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14-letter words containing s, o, c, e, r

  • semicommercial — of, relating to, or characterized by limited marketing of an experimental product
  • senior citizen — an elderly or aged person, especially one who is retired.
  • senior service — the Royal Navy
  • sensory cortex — the region of the cerebral cortex concerned with receiving and interpreting sensory information from various parts of the body.
  • sequestrectomy — the removal of dead spicules or portions, especially of bone.
  • serbo-croatian — a Slavic language spoken in Serbia and Croatia, usually written with Cyrillic letters in Serbia but with Roman letters in Croatia.
  • sericitization — the process of transforming into sericite
  • seroconversion — the process of producing antibodies in response to a specific antigen
  • serodiscordant — pertaining to a relationship with one HIV-positive partner and one HIV-negative partner.
  • service a room — If you service a room, you clean it and change the towels and bed linen in it.
  • 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.
  • service sector — the sector of the economy that provides services rather than products, etc
  • servomechanism — an electronic control system in which a hydraulic, pneumatic, or other type of controlling mechanism is actuated and controlled by a low-energy signal.
  • settle a score — to avenge a wrong
  • sex chromosome — a chromosome, differing in shape or function from other chromosomes, that determines the sex of an individual.
  • share of voice — the proportion of the total audience or readership commanded by a media group across its full range of publishing and broadcasting activities
  • sheepback rock — roche moutonnée.
  • sherry cobbler — a cobbler drink made with sherry, sliced fruits, and ice.
  • sheva brachoth — the seven blessings said during the marriage service and repeated at the celebration thereafter
  • shock absorber — a device for damping sudden and rapid motion, as the recoil of a spring-mounted object from shock.
  • short covering — purchases that close out short sales on stocks or commodities.
  • shoulder patch — a cloth emblem worn on the upper part of a sleeve of a uniform typically as identification of the organization to which the wearer is assigned.
  • shower cubicle — a shower enclosure
  • shower curtain — waterproof sheet around a shower
  • simaroubaceous — belonging to the Simaroubaceae, the quassia family of plants.
  • size reduction — Size reduction is a process in which the particle size of a solid is made smaller.
  • slate-coloured — like slate in colour
  • sleeping porch — a porch enclosed with glass or screening or a room with open sides or a row of windows used for sleeping in the open air.
  • sliding vector — a vector having specified magnitude and lying on a given line.
  • slurry reactor — A slurry reactor is a reactor in which contact is achieved by suspending a solid in a liquid.
  • smoke detector — an electronic fire alarm that is activated by the presence of smoke.
  • smoker's cough — a chronic cough caused by smoking.
  • sobriety coach — a person who is employed to help another to refrain from drinking alcohol
  • social chapter — The social chapter is an agreement between countries in the European Union concerning workers' rights and working conditions.
  • social charter — a declaration of the rights, minimum wages, maximum hours, etc, of workers in the European Union, later adopted in the Social Chapter
  • social climber — a person who attempts to gain admission into a group with a higher social standing.
  • social drinker — a person who drinks alcoholic beverages usually in the company of others and is in control of his or her drinking.
  • social network — a network of friends, colleagues, and other personal contacts: Strong social networks can encourage healthy behaviors.
  • social process — the means by which culture and social organization change or are preserved.
  • social realism — a style of painting, especially of the 1930s in the U.S., in which the scenes depicted typically convey a message of social or political protest edged with satire.
  • social service — organized welfare efforts carried on under professional auspices by trained personnel.
  • social welfare — social services provided by a government for its citizens.
  • socioreligious — of, relating to, or signifying the combination or interaction of religious and social factors.
  • sock suspender — garter (def 1).
  • sodium citrate — a white, crystalline or granular, water-soluble, odorless solid, Na 3 C 6 H 5 O 7 ⋅2H 2 O, having a cool, saline taste: used in photography, in soft drinks, and in medicine chiefly to prevent the coagulation of blood.
  • soft ice-cream — a softer and lighter-textured ice cream that contains more air than standard ice-cream. It was developed in Britain in the 20th century.
  • soft sculpture — sculpture principally in vinyl, canvas, or other flexible material reproducing objects of characteristically rigid construction, as an electric fan, a typewriter, a set of drums, or a bathtub, in forms having a malleable texture and a liquescent, somewhat deflated appearance.
  • solar calendar — a calendar whose dates are based on the position of the earth and its proximity to the sun
  • soldier orchid — a European orchid, Orchis militaris, having pale purple flowers with a four-lobed lower lip
  • solids recycle — Solids recycle is the return of solids to a liquid-solid operation so that they can be processed or used again.
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