14-letter words containing l, e, n, i, c
- self-impedance — Electricity. the total opposition to alternating current by an electric circuit, equal to the square root of the sum of the squares of the resistance and reactance of the circuit and usually expressed in ohms. Symbol: Z.
- self-inclusive — including oneself or itself.
- self-induction — the process by which an electromotive force is induced in a circuit by a varying current in that circuit.
- self-inflicted — inflicted by oneself upon oneself: a self-inflicted wound.
- self-insurance — insurance of one's property or interests against possible loss by the establishing of a special fund for the purpose instead of seeking coverage with an underwriter.
- self-mockingly — in a self-mocking manner
- self-reckoning — count; computation; calculation.
- self-recording — recording automatically, as an instrument.
- self-searching — examining carefully or thoroughly: a searching inspection.
- self-selection — selection made by or for oneself: goods arranged on shelves for customer self-selection.
- selling climax — a brief, abrupt decline in stock prices that is succeeded by a rally.
- semantic field — an area of human experience or perception, as color, that is delimited and subcategorized by a set of interrelated vocabulary items in a language.
- semi-nocturnal — active at night (opposed to diurnal): nocturnal animals.
- semicentennial — of or relating to a fiftieth anniversary.
- service tunnel — a tunnel alongside another which is used for services such as maintenance, repairs, etc
- shield volcano — a broad volcano built up from the repeated nonexplosive eruption of basalt to form a low dome or shield, usually having a large caldera at the summit
- shipping clerk — a clerk who attends to the packing, unpacking, receiving, sending out, and recording of shipments.
- silent auction — an auction at which previously submitted written bids of prospective buyers are opened and compared, with each item being sold to the highest bidder.
- silent service — the submarine service (usually preceded by the).
- silicon valley — the area in northern California, southwest of San Francisco in the Santa Clara valley region, where many of the high-technology design and manufacturing companies in the semiconductor industry are concentrated.
- simple machine — machine (def 3b).
- single-sticker — a sailboat, esp. a sloop, having only one mast
- sistine chapel — the chapel of the pope in the Vatican at Rome, built for Pope Sixtus IV and decorated with frescoes by Michelangelo and others.
- slantendicular — slanting (rather than perpendicular or horizontal)
- slave cylinder — a small cylinder containing a piston that operates the brake shoes or pads in hydraulic brakes or the working part in any other hydraulically operated system
- sleeping chair — a chair of the 17th century, having a high back, usually adjustable, with deep wings of the same height.
- sleeping porch — a porch enclosed with glass or screening or a room with open sides or a row of windows used for sleeping in the open air.
- sliding vector — a vector having specified magnitude and lying on a given line.
- social drinker — a person who drinks alcoholic beverages usually in the company of others and is in control of his or her drinking.
- social evening — a social gathering for the purpose of promoting companionship, communal activities, etc
- social network — a network of friends, colleagues, and other personal contacts: Strong social networks can encourage healthy behaviors.
- social science — the study of society and social behavior.
- soil mechanics — the branch of civil engineering that deals with the mechanical behavior of soil and similar materials when they are compressed or sheared or when liquids flow through them.
- solicitousness — anxious or concerned (usually followed by about, for, etc., or a clause): solicitous about a person's health.
- somali current — a current of the Indian Ocean, flowing northward along the coast of Somalia in summer and southwestward the rest of the year.
- soul-searching — the act or process of close and penetrating analysis of oneself, to determine one's true motives and sentiments.
- speaking clock — a telephone service that gives a precise verbal statement of the correct time
- special branch — The Special Branch is the department of the British police that is concerned with political security and deals with things such as terrorism and visits by foreign leaders.
- specialisation — the act of specializing, or pursuing a particular line of study or work: Medical students with high student loans often feel driven into specialization.
- specialization — the act of specializing, or pursuing a particular line of study or work: Medical students with high student loans often feel driven into specialization.
- specimen plant — a plant grown by itself for ornamental effect, rather than being massed with others in a bed or border.
- spine-chilling — very frightening or horrifying.
- spironolactone — a steroid, C 2 4 H 3 2 O 4 S, used in combination with other drugs as a diuretic and antihypertensive.
- spittle insect — any of numerous leaping, homopterous insects of the family Cercopidae, which in the immature stages live in a spittlelike secretion on plants.
- split decision — a decision of a bout on whose outcome the referee and judges did not unanimously agree.
- spring balance — a device in which an object to be weighed is attached to the end of a helical spring, the extension of which indicates the weight of the object on a calibrated scale
- steeplechasing — a horse race over a turf course furnished with artificial ditches, hedges, and other obstacles over which the horses must jump.
- stegocephalian — an extinct, pre-Jurassic amphibian
- sticking place — Also called sticking point. the place or point at which something stops and holds firm.
- stirling cycle — a highly efficient thermodynamic cycle in which air or an inert gas is compressed and expanded