14-letter words containing r, e, l, c, t, i
- semi-nocturnal — active at night (opposed to diurnal): nocturnal animals.
- semi-realistic — interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
- service tunnel — a tunnel alongside another which is used for services such as maintenance, repairs, etc
- serviceability — capable of or being of service; useful.
- shield cricket — the interstate cricket competition held for the Sheffield Shield
- sickle feather — one of the paired, elongated, sickle-shaped, middle feathers of the tail of the rooster.
- sigma particle — an unstable hyperon having positive, negative, or zero electric charge and strangeness −1. Symbol: Σ.
- silent service — the submarine service (usually preceded by the).
- single-sticker — a sailboat, esp. a sloop, having only one mast
- skull practice — a meeting for the purpose of discussion, exchange of ideas, solving problems, etc.
- slantendicular — slanting (rather than perpendicular or horizontal)
- sliding vector — a vector having specified magnitude and lying on a given line.
- slit fricative — a fricative, as (f) or (th), in which the tongue is relatively flat, with air channeled over it through a shallow slit.
- social chapter — The social chapter is an agreement between countries in the European Union concerning workers' rights and working conditions.
- social charter — a declaration of the rights, minimum wages, maximum hours, etc, of workers in the European Union, later adopted in the Social Chapter
- social network — a network of friends, colleagues, and other personal contacts: Strong social networks can encourage healthy behaviors.
- somali current — a current of the Indian Ocean, flowing northward along the coast of Somalia in summer and southwestward the rest of the year.
- spectacularity — of or like a spectacle; marked by or given to an impressive, large-scale display.
- spectrological — relating to spectres or spectrology
- spironolactone — a steroid, C 2 4 H 3 2 O 4 S, used in combination with other drugs as a diuretic and antihypertensive.
- stercoricolous — (of an organism) living in dung
- sterculiaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Sterculiaceae, a chiefly tropical family of plants that includes cacao and cola
- stereochemical — of, relating to, stereochemistry
- stirling cycle — a highly efficient thermodynamic cycle in which air or an inert gas is compressed and expanded
- straight-laced — strait-laced (sense 2)
- strait-lacedly — in a strait-laced manner
- streptobacilli — any of various bacilli that form in chains.
- stretchability — to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent (often followed by out): to stretch oneself out on the ground.
- striped muscle — a type of contractile tissue that is marked by transverse striations; it is concerned with moving skeletal parts to which it is usually attached
- structuralized — to form into or make part of a structure.
- sulfuric ether — ether (def 1).
- supercelestial — located above the heavens; above the heavens or celestial regions
- superficiality — being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound.
- symmetric lisp — A parallel Lisp in which environments are first-class objects. It is implemented in Common LISP. E-mail: Suresh Jagannathan <[email protected]>.
- target vehicle — a spacecraft used to develop and practise orbital space rendezvous and docking techniques in preparation for the lunar missions
- tatar republic — a constituent republic of W Russia, around the confluence of the Volga and Kama Rivers. Capital: Kazan. Pop: 3 779 800 (2002). Area: 68 000 sq km (26 250 sq miles)
- teaching elder — a minister in a Presbyterian church.
- technical area — the area at the side of the pitch to which managers, trainers, coaches, etc are restricted during play
- technothriller — a suspense novel in which the manipulation of sophisticated technology, as of aircraft or weapons systems, plays a prominent part.
- teleprocessing — computerized processing and transmission of data over the telephone or other long-distance communications systems.
- tellurous acid — a white, crystalline powder, H2TeO3
- terminological — the system of terms belonging or peculiar to a science, art, or specialized subject; nomenclature: the terminology of botany.
- tertiary color — a color, as brown, produced by mixing two secondary colors.
- the cordeliers — a political club founded in 1790 and meeting at an old Cordelier convent in Paris
- thermoelectric — of, relating to, or involving the direct relationship between heat and electricity.
- third republic — the republic established in France in 1870 and terminating with the Nazi occupation in 1940.
- thromboembolic — the blockage of a blood vessel by a thrombus carried through the bloodstream from its site of formation.
- tic douloureux — a condition of momentary stabbing pain along the trigeminal nerve
- ticket scalper — an unauthorized ticket speculator who buys tickets to a performance or sports event and resells them at inflated prices.
- tissue culture — the technique of cultivating living tissue in a prepared medium outside the body.