16-letter words containing l, i, s, t, c
- strange particle — any elementary particle with a strangeness quantum number other than zero.
- strict inclusion — the relation between two sets that obtains when all the members of the first are members of the second
- strict liability — responsibility for damage or loss regardless of intention or culpability
- strike a balance — compromise
- subcartilaginous — partially or incompletely cartilaginous.
- subtropical high — one of several highs, as the Azores and Pacific highs, that prevail over the oceans at latitudes of about 30 degrees N and S. Also called subtropical anticyclone. Compare high (def 37).
- summa theologica — a philosophical and theological work (1265–74) by St. Thomas Aquinas, consisting of an exposition of Christian doctrine.
- summer complaint — an acute condition of diarrhea, occurring during the hot summer months chiefly in infants and children, caused by bacterial contamination of food and associated with poor hygiene.
- superficialities — being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound.
- surface integral — the limit, as the norm of the partition of a given surface into sections of area approaches zero, of the sum of the product of the areas times the value of a given function of three variables at some point on each section.
- susceptibilities — emotional sensibilities; feelings
- sutton coldfield — a town in central England, in Birmingham unitary authority, West Midlands; a residential suburb of Birmingham. Pop: 105 452 (2001)
- technical school — college of further and vocational education
- telescopic sight — a telescope mounted on a rifle, etc, used for sighting
- the christ child — a very reverential way of referring to Jesus Christ as a child, used particularly when referring to art
- the first couple — the US president and their spouse
- the public purse — money from or controlled by the government
- the two sicilies — a former kingdom of S Italy, consisting of the kingdoms of Sicily and Naples (1061–1860)
- the union school — a historic building located at 516-518 Bethlehem Pike in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Built in 1773, the Union School was one of the earliest public schools in Pennsylvania, and the first that did not discriminate based on social position or religious preference
- the welsh office — (formerly) a department of the British government with responsibility for Welsh policies. It was replaced by the Wales office in 1999.
- thermoplasticity — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
- thumbnail sketch — small preliminary drawing
- to call it quits — If you say that you are going to call it quits, you mean that you have decided to stop doing something or being involved in something.
- to stake a claim — If you stake a claim, you say that something is yours or that you have a right to it.
- tollhouse cookie — a crisp cookie containing bits of chocolate and sometimes chopped nuts.
- topical-sentence — a sentence that expresses the essential idea of a paragraph or larger section, usually appearing at the beginning.
- topsail schooner — a sailing vessel fore-and-aft rigged on all of two or more masts with square sails above the foresail, and often with a square sail before the foresail.
- torricelli's law — the law that states that the speed of flow of a liquid from an orifice is equal to the speed that it would attain if falling freely a distance equal to the height of the free surface of the liquid above the orifice.
- tower of silence — a circular stone platform, typically 30 feet (9.1 meter) in height, on which the Parsees of India leave their dead to be devoured by vultures.
- traditionalistic — adherence to tradition as authority, especially in matters of religion.
- trail commission — A trail commission is a further commission of between 0.1 and 1 percent that is paid to an advisor provided that the client’s funds remain invested in the product for a specified time.
- trail one's coat — to invite a quarrel by deliberately provocative behaviour
- trailing fuchsia — a shrub, Fuchsia procumbens, of the evening primrose family, native to New Zealand, having long-stalked leaves and drooping, orange-and-purple flowers, used in hanging baskets.
- transcontinental — passing or extending across a continent: a transcontinental railroad.
- transcrystalline — situated within or passing through the crystals of a substance.
- transculturation — acculturation.
- transport police — the national police force for railways in Britain, which protects rail operators, staff and passengers
- travel insurance — insurance which covers losses that may be incurred while travelling, such as medical expenses, flight cancellations, lost luggage, etc
- twin-lens camera — a camera having two separately mounted lenses coordinated to eliminate parallax errors or for making stereoscopic photographs.
- typhoid bacillus — the bacterium Salmonella typhosa, causing typhoid fever.
- ultramicroscopic — an instrument that uses scattering phenomena to detect the position of objects too small to be seen by an ordinary microscope.
- uncircumstantial — of pertaining to, or derived from circumstances: a circumstantial result.
- unconstitutional — not constitutional; unauthorized by or inconsistent with the constitution, as of a country.
- unconversational — of, relating to, or characteristic of conversation: a conversational tone of voice.
- unissued capital — authorized capital that has not yet been issued as shares
- unsystematically — having, showing, or involving a system, method, or plan: a systematic course of reading; systematic efforts.
- upsilon particle — the 20th letter of the Greek alphabet (Υ, υ).
- vegetable slicer — a device with a sharp blade for slicing vegetables finely;
- velcro fastening — a fastening made of Velcro
- vertical tasting — a tasting of different vintages of one particular wine.