19-letter words containing i, n, c, e, s, d
- self-identification — identification of oneself with some other person or thing.
- semiconductor laser — a laser in which a semiconductor is the light-emitting source, used in many medical procedures.
- semidetached binary — a pair of stars that are so close together that mass transfer occurs from one to the other
- senatorial district — one of a fixed number of districts into which a state of the U.S. is divided, each electing one member to the state senate.
- sexual reproduction — reproduction involving the union of gametes.
- single edge contact — (hardware) (SEC) The type of cartridge in which a Pentium II is packaged.
- smokestack industry — A smokestack industry is a traditional industry such as heavy engineering or manufacturing, rather than a modern industry such as electronics.
- socialized medicine — any of various systems to provide the entire population with complete medical care through government subsidization and regularization of medical and health services.
- speeding conviction — a conviction for breaking the speed limit while driving a vehicle
- split-second timing — timing that depends on minute precision
- stationery cupboard — a cupboard where things like paper, pens and paper clips are kept
- sternocleidomastoid — of, relating to, or involving the sternum, the clavicle, and the mastoid process.
- switchblade (knife) — a large jackknife that snaps open when a release button on the handle is pressed
- synthetic detergent — any synthetic substance, other than soap, that is an effective cleanser and functions equally well as a surface-active agent in hard or soft water.
- take one's medicine — any substance or substances used in treating disease or illness; medicament; remedy.
- the disenfranchised — people who are deprived of the right to vote or other rights of citizenship
- the middle distance — an unspecified point in the distance
- trahison des clercs — a compromising of intellectual integrity, esp. for political reasons
- tropical depression — an atmospheric low-pressure system originating in the tropics, specifically, a tropical cyclone in which the maximum sustained wind speed is 38 miles per hour (62 kilometers per hour) or less.
- ultracrepidarianism — noting or pertaining to a person who criticizes, judges, or gives advice outside the area of his or her expertise: The play provides a classic, simplistic portrayal of an ultracrepidarian mother-in-law.
- unclassified degree — a degree that has not been given a grade because it is of a low standard
- under consideration — being deliberated
- under police escort — If you go somewhere or are taken somewhere under police escort, you go there accompanied by a police escort.
- websters-dictionary — Informal. a dictionary of the English language, especially American English, such as Dictionary.com.
- white-winged scoter — a blackish North American duck, Melanitta deglandi, having a white patch on each wing.