14-letter words containing t, e, s, i, c, l
- sistine chapel — the chapel of the pope in the Vatican at Rome, built for Pope Sixtus IV and decorated with frescoes by Michelangelo and others.
- skull practice — a meeting for the purpose of discussion, exchange of ideas, solving problems, etc.
- slantendicular — slanting (rather than perpendicular or horizontal)
- sliding vector — a vector having specified magnitude and lying on a given line.
- slit fricative — a fricative, as (f) or (th), in which the tongue is relatively flat, with air channeled over it through a shallow slit.
- 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 network — a network of friends, colleagues, and other personal contacts: Strong social networks can encourage healthy behaviors.
- social studies — a course of instruction in an elementary or secondary school comprising such subjects as history, geography, civics, etc.
- sodium lactate — a water-soluble, hygroscopic salt, C 3 H 5 NaO 3 , used in solution in medicine to treat metabolic acidosis, usually by injection.
- solicitousness — anxious or concerned (usually followed by about, for, etc., or a clause): solicitous about a person's health.
- somali current — a current of the Indian Ocean, flowing northward along the coast of Somalia in summer and southwestward the rest of the year.
- sovietological — of or relating to Sovietology
- special effect — Usually, special effects. a video or audio illusion in film or other media, created with computer-generated images, prosthetic makeup, pyrotechnics, etc.
- specialisation — the act of specializing, or pursuing a particular line of study or work: Medical students with high student loans often feel driven into specialization.
- specialization — the act of specializing, or pursuing a particular line of study or work: Medical students with high student loans often feel driven into specialization.
- specimen plant — a plant grown by itself for ornamental effect, rather than being massed with others in a bed or border.
- spectacularity — of or like a spectacle; marked by or given to an impressive, large-scale display.
- 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.
- spittle insect — any of numerous leaping, homopterous insects of the family Cercopidae, which in the immature stages live in a spittlelike secretion on plants.
- split decision — a decision of a bout on whose outcome the referee and judges did not unanimously agree.
- steeplechasing — a horse race over a turf course furnished with artificial ditches, hedges, and other obstacles over which the horses must jump.
- stegocephalian — an extinct, pre-Jurassic amphibian
- 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
- sticking place — Also called sticking point. the place or point at which something stops and holds firm.
- stirling cycle — a highly efficient thermodynamic cycle in which air or an inert gas is compressed and expanded
- stopping place — a place where vehicles may stop temporarily
- straight-laced — strait-laced (sense 2)
- strait-lacedly — in a strait-laced manner
- streptobacilli — any of various bacilli that form in chains.
- stretchability — to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent (often followed by out): to stretch oneself out on the ground.
- striped muscle — a type of contractile tissue that is marked by transverse striations; it is concerned with moving skeletal parts to which it is usually attached
- structuralized — to form into or make part of a structure.
- studio complex — a building containing a room or rooms used to record television or radio programmes, make films, music, etc
- styptic pencil — a pencil-shaped stick of a paste containing alum or a similar styptic agent, used to stanch the bleeding of minor cuts.
- subcontinental — a large, relatively self-contained landmass forming a subdivision of a continent: the subcontinent of India.
- subjectability — that which forms a basic matter of thought, discussion, investigation, etc.: a subject of conversation.
- sulfuric ether — ether (def 1).
- sulphacetamide — a topical antibiotic of the sulphonamide group, used to treat eye infections, as well as skin infections including acne
- supercelestial — located above the heavens; above the heavens or celestial regions
- superficiality — being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound.
- susceptibility — state or character of being susceptible: susceptibility to disease.
- susceptible of — that gives a chance for; admitting; allowing
- susceptible to — liable to
- switch selling — a system of selling, now illegal in Britain, whereby potential customers are attracted by a special offer on some goods but the salesman's real aim is to sell other more expensive goods instead
- symmetric lisp — A parallel Lisp in which environments are first-class objects. It is implemented in Common LISP. E-mail: Suresh Jagannathan <[email protected]>.
- synaptic cleft — the small gap, measured in nanometers, between an axon terminal and any of the cell membranes in the immediate vicinity.