14-letter words containing s, i, l, c, o
- scaphocephalic — premature closure of the sagittal suture resulting in a deformed skull having an elongated, keellike shape.
- sceuophylacium — a place where sacred vessels are kept
- schlockmeister — a person who deals in or sells inferior or worthless goods; junk dealer.
- scholastically — of or relating to schools, scholars, or education: scholastic attainments.
- school council — a group of pupils who are elected by fellow pupils to represent their school and think of ideas for improving it
- school edition — a special edition of a book for distribution to schools or colleges, subject to a special rate of discount, sometimes without a dust jacket (distinguished from trade edition).
- school library — a library within a school where teachers and students have access to books and other resources
- school of mind — (in Chinese philosophy) a Neo-Confucian school asserting the original unity of all things, to be grasped through the perfect attainment of jen.
- school uniform — standard outfit worn by pupils
- schoolchildren — a child attending school.
- schoolies week — (in Australia) a week when large numbers of school leavers gather together for a holiday away from home after the end of their final exams
- schoolmistress — a woman who presides over or teaches in a school.
- schoolteaching — the profession of a schoolteacher.
- scintillometer — a device for detecting and measuring radioactivity, having a crystal scintillator, a photoelectric cell sensitive to the light from scintillations, and an amplifier.
- sclerotization — the state of being sclerotized.
- scotch thistle — a tall, prickly plant, Onopordum acanthium, native to Eurasia, having stems and leaves covered with cottony down and solitary purple flower heads: the national emblem of Scotland.
- secularization — to make secular; separate from religious or spiritual connection or influences; make worldly or unspiritual; imbue with secularism.
- sedimentologic — of or relating to sedimentology
- selection rule — any of several rules designating allowed transitions between quantum states in terms of the quantum numbers associated with the states.
- selenious acid — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous powder, H 2 SeO 3 , used chiefly as a reagent.
- self-communion — (often initial capital letter). Also called Holy Communion. Ecclesiastical. the act of receiving the Eucharistic elements. the elements of the Eucharist. the celebration of the Eucharist. the antiphon sung at a Eucharistic service.
- self-conceited — an excessively favorable opinion of oneself, one's abilities, etc.; vanity.
- self-confident — realistic confidence in one's own judgment, ability, power, etc.
- self-confining — to enclose within bounds; limit or restrict: She confined her remarks to errors in the report. Confine your efforts to finishing the book.
- self-conscious — excessively aware of being observed by others.
- self-consoling — to alleviate or lessen the grief, sorrow, or disappointment of; give solace or comfort: Only his children could console him when his wife died.
- self-contained — containing in oneself or itself all that is necessary; independent.
- self-deception — the act or fact of deceiving oneself.
- self-direction — the act or an instance of directing.
- self-disclosed — to make known; reveal or uncover: to disclose a secret.
- self-discovery — process of understanding oneself
- self-dominance — rule; control; authority; ascendancy.
- self-enforcing — of or having the capability of enforcement within oneself or itself; self-regulating.
- self-exclusion — an act or instance of excluding.
- self-induction — the process by which an electromotive force is induced in a circuit by a varying current in that circuit.
- self-mockingly — in a self-mocking manner
- self-reckoning — count; computation; calculation.
- self-recording — recording automatically, as an instrument.
- self-selection — selection made by or for oneself: goods arranged on shelves for customer self-selection.
- semi-nocturnal — active at night (opposed to diurnal): nocturnal animals.
- semi-socialism — a theory or system of social organization that advocates the vesting of the ownership and control of the means of production and distribution, of capital, land, etc., in the community as a whole.
- semicommercial — of, relating to, or characterized by limited marketing of an experimental product
- semiofficially — in a semiofficial manner
- semiologically — in a semiological manner; in a way that pertains to semiology
- service module — (often initial capital letters) U.S. Aerospace. the section of an Apollo spacecraft containing the principal propulsion system, electrical system, water, and other supplies.
- shield volcano — a broad volcano built up from the repeated nonexplosive eruption of basalt to form a low dome or shield, usually having a large caldera at the summit
- showbiz column — a column about the entertainment industry
- shower cubicle — a shower enclosure
- sicstus prolog — A Prolog from the SICS (Swedish Inst of Comp Sci). E-mail: <[email protected]>. Mailing list: [email protected]
- silent auction — an auction at which previously submitted written bids of prospective buyers are opened and compared, with each item being sold to the highest bidder.