15-letter words containing ci
- superexcitation — the act of exciting.
- superficialness — being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound.
- superplasticity — the phenomenon, exhibited by certain metals and alloys usually at high temperatures, of stretching to extreme lengths without breaking
- superspecialist — a highly skilled specialist
- supreme council — the legislature of the former Soviet Union and its successor states, consisting of an upper house (Soviet of the Union or Council of the Union) whose delegates are elected on the basis of population, and a lower house (Soviet of Nationalities or Council of Nationalities) whose delegates are elected to represent the various nationalities.
- tammany society — a benevolent society founded in 1789, which later became Tammany Hall, the central organization of the Democratic Party in New York county
- teratocarcinoma — a monstrous malignant tumour typically found in the testes
- the crucifixion — the crucifying of Christ at Calvary, regarded by Christians as the culminating redemptive act of his ministry
- the unconscious — the sum of all thoughts, memories, impulses, desires, feelings, etc. of which the individual is not conscious but which influence the emotions and behavior; that part of one's psyche which comprises repressed material of this nature
- the-city-of-god — Latin De Civitate Dei. a work in 22 books (a.d. 413–26) by St. Augustine of Hippo, expounding an early Christian view of society and history.
- 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.
- thymidylic acid — a nucleotide consisting of thymine, deoxyribose, and a phosphate group. It is a constituent of DNA
- thyrocalcitonin — calcitonin
- town councillor — member of municipal government
- trichomonacidal — relating to a trichomonacide
- trithionic acid — a thionic acid, H2S3O6
- ultracommercial — concerned with nothing but profit
- un-coincidental — happening by or resulting from coincidence; by chance: a coincidental meeting.
- un-romanticized — to make romantic; invest with a romantic character: Many people romanticize the role of an editor.
- unanticipatedly — in an unanticipated or unexpected manner
- uncircumscribed — to draw a line around; encircle: to circumscribe a city on a map.
- unconscientious — governed by conscience; controlled by or done according to one's inner sense of what is right; principled: She's a conscientious judge, who does not let personal prejudices influence her decisions.
- unconsciousness — not conscious; without awareness, sensation, or cognition.
- under suspicion — suspected of a crime
- underpublicized — lacking publicity
- undisciplinable — unable to be disciplined or controlled
- university city — a city in E Missouri, near St. Louis.
- unparticipative — to take or have a part or share, as with others; partake; share (usually followed by in): to participate in profits; to participate in a play.
- unscintillating — animated; vivacious; effervescent: a scintillating personality.
- unselfconscious — not self-conscious; without affectation or pretense: an unselfconscious manner.
- urban sociology — the sociological study of cities and their role in the development of society.
- variola porcina — an acute infectious viral disease of pigs characterized by skin eruptions
- vatican council — the ecumenical council, convoked in Rome, 1869–70, by Pope Pius IX, that declared the dogma of papal infallibility.
- vers de societe — humorous light verse dealing with fashions and foibles of the time.
- vertical circle — a great circle on the celestial sphere passing through the zenith.
- vicissitudinous — a change or variation occurring in the course of something.
- virtuous circle — a beneficial cycle of events or incidents, each having a positive effect on the next.
- volume velocity — the movement caused by a sound wave of a unit volume of a sound-transmitting medium through a unit area per unit of time.
- voting precinct — one of several areas, each containing a polling place, into which a town or city is split for voting purposes
- whitley council — any of a number of organizations made up of representatives of employees and employers for joint consultation on and settlement of industrial relations and conditions for a particular industry or service
- winner's circle — a small, usually circular area or enclosure at a racetrack where awards are bestowed on winning mounts and their jockeys.