15-letter words containing ci
- euler's circles — a diagram in which the terms of categorial statements are represented by circles whose inclusion in one another represents the inclusion of the extensions of the terms in one another
- excess capacity — unused production capacity
- extrajudicially — Outside of the legal system.
- facile princeps — an obvious leader
- fasciolopsiasis — a parasitic disease caused by flukes of the genus Fasciolopsis and characterized by abdominal pain and diarrhea: common in the Far East.
- ferroelasticity — (physics) A phenomenon, analogous to ferromagnetism and ferroelectricity, in which spontaneous strain arises within a material.
- fiduciary issue — an issue of banknotes not backed by gold
- fight city hall — to take up the apparently futile fight against petty or impersonal bureaucratic authority
- first principle — any axiom, law, or abstraction assumed and regarded as representing the highest possible degree of generalization.
- floor exercises — exercises designed to improve fitness, carried out on the floor
- flying characin — hatchetfish (def 2).
- fourth official — In football, the fourth official is an official who assists the referee and assistant referees from the side of the pitch.
- francis bushman — Francis X(avier) 1883–1966, U.S. film actor.
- francis turbine — a water turbine designed to produce high flow from a low head of pressure: used esp in hydroelectric power generation
- fuel efficiency — the (least) amount of fuel used in proportion to the number of miles travelled
- gender-specific — for, characteristic of, or limited to either males or females: Left-handedness is not gender-specific.
- gene sequencing — the determination of the order in which a particular gene's nucleotides are arranged
- general science — basic science taught as a school subject
- gloucester city — a city in W New Jersey, on the Delaware River.
- glucuronic acid — Biochemistry. an acid, C 6 H 10 O 7 , formed by the oxidation of glucose, found combined with other products of metabolism in the blood and urine.
- glycogenic acid — gluconic acid.
- glycuronic acid — glucuronic acid.
- grecian profile — a profile distinguished by the absence of the hollow between the upper ridge of the nose and the forehead, thereby forming a straight line.
- guild socialism — a form of socialism developed in England in the 20th century, emphasizing decentralization of industry and services with control to be vested in autonomous guilds of workers.
- hair specialist — an expert in the treatment and care of human hair
- hanging glacier — a glacier situated on a shelf above a valley or another glacier; it may be joined to the lower level by an icefall or separate from it
- heliocentricity — measured or considered as being seen from the center of the sun.
- hepatocarcinoma — (pathology) cancer of the liver.
- herbal medicine — the use of herbs to treat illness
- hexylresorcinol — white or yellowish-white, needle-shaped crystals, C 12 H 18 O 2 , used chiefly as an antiseptic and for the expulsion of intestinal worms.
- hibernicization — the process or act of making Irish
- high-principled — possessing or displaying very high moral or ethical principles
- historicization — Act or process of historicizing.
- house physician — a house officer working in a medical as opposed to a surgical discipline
- hull efficiency — the ratio of the quantity of work required to tow a certain hull at a given speed to that required to drive it with a certain propeller: used in propeller design.
- hyaluronic acid — a mucopolysaccharide serving as a viscous medium in the tissues of the body and as a lubricant in joints.
- hydrodynamicist — a specialist in hydrodynamics.
- hypercalcinuria — Condition of high levels of calcium in the urine as caused by high levels of bone resorption seen in osteoporosis or hyperthyroidism.
- hyperexcitement — excessive or extreme excitement
- image-conscious — concerned about the way one comes across to other people and the impression one creates
- immunodeficient — Exhibiting immunodeficiency.
- incapaciousness — the quality of not having (sufficiently) great capacity
- inconsistencies — Plural form of inconsistency.
- inconveniencies — inconvenience.
- inconveniencing — the quality or state of being inconvenient.
- indisciplinable — unable to be disciplined or corrected by discipline
- indy car racing — a US form of professional motor racing around banked oval tracks
- inefficaciously — Without efficacy or effect.
- injudiciousness — The state or condition of being injudicious.
- insufficiencies — Plural form of insufficiency.