12-letter words containing a, c, o, u, n
- sans-culotte — (in the French Revolution) a revolutionary of the poorer class: originally a term of contempt applied by the aristocrats but later adopted as a popular name by the revolutionaries.
- sansculottic — relating to sansculottes
- santalaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Santalaceae, a family of semiparasitic plants of Australia and Malaysia including sandalwood and quandong
- sapindaceous — belonging to the Sapindaceae, the soapberry family of plants.
- saronic gulf — an inlet of the Aegean, on the SE coast of Greece, between Attica and the Peloponnesus. 50 miles (80 km) long; 30 miles (48 km) wide.
- scandalously — disgraceful; shameful or shocking; improper: scandalous behavior in public.
- scapulomancy — divination of the future by observation of the cracking of a mammal's scapula that has been heated by a fire or hot instrument.
- schopenhauer — Arthur [ahr-too r] /ˈɑr tʊər/ (Show IPA), 1788–1860, German philosopher.
- scitamineous — of or relating to the Scitimanae order of plants, which includes the ginger and banana plants
- scouring pad — a small pad, as of steel wool or plastic mesh, used for scouring pots, pans, etc.
- scout around — search
- screw around — a metal fastener having a tapered shank with a helical thread, and topped with a slotted head, driven into wood or the like by rotating, especially by means of a screwdriver.
- scutellation — a scutellate state or formation; a scaly covering, as on a bird's foot.
- sound camera — a motion-picture camera that is capable of photographing silently at the normal speed of 24 fps and operating in synchronization with separate audio recording equipment.
- sound change — any phonetic or phonological change in spoken language, for example the replacement of one speech sound with another, or the loss of a particular sound
- south-facing — facing towards the south
- spaciousness — containing much space, as a house, room, or vehicle; amply large.
- stick around — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
- stupefaction — the state of being stupefied; stupor.
- subarachnoid — of, relating to, or situated below the arachnoid membrane.
- subarcuation — a structure that is somewhat arched
- subcutaneous — situated or lying under the skin, as tissue.
- subdeaconate — subdiaconate.
- subdiaconate — the office or dignity of a subdeacon.
- subjectional — the act of subjecting.
- subsonically — at a velocity below that of sound
- substraction — the act or process of subtracting
- succedaneous — a substitute.
- successional — the coming of one person or thing after another in order, sequence, or in the course of events: many troubles in succession.
- succussation — a jolting or shaking
- sugarcoating — the act or process of covering something with sugar.
- superorganic — of or relating to the structure of cultural elements within society conceived as independent of and superior to the individual members of society.
- supplication — an act or instance of supplicating; humble prayer, entreaty, or petition.
- syndactylous — having fingers, or toes, united
- take counsel — receive advice
- talent scout — a person whose business it is to recognize and recruit persons of marked aptitude for a certain field or occupation, especially in entertainment or sports.
- teutonically — of or relating to the ancient Teutons.
- thread count — thread density of a woven fabric
- touch and go — precarious situation
- touch-and-go — risky; precarious: a touch-and-go descent down the mountain.
- transduction — the transfer of genetic material from one cell to another by means of a virus.
- transpicuous — transparent.
- trifurcation — to divide into three forks or branches.
- trucial oman — a former name of United Arab Emirates.
- tubocurarine — the principal active alkaloid of curare, C 38 H 44 Cl 2 N 2 O, used as a muscle relaxant, especially as an adjunct to anesthesia.
- turacoverdin — a green pigment found in certain feathers of the touraco
- turbinacious — with a peaty aroma or flavour
- turned comma — quotation mark.
- umbilication — a central navellike depression.
- un-revocable — that may be revoked.