18-letter words containing o, f, i, c, e, p
- self-comprehending — to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive: He did not comprehend the significance of the ambassador's remark.
- self-contemplation — the act or process of thinking about oneself or one's values, beliefs, behavior, etc.
- self-preoccupation — the state of being preoccupied.
- sonic depth finder — a sonar instrument that uses echolocation to measure depths under water.
- specific viscosity — a measure of the resistance to flow of a fluid, expressed as the ratio of the absolute viscosity of the fluid to that of a reference fluid (usually water in the case of liquids)
- spectrofluorimeter — an instrument in which the spectrum of secondarily emitted fluorescent light is used to identify chemical compounds.
- stepping-off place — jumping-off place (def 2).
- the family compact — the ruling oligarchy in Upper Canada in the early 19th century
- tip of the iceberg — a large floating mass of ice, detached from a glacier and carried out to sea.
- to fall into place — If things fall into place, events happen naturally to produce a situation you want.
- unfair competition — acts done by a seller to confuse or deceive the public with intent to acquire a larger portion of the market, as by cutting prices below cost, misleading advertising, selling a spurious product under a false identity, etc.