15-letter words containing s, e, c, t
- a case in point — If you say that something is a case in point, you mean that it is a good example of something you have just mentioned.
- a straight face — If you manage to keep a straight face, you manage to look serious, although you want to laugh.
- abstract number — a number that does not designate the quantity of any particular kind of thing.
- accelerationist — a person, especially an economist, who advocates or promotes the acceleration principle.
- accepted masons — a member of a widely distributed secret order (Free and Accepted Masons) having for its object mutual assistance and the promotion of brotherly love among its members.
- accepting house — a financial institution that guarantees a bill of exchange, as a result of which it can be discounted on more favourable terms
- accessibilities — Plural form of accessibility.
- accessorization — to fit or equip with accessories: to accessorize a car with special seat covers.
- accessory fruit — a fruit having enlarged accessory structures in addition to those formed from the ovary, as the strawberry, in which the fleshy tissue is the enlarged receptacle and the true fruits are the small, dry achenes borne on its surface
- accomplishments — Plural form of accomplishment.
- accountableness — the condition of being answerable or accountable
- acetylsalicylic — as in acetylsalicylic acid, aspirin
- achieved status — the social position a person gains as a result of personal effort.
- achilles tendon — Your Achilles tendon or your Achilles is the tendon inside the back of your leg just above your heel.
- achromatic lens — a system of two or more lenses that is substantially free from chromatic aberration and in which the lenses are made of different substances so that the focal length of the system is the same for two or three wavelengths of light.
- acid test ratio — a ratio of cash, receivables, and marketable securities to current liabilities, used in determining credit risks.
- acknowledgments — a section of text containing an author’s statement acknowledging his or her use of the works of other authors and thanking the people who have helped him or her, usually printed at the front of a book
- acoustic screen — a fabric-covered, double-sided screen used in open areas such as offices to absorb noise
- acoustical tile — tile made in various sizes and textures from soft, usually fibrous, sound-absorbing material, as wood, cork, or metal, and typically applied to ceilings or walls.
- acoustoelectric — electroacoustic.
- acquisitiveness — tending or seeking to acquire and own, often greedily; eager to get wealth, possessions, etc.: our acquisitive impulses; acquisitive societies.
- acroanaesthesia — (pathology) Loss of sensation in the extremities.
- act of congress — a law that has been passed by both houses of the US Congress and signed by the president; if the president has chosen to veto the bill, it can be passed by a two-thirds majority in Congress
- actinide series — a series of 15 radioactive elements with increasing atomic numbers from actinium to lawrencium
- actinium series — a radioactive decay series that starts with uranium-235 and ends with lead-207
- actinochemistry — the branch of chemistry dealing with actinism; photochemistry.
- activity series — a table of metals, listed in the order of their ability to replace other metals while in solution
- acute bisectrix — See under bisectrix (def 1).
- adaptive optics — a technique used to increase the resolution of a ground-based astronomical telescope by counteracting the effects of the atmosphere on the image. A deforming mirror in the light path of the telescope maintains a pointlike image of the celestial body using either a real star or a laser beam as a reference
- adenoidectomies — Plural form of adenoidectomy.
- adhesive factor — the ratio of the force that can be exerted on driving wheels with full traction to the weight on the driving wheels, usually expressed as a percentage.
- adjacent angles — two angles that have the same vertex and a side in common
- adrenalectomies — Plural form of adrenalectomy.
- adrenoreceptors — Plural form of adrenoreceptor.
- aegyptopithecus — a genus of extinct anthropoid ape of the Oligocene Period known from remains found in Egypt.
- aerodynamicists — Plural form of aerodynamicist.
- aggregate score — a score calculated by adding the results of several matches
- agulhas current — a fast, warm ocean current flowing southwest along the SE coast of Africa
- airmail sticker — a sticker that is put on airmail letters to make sure they are not sent by surface mail
- akinetic mutism — a state of apparent alertness with normal eye movements but no speech or other voluntary motion, usually due to a stroke.
- aluminosilicate — a silicate in which some of the silicon in the tetrahedral unit SiO4 has been replaced by aluminium
- amenity society — a voluntary society established with the purpose of preserving historic art and architecture
- america firster — a member or supporter of the America First Committee.
- american smooth — a style of competitive ballroom dancing which incorporates elements of Latin dance
- americanologist — a foreign expert or specialist in American cultural or political matters: a leading Americanologist in the Kremlin.
- anacostia river — a river in the District of Columbia flowing into the Potomac River. about 24 miles (39 km) long.
- anaesthetically — by means of an anaesthetic
- ancient history — Ancient history is the history of ancient civilizations, especially Greece and Rome.
- ancient of days — a name for God, originating in the Authorized Version of the Old Testament (Daniel 7:9)
- anfractuosities — Plural form of anfractuosity.
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