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15-letter words containing s, a, c, r, i, l

  • general science — basic science taught as a school subject
  • geostrophically — By means of, or in terms of, geostrophy.
  • glass harmonica — a musical instrument composed of a set of graduated, revolving glass bowls, the rims of which are moistened and set in vibration by friction from the fingertips.
  • glossographical — relating to glossography
  • governing class — the social class that holds the power in a country
  • grammaticalness — (of language) The state or attribute of obeying the rules of grammar; grammatical correctness.
  • graphic display — the way in which line drawings and text are displayed
  • hair specialist — an expert in the treatment and care of human hair
  • hardship clause — a clause in a contract which covers unforeseen events that would make it more difficult for one party to complete the contract, and in which case offers alternative terms
  • haversian canal — a microscopic channel in bone, through which a blood vessel runs.
  • heliacal rising — rising of a celestial object at approximately the same time as the rising of the sun
  • heralds' office — the official heraldic authority of Scotland.
  • historical cost — The historical cost of an asset is its original cost when it was first acquired by a company.
  • holocrystalline — (of igneous rocks) having only crystalline components and no glass
  • horatius cocles — a legendary Roman hero of the 6th century bc, who defended a bridge over the Tiber against Lars Porsena
  • hospital corner — a fold on a bed sheet or blanket made by tucking the foot or head of the sheet straight under the mattress with the ends protruding and then making a diagonal fold at the side corner of the sheet and tucking this under to produce a triangular corner.
  • hospital doctor — a hospital doctor works in a hospital, rather than as a general practitioner, in the army, etc
  • hydraulic press — a machine permitting a small force applied to a small piston to produce, through fluid pressure, a large force on a large piston.
  • hydrostatically — In a hydrostatic manner.
  • hygroscopically — In a hygroscopic way.
  • hypercatabolism — an abnormally high metabolic breakdown of a substance or tissue which leads to weight loss and physical deterioration
  • hypergalactosis — an abnormally large secretion of milk.
  • hypocrystalline — (of igneous rocks) having both glass and crystalline components
  • idiosyncratical — Alternative form of idiosyncratic.
  • imprescriptable — Alt form imprescriptible.
  • incommensurable — not commensurable; having no common basis, measure, or standard of comparison.
  • incommensurably — In an incommensurable manner; immeasurably.
  • inconsiderately — In an inconsiderate manner.
  • incrementalists — Plural form of incrementalist.
  • infrastructural — the basic, underlying framework or features of a system or organization.
  • inscrutableness — Inscrutability.
  • insurance claim — request for insurance to be paid
  • insurance class — An insurance class is a type of insurance coverage such as liability, health, legal expenses, or construction risk.
  • insuring clause — the clause in an insurance policy setting forth the kind and degree of coverage granted by the insurer.
  • interfascicular — pertaining to or forming a fascicle; fasciculate.
  • interfoliaceous — situated between leaves, especially opposite leaves.
  • interlacustrine — of or relating to a lake.
  • interscholastic — between schools, or representative of different schools, especially secondary schools: interscholastic athletics.
  • intractableness — The state of being intractable; intractability.
  • intrafascicular — between the xylem and phloem elements of a vascular bundle
  • intramuscularly — In an intramuscular manner; within a muscle.
  • intravascularly — Within a blood vessel.
  • intrinsicalness — The quality of being intrinsical; intrinsicality.
  • introspectional — Of or relating to introspection.
  • ionospherically — by the ionosphere
  • iridocapsulitis — inflammation of the iris and the capsule of the lens.
  • irrationalistic — Of or relating to irrationalism.
  • irrevocableness — Quality of being irrevocable.
  • isolated camera — a television camera used to isolate a subject, part of a sports play, etc., for instant replay.
  • isoperimetrical — having equal perimeters
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