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18-letter words containing o, s, i, a, n, c

  • self-actualization — the achievement of one's full potential through creativity, independence, spontaneity, and a grasp of the real world.
  • self-certification — statement of sick leave
  • self-contemplation — the act or process of thinking about oneself or one's values, beliefs, behavior, etc.
  • self-contradiction — an act or instance of contradicting oneself or itself.
  • self-contradictory — an act or instance of contradicting oneself or itself.
  • self-glorification — a glorified or more splendid form of something.
  • self-gratification — the act of pleasing or satisfying oneself, especially the gratifying of one's own impulses, needs, or desires.
  • self-incrimination — the act of incriminating oneself or exposing oneself to prosecution, especially by giving evidence or testimony.
  • self-instructional — pertaining to or constituting learning materials and conditions arranged so that students can proceed to learn on their own with little or no supervision.
  • self-justification — the act or fact of justifying oneself, especially of offering excessive reasons, explanations, excuses, etc., for an act, thought, or the like.
  • self-mortification — the inflicting of pain or privation on oneself: He was certain that self-mortification was the only road to salvation.
  • self-preoccupation — the state of being preoccupied.
  • self-recrimination — the act of recriminating, or countercharging: Hope gave way to recrimination with both sides claiming the moral high ground.
  • semi-microanalysis — any analytical method in which the weight of the sample is between 10 and 100 milligrams.
  • senior aircraftman — a rank in the Royal Air Force comparable to that of a private in the army, though not the lowest rank in the Royal Air Force
  • sex discrimination — the practice of treating male and female people unequally
  • sexual intercourse — genital contact, especially the insertion of the penis into the vagina followed by orgasm; coitus; copulation.
  • shipping container — a large, strong container, usually of metal, used to store goods in during shipment
  • sign of the zodiac — one of the twelve constellations along the path of the ecliptic.
  • significant symbol — a verbal or nonverbal gesture, as a word or smile, that has acquired a conventionalized meaning.
  • sinclair radionics — Sinclair Research
  • skin friction drag — aerodynamic resistance or drag due to the contact of moving air with the surface of an airplane, a glider, etc.
  • sleeping policeman — a bump built across roads, esp in housing estates, to deter motorists from speeding
  • slobodan milosevic — Slobodan [sloh-buh-dain] /ˈsloʊ bəˌdɛən/ (Show IPA), 1941–2006, Yugoslav and Serbian politician: president of Serbia 1989–97, president of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1997–2000, accused of war crimes 2001.
  • social bookmarking — the practice of saving bookmarked Web pages to a public website as a way to share the links with other Internet users: Social bookmarking is a tool that allows you to add tags and comments to your bookmarks.
  • social engineering — the application of the findings of social science to the solution of actual social problems.
  • social environment — the environment developed by humans as contrasted with the natural environment; society as a whole, especially in its relation to the individual.
  • societal marketing — marketing that takes into account society's long-term welfare
  • sociotechnological — of, relating to, or signifying the combination or interaction of social and technological factors.
  • sodium bicarbonate — a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, in powder or granules, NaHCO 3 , usually prepared by the reaction of soda ash with carbon dioxide or obtained from the intermediate product of the Solvay process by purification: used chiefly in the manufacture of sodium salts, baking powder, and beverages, as a laboratory reagent, as a fire extinguisher, and in medicine as an antacid.
  • sodium thiocyanate — a white powder or colorless, deliquescent crystals, NaSCN, used chiefly in organic synthesis and in medicine in the treatment of hypertension.
  • soft touch sealing — Soft touch sealing is a copolymer seal for a tank, with characteristics designed for softness, used instead of a metal seal to help avoid fire when sparks are generated.
  • solvent extraction — Solvent extraction is the separation of a particular substance from a mixture by dissolving that substance in a solvent that will dissolve it, but which will not dissolve any other substance in the mixture.
  • spackling compound — spackle
  • spaghetti junction — an interchange, usually between motorways, in which there are a large number of underpasses and overpasses and intersecting roads used by a large volume of high-speed traffic
  • spanish succession — War of thea war (1701-14) between European powers disputing the succession to the Spanish throne
  • special collection — a collection of materials segregated from a general library collection according to form, subject, age, condition, rarity, source, or value.
  • sperry corporation — (company)   The company which merged with the Burroughs Corporation to form Unisys Corporation. Divisions included Sperry Univac, Sperry Flight Systems, and others. Some of these were sold off after the merger.
  • standing committee — a permanent committee, as of a legislature, society, etc., intended to consider all matters pertaining to a designated subject.
  • statement of claim — law: first pleading
  • stationary bicycle — an exercise bike
  • stepping-off place — jumping-off place (def 2).
  • stinking chamomile — mayweed.
  • 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
  • strong interaction — the interaction between gluons and between gluons and quarks that is responsible for the strong force.
  • sub-classification — to arrange in subclasses.
  • 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.
  • subsidiary company — a company whose controlling interest is owned by another company.
  • summary proceeding — a mode of trial authorized by statute to be held before a judge without the usual full hearing.
  • superior vena cava — See under vena cava.
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