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14-letter words containing s, o, i, l, c, r

  • semicommercial — of, relating to, or characterized by limited marketing of an experimental product
  • 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.
  • 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]
  • 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.
  • 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 control — Sociology. the enforcement of conformity by society upon its members, either by law or by social pressure.
  • social drinker — a person who drinks alcoholic beverages usually in the company of others and is in control of his or her drinking.
  • social history — a view of historical events seen in terms of social trends
  • 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 sharing — the activity of sharing photos, videos, links, etc., on a social-media website, within an interactive application, or through other online channels.
  • 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.
  • solar activity — the sum of all variable and short-lived disturbances on the sun, as sunspots, prominences, and solar flares.
  • 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.
  • somali current — a current of the Indian Ocean, flowing northward along the coast of Somalia in summer and southwestward the rest of the year.
  • soul-searching — the act or process of close and penetrating analysis of oneself, to determine one's true motives and sentiments.
  • south carolina — a state in the SE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 31,055 sq. mi. (80,430 sq. km). Capital: Columbia. Abbreviation: SC (for use with zip code), S.C.
  • special forces — crack military team
  • spectrological — relating to spectres or spectrology
  • spironolactone — a steroid, C 2 4 H 3 2 O 4 S, used in combination with other drugs as a diuretic and antihypertensive.
  • starting block — a device used by runners, especially sprinters, for increasing their speed off the mark, consisting of a metal or wooden frame, usually secured to the ground at both ends, with adjustable, triangular-shaped blocks on each side for bracing the feet.
  • stercoricolous — (of an organism) living in dung
  • sterculiaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Sterculiaceae, a chiefly tropical family of plants that includes cacao and cola
  • stereochemical — of, relating to, stereochemistry
  • streptobacilli — any of various bacilli that form in chains.
  • sulfurous acid — a colorless liquid, H 2 SO 3 , having a suffocating odor, obtained by dissolving sulfur dioxide in water, known mainly by its salts, which are sulfites: used chiefly in organic synthesis and as a bleach.
  • superciliously — haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression.
  • surgical shock — a state of shock that can occur during or after surgery
  • synchronically — having reference to the facts of a linguistic system as it exists at one point in time without reference to its history: synchronic analysis; synchronic dialectology.
  • tailor's chalk — hardened chalk or soapstone used to make temporary guide marks on a garment that is being altered.
  • tcl consortium — (body)   A non-profit agency dedicated to promoting Tcl.
  • teleprocessing — computerized processing and transmission of data over the telephone or other long-distance communications systems.
  • tellurous acid — a white, crystalline powder, H2TeO3
  • the cordeliers — a political club founded in 1790 and meeting at an old Cordelier convent in Paris
  • thromboplastic — causing or accelerating blood-clot formation.
  • tortilla chips — snack food: corn crisps
  • trades council — (in Britain) an association of the different trade unions in one town or area
  • transductional — of or relating to transduction
  • triconsonantal — having three consonants
  • trinitrocresol — a yellow, crystalline compound, C 7 H 5 N 3 O 7 , used in high explosives.
  • trombiculiasis — the condition of being infested with chiggers.
  • tropical storm — a tropical cyclone of less than hurricane force.
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