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18-letter words containing a, f, l, i, c, t

  • self-tapping screw — a screw designed to tap its corresponding female thread as it is driven.
  • significant symbol — a verbal or nonverbal gesture, as a word or smile, that has acquired a conventionalized meaning.
  • sildenafil citrate — a white crystalline powder, C 22 H 30 N 6 O 4 S, that temporarily normalizes erectile function of the penis by blocking an enzyme known to inhibit the production of a chemical that causes erections: used in the form of a pill to treat impotence.
  • silver certificate — a former paper currency first issued in 1878 by the U.S. federal government for circulation, equal to and redeemable for silver to a stated value.
  • soft touch sealing — Soft touch sealing is a copolymer seal for a tank, with characteristics designed for softness, used instead of a metal seal to help avoid fire when sparks are generated.
  • statement of claim — law: first pleading
  • stepping-off place — jumping-off place (def 2).
  • sub-classification — to arrange in subclasses.
  • tale of two cities — a historical novel (1859) by Dickens.
  • the family compact — the ruling oligarchy in Upper Canada in the early 19th century
  • thermal efficiency — the ratio of the work output of a heat engine to the heat input expressed in the same units of energy.
  • to fall into place — If things fall into place, events happen naturally to produce a situation you want.
  • traffic controller — a person whose job is to control the flow of air traffic
  • triangle of forces — a triangle whose sides represent the magnitudes and directions of three forces whose resultant is zero and which are therefore in equilibrium
  • university faculty — a division within a university comprising one subject area, or a number of related subject areas
  • wildlife sanctuary — an area where wild animals and plants are protected
  • witch hazel family — the plant family Hamamelidaceae, characterized by trees and shrubs having alternate, simple leaves, flowers in clusters or heads, and fruit in the form of a double-beaked woody capsule, and including the sweet gum, witch alder, and witch hazel.
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