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15-letter words containing ac

  • space telescope — a satellite put in orbit around the earth and equipped with an extremely accurate reflecting telescope, cameras, etc.: it is designed to relay astronomical data to the earth
  • spinach-rhubarb — an Ethiopian plant, Rumex abyssinicus, of the buckwheat family, having leaves that are sometimes used as spinach and leafstalks sometimes used as rhubarb.
  • stack the cards — to prearrange the order of a pack of cards secretly so that the deal will benefit someone
  • 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
  • star attraction — the main or most popular attraction, as of a tourist destination, etc
  • stock character — a character in literature, theater, or film of a type quickly recognized and accepted by the reader or viewer and requiring no development by the writer.
  • straight-acting — (of a gay person) having the mannerisms of a heterosexual person: used esp by gay people of other gay people
  • straight-backed — having a straight, usually high, back: a straight-backed chair.
  • street accident — a traffic accident
  • streptobacillus — any of various bacilli that form in chains.
  • stress fracture — a hairline crack in a bone, especially of a foot or leg, caused by repeated or prolonged stress and often occurring in runners, dancers, and soldiers (march fracture)
  • student teacher — a student who is studying to be a teacher and who, as part of the training, observes classroom instruction or does closely supervised teaching in an elementary or secondary school.
  • sub-machine gun — a lightweight automatic or semiautomatic gun, fired from the shoulder or hip.
  • suicide machine — a device designed to permit a terminally ill person to commit suicide, as by the automatic injection of a lethal drug.
  • sulfanilic acid — a grayish-white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, the para form of C 6 H 7 NO 3 S, used chiefly as an intermediate in the manufacture of dyes.
  • sulphurous acid — an unstable acid produced when sulphur dioxide dissolves in water: used as a preservative for food and a bleaching agent. Formula: H2SO3
  • surface density — quantity, as of electric charge, per unit surface area.
  • surface grammar — grammar understood at the level of normal communication, rather than at the underlying level of 'deep' semantic and syntactic analysis
  • surface tension — the elasticlike force existing in the surface of a body, especially a liquid, tending to minimize the area of the surface, caused by asymmetries in the intermolecular forces between surface molecules.
  • surface-ripened — (of cheese) ripened on the surface by molds or other microorganisms.
  • tachyarrhythmia — an irregular and too-rapid heartbeat
  • tactical voting — Tactical voting is the act of voting for a particular person or political party in order to prevent someone else from winning, rather than because you support that person or party.
  • take a crack at — attempt sth
  • take account of — an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative: an account of the meetings; an account of the trip.
  • talking machine — Older Use. a phonograph.
  • target practice — practice at hitting the target in a sport such as archery or shooting
  • teaching fellow — a holder of a teaching fellowship.
  • tehuacan valley — a desert valley site in Puebla, Mexico, where aridity has preserved the vegetable remains of communities from 9000 b.c. to historic times, thus documenting the transition from hunting and gathering to the largely agricultural subsistence of the full Neolithic phase (1500–900 b.c.).
  • tennis bracelet — a bracelet consisting of a row of individually set, uniformly sized diamonds or other gemstones.
  • tentaculiferous — having tentacles
  • the black death — a form of bubonic plague pandemic in Europe and Asia during the 14th century, when it killed over 50 million people
  • the black ferns — the women's international Rugby Union football team of New Zealand
  • the black stump — an imaginary marker of the extent of civilization (esp in the phrase beyond the black stump)
  • the black watch — (formerly) the Royal Highland Regiment in the British Army; (since 2006) an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland
  • the confederacy — the league of Southern states that seceded from the U.S. in 1860 & 1861; Ala., Ark., Fla., Ga., La., Miss., N.C., S.C., Tenn., Tex., & Va.
  • the other place — (at Oxford University) Cambridge University
  • the peach state — a nickname for Georgia, a state in southeastern United States
  • the right track — the correct line of investigation, inquiry, etc
  • the tall blacks — the international basketball team of New Zealand
  • the wrong track — the incorrect line of investigation, inquiry, etc
  • thermal reactor — a nuclear reactor in which most of the fission is caused by thermal neutrons
  • thioacetic acid — a yellow, fuming, pungent liquid, C 2 H 4 SO, used as a reagent and tear gas.
  • thiocyanic acid — an unstable acid, HSCN, known chiefly in the form of its salts.
  • thraco-phrygian — a hypothetical branch of Indo-European implying a special genetic affinity between the meagerly attested Thracian and Phrygian languages.
  • thymidylic acid — a nucleotide consisting of thymine, deoxyribose, and a phosphate group. It is a constituent of DNA
  • thyroid extract — the powdered preparation made from the thyroid gland of certain animals, used to treat hypothyroidism
  • to lose contact — If you lose contact with someone who you have been friendly with, you no longer see them, speak to them, or write to them.
  • to pack a punch — If something packs a punch, it has a very powerful effect.
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