19-letter words containing s, y, n, e, c, d
- secondary processes — the conscious mental activity and logical thinking controlled by the ego and influenced by environmental demands.
- secondary qualities — one of the qualities attributed by the mind to an object perceived, such as color, temperature, or taste.
- secondary structure — the arrangement of a polypeptide into a regular alpha helix, beta structure, or random coil configuration by the formation of intramolecular hydrogen bonds along the length of the chain.
- secondary-intention — an act or instance of determining mentally upon some action or result.
- semidetached binary — a pair of stars that are so close together that mass transfer occurs from one to the other
- smokestack industry — A smokestack industry is a traditional industry such as heavy engineering or manufacturing, rather than a modern industry such as electronics.
- stationery cupboard — a cupboard where things like paper, pens and paper clips are kept
- synthetic detergent — any synthetic substance, other than soap, that is an effective cleanser and functions equally well as a surface-active agent in hard or soft water.
- to suck someone dry — If you say that someone is sucking something dry or milking it dry, you are criticizing them for taking all the good things from it until there is nothing left.
- websters-dictionary — Informal. a dictionary of the English language, especially American English, such as Dictionary.com.