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17-letter words containing sc

  • a change of scene — If you have a change of scene, you go somewhere different after being in a particular place for a long time.
  • acme screw thread — a type of screw thread having inclined flat flanks and a flat top and bottom: used in machine tools
  • actuarial science — Actuarial science is a specialist branch of mathematics applying the laws of statistics and probability to insurance.
  • age of discretion — the age at which a person is considered to be able to manage his or her own affairs
  • anchor escapement — an escapement in which wedge-shaped pallets engage with an escape wheel having pointed teeth, usually facing in the direction of revolution, so that the escape wheel recoils slightly at every release.
  • antimiscegenation — (US) against mixing or blending; especially, against the mixing or blending of races in marriage or breeding.
  • api gravity scale — the American Petroleum Institute gravity scale: a universally accepted scale of the relative density of fluids that is used in fuel technology and is measured in degrees API. One degree API is equal to (141.5/d)–131.5, where d = relative density at 288.7K
  • archimedes' screw — an ancient type of water-lifting device making use of a spiral passage in an inclined cylinder. The water is raised when the spiral is rotated
  • ascend the throne — to become king or queen
  • ascertained goods — specific goods
  • audio description — a facility provided for visually impaired people in which a film, television programme, or play is described through audio technology
  • axis of abscissas — x-axis (def 1).
  • axis-of-abscissas — x-axis (def 1).
  • baggage screening — the procedure whereby baggage is electronically screened at an airport before it is allowed on the plane
  • be running scared — If you say that a person or group is running scared, you mean that they are frightened of what someone might do to them or what might happen.
  • behind the scenes — happening or conducted out of view of the general public: The behind-the-scenes preparations made the convention a huge success.
  • behind-the-scenes — If something is done behind the scenes, it is done secretly rather than publicly.
  • bergisch gladbach — city in W Germany, in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia: pop. 105,000
  • bergisch-gladbach — an industrial city in W Germany, near Cologne.
  • binet-simon scale — a test comprising questions and tasks, used to determine the mental age of subjects, usually children
  • brocot escapement — a type of anchor escapement.
  • brzesc nad bugiem — Polish name of Brest Litovsk.
  • calorie-conscious — aware of the calorie content of one's diet
  • captain's biscuit — a type of hard fancy biscuit
  • cat scratch fever — a disorder characterized by fever and swelling of the lymph glands, caused by a viral infection resulting from the scratch or bite of a cat.
  • cat-scratch fever — a disease of humans caused by an organism, Bartonella henselae, usually resulting from a scratch by a cat and characterized by lymph node enlargement
  • ch'eng-chu school — School of Law.
  • chemiluminescence — the phenomenon in which a chemical reaction leads to the emission of light without incandescence
  • chemoluminescence — (chemistry) The emission of light as the result of a chemical reaction.
  • chocolate biscuit — a biscuit covered with chocolate
  • christian science — Christian Science is a type of Christianity which emphasizes the use of prayer to cure illness.
  • circumscriptively — In a circumscriptive manner.
  • club subscription — an amount of money that someone pays regularly in order to belong to a club
  • cognitive science — the scientific study of cognition, including elements of the traditional disciplines of philosophy, psychology, semantics, and linguistics, together with artificial intelligence and computer science
  • concurrent pascal — (language)   An extension of a Pascal subset, Sequential Pascal, developed by Brinch Hansen in 1972-75. Concurrent Pascal was the first language to support monitors. It provided access to hardware devices through monitor calls and also supported processes and classes.
  • concurrent scheme — (language)   A parallel Lisp, for the Mayfly by M. Swanson .
  • condescendingness — The state or quality of being condescending.
  • conscience clause — a clause in a law or contract exempting persons with moral scruples
  • conscientiousness — The state or characteristic of being conscientious.
  • conscript fathers — august legislators, esp Roman senators
  • debt rescheduling — the process of changing the time frame or deadline for the repayment of debt, usually to ease the burden on the debtor
  • descending rhythm — a rhythmic pattern created by the succession of metrical feet each of which is composed of one accented syllable followed by one or more unaccented syllables.
  • digestive biscuit — a round semisweet biscuit made from wholemeal flour
  • discomgoogolation — a feeling of anxiety felt by someone who is unable to access the internet
  • discreditableness — Quality of being discreditable.
  • discrete preorder — (mathematics)   A preorder is said to be discrete if any two of its elements are incomparable.
  • discrete variable — a variable that may assume only a countable, and usually finite, number of values.
  • doberman pinscher — one of a German breed of medium-sized, short-haired dogs having a black, brown, or blue coat with rusty brown markings.
  • elementary school — primary school
  • employee discount — When the employees of a store or other retail business are entitled to an employee discount, they do not have to pay the full price for goods they buy in the store.

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