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18-letter words containing l, i, c, t

  • spectroheliography — the process of obtaining an image of the sun in light of a particular wavelength, such as calcium or hydrogen, showing the distribution of the element over the surface and in the solar atmosphere, using a spectroheliograph
  • spectropolarimeter — an instrument for determining the extent to which plane-polarized light of various wavelengths is rotated by certain solutions, consisting of a combination of a spectroscope and a polarimeter.
  • spectropolariscope — an instrument combining the functions of a spectroscope with those of a polariscope.
  • spherical geometry — the branch of geometry that deals with figures on spherical surfaces.
  • spherical triangle — a triangle formed by arcs of great circles of a sphere.
  • split-level cooker — a cooker that is designed with a separate oven and hob so that they can be fitted wherever is most convenient in the kitchen
  • st. lawrence river — a river in SE Canada, flowing NE from Lake Ontario, forming part of the boundary between New York and Ontario, and emptying into the Gulf of St. Lawrence. 760 miles (1225 km) long.
  • statement of claim — law: first pleading
  • static electricity — a stationary electric charge built up on an insulating material.
  • stationary bicycle — an exercise bike
  • statistical tables — tables showing the values of the cumulative distribution functions, probability functions, or probability density functions of certain common distributions for different values of their parameters, and used esp to determine whether or not a particular statistical result exceeds the required significance level
  • status epilepticus — a condition in which repeated epileptic seizures occur without the patient gaining consciousness between them. If untreated for a prolonged period it can lead to long-term disability or death
  • stepping-off place — jumping-off place (def 2).
  • stinking chamomile — mayweed.
  • stoichiometrically — of or relating to stoichiometry.
  • stokely carmichael — Hoagland Howard [hohg-luh nd] /ˈhoʊg lənd/ (Show IPA), ("Hoagy") 1899–1981, U.S. songwriter and musician.
  • strathclyde region — a former local government region in W Scotland: formed in 1975 from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Lanarkshire, Buteshire, Dunbartonshire, and parts of Argyllshire, Ayrshire, and Stirlingshire; replaced in 1996 by the council areas of Glasgow, Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, Argyll and Bute, East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, North Ayrshire, South Ayrshire, and East Ayrshire
  • street credibility — street cred.
  • student councillor — a student who is a member of a council or body representing the interests of students at a school, university or college
  • sub-classification — to arrange in subclasses.
  • subatomic particle — physics:
  • subordinate clause — a clause that modifies the principal clause or some part of it or that serves a noun function in the principal clause, as when she arrived in the sentence I was there when she arrived or that she has arrived in the sentence I doubt that she has arrived.
  • swarm intelligence — the collective behaviour of a group of animals, esp social insects such as ants, bees, and termites, that are each following very basic rules
  • tale of two cities — a historical novel (1859) by Dickens.
  • talent competition — a contest in which people compete by showcasing their talents, for example in singing, dancing, acrobatics, etc
  • teacher evaluation — the process of vetting teachers to maintain teaching standards
  • technical knockout — the termination of a bout by the referee when it is the judgment of the attending physician, a boxer's seconds, or the referee that a boxer cannot continue fighting without sustaining severe or disabling injury. Abbreviation: TKO, T.K.O.
  • technical reserves — Technical reserves are amounts of money set aside to pay for underwriting liabilities.
  • technical sergeant — a noncommissioned officer ranking below a master sergeant and above a staff sergeant.
  • tectorial membrane — membrane in the inner ear that covers the organ of Corti
  • tele-communication — Sometimes, telecommunication. (used with a singular verb) the transmission of information, as words, sounds, or images, usually over great distances, in the form of electromagnetic signals, as by telegraph, telephone, radio, or television.
  • telecommunications — Sometimes, telecommunication. (used with a singular verb) the transmission of information, as words, sounds, or images, usually over great distances, in the form of electromagnetic signals, as by telegraph, telephone, radio, or television.
  • teleobjective lens — telephoto lens.
  • telephone receiver — a device, as in a telephone, that converts changes in an electric current into sound.
  • television cabinet — a cabinet on which a television set is placed or in which it is encased
  • television company — a company that broadcasts programmes by television
  • television licence — a certificate giving official permission to own a television set
  • tender loving care — considerate and kindly care, as of someone who is ill, upset, etc
  • the black mountain — a mountain range in S Wales, in E Carmarthenshire and W Powys. Highest peak: Carmarthen Van, 802 m (2632 ft)
  • the coast is clear — If you say that the coast is clear, you mean that there is nobody around to see you or catch you.
  • the dismal science — a name for economics coined by Thomas Carlyle
  • the electric chair — an electrified chair for executing criminals
  • the electronic age — the electronic age began when electronic equipment, including computers came into use
  • the encyclopedists — the writers of the French Encyclopedia (1751-72) edited by Diderot and d'Alembert, which contained the advanced ideas of the period
  • the family compact — the ruling oligarchy in Upper Canada in the early 19th century
  • the general public — the people in a society; people in general
  • the north atlantic — the northern part of the Atlantic Ocean, especially the waters separating North America and Europe
  • the practicalities — the real facts or details of a situation, as opposed to its theoretical aspects
  • the south atlantic — the part of the Atlantic Ocean that lies to the south of the equator
  • the-cocktail-party — a play in verse (1950) by T. S. Eliot.
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