12-letter words containing a, n, i, s, o, l
- spotsylvania — a village in NE Virginia: the scene of Civil War battles between the armies of Grant and Lee, May 8–21, 1864.
- 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
- subabdominal — below or beneath the abdomen
- subjectional — the act of subjecting.
- sublineation — an underlining
- subsonically — at a velocity below that of sound
- successional — the coming of one person or thing after another in order, sequence, or in the course of events: many troubles in succession.
- sulphadoxine — an antibiotic drug of the sulphonamide group, commonly used in combination with pyrimethamine to treat malaria, and in combination with various drugs to treat certain infections
- sulphonamide — any of a class of organic compounds that are amides of sulphonic acids containing the group –SO2NH2 or a group derived from this. An important class of sulphonamides are the sulfa drugs
- sulphonation — the action or process of converting or being converted into a sulphonate
- superordinal — relating to the superorder
- supplication — an act or instance of supplicating; humble prayer, entreaty, or petition.
- suspensorial — relating to a suspensorium
- synchronical — happening at the same time
- tail section — the back or rear section of an aeroplane
- talking shop — If you say that a conference or a committee is just a talking shop, you disapprove of it because nothing is achieved as a result of what is discussed.
- teleosaurian — of or relating to the teleosaur
- tenuirostral — pertaining to a group of birds Tenuirostres which have slender bills
- tessellation — the art or practice of tessellating.
- the lothians — three historic counties of SE central Scotland (now council areas): East Lothian, West Lothian, and Midlothian (including Edinburgh)
- thessalonian — of or relating to Thessalonike or its inhabitants.
- thessalonica — official name of Salonika.
- thessalonike — official name of Salonika.
- thessaloníki — official name of Salonika.
- tonic sol-fa — a system of singing characterized by emphasis upon tonality or key relationship, in which tones are indicated by the initial letters of the syllables of the sol-fa system rather than by conventional staff notation.
- transitional — movement, passage, or change from one position, state, stage, subject, concept, etc., to another; change: the transition from adolescence to adulthood.
- transponible — capable of being transposed.
- trinomialism — the trinomial system of naming
- trinomialist — a person who advocates trinomialism
- unchivalrous — having the qualities of chivalry, as courage, courtesy, and loyalty.
- ungraciously — in an ungracious manner
- unhistorical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
- unhospitable — not hospitable
- unloquacious — talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative; chattering; babbling; garrulous: a loquacious dinner guest.
- unmiraculous — not caused by a miracle
- unmoralising — not moralising
- unpolishable — incapable of being made smooth or shiny
- unsailorlike — not befitting a sailor
- unsalubrious — favorable to or promoting health; healthful: salubrious air.
- unsocialized — to make social; make fit for life in companionship with others.
- urbanologist — a sociologist specializing in urban life and problems
- vaginicolous — living in a sheath
- vainglorious — filled with or given to vainglory: a vainglorious actor.
- vasodilation — dilatation of the blood vessels, as by the action of a nerve.
- vasoligation — ligation of the vas deferens.
- vesiculation — characterized by or covered with vesicles.
- villainously — having a cruel, wicked, malicious nature or character.