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14-letter words containing s, c, i, a, r

  • structuralized — to form into or make part of a structure.
  • subatmospheric — (of a quantity) having a value lower than that of the atmosphere: subatmospheric temperatures.
  • subcontracting — outsourcing of contract work
  • subcontrariety — the quality or state of being subcontrary
  • subgenerically — in a subgeneric manner; in a way relating to a subgenus
  • submetacentric — referring to chromosomes which have one long arm and one short arm
  • subsecretariat — an administrative department that assists and is subordinate to a secretariat.
  • subtherapeutic — indicating a dosage, as of a drug or vitamin, less than the amount required for a therapeutic effect.
  • 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.
  • sulphuric acid — Sulphuric acid is a colourless, oily, and very powerful acid.
  • supercargoship — a giant cargo ship
  • supercelestial — located above the heavens; above the heavens or celestial regions
  • superficiality — being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound.
  • superficialize — to treat things superficially
  • supermasculine — highly masculine
  • superpatriotic — characteristic of a superpatriot
  • surface-active — (of a substance, esp a detergent) capable of lowering the surface tension of a liquid, usually water
  • surface-to-air — (of a missile, message, etc.) capable of traveling from the surface of the earth to a target in the atmosphere.
  • surgical shock — a state of shock that can occur during or after surgery
  • surinam cherry — a tropical American tree, Eugenia uniflora, of the myrtle family, having ovate leaves and fragrant, white flowers.
  • survival curve — a line or curve plotted on a graph indicating survival rates of a specific population, as breast-cancer patients, over a period of time.
  • synchronically — having reference to the facts of a linguistic system as it exists at one point in time without reference to its history: synchronic analysis; synchronic dialectology.
  • synoptic chart — a chart showing the distribution of meteorological conditions over a wide region at a given moment.
  • tailor's chalk — hardened chalk or soapstone used to make temporary guide marks on a garment that is being altered.
  • teacher's aide — A teacher's aide is a person who helps a teacher in a school classroom but who is not a qualified teacher.
  • tellurous acid — a white, crystalline powder, H2TeO3
  • term insurance — an insurance policy that provides coverage for a limited period, the value payable only if a loss occurs within the term, with nothing payable upon its expiration.
  • the resistance — an illegal organization fighting for national liberty in a country under enemy occupation, esp in France during World War II
  • the rheumatics — rheumatic pains
  • thermoacoustic — pertaining to a method of cooling using air driven with acoustic power.
  • thermodynamics — the science concerned with the relations between heat and mechanical energy or work, and the conversion of one into the other: modern thermodynamics deals with the properties of systems for the description of which temperature is a necessary coordinate.
  • thromboplastic — causing or accelerating blood-clot formation.
  • ticket scalper — an unauthorized ticket speculator who buys tickets to a performance or sports event and resells them at inflated prices.
  • tortilla chips — snack food: corn crisps
  • trade discount — a discount, as from the list price of goods, granted by a manufacturer or wholesaler to a retailer.
  • trades council — (in Britain) an association of the different trade unions in one town or area
  • traffic island — a raised or marked-off area between lanes of a roadway, used by pedestrians to get out of the flow of traffic, as a place for traffic signals, for separating lanes, etc.
  • traffic lights — a set of coloured lights placed at crossroads, junctions, etc, to control the flow of traffic
  • train sickness — nausea and dizziness, sometimes accompanied by vomiting, resulting from the motion of the train in which one is traveling.
  • trans-atlantic — crossing or reaching across the Atlantic: a transatlantic liner.
  • trans-physical — of or relating to the body: physical exercise.
  • transactivator — to activate the replication of (a viral gene) through the presence of a gene at another locus, especially following a viral infection.
  • transcaucasian — a region in SE Europe, S of the Caucasus Mountains, between the Black and Caspian seas: constituted a republic 1922–36 (Transcauca·sian So·cialist Fed·erated So·viet Repub·lic) area now includes the republics of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia.
  • transductional — of or relating to transduction
  • transempirical — beyond the range of experiential knowledge.
  • transformistic — of or relating to transformism or transformists
  • transit circle — meridian circle.
  • transmasculine — noting or relating to a person who was born female but whose gender identity is more male than female.
  • transparencies — Also, transparence. the quality or state of being transparent.
  • transrectifier — a device, usually a vacuum tube, that provides transrectification.
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