12-letter words containing a, l, i, t, o
- slot machine — a gambling machine operated by inserting coins into a slot and pulling a handle that activates a set of spinning symbols on wheels, the final alignment of which determines the payoff that is released into a receptacle at the bottom.
- slumpflation — a situation in which economic depression is combined with increasing inflation
- socratically — of or relating to Socrates or his philosophy, followers, etc., or to the Socratic method.
- soft landing — space vehicle
- solicitation — the act of soliciting.
- solidaristic — relating to solidarism
- solitariness — alone; without companions; unattended: a solitary passer-by.
- solitary bee — any of numerous bees, as the leaf-cutting bees, that do not live in a community.
- solonization — the formation of solonetzic soil
- solstitially — in a solstitial manner
- solway firth — an arm of the Irish Sea between SW Scotland and NW England. 38 miles (61 km) long.
- somatic cell — one of the cells that take part in the formation of the body, becoming differentiated into the various tissues, organs, etc.
- somnambulist — sleepwalking.
- sorosilicate — any of the silicates in which each silicate tetrahedron shares one of its four oxygen atoms with a neighboring tetrahedron, the ratio of silicon to oxygen being two to seven.
- south island — the largest island of New Zealand. 58,093 sq. mi. (150,460 sq. km).
- special sort — a character, such as an accented letter, that is not a usual member of any font
- speciational — relating to speciation
- spectatorial — a person who looks on or watches; onlooker; observer.
- sphacelation — the process of mortification
- spiflication — rough treatment
- spirochaetal — resulting from spirochaetes
- splenization — the transformation of something into a spleenlike tissue
- spongioblast — one of the primordial cells in the embryonic brain and spinal cord capable of developing into neuroglia.
- sportability — suitability to be used in or as a sport
- spotsylvania — a village in NE Virginia: the scene of Civil War battles between the armies of Grant and Lee, May 8–21, 1864.
- spotted tail — (Sinte-galeshka) 1833?–81, Brulé Sioux leader.
- stabilizator — a stabilizer
- stabilograph — an instrument for measuring body sway.
- stalactiform — resembling or shaped like a stalactite.
- state police — a police force under state authority rather than under the authority of a city or county in the state.
- steam boiler — a receptacle in which water is boiled to generate steam.
- steam-boiler — a receptacle in which water is boiled to generate steam.
- stigmasterol — a crystalline, water-insoluble steroid, C 2 9 H 4 8 O, present in soybeans or calabar beans, used chiefly as a raw material in the manufacture of progesterone.
- stipulaceous — of, relating to, having, resembling, or living on stipules
- stonewalling — the act of stalling, evading, or filibustering, especially to avoid revealing politically embarrassing information.
- storm signal — a visual signal, as a flag, giving advance notice of a heavy storm, used especially along coastal areas.
- string along — a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- strobilation — asexual reproduction by division into segments, as in tapeworms and jellyfishes
- stromatolite — a laminated calcareous fossil structure built by marine algae and having a rounded or columnar form.
- strophiolate — having a strophiole
- studio glass — art glass produced by an independent artisan in the studio.
- stylographic — of or relating to a stylograph.
- sub-tropical — Sub-tropical places have a climate that is warm and wet, and are often near tropical regions.
- subapostolic — of or relating to the era after that of the Apostles
- subeditorial — of or relating to a subeditor, the work of a subeditor or a subeditorship
- subfactorial — the number of ways a group of objects can be arranged so that none of the objects are in their original or correct place
- subjectional — the act of subjecting.
- sublineation — an underlining
- suboccipital — situated below the occipital bone or the occipital lobe of the brain.
- sulphonation — the action or process of converting or being converted into a sulphonate