13-letter words containing a, r, e, c, o, l
- social market — an economic system in which industry and commerce are run by private enterprise within limits set by the government to ensure equality of opportunity and social and environmental responsibility
- social worker — sb who assists local community
- solar eclipse — Astronomy. the obscuration of the light of the moon by the intervention of the earth between it and the sun (lunar eclipse) or the obscuration of the light of the sun by the intervention of the moon between it and a point on the earth (solar eclipse) a similar phenomenon with respect to any other planet and either its satellite or the sun. the partial or complete interception of the light of one component of a binary star by the other.
- solar furnace — a furnace using sunlight concentrated by concave mirrors as the direct source of heat.
- special offer — bargain
- special order — A special order is an extra order or an order for an item specially requested by a customer.
- special-order — to obtain by specific individual order: to special-order a dining-room chandelier.
- state control — government ownership
- stereological — of, relating to, stereology
- stereotypical — a process, now often replaced by more advanced methods, for making metal printing plates by taking a mold of composed type or the like in papier-mâché or other material and then taking from this mold a cast in type metal.
- strobilaceous — resembling a strobilus; conelike.
- supercolossal — greater than colossal, huge, enormous
- supercolumnar — existing above a column or columns: a supercolumnar feature.
- supramolecule — a collection of molecules held together by intermolecular forces
- suspercollate — to hang
- talcum powder — a powder made of purified, usually perfumed talc, for toilet purposes.
- tax collector — sb employed to gather taxes
- tetrachloride — a chloride containing four atoms of chlorine.
- the carolinas — North Carolina and South Carolina
- theoretically — of, relating to, or consisting in theory; not practical (distinguished from applied).
- thermal shock — a fluctuation in temperature causing stress in a material. It often results in fracture, esp in brittle materials such as ceramics
- thermobalance — an analytical balance that measures weight changes when matter is heated
- thermoelastic — pertaining to the thermodynamic effects produced by deformation of an elastic substance.
- thermonuclear — relating to nuclear fusion
- thermoplastic — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
- three old cat — three-a-cat.
- throttle back — If you throttle back, or you throttle back the engine, when driving a motor vehicle or flying an aircraft, you make it go slower by reducing the quantity of fuel entering the engine.
- trade council — a central council composed of local trade unions.
- treacherously — characterized by faithlessness or readiness to betray trust; traitorous.
- triamcinolone — a synthetic glucocorticoid drug, C 21 H 27 FO 6 , used in the symptomatic treatment of inflammation.
- tropical year — year (def 4b).
- tropical zone — Torrid Zone
- tropocollagen — the molecular unit which forms collagen, consisting of three polypeptide chains
- tuberculation — Also, tuberculated, tuberculose. having tubercles.
- ullage rocket — a small hydrogen peroxide rocket engine that produces sufficient acceleration to keep propellants in their places when the main rocket is shut off
- ultraviolence — acts of extreme violence, esp those shown on television or film
- uncategorical — without exceptions or conditions; absolute; unqualified and unconditional: a categorical denial.
- unchlorinated — not chlorinated; not treated with chlorine
- uncomfortable — causing discomfort or distress; painful; irritating.
- unconformable — not conformable; not conforming.
- unconquerable — to acquire by force of arms; win in war: to conquer a foreign land.
- unconquerably — in an invincible manner
- unconversable — inappropriate for conversation
- uncorrectable — not able to be fixed
- under a cloud — a visible collection of particles of water or ice suspended in the air, usually at an elevation above the earth's surface.
- undirectional — of, relating to, or indicating direction in space.
- unenforceable — to put or keep in force; compel obedience to: to enforce a rule; Traffic laws will be strictly enforced.
- unproblematic — not problematic, not causing difficulties or confusion; uncomplicated
- unprotectable — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- unrecoverable — able to recover or be recovered: a patient now believed to be recoverable; recoverable losses on his investments.