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17-letter words containing s, i, l, c, d, e

  • self-commendation — the act of commending; recommendation; praise: commendation for a job well done.
  • self-condemnation — the act of condemning.
  • self-conditioning — Also called operant conditioning, instrumental conditioning. a process of changing behavior by rewarding or punishing a subject each time an action is performed until the subject associates the action with pleasure or distress.
  • self-depreciating — self-deprecating.
  • self-dissociation — an act or instance of dissociating.
  • self-introduction — the act of introducing or the state of being introduced.
  • self-reproduction — the act or process of reproducing.
  • shuttle diplomacy — diplomatic negotiations carried out by a mediator who travels back and forth between the negotiating parties.
  • single-track road — a road that is only wide enough for one vehicle
  • smarandache logic — neutrosophic logic
  • social democratic — A social democratic party is a political party whose principles are based on social democracy.
  • socially excluded — suffering from social exclusion
  • socially included — benefiting from social inclusion
  • sodium salicylate — a white, crystalline compound, C 7 H 5 NaO 3 , soluble in water, alcohol, and glycerol: used in medicine as an analgesic, antipyretic, and anti-inflammatory, and as a preservative.
  • special education — education that is modified or particularized for those with singular needs, as disabled or maladjusted people, slow learners, or gifted children.
  • speech difficulty — a problem encountered in speaking
  • spruce gall aphid — any of various homopterous insects of the family Adelgidae, as Adelges abietis (spruce gall aphid) and Pineus pinifoliae (pine leaf aphid) that feed and form galls on conifers.
  • stannous chloride — a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, SnCl 2 ⋅2H 2 O, used chiefly as a reducing and tinning agent, and as a mordant in dyeing with cochineal.
  • sulfonyl chloride — a colorless liquid, SO 2 Cl 2 , having a very pungent odor and corrosive to the skin and mucous membranes: used as a chlorinating or sulfonating agent.
  • surgical dressing — a dressing made of cotton, used for incisions made during surgery
  • swaddling clothes — cloth for wrapping around a baby
  • telescopic damper — a device with telescopic parts that reduce vibration in a motor vehicle
  • transcendentalism — transcendental character, thought, or language.
  • transcendentalist — transcendental character, thought, or language.
  • transcendentalize — to cause to become transcendent.
  • trucial sheikdoms — an independent federation in E Arabia, formed in 1971, now comprising seven emirates on the S coast (formerly, Pirate Coast or Trucial Coast) of the Persian Gulf, formerly under British protection: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al-Qaiwain, Ras al-Khaimah (joined 1972), and Fujairah. About 32,300 sq. mi. (83,657 sq. km). Capital: Abu Dhabi. Abbreviation: U.A.E.
  • tuberculin-tested — (of milk) produced by cows that have been certified as free of tuberculosis
  • unclassified road — a road that has not been given a grade because it is of a basic standard
  • unpredictableness — not predictable; not to be foreseen or foretold: an unpredictable occurrence.
  • vaginal discharge — emission from the female genitalia
  • vascular cylinder — stele (sense 3)
  • vice-presidential — relating to a person who ranks immediately below the chief executive or head of state of a republic
  • well-accomplished — completed; done; effected: an accomplished fact.
  • white blood cells — any of various nearly colorless cells of the immune system that circulate mainly in the blood and lymph and participate in reactions to invading microorganisms or foreign particles, comprising the B cells, T cells, macrophages, monocytes, and granulocytes.
  • wild service tree — either of two European trees, Sorbus domestica, bearing a small, acid fruit that is edible when overripe, or S. torminalis (wild service tree) bearing a similar fruit.
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