15-letter words containing s, e, l, u, c, i
- steering column — the shaft that connects the steering wheel to the steering gear assembly of an automotive vehicle.
- streptobacillus — any of various bacilli that form in chains.
- strike it lucky — to have some good luck
- student council — a representative body composed chiefly of students chosen by their classmates to organize social and extracurricular activities and to participate in the government of a school or college.
- subclavian vein — either of a pair of veins, one on each side of the body, that return blood from the arms to the heart.
- subintellection — an implication that is more or less understood
- subintelligence — below average intelligence
- subsidiary cell — Immunology. any of various cells of the immune system that work with T or B cells to initiate a specific immune response.
- succinylcholine — a drug, C14H30N2O4, used primarily as a muscle relaxant, produced by the esterization of succinic acid with choline
- 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.
- summer solstice — the solstice on or about June 21st that marks the beginning of summer in the Northern Hemisphere.
- superficialness — being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound.
- superplasticity — the phenomenon, exhibited by certain metals and alloys usually at high temperatures, of stretching to extreme lengths without breaking
- superspecialist — a highly skilled specialist
- supreme council — the legislature of the former Soviet Union and its successor states, consisting of an upper house (Soviet of the Union or Council of the Union) whose delegates are elected on the basis of population, and a lower house (Soviet of Nationalities or Council of Nationalities) whose delegates are elected to represent the various nationalities.
- surgical needle — a needle for suturing.
- surgical strike — a military action designed to destroy a particular target without harming other people or damaging other buildings near it
- survival course — a course that teaches people how to survive in the wild and in other dangerous environments
- tentaculiferous — having tentacles
- title insurance — insurance protecting the owner or mortgagee of real estate from lawsuits or claims arising from a defective title.
- tricotyledonous — having three cotyledons.
- tricuspid valve — the valve, consisting of three triangular flaps of tissue between the right auricle and ventricle of the heart, that keeps blood from flowing back into the auricle.
- tuberculin test — a test for tuberculosis in which a hypersensitive reaction to a given quantity of tuberculin indicates a past or present infection.
- ultra-masculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- ultra-realistic — interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
- ultramicroscope — an instrument that uses scattering phenomena to detect the position of objects too small to be seen by an ordinary microscope.
- un-considerable — rather large or great in size, distance, extent, etc.: It cost a considerable amount. We took a considerable length of time to decide.
- unaesthetically — offensive to the aesthetic sense; lacking in beauty or sensory appeal; unpleasant, as an object, design, arrangement, etc.: an unaesthetic combination of colors.
- unascertainable — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
- uncanonicalness — the quality or condition of being uncanonical
- unceremoniously — discourteously abrupt; hasty; rude: He made an unceremonious departure in the middle of my speech.
- unchristianlike — not like a Christian; not in accordance with Christian teaching and values
- unclimbableness — the quality or condition of being unclimbable
- uncompromisable — that cannot or should not be compromised
- unconstrainable — unable to be confined
- unconstrainedly — in an unconfined manner
- uncontroversial — of, relating to, or characteristic of controversy, or prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; polemical: a controversial book.
- undisciplinable — unable to be disciplined or controlled
- universal chuck — a chuck, as on a lathe headstock, having three stepped jaws moving simultaneously for precise centering of a workpiece of any of a wide range of sizes.
- universal class — (in the theory of classes) the class that includes all other classes and is composed of all individuals composing these classes.
- unmaterialistic — excessively concerned with physical comforts or the acquisition of wealth and material possessions, rather than with spiritual, intellectual, or cultural values.
- unpolished rice — a partly refined rice, hulled and deprived of its germ but retaining some bran.
- unrealistically — interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
- unselfconscious — not self-conscious; without affectation or pretense: an unselfconscious manner.
- vascular tissue — plant tissue consisting of ducts or vessels, that, in the higher plants, forms the system (vascular system) by which sap is conveyed through the plant.
- virtuous circle — a beneficial cycle of events or incidents, each having a positive effect on the next.
- visual literacy — the ability to apprehend or interpret pictures or other visual images.
- vitreous silica — silica glass
- volume discount — a reduced price for goods given by a seller on the basis that the buyer buys a large quantity
- voyeuristically — of, relating to, or characteristic of a voyeur or of voyeurism.