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

  • spring-cleaning — a complete cleaning of a place, as a home, done traditionally in the spring of the year.
  • sprinkler dance — a celebratory dance in which participants extend one arm and shake it to imitate the action of a rotating water sprinkler
  • stacking swivel — a metal swivel attached to the stock of a military rifle for use in hooking three rifles together to form a stack.
  • stalactite work — (in Islamic architecture) intricate decorative corbeling in the form of brackets, squinches, and portions of pointed vaults.
  • stalactitically — in a way that relates to, consists of, or is like stalactites
  • stalagmitically — in a way that relates to, consists of, or is like stalagmites
  • standard candle — a unit of luminous intensity; the candela: not in scientific usage because of possible confusion with a former unit (international candle)
  • standard clause — a clause which is inserted as standard into certain types of contracts or agreements
  • stannic sulfide — a yellowish or brownish, water-insoluble powder, SnS 2 , usually used suspended in lacquer or varnish for gilding and bronzing metals, wood, paper, etc.; mosaic gold.
  • 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
  • state socialism — the theory, doctrine, and movement advocating a planned economy controlled by the state, with state ownership of all industries and natural resources.
  • stereologically — by way of stereology or in a stereological manner
  • stereotypically — in a stereotypical manner
  • stokesay castle — a fortified manor house near Craven Arms in Shropshire: built in the 12th century, with a 16th-century gatehouse
  • streptobacillus — any of various bacilli that form in chains.
  • structural gene — cistron.
  • structural iron — iron shaped for use in construction.
  • subcivilization — a division of a civilization
  • subclavian vein — either of a pair of veins, one on each side of the body, that return blood from the arms to the heart.
  • subconjunctival — the mucous membrane that lines the exposed portion of the eyeball and inner surface of the eyelids.
  • subject catalog — a catalog having entries listed by subject only.
  • subsidiary cell — Immunology. any of various cells of the immune system that work with T or B cells to initiate a specific immune response.
  • subvocalization — the act or process of producing subvocal speech
  • sulfanilic acid — a grayish-white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, the para form of C 6 H 7 NO 3 S, used chiefly as an intermediate in the manufacture of dyes.
  • sulphurous acid — an unstable acid produced when sulphur dioxide dissolves in water: used as a preservative for food and a bleaching agent. Formula: H2SO3
  • summa cum laude — with highest praise: used in diplomas to grant the highest of three special honors for grades above the average.
  • superficialness — being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound.
  • superplasticity — the phenomenon, exhibited by certain metals and alloys usually at high temperatures, of stretching to extreme lengths without breaking
  • superspecialist — a highly skilled specialist
  • surgical needle — a needle for suturing.
  • surgical spirit — Surgical spirit is a liquid which is used to clean wounds or surgical instruments. It consists mainly of alcohol.
  • surgical strike — a military action designed to destroy a particular target without harming other people or damaging other buildings near it
  • survival course — a course that teaches people how to survive in the wild and in other dangerous environments
  • sweet chocolate — cocoa product with high sugar content
  • sycophantically — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
  • syllabification — to form or divide into syllables.
  • syllogistically — of or relating to a syllogism.
  • sympathetically — characterized by, proceeding from, exhibiting, or feeling sympathy; sympathizing; compassionate: a sympathetic listener.
  • symptomatically — pertaining to a symptom or symptoms.
  • symptomological — relating to symptomology
  • synecdochically — a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part, the special for the general or the general for the special, as in ten sail for ten ships or a Croesus for a rich man.
  • synergistically — pertaining to, characteristic of, or resembling synergy: a synergistic effect.
  • tall-case clock — a pendulum clock tall enough to stand on the floor; a grandfather's or grandmother's clock.
  • tennis bracelet — a bracelet consisting of a row of individually set, uniformly sized diamonds or other gemstones.
  • tentaculiferous — having tentacles
  • thalassographic — relating to thalassography
  • the black ferns — the women's international Rugby Union football team of New Zealand
  • the black stump — an imaginary marker of the extent of civilization (esp in the phrase beyond the black stump)
  • the classifieds — a section of classified advertising in a publication
  • 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
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