15-letter words containing s, t, a, i, c, l
- stacking swivel — a metal swivel attached to the stock of a military rifle for use in hooking three rifles together to form a stack.
- stalactite work — (in Islamic architecture) intricate decorative corbeling in the form of brackets, squinches, and portions of pointed vaults.
- stalactitically — in a way that relates to, consists of, or is like stalactites
- stalagmitically — in a way that relates to, consists of, or is like stalagmites
- stannic sulfide — a yellowish or brownish, water-insoluble powder, SnS 2 , usually used suspended in lacquer or varnish for gilding and bronzing metals, wood, paper, etc.; mosaic gold.
- starting blocks — the rigid blocks adjustable at an angle and mounted on a track against which a runner's shoes are placed to aid in starting
- state socialism — the theory, doctrine, and movement advocating a planned economy controlled by the state, with state ownership of all industries and natural resources.
- stereologically — by way of stereology or in a stereological manner
- stereotypically — in a stereotypical manner
- streptobacillus — any of various bacilli that form in chains.
- structural iron — iron shaped for use in construction.
- subcivilization — a division of a civilization
- subconjunctival — the mucous membrane that lines the exposed portion of the eyeball and inner surface of the eyelids.
- subvocalization — the act or process of producing subvocal speech
- superplasticity — the phenomenon, exhibited by certain metals and alloys usually at high temperatures, of stretching to extreme lengths without breaking
- superspecialist — a highly skilled specialist
- surgical spirit — Surgical spirit is a liquid which is used to clean wounds or surgical instruments. It consists mainly of alcohol.
- surgical strike — a military action designed to destroy a particular target without harming other people or damaging other buildings near it
- sycophantically — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
- syllabification — to form or divide into syllables.
- syllogistically — of or relating to a syllogism.
- sympathetically — characterized by, proceeding from, exhibiting, or feeling sympathy; sympathizing; compassionate: a sympathetic listener.
- symptomatically — pertaining to a symptom or symptoms.
- symptomological — relating to symptomology
- synergistically — pertaining to, characteristic of, or resembling synergy: a synergistic effect.
- tennis bracelet — a bracelet consisting of a row of individually set, uniformly sized diamonds or other gemstones.
- tentaculiferous — having tentacles
- thalassographic — relating to thalassography
- the classifieds — a section of classified advertising in a publication
- the cordilleras — the complex of mountain ranges on the W side of the Americas, extending from Alaska to Cape Horn and including the Andes and the Rocky Mountains
- the paralympics — a sporting event, modelled on the Olympic Games, held solely for disabled competitors
- tintagel castle — a ruined castle on a promontory in SW England on the W coast of Cornwall, which is the legendary birthplace of King Arthur
- title insurance — insurance protecting the owner or mortgagee of real estate from lawsuits or claims arising from a defective title.
- to call in sick — If you call in sick, you telephone the place where you work to tell them you will not be coming to work because you are ill.
- torsion balance — an instrument for measuring small forces, as electric attraction or repulsion, by determining the amount of torsion or twisting they cause in a slender wire or filament.
- track athletics — sporting activities, such as relay running or sprinting, which take place on a running track
- training school — a school that provides training in some art, profession, or vocation.
- transactionally — the act of transacting or the fact of being transacted.
- transhistorical — occurring throughout all human history
- travel sickness — nausea caused by motion
- tray classifier — A tray classifier is a tank for leaching from a dispersed solid, in which pulp at the bottom of the tank is raked (= moved to the exit) while solvent is forced toward the bottom of the tank.
- tricuspid valve — the valve, consisting of three triangular flaps of tissue between the right auricle and ventricle of the heart, that keeps blood from flowing back into the auricle.
- turk's-cap lily — either of two lilies, Lilum martagon or L. superbum, having nodding flowers with the perianth segments rolled backward.
- ultra-masculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- ultra-realistic — interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
- ultramicroscope — an instrument that uses scattering phenomena to detect the position of objects too small to be seen by an ordinary microscope.
- ultramicroscopy — the use of the ultramicroscope.
- unaesthetically — offensive to the aesthetic sense; lacking in beauty or sensory appeal; unpleasant, as an object, design, arrangement, etc.: an unaesthetic combination of colors.
- unapostolically — in an unapostalic manner
- unascertainable — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.