14-letter words containing s, c, a, r, f
- part of speech — any of the classes into which words in some languages, as Latin and English, have traditionally been divided on the basis of their meaning, form, or syntactic function, as, in English, noun, pronoun, verb, adverb, adjective, preposition, conjunction, and interjection.
- pasteur effect — the inhibiting of fermentation by oxygen.
- perfect square — a rational number that is equal to the square of another rational number.
- platform scale — a scale with a platform for holding the items to be weighed.
- pleasure craft — A pleasure craft is the same as a pleasure boat.
- potts-fracture — a fracture of the lower fibula and of the malleolus of the tibia, resulting in outward displacement of the foot.
- processor farm — (computer, parallel) A parallel processor where tasks are distributed, or "farmed out", by one "farmer" processor to several "worker" processors, and results are sent back to the farmer. This arrangement is suitable for applications which can be partitioned into many separate, independent tasks, the canonical examples being ray tracing and the Mandelbrot set. In order to be efficient, the extra time spent on communications must be small compared to the time spent processing each task.
- public affairs — (used with a plural verb) matters of general interest or concern, especially those dealing with current social or political issues.
- rafraichissoir — a table of the 18th century having a cooler for bottles and shelves for plates.
- refractoriness — hard or impossible to manage; stubbornly disobedient: a refractory child.
- regasification — Regasification is the process of returning LNG to its gaseous state.
- resinification — to convert into a resin.
- robusta coffee — a coffee tree, Coffea canephora, native to western tropical Africa and cultivated in warm regions of the Old World.
- sacchariferous — containing or yielding sugar.
- sacrifice bunt — a bunt made by the batter so that a base runner is advanced while the batter is put out
- safety circuit — a type of electronic circuit that prevents malfunction by stopping the flow of current or sounding an alert.
- safety curtain — a sheet of asbestos or other fireproof material that can be lowered just inside the proscenium arch in case of fire, sealing off the backstage area from the auditorium.
- safety officer — The safety officer in a company or an organization is the person who is responsible for the safety of the people who work or visit there.
- saint francois — a river in S Quebec, Canada, flowing generally W to the St. Lawrence River. 165 miles (266 km) long.
- sales forecast — a prediction of future sales of a product, either judgmental or based on previous sales patterns
- san franciscan — a seaport in W California, on San Francisco Bay: earthquake and fire 1906; United Nations Conference 1945.
- satisfactorily — giving or affording satisfaction; fulfilling all demands or requirements: a satisfactory solution.
- saxifragaceous — belonging to the plant family Saxifragaceae.
- schafer method — a method of artificial respiration in which the patient is placed face downward, pressure then being rhythmically applied with the hands to the lower part of the thorax.
- schiff reagent — a solution of rosaniline and sulfurous acid in water, used to test for the presence of aldehydes.
- school of arts — a public building in a small town, originally one used for adult education
- scotch furnace — ore hearth.
- scsi interface — SCSI adaptor
- self-assurance — self-confidence.
- self-clearance — the act of clearing.
- self-insurance — insurance of one's property or interests against possible loss by the establishing of a special fund for the purpose instead of seeking coverage with an underwriter.
- self-replicate — (of a computer virus, etc) to reproduce itself
- self-sacrifice — sacrifice of one's interests, desires, etc., as for duty or the good of another.
- self-searching — examining carefully or thoroughly: a searching inspection.
- share of voice — the proportion of the total audience or readership commanded by a media group across its full range of publishing and broadcasting activities
- sickle feather — one of the paired, elongated, sickle-shaped, middle feathers of the tail of the rooster.
- 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 welfare — social services provided by a government for its citizens.
- soft ice-cream — a softer and lighter-textured ice cream that contains more air than standard ice-cream. It was developed in Britain in the 20th century.
- space platform — space station.
- special forces — crack military team
- staff corporal — a noncommissioned rank in the British Army above that of staff sergeant and below that of warrant officer
- state of grace — grace (def 8d).
- steer clear of — to guide the course of (something in motion) by a rudder, helm, wheel, etc.: to steer a bicycle.
- stock transfer — Stock transfer is the act of moving goods from one part of the distribution chain to another.
- stocking frame — a type of knitting machine
- straight-faced — a serious or impassive facial expression that conceals one's true feelings about something, especially a desire to laugh.
- stratification — the act or an instance of stratifying.
- sulfurous acid — a colorless liquid, H 2 SO 3 , having a suffocating odor, obtained by dissolving sulfur dioxide in water, known mainly by its salts, which are sulfites: used chiefly in organic synthesis and as a bleach.
- superficiality — being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound.