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15-letter words containing s, c, u, f

  • long-sufferance — long-suffering.
  • neuroscientific — the field of study encompassing the various scientific disciplines dealing with the structure, development, function, chemistry, pharmacology, and pathology of the nervous system.
  • non-efficacious — capable of having the desired result or effect; effective as a means, measure, remedy, etc.: The medicine is efficacious in stopping a cough.
  • nuclear fission — fission (def 2).
  • off one's chump — insane; crazy
  • passifloraceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Passifloraceae, a tropical and subtropical family of climbing plants including the passionflowers: the flowers have five petals and threadlike parts forming a dense mass (corona) around the central disc
  • perfunctoriness — performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial: perfunctory courtesy.
  • pott's fracture — a fracture of the lower fibula and of the malleolus of the tibia, resulting in outward displacement of the foot.
  • principal focus — focal point (def 1).
  • puffin crossing — a UK pedestrian road crossing with traffic lights signalling red to stop the traffic flow when pedestrians are seen on the crossing by infrared detectors. The green signal reappears when no pedestrians are seen on the crossing
  • quadric surface — a three-dimensional surface whose equation is a quadratic equation.
  • quantifications — Plural form of quantification.
  • ratafia biscuit — a macaroon.
  • resourcefulness — able to deal skillfully and promptly with new situations, difficulties, etc.
  • retrofocus lens — a wide-angle lens, for use on single-lens reflex cameras, of inverted telephoto design, with a back focus greater than the focal length.
  • riemann surface — a geometric representation of a function of a complex variable in which a multiple-valued function is depicted as a single-valued function on several planes, the planes being connected at some of the points at which the function takes on more than one value.
  • sale of produce — the selling of something that is produced, esp agricultural products
  • sb's cup of tea — If you say that someone or something is not your cup of tea, you mean that they are not the kind of person or thing that you like.
  • scotch foursome — foursome (def 2b).
  • securities firm — a firm that deals in securities
  • security forces — police or soldiers responsible for maintaining security
  • self-accusation — a charge of wrongdoing; imputation of guilt or blame.
  • self-caricature — a picture, description, etc., ludicrously exaggerating the peculiarities or defects of persons or things: His caricature of the mayor in this morning's paper is the best he's ever drawn.
  • self-combustion — the act or process of burning.
  • self-disclosure — the act or an instance of disclosing; exposure; revelation.
  • self-inductance — inductance inducing an electromotive force in the same circuit in which the motivating change of current occurs, equal to the number of flux linkages per unit of current.
  • self-indulgence — indulging one's own desires, passions, whims, etc., especially without restraint.
  • self-inoculated — to implant (a disease agent or antigen) in a person, animal, or plant to produce a disease for study or to stimulate disease resistance.
  • self-production — produced by oneself or itself.
  • self-renouncing — to give up or put aside voluntarily: to renounce worldly pleasures.
  • self-solicitude — the state of being solicitous; anxiety or concern.
  • self-sufficient — able to supply one's own or its own needs without external assistance: The nation grows enough grain to be self-sufficient.
  • self-sustenance — means of sustaining life; nourishment.
  • semi-functional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
  • semi-successful — achieving or having achieved success.
  • semimanufacture — a product which forms an intermediate stage in the manufacture of another, often more complex product
  • service uniform — a uniform for routine duties and service, as distinguished from work, dress, or full-dress uniforms.
  • shut one's face — to be silent
  • simple fracture — a fracture in which the bone does not pierce the skin.
  • single-cut file — a file with teeth in one direction only: used for filing soft material
  • snafu principle — /sna'foo prin'si-pl/ [WWII Army acronym for "Situation Normal: All Fucked Up"] "True communication is possible only between equals, because inferiors are more consistently rewarded for telling their superiors pleasant lies than for telling the truth." - a central tenet of Discordianism, often invoked by hackers to explain why authoritarian hierarchies screw up so reliably and systematically. The effect of the SNAFU principle is a progressive disconnection of decision-makers from reality. This lightly adapted version of a fable dating back to the early 1960s illustrates the phenomenon perfectly: In the beginning was the plan, and then the specification; And the plan was without form, and the specification was void. And darkness was on the faces of the implementors thereof; And they spake unto their leader, saying: "It is a crock of shit, and smells as of a sewer." And the leader took pity on them, and spoke to the project leader: "It is a crock of excrement, and none may abide the odor thereof." And the project leader spake unto his section head, saying: "It is a container of excrement, and it is very strong, such that none may abide it." The section head then hurried to his department manager, and informed him thus: "It is a vessel of fertilizer, and none may abide its strength." The department manager carried these words to his general manager, and spoke unto him saying: "It containeth that which aideth the growth of plants, and it is very strong." And so it was that the general manager rejoiced and delivered the good news unto the Vice President. "It promoteth growth, and it is very powerful." The Vice President rushed to the President's side, and joyously exclaimed: "This powerful new software product will promote the growth of the company!" And the President looked upon the product, and saw that it was very good. After the subsequent disaster, the suits protect themselves by saying "I was misinformed!", and the implementors are demoted or fired.
  • soft-focus lens — a lens designed to produce an image that is uniformly very slightly out of focus: typically used for portrait work
  • special feature — an article differing from the normal format and focusing on a particular topic
  • specific volume — volume per unit mass; the reciprocal of density.
  • 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.
  • star of courage — a Canadian award for bravery
  • stress fracture — a hairline crack in a bone, especially of a foot or leg, caused by repeated or prolonged stress and often occurring in runners, dancers, and soldiers (march fracture)
  • sub-post office — (in Britain) a post office run by a sub-postmaster or sub-postmistress as a self-employed agent for the Post Office
  • 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.
  • sulfite process — a process for making wood pulp by digesting wood chips in an acid liquor consisting of sulfurous acid and a salt, usually calcium bisulfite.
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