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17-letter words containing i, t, s, c

  • situations vacant — Situations Vacant is the title of a column or page in a newspaper where jobs are advertised.
  • sixth commandment — “Thou shalt not kill”: sixth of the Ten Commandments.
  • skate on thin ice — to place oneself in a dangerous or delicate situation
  • smoothing circuit — a circuit used to remove ripple from the output of a direct current power supply
  • snatch one's time — to leave a job, taking whatever pay is due
  • social accounting — the analysis of the economy by sectors leading to the calculation and publication of economic statistics, such as gross national product and national income
  • social assistance — welfare program
  • social democratic — A social democratic party is a political party whose principles are based on social democracy.
  • social enterprise — a business organization that works to benefit society as a whole
  • social networking — the development of social and professional contacts; the sharing of information and services among people with a common interest.
  • social notworking — the practice of spending time unproductively on social networking websites, esp when one should be working
  • social settlement — settlement (def 14).
  • socialist realism — a state-approved artistic or literary style in some socialist countries, as the U.S.S.R., that characteristically celebrates an idealized vision of the life and industriousness of the workers.
  • socratic elenchus — the drawing out of the consequences of a position in order to show them to be contrary to some accepted position
  • sodium bichromate — a red or orange crystalline, water-soluble solid, Na 2 Cr 2 O 7 ⋅2H 2 O, used as an oxidizing agent in the manufacture of dyes and inks, as a corrosion inhibitor, a mordant, a laboratory reagent, in the tanning of leather, and in electroplating.
  • sodium dichromate — a red or orange crystalline, water-soluble solid, Na 2 Cr 2 O 7 ⋅2H 2 O, used as an oxidizing agent in the manufacture of dyes and inks, as a corrosion inhibitor, a mordant, a laboratory reagent, in the tanning of leather, and in electroplating.
  • sodium salicylate — a white, crystalline compound, C 7 H 5 NaO 3 , soluble in water, alcohol, and glycerol: used in medicine as an analgesic, antipyretic, and anti-inflammatory, and as a preservative.
  • softvelocity inc. — (company)   The distributors of the Clarion family of application development systems.
  • soil conservation — any of various methods to achieve the maximum utilization of the land and preserve its resources through such controls as crop rotation, prevention of soil erosion, etc.
  • solicitor general — a law officer who maintains the rights of the state in suits affecting the public interest, next in rank to the attorney general.
  • south west africa — a former name of Namibia.
  • south-west africa — a former name of Namibia.
  • spaghettification — the theoretical stretching of an object as it encounters extreme differences in gravitational forces, especially those associated with a black hole.
  • sparc xterminal 1 — (computer)   Sun's lowest cost networked Unix desktop, it is board-upgradeable to a SPARC 4. It comes with a choice of frame buffers: 8-bit colour, Turbo GX, or Turbo GX plus. This product was expected to replace the SPARCclassic X. UK availability was planned for March 1995.
  • spastic paralysis — a condition in which the muscles affected are marked by tonic spasm and increased tendon reflexes.
  • spatial frequency — the measure of fine detail in an optical image in terms of cycles per millimetre
  • special committee — a committee, as of a legislative body, that is formed to examine and report on a specific bill or issue.
  • special constable — a person recruited for temporary or occasional police duties, esp in time of emergency
  • special education — education that is modified or particularized for those with singular needs, as disabled or maladjusted people, slow learners, or gifted children.
  • specific humidity — the ratio of the mass of water vapor in air to the total mass of the mixture of air and water vapor.
  • spectroheliograph — an apparatus for making photographs of the sun with a monochromatic light to show the details of the sun's surface and surroundings as they would appear if the sun emitted only that light.
  • spectrohelioscope — a spectroheliograph.
  • spectromicroscope — a microscope with an attached spectroscope.
  • spectroradiometer — an instrument for determining the radiant-energy distribution in a spectrum, combining the functions of a spectroscope with those of a radiometer.
  • spectroscopically — an optical device for producing and observing a spectrum of light or radiation from any source, consisting essentially of a slit through which the radiation passes, a collimating lens, and an Amici prism.
  • spectrum analysis — the determination of the constitution or condition of bodies and substances by means of the spectra they produce.
  • spectrum disorder — any of a group of disorders each having symptoms that occur on a continuum and certain features that are shared along its spectrum but that manifest in markedly different forms and degrees. See also autism spectrum disorder.
  • speech correction — the reeducation of speech habits that deviate from accepted speech standards.
  • speech difficulty — a problem encountered in speaking
  • speech impediment — speaking disorder
  • speed restriction — the maximum speed allowed for road vehicles, trains, or other vehicles
  • spit in the ocean — a variety of poker in which four cards are dealt face down to each player and one card, forming the fifth for all hands, is dealt face up in the center of the table, the exposed card and others of its denomination being wild cards.
  • spitting distance — a short space or distance
  • spoonbill catfish — flathead catfish.
  • sports facilities — places and things for doing sports
  • square centimeter — a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one centimeter on each side. 2 , sq. cm. Abbreviation: cm.
  • square the circle — a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
  • st. crispin's day — October 25: anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt (1415).
  • st. vitus's dance — St. Vitus's dance.
  • staff association — an association of employees that performs some of the functions of a trade union, such as representing its members in discussions with the management, and may also have other social and professional purposes
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