the distribution chain to another.
- stockade fence — a fence of closely fitted vertical boards with pointed tops.
- stocking frame — a type of knitting machine
- stomachfulness — the quality of being stomachful
- stratification — the act or an instance of stratifying.
- sulfurous acid — a colorless liquid, H 2 SO 3 , having a suffocating odor, obtained by dissolving sulfur dioxide in water, known mainly by its salts, which are sulfites: used chiefly in organic synthesis and as a bleach.
- superconfident — very or extremely confident, overly confident
- superinfection — marked proliferation of a parasitic microorganism during antimicrobial treatment for another infection.
- surface worker — a person who works on or near the ground surface
- surface-to-air — (of a missile, message, etc.) capable of traveling from the surface of the earth to a target in the atmosphere.
- susceptible of — that gives a chance for; admitting; allowing
- syntactic foam — any of several buoyant materials made up of tiny hollow spheres embedded in a surrounding plastic
- the chosen few — a small group who are treated better than other people
- thomson effect — the tendency of unevenly heated segments of a strip of a conductor to increase or decrease in temperature differences when an electric current is passed through the strip.
- to mend fences — If one country tries to mend fences with another, it tries to end a disagreement or quarrel with the other country. You can also say that two countries mend fences.
- tourist office — information centre for sightseers
- transformistic — of or relating to transformism or transformists
- transport café — an inexpensive eating place on a main route, used mainly by long-distance lorry drivers
- trustification — the practice or process of forming a monopolistic system or trusts: the trustification of the oil business.
- turkish coffee — a strong, usually sweetened coffee, made by boiling the pulverized coffee beans.
- un-resourceful — able to deal skillfully and promptly with new situations, difficulties, etc.
- unsatisfaction — lack of satisfaction
- unsatisfactory — not satisfactory; not satisfying or meeting one's demands; inadequate.
- victoria falls — a major waterfall on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia, on the Zambezi River. Height: about 108 m (355 ft). Width: about 1400 m (4500 ft)
- waste of space — If you describe someone or something as a waste of space, you are indicating that you have a very low opinion of them.
- wollstonecraft — Mary (Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin) 1759–97, English author and feminist (mother of Mary Shelley).