13-letter words containing a, s, c, r, i
- spermatogenic — relating to the development of spermatozoa
- spermatotoxic — spermotoxic.
- sperry univac — (company) One of the divisions of Sperry Corporation at the time that company merged with the Burroughs Corporation to form Unisys Corporation.
- spiral casing — a spiral passage for directing the water from a penstock around a water turbine and into the rotor.
- sportscasting — the reporting of a sports event by radio or television broadcast.
- spying charge — an accusation of having taken part in espionage
- square splice — a scarf joint between two pieces, having the form of a half-lap joint with a thicker and a thinner section for each piece, the thicker one being at the end: used to resist tension.
- squirrel cage — a cage containing a cylindrical framework that is rotated by a squirrel or other small animal running inside of it.
- staff officer — a commissioned officer who is a member of a staff.
- standard coin — a coin having value in bullion at least equal to its face value.
- standing crop — the totality of living things in an ecosystem at a given time.
- stare decisis — the doctrine that rules or principles of law on which a court rested a previous decision are authoritative in all future cases in which the facts are substantially the same.
- static memory — the contents of computer memory that remain fixed until written to or until the power is turned off.
- steamer chair — deck chair.
- step aerobics — a set of aerobic exercises designed to improve the cardiovascular system, which consists of stepping on and off a special box of adjustable height
- stercorarious — stercoraceous
- sterculia gum — karaya gum.
- 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.
- stock raising — the breeding and raising of livestock.
- straight face — a serious or impassive facial expression that conceals one's true feelings about something, especially a desire to laugh.
- strait-jacket — a garment made of strong material and designed to bind the arms, as of a violently disoriented person.
- strategic fit — (in business) the degree to which the activities of different sections of a business or businesses working together complement one another to achieve competitive advantage and business success
- strategically — pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of strategy: strategic movements.
- stratigraphic — a branch of geology dealing with the classification, nomenclature, correlation, and interpretation of stratified rocks.
- stratospheric — relating to the stratosphere
- strip cartoon — A strip cartoon is the same as a comic strip.
- strobilaceous — resembling a strobilus; conelike.
- structuralism — any theory that embodies structural principles.
- structuralist — any theory that embodies structural principles.
- structuralize — to form into or make part of a structure.
- structuration — the act of giving structure to something
- sub-franchise — a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.
- subcategorize — to split into subcategories
- subclavicular — a bone of the pectoral arch.
- subcoriaceous — almost leathery
- subtriplicate — designating or involving the ratio of the cube roots of two terms
- subtropically — in the subtropics
- suburbicarian — being near the city of Rome.
- sulfuric acid — a clear, colorless to brownish, dense, oily, corrosive, water-miscible liquid, H 2 SO 4 , usually produced from sulfur dioxide: used chiefly in the manufacture of fertilizers, chemicals, explosives, and dyestuffs and in petroleum refining.
- sunrise watch — dogwatch (def 2).
- superachiever — someone who achieves more than most; high achiever
- superactivity — extreme activity; hyperactivity
- supercautious — very or extremely cautious
- supercriminal — an extremely bad, powerful or successful criminal, a criminal working on a large scale or committing extreme crimes
- supercritical — extremely critical.
- superficially — being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound.
- supergalactic — a system of galaxies.
- supergraphics — large-scale painted or applied decorative art in bold colors and typically in geometric or typographic designs, used over walls and sometimes floors and ceilings to create an illusion of expanded or altered space.
- superparticle — (in supersymmetry theory) a theoretical particle that is a partner to an observed particle, having the same mass but a different spin