16-letter words containing s, c, u, l, d, e
- kidney corpuscle — Malpighian corpuscle.
- knuckle sandwich — a punch in the mouth with a clenched fist.
- lucas van leyden — (Lucas Hugensz) 1494–1533, Dutch painter and engraver.
- malicious damage — Malicious damage is damage caused on purpose to the property of another person.
- masculine ending — a final inflection or suffix designating that a word belongs to the masculine gender.
- mercuric sulfide — a crystalline, water-insoluble, poisonous compound, HgS, occurring as a coarse, black powder (black mercuric sulfide) or as a fine, bright-scarlet powder (red mercuric sulfide) used chiefly as a pigment and as a source of the free metal.
- monocotyledonous — belonging or pertaining to the monocotyledons.
- moulding process — the process of shaping or compacting a material into a frame or mould
- multi-discipline — training to act in accordance with rules; drill: military discipline.
- multidisciplined — composed of or combining several usually separate branches of learning or fields of expertise: a multidisciplinary study of the 18th century.
- musical director — A musical director is the same as a music director.
- mustard-coloured — of a brownish-yellow colour
- nondestructively — In a nondestructive manner; without causing destruction.
- nuclear industry — the industry involving nuclear weapons, nuclear power stations, etc
- oligonucleotides — Plural form of oligonucleotide.
- panel discussion — a formal discussion before an audience for which the topic, speakers, etc., have been selected in advance.
- percussion drill — a drill that is operated by percussion
- persulfuric acid — Also called Caro's acid, permonosulfuric acid, peroxymonosulfuric acid, peroxysulfuric acid. a white, crystalline solid, H 2 SO 5 , used as an oxidizing agent for certain organic compounds.
- pleased as punch — the chief male character in a Punch-and-Judy show.
- pseudo-political — of, relating to, or concerned with politics: political writers.
- pseudo-realistic — interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
- pseudocopulation — pollination of plants, esp orchids, by male insects while attempting to mate with flowers that resemble the female insect
- pseudohistorical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
- residual current — an electric current that continues to flow in a device, etc when there is no voltage supply, due to electrons emitted by heat, etc
- safeguard clause — a clause in a contract, etc, that ensures the protection of something against problems, etc
- scheduled castes — (in India) the official name given to the lower castes that are now protected by the government and offered special concessions.
- schouten islands — a group of islands belonging to Papua New Guinea, in the Pacific Oceans, off the N coast of New Guinea.
- sculpture garden — a garden that showcases sculptures in landscaped surroundings
- sebaceous glands — any of the cutaneous glands that secrete oily matter for lubricating hair and skin.
- secondary colour — a colour formed by mixing two primary colours
- self-constituted — constituted as such by oneself or itself
- self-destruction — the destruction or ruination of oneself or one's life.
- self-destructive — harmful, injurious, or destructive to oneself: His constant arguing with the boss shows he's a self-destructive person.
- self-preoccupied — preoccupied by one's own concerns
- self-reproducing — to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.
- sodium cyclamate — a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, NaC 6 NH 1 2 SO 3 , that has been used as a sweetening agent: banned by the FDA in 1970.
- stannic sulphide — an insoluble solid compound of tin usually existing as golden crystals or as a yellowish-brown powder: used as a pigment. Formula: SnS2
- sulfocarbanilide — thiocarbanilide.
- sutton coldfield — a town in central England, in Birmingham unitary authority, West Midlands; a residential suburb of Birmingham. Pop: 105 452 (2001)
- synchronous idle — (character) (SYN) The mnemonic for ASCII character 22.
- twofold purchase — a purchase using a double standing block and a double running block so as to give a mechanical advantage of four or five, neglecting friction, depending on whether the hauling is on the standing block or the running block.
- unissued capital — authorized capital that has not yet been issued as shares
- vancouver island — an island of SW Canada, off the SW coast of British Columbia: separated from the Canadian mainland by the Strait of Georgia and Queen Charlotte Sound, and from the US mainland by Juan de Fuca Strait; the largest island off the W coast of North America. Chief town: Victoria. Pop: 706 243 (2001). Area: 32 137 sq km (12 408 sq miles)
- well-constructed — to build or form by putting together parts; frame; devise.
- whited sepulcher — an evil person who feigns goodness; hypocrite. Matt. 23:27.
- whited sepulchre — hypocrite
- wild honeysuckle — pinxter flower.