0%

17-letter words containing s, i, l, c, u

  • acoustoelectronic — denoting a device in which electronic signals are converted into acoustic waves, esp in delay lines, etc
  • actuarial science — Actuarial science is a specialist branch of mathematics applying the laws of statistics and probability to insurance.
  • advocatus diaboli — devil's advocate
  • agricultural show — a display of agricultural equipment and livestock, often including competitions, entertainment, and a trade fair
  • alternative music — independent pop music
  • altitude sickness — a condition affecting some persons at high altitudes, caused by insufficient oxygen in the blood and characterized by dizziness, nausea, and shortness of breath.
  • aluminum silicate — any of a group of naturally occurring, water-insoluble substances, obtained from clay or synthesized, containing varying amounts of oxides of aluminum and silicon, Al 2 O 3 and Si 2 O 3 , and used in the manufacture of glass, ceramics, paints, printing inks, rubber, and plastics.
  • ambulance service — the public organization that operates ambulances in a country
  • analytical cubism — the early phase of cubism, chiefly characterized by a pronounced use of geometric shapes and by a tendency toward a monochromatic use of color.
  • aristolochiaceous — belonging to the Aristolochiaceae, the birthwort family of plants.
  • arsenic disulfide — an orange-red, water-insoluble, poisonous powder, As 4 S 4 , As 2 S 2 , or AsS, used chiefly in the manufacture of fireworks.
  • astronomical unit — a unit of distance used in astronomy equal to the mean distance between the earth and the sun. 1 astronomical unit is equivalent to 1.495 × 1011 metres or about 9.3 × 107 miles
  • australia current — a branch of the South Equatorial Current flowing SW from around Fiji to the E coast of Australia and then S along the coast.
  • australopithecine — any of various extinct apelike primates of the genus Australopithecus and related genera, remains of which have been discovered in southern and E Africa. Some species are estimated to be over 4.5 million years old
  • beauty specialist — a person who helps someone to improve their beauty, such as a make-up artist
  • blackout curtains — thick, lined curtains designed to shut out all daylight and keep a room in complete darkness
  • bowel obstruction — a blockage in the bowel
  • british columbian — of or relating to British Columbia or its inhabitants
  • butacaine sulfate — a colorless, crystalline substance, (C18H30N2O2)2·H2SO4, used as a local anesthetic, esp. on mucous membranes
  • buttonhole stitch — a reinforcing looped stitch for the edge of material, such as around a buttonhole
  • café-au-lait spot — a brown patch on the skin that can occur normally in small numbers or in neurofibromatosis, when they are more numerous
  • calcium phosphate — the insoluble nonacid calcium salt of orthophosphoric acid (phosphoric(V) acid): it occurs in bones and is the main constituent of bone ash. Formula: Ca3(PO4)2
  • calorie-conscious — aware of the calorie content of one's diet
  • capital structure — the way that a company finances its assets through a combination of equity, debt etc
  • carbon disulphide — a colourless slightly soluble volatile flammable poisonous liquid commonly having a disagreeable odour due to the presence of impurities: used as an organic solvent and in the manufacture of rayon and carbon tetrachloride. Formula: CS2
  • carlos de austriaDon [dawn] /dɔn/ (Show IPA), 1545–68, eldest son of Philip II of Spain: died during imprisonment for conspiracy against his father.
  • castilla la nueva — Spanish name of New Castile.
  • caudal anesthesia — anesthesia below the pelvis, induced by injecting an anesthetic into the sacral portion of the spinal canal.
  • causality paradox — the hypothetical cause-and-effect of time travel and making changes in the past that would affect current actions.
  • celestial equator — the great circle lying on the celestial sphere, the plane of which is perpendicular to the line joining the north and south celestial poles
  • cellulose nitrate — a compound made by treating cellulose with nitric and sulphuric acids, used in plastics, lacquers, and explosives: a nitrogen-containing ester of cellulose
  • cellulose varnish — a varnish made from cellulose nitrate, used as a protective sealing film
  • chemiluminescence — the phenomenon in which a chemical reaction leads to the emission of light without incandescence
  • chemoluminescence — (chemistry) The emission of light as the result of a chemical reaction.
  • chiltern hundreds — (in Britain) short for Stewardship of the Chiltern Hundreds; a nominal office that an MP applies for in order to resign his seat
  • chocolate biscuit — a biscuit covered with chocolate
  • chukchi peninsula — a peninsula in the extreme NE of Russia, in NE Siberia: mainly tundra
  • circassian walnut — the hard, heavy, brown or purplish wood of the English walnut
  • circumscriptively — In a circumscriptive manner.
  • circumstantiality — the quality of being circumstantial
  • circumterrestrial — surrounding or revolving about the earth.
  • classical nahuatl — Aztec (def 2).
  • classical-nahuatl — a member of a Nahuatl-speaking state in central Mexico that was conquered by Cortés in 1521.
  • close punctuation — punctuation in which many commas, full stops, etc, are used
  • club subscription — an amount of money that someone pays regularly in order to belong to a club
  • clumber (spaniel) — a short-legged spaniel with a heavy body and a thick coat of straight, white hair marked with yellow or orange
  • coliform bacillus — any of several bacilli, especially Escherichia coli and members of the genus Aerobacter, found as commensals in the large intestine of humans and certain other animals, the presence of which in water indicates fecal pollution.
  • collegium musicum — a group of usually amateur musicians, often connected with a university, who meet to study and perform chiefly old or little-known music.
  • colour separation — the division of a coloured original into cyan, magenta, yellow, and black so that plates may be made for print reproduction. Separation may be achieved by electronic scanning or by photographic techniques using filters to isolate each colour
  • colour subcarrier — a component of a colour television signal on which is modulated the colour or chrominance information

On this page, we collect all 17-letter words with S-I-L-C-U. It’s easy to find right word with a certain length. It is the easiest way to find 17-letter word that contains in S-I-L-C-U to use in Scrabble or Crossword puzzles

Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?