15-letter words containing s, e, r, n, i, t
- smoking-related — (of a disease, illness, etc) caused by smoking tobacco, etc
- snapping turtle — either of two large, edible, freshwater turtles of the family Chelydridae, of North and Central America, having a large head and powerful hooked jaws, especially the common snapping turtle, Chelydra serpentina.
- sociocentricity — socially oriented.
- sodium arsenite — a white or grayish-white, water-soluble, poisonous powder, NaAsO 2 , used chiefly in arsenical soaps for hides, as an insecticide, and as a weed-killer.
- somerset island — an island in the Arctic Ocean in Nunavut, Canada, NW of Baffin Island. 9594 sq. mi. (24,848 sq. km).
- sons of liberty — any of several patriotic societies, originally secret, that opposed the Stamp Act and thereafter supported moves for American independence.
- soul-destroying — Activities or situations that are soul-destroying make you depressed, because they are boring or because there is no hope of improvement.
- sound recordist — recordist.
- sounding rocket — a rocket equipped with instruments for making meteorological observations in the upper atmosphere.
- southern blight — a disease of peanuts, tomatoes, and other plants, caused by a fungus, Sclerotium rolfsii, affecting the roots and resulting in rapid wilting.
- southern gothic — a literary genre depicting life in the southern US and featuring grotesque themes and imagery
- southern lights — aurora australis.
- southern paiute — See under Paiute (def 2).
- spanish trefoil — alfalfa.
- sparkling water — soda water (def 1).
- special partner — a partner whose liability for the firm's debts is limited to the amount that partner has invested in the firm.
- speech training — training designed to improve spoken skills, such as voice projection
- speed indicator — an instrument for counting the number of revolutions of a gasoline engine.
- spermatogenesis — the origin and development of spermatozoa.
- spheroidization — the conversion of grains into spheroids
- spiral notebook — a notebook held together by a coil of wire passed through small holes punched at the back edge of the covers and individual pages
- spirit leveling — leveling according to the indications of a spirit level.
- spirits of wine — alcohol (def 1).
- sporting chance — an even or fair opportunity for a favorable outcome in an enterprise, as winning in a game of chance or in any kind of contest: They gave the less experienced players a sporting chance by handicapping the experts.
- sports medicine — a field of medicine concerned with the functioning of the human body during physical activity and with the prevention and treatment of athletic injuries.
- spring mattress — a mattress containing an arrangement of spiral springs
- stage direction — an instruction written into the script of a play, indicating stage actions, movements of performers, or production requirements.
- stain resistant — (of a fabric, carpet, surface, etc) designed or having added chemicals in order to be resistant to being stained or marked
- standing charge — fixed energy costs
- standing orders — Military. (formerly) a general order always in force in a command and establishing uniform procedures for it; standard operating procedure.
- star connection — a connection used in a polyphase electrical device or system of devices in which the windings each have one end connected to a common junction, the star point, and the other end to a separate terminal
- start something — to cause a disturbance or trouble
- starting handle — a crank used to start the motor of an automobile.
- starvation diet — insufficient food to stay alive
- station officer — a person who is in charge of a fire station
- stationary wave — standing wave.
- steam reforming — a process in which methane from natural gas is heated, with steam, usually with a catalyst, to produce a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen used in organic synthesis and as a fuel
- steel engraving — a method of incising letters, designs, etc., on steel.
- steering column — the shaft that connects the steering wheel to the steering gear assembly of an automotive vehicle.
- sterling silver — of, relating to, or noting British money: The sterling equivalent is #5.50.
- steroidogenesis — the formation of steroids, as by the adrenal cortex, testes, and ovaries.
- sticky-fingered — given to thieving
- stillson wrench — a large wrench having adjustable jaws that tighten as the pressure on the handle is increased
- stilpnosiderite — a resinous variety of limonite with a black-brown colour
- stirling engine — an external-combustion engine in which heat from outside the cylinders causes air confined in the cylinders to expand and drive the pistons.
- stocking filler — A stocking filler is a small present that is suitable for putting in a Christmas stocking.
- stony meteorite — any of various meteorites composed mainly of rock-forming silicates, especially olivine, plagioclase, and pyroxene, and classified as achondrites or chondrites.
- storm insurance — insurance cover against damage caused by windstorms
- straining piece — (in a queen-post roof) a horizontal beam uniting the tops of the two queen posts, and resisting the thrust of the roof.
- streamline flow — the flow of a fluid past an object such that the velocity at any fixed point in the fluid is constant or varies in a regular manner.