14-letter words containing s, c, r, i, m
- supermasculine — highly masculine
- supersymmetric — pertaining to supersymmetry
- surinam cherry — a tropical American tree, Eugenia uniflora, of the myrtle family, having ovate leaves and fragrant, white flowers.
- swimmer's itch — an inflammation of the skin, resembling insect bites, caused by burrowing larval forms of schistosomes.
- symmetric lisp — A parallel Lisp in which environments are first-class objects. It is implemented in Common LISP. E-mail: Suresh Jagannathan <[email protected]>.
- tcl consortium — (body) A non-profit agency dedicated to promoting Tcl.
- tender mercies — discretion or compassion
- 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 rheumatics — rheumatic pains
- thermoacoustic — pertaining to a method of cooling using air driven with acoustic power.
- thermochromism — a phenomenon in which certain dyes made from liquid crystals change colour reversibly when their temperature is changed
- 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.
- timber cruiser — cruiser (def 6).
- transempirical — beyond the range of experiential knowledge.
- transformistic — of or relating to transformism or transformists
- transmasculine — noting or relating to a person who was born female but whose gender identity is more male than female.
- trichomoniasis — a sexually transmitted disease typically asymptomatic in men and resulting in vaginitis with a copious, frothy discharge and itching in women, caused by a trichomonad Trichomonas vaginalis.
- trituberculism — the condition of being trituberculate
- trombiculiasis — the condition of being infested with chiggers.
- tropical storm — a tropical cyclone of less than hurricane force.
- tumbler switch — electrical control
- tymshare, inc. — (company) The US company that created the TYMNET network.
- ultramasculine — extremely masculine
- uncircumcision — the state or condition of being uncircumcised.
- uncompromising — not admitting of compromise or adjustment of differences; making no concessions; inaccessible to flexible bargaining; unyielding: an uncompromising attitude.
- unsectarianism — the state or quality of being unsectarian
- vacuum residue — Vacuum residue is the substance which is obtained by vacuum distillation (= a process of separating substances by reducing pressure to less than atmospheric pressure).
- vickers number — a numerical expression of the hardness of a metal as determined by a test (Vickers test) in which the sample is indented under a known pressure by the point of a diamond and the surface area of the indentation is divided into the amount of pressure applied.
- victim support — Victim support is the giving of help and advice to people who are victims of crime.
- water moccasin — the cottonmouth.
- witches'-broom — an abnormal, brushlike growth of small thin branches on woody plants, caused especially by fungi, viruses, and mistletoes.
- writer's cramp — spasmodic, painful contractions of the muscles of the thumb, forefinger, and forearm during writing.
- yeoman service — excellent service