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15-letter words containing s, u, c, e, l, n

  • consentaneously — In a consentaneous manner.
  • consequentially — following as an effect, result, or outcome; resultant; consequent.
  • contextualising — to put (a linguistic element, an action, etc.) in a context, especially one that is characteristic or appropriate, as for purposes of study.
  • control surface — a movable surface, such as a rudder, elevator, aileron, etc, that controls an aircraft or rocket
  • conventual mass — the Mass celebrated daily in a convent church for all members of the conventual community.
  • convolvulaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Convolvulaceae, a family of plants having trumpet-shaped flowers and typically a climbing, twining, or prostrate habit: includes bindweed, morning-glory, and sweet potato
  • corruptibleness — The state or quality of being corruptible.
  • counterbalances — Plural form of counterbalance.
  • countercultures — Plural form of counterculture.
  • counterexamples — Plural form of counterexample.
  • counterfactuals — Plural form of counterfactual.
  • counterflashing — (construction) Formed metal or elastomeric sheeting secured on or into a wall, curb, pipe or other surface, to cover and protect the upper edge of a base flashing and its associated fasteners.
  • counterproposal — a proposal offered as an alternative to a previous proposal
  • crystal counter — an instrument for detecting and measuring the intensity of high-energy radiation, in which particles collide with a crystal and momentarily increase its conductivity
  • crystal nucleus — the tiny crystal that forms at the onset of crystallization
  • cuban solenodon — a rare shrewlike nocturnal mammal of the Caribbean, Atopogale cubana, having a long hairless tail and an elongated snout: family Solenodontidae, order Insectivora (insectivores)
  • curl one's hair — to form into coils or ringlets, as the hair.
  • cyanide capsule — a capsule containing cyanide, traditionally given to spies and others so that they can commit suicide to avoid capture
  • debt counsellor — a person who advises people who are in debt on how to deal with their debt and get out of it
  • decasualization — the replacement of casual workers by permanent employees
  • decontextualise — Alternative spelling of decontextualize.
  • defence counsel — a barrister or group of barristers responsible for defending someone on trial
  • definite clause — (logic)   A Horn clause that has exactly one positive literal.
  • demulsification — to break down (an emulsion) into separate substances incapable of re-forming the emulsion that was broken down.
  • disgracefulness — The state or quality of being disgraceful.
  • double saucepan — a cooking utensil consisting of two saucepans, one fitting inside the other. The bottom saucepan contains water that, while boiling, gently heats food in the upper pan
  • duplicitousness — The state or condition of being duplicitous.
  • elastic rebound — a theory of earthquakes that envisages gradual deformation of the fault zone without fault slippage until friction is overcome, when the fault suddenly slips to produce the earthquake
  • elections judge — someone who oversees an election
  • ethnolinguistic — Of or pertaining to ethnolinguistics.
  • ethnomusicology — The study of the music of different cultures, especially non-Western ones.
  • eviction clause — a clause by which a contract or other agreement may be terminated, especially between theatrical producers and theater owners in whose agreements it is often stipulated that when weekly receipts fall below a certain minimum usually for two consecutive weeks, the production must vacate the theater.
  • exclusion order — law: ban spouse from home
  • extralinguistic — Outside the realm of linguistics.
  • false buckthorn — a spiny shrub or small tree, Bumelia lanuginosa, of the sapodilla family, native to the southern U.S., having gummy, milky sap and white, bell-shaped flowers and yielding a hard, light-brown wood.
  • fleet insurance — Fleet insurance is a type of insurance contract that applies to a number of vehicles.
  • flood insurance — insurance covering loss or damage to property arising from a flood, flood tide, or the like.
  • fluid mechanics — an applied science dealing with the basic principles of gaseous and liquid matter.
  • fly honeysuckle — either of two honeysuckle shrubs, Lonicera canadensis, of eastern North America, or L. xylosteum, of Eurasia, having paired yellowish flowers tinged with red.
  • functionalities — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
  • funeral service — ceremony at a burial or cremation
  • gleichschaltung — the enforcement of standardization and the elimination of all opposition within the political, economic, and cultural institutions of a state
  • gluconeogenesis — glucose formation in animals from a noncarbohydrate source, as from proteins or fats.
  • gulf of fonseca — an inlet of the Pacific Ocean in W Central America
  • hubble constant — the ratio of the recessional velocity of galaxies to their distance from the sun, with current measurements of its value ranging from 50 to 100 km/sec per megaparsec.
  • hundred's place — hundred (def 8).
  • hypoinsulinemic — Having hypoinsulinemia.
  • in difficulties — in distress, esp. financially
  • incommensurable — not commensurable; having no common basis, measure, or standard of comparison.
  • incommensurably — In an incommensurable manner; immeasurably.
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