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15-letter words containing r, c, o, l

  • spectrochemical — of, relating to, or utilizing the techniques of spectrochemistry.
  • spermatoblastic — relating to a spermatoblast
  • spiny cocklebur — a cocklebur, Xanthium spinosum, introduced into North America from Europe.
  • splanchnopleure — the double layer formed by the association of the lower layer of the lateral plate of mesoderm with the underlying entoderm, which develops into the embryonic viscera.
  • st. cyr-l'ecole — a town in N France, W of Versailles: military academy.
  • stalactite work — (in Islamic architecture) intricate decorative corbeling in the form of brackets, squinches, and portions of pointed vaults.
  • starting blocks — the rigid blocks adjustable at an angle and mounted on a track against which a runner's shoes are placed to aid in starting
  • steering column — the shaft that connects the steering wheel to the steering gear assembly of an automotive vehicle.
  • stereologically — by way of stereology or in a stereological manner
  • stereotypically — in a stereotypical manner
  • stillson wrench — a large wrench having adjustable jaws that tighten as the pressure on the handle is increased
  • stocking filler — A stocking filler is a small present that is suitable for putting in a Christmas stocking.
  • streptobacillus — any of various bacilli that form in chains.
  • structural iron — iron shaped for use in construction.
  • styloid process — a long, spinelike process of a bone, especially the projection from the base of the temporal bone.
  • sulfite process — a process for making wood pulp by digesting wood chips in an acid liquor consisting of sulfurous acid and a salt, usually calcium bisulfite.
  • sulphurous acid — an unstable acid produced when sulphur dioxide dissolves in water: used as a preservative for food and a bleaching agent. Formula: H2SO3
  • summer solstice — the solstice on or about June 21st that marks the beginning of summer in the Northern Hemisphere.
  • supreme council — the legislature of the former Soviet Union and its successor states, consisting of an upper house (Soviet of the Union or Council of the Union) whose delegates are elected on the basis of population, and a lower house (Soviet of Nationalities or Council of Nationalities) whose delegates are elected to represent the various nationalities.
  • survival course — a course that teaches people how to survive in the wild and in other dangerous environments
  • tablet computer — a number of sheets of writing paper, business forms, etc., fastened together at the edge; pad.
  • talcum (powder) — a powder for the body and face made of powdered, purified talc, usually perfumed
  • techno-thriller — a suspense novel in which the manipulation of sophisticated technology, as of aircraft or weapons systems, plays a prominent part.
  • telestereoscope — a binocular optical instrument used for stereoscopic viewing of distant objects; a small range finder.
  • tentaculiferous — having tentacles
  • tertiary colour — a colour formed by mixing two secondary colours
  • tetrafunctional — pertaining to molecules or groups that can bond at four sites.
  • thalassographic — relating to thalassography
  • the cordilleras — the complex of mountain ranges on the W side of the Americas, extending from Alaska to Cape Horn and including the Andes and the Rocky Mountains
  • the other place — (at Oxford University) Cambridge University
  • the riot police — the section of the police force that is trained to deal with people who cause trouble in public places
  • thermal reactor — a nuclear reactor in which most of the fission is caused by thermal neutrons
  • thiocarbanilide — a gray powder, C 13 H 12 N 2 S, used as an intermediate in dyes and as an accelerator in vulcanization.
  • threshold price — the highest price a retailer is allowed to sell a particular good at
  • thyrocalcitonin — calcitonin
  • tobacco planter — a tool that was formerly used by tobacco farmers to plant tobacco with
  • torre del greco — a city in SW Italy, near Naples.
  • torsion balance — an instrument for measuring small forces, as electric attraction or repulsion, by determining the amount of torsion or twisting they cause in a slender wire or filament.
  • town councillor — member of municipal government
  • tractor-trailer — a combination trucking unit consisting of a tractor hooked up to a full trailer or a semitrailer.
  • traffic control — management of road use
  • training school — a school that provides training in some art, profession, or vocation.
  • transactionally — the act of transacting or the fact of being transacted.
  • transhistorical — occurring throughout all human history
  • traumatological — relating to traumatology
  • travel brochure — a brochure, often from a travel agency, which advertises holidays, hotels, etc
  • traveling block — (in a hoisting tackle) the block hooked to and moving with the load.
  • trichloroacetic — as in trichloroacetic acid
  • trichloroethane — a volatile nonflammable colourless liquid with low toxicity used for cleaning electrical apparatus and as a solvent; 1,2,3-trichloroethane. Formula: CH3CCl3
  • trichomonacidal — relating to a trichomonacide
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