18-letter words containing m, c, a
- 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.
- spherical geometry — the branch of geometry that deals with figures on spherical surfaces.
- st. james's palace — a palace in London, England: the royal residence from the time of Henry VIII until the accession of Victoria.
- standing committee — a permanent committee, as of a legislature, society, etc., intended to consider all matters pertaining to a designated subject.
- state of emergency — If a government or other authority declares a state of emergency in an area, it introduces special measures such as increased powers for the police or army, usually because of civil disorder or because of a natural disaster such as an earthquake.
- statement of claim — law: first pleading
- statements of case — the formal written statements presented alternately by the plaintiff and defendant in a lawsuit setting out the respective matters relied upon
- status asthmaticus — a severe attack of asthma in which the patient may die from respiratory failure if not treated with inhaled oxygen or other appropriate measures
- stem-cell research — research that is carried out on stem cells for use in medicine
- 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.
- stomach sweetbread — sweetbread (def 1).
- structural formula — a chemical formula showing the linkage of the atoms in a molecule diagrammatically, as H–O–H.
- subatomic particle — physics:
- submarine sandwich — a sandwich made with a long cylindrical bread roll
- subsidiary company — a company whose controlling interest is owned by another company.
- subsistence farmer — a farmer who consumes most of the produce he grows, leaving little or nothing to be marketed
- summary proceeding — a mode of trial authorized by statute to be held before a judge without the usual full hearing.
- surveyor's compass — an instrument used by surveyors for measuring azimuths.
- survival mechanism — something you or your body does automatically, in order to survive in a dangerous or unpleasant situation
- 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
- swedish gymnastics — a system of passive and active exercising of muscles and joints
- sympathetic strike — sympathy strike.
- sympathetic string — a thin wire string, as in various obsolete musical instruments, designed to vibrate sympathetically with the bowed or plucked strings to reinforce the sound.
- symphony orchestra — a large orchestra composed of wind, string, and percussion instruments and organized to perform symphonic compositions.
- systematic phoneme — a phonological unit in generative phonology representing an underlying form that takes into account the relationship between phonological patterns and morphological variation, as the unit underlying the second vowel in both derive and derivative.
- talent competition — a contest in which people compete by showcasing their talents, for example in singing, dancing, acrobatics, etc
- teaching equipment — teaching aids
- 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.
- television company — a company that broadcasts programmes by television
- tetrachloromethane — carbon tetrachloride.
- the american dream — the notion that the American social, economic, and political system makes success possible for every individual
- the black mountain — a mountain range in S Wales, in E Carmarthenshire and W Powys. Highest peak: Carmarthen Van, 802 m (2632 ft)
- the dismal science — a name for economics coined by Thomas Carlyle
- the family compact — the ruling oligarchy in Upper Canada in the early 19th century
- the hunger marches — a number of processions by unemployed workers in the 1930s to protest against unemployment and deprivation
- thermal efficiency — the ratio of the work output of a heat engine to the heat input expressed in the same units of energy.
- thermonuclear bomb — hydrogen bomb.
- thioantimonic acid — a hypothetical acid, H3SbS4, known only in the form of its salts
- to cut the mustard — If someone does not cut the mustard, their work or their performance is not as good as it should be or as good as it is expected to be.
- to fall from grace — If someone falls from grace, they suddenly stop being successful or popular.
- to meet your match — If you meet your match, you find that you are competing or fighting against someone who you cannot beat because they are as good as you, or better than you.
- to take the mickey — If you take the mickey out of someone or something, you make fun of them, usually in an unkind way.
- track geometry car — a railroad car equipped with instruments for providing a continuous printed record of the cross level, gauge, alignment, warp, curvature, and bank of a track.
- transmogrification — to change in appearance or form, especially strangely or grotesquely; transform.
- two-chamber system — the system of having two parliamentary chambers, as the House of Lords and the House of Commons in the United Kingdom
- under-compensation — to compensate or pay less than is fair, customary, or expected.