14-letter words containing s, c, i, u, r
- resubscription — a sum of money given or pledged as a contribution, payment, investment, etc.
- rhizocephalous — belonging to the Rhizocephala, a group of degenerate hermaphrodite crustaceans that are parasitic chiefly on crabs.
- ribonucleoside — a ribonucleotide precursor that contains ribose and a purine or pyrimidine base.
- ridiculousness — causing or worthy of ridicule or derision; absurd; preposterous; laughable: a ridiculous plan.
- rosicrucianism — the practices or principles of Rosicrucians.
- run its course — (of something) to complete its development or action
- runcible spoon — a forklike utensil with two broad prongs and one sharp, curved prong, as used for serving hors d'oeuvres.
- running casing — Running casing is the process of screwing together pieces of pipe on a rig floor and lowering them into a hole.
- running stitch — a sewing stitch made by passing the needle in and out repeatedly with short, even stitches.
- rural district — (in England and Wales from 1888 to 1974 and Northern Ireland from 1898 to 1973) a rural division of a county
- russian church — the autocephalous Eastern Church in Russia: the branch of the Orthodox Church that constituted the established church in Russia until 1917.
- 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
- sacrilegiously — pertaining to or involving sacrilege: sacrilegious practices.
- 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.
- sakha republic — an administrative division in E Russia, in NE Siberia on the Arctic Ocean: the coldest inhabited region of the world; it has rich mineral resources. Capital: Yakutsk. Pop: 948 100 (2002). Area: 3 103 200 sq km (1 197 760 sq miles)
- sansculotterie — the characteristics of sansculottes
- saxifragaceous — belonging to the plant family Saxifragaceae.
- scarcity value — increased value due to the inadequate supply of something
- school uniform — standard outfit worn by pupils
- scissors truss — a roof truss having tension members extending from the foot of each principal rafter to a point on the upper half of its opposite member.
- scratchbuilder — a person who scratchbuilds
- scrutinization — to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
- scrutinizingly — in a scrutinizing manner
- seaman recruit — a noncommissioned enlisted person of the lowest rank. Abbreviation: SR.
- secularization — to make secular; separate from religious or spiritual connection or influences; make worldly or unspiritual; imbue with secularism.
- securitization — the use of such securities as eurobonds to enable investors to lend directly to borrowers with a minimum of risk but without using banks as intermediaries
- security check — the process of checking that a person is not armed, or carrying something dangerous
- security guard — a uniformed guard employed by a bank, airport, office building, etc., to maintain security.
- security video — a video recording taken by a security camera
- seismic survey — A seismic survey is a method of investigating underground properties and rock patterns using induced shock wave reflections.
- selection rule — any of several rules designating allowed transitions between quantum states in terms of the quantum numbers associated with the states.
- 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.
- semi-nocturnal — active at night (opposed to diurnal): nocturnal animals.
- serum sickness — a generalized allergic reaction to a foreign serum or drug, characterized by fever, skin rash, enlarged lymph nodes, and painful joints.
- service module — (often initial capital letters) U.S. Aerospace. the section of an Apollo spacecraft containing the principal propulsion system, electrical system, water, and other supplies.
- service tunnel — a tunnel alongside another which is used for services such as maintenance, repairs, etc
- shower cubicle — a shower enclosure
- shower curtain — waterproof sheet around a shower
- sicstus prolog — A Prolog from the SICS (Swedish Inst of Comp Sci). E-mail: <[email protected]>. Mailing list: [email protected]
- silviculturist — the cultivation of forest trees; forestry.
- simaroubaceous — belonging to the Simaroubaceae, the quassia family of plants.
- size reduction — Size reduction is a process in which the particle size of a solid is made smaller.
- ski instructor — sb who teaches skiing
- skull practice — a meeting for the purpose of discussion, exchange of ideas, solving problems, etc.
- slantendicular — slanting (rather than perpendicular or horizontal)
- socioreligious — of, relating to, or signifying the combination or interaction of religious and social factors.
- sodium citrate — a white, crystalline or granular, water-soluble, odorless solid, Na 3 C 6 H 5 O 7 ⋅2H 2 O, having a cool, saline taste: used in photography, in soft drinks, and in medicine chiefly to prevent the coagulation of blood.
- somali current — a current of the Indian Ocean, flowing northward along the coast of Somalia in summer and southwestward the rest of the year.