13-letter words containing c, a, l, i, p
- sesquiplicate — relating to or involving the ratio between the square roots of the cubes of given terms; i.e. the sesquiplicate ratio of given terms is the ratio between the square roots of the cubes of those terms
- share capital — A company's share capital is the money that shareholders invest in order to start or expand the business.
- ship chandler — a person who deals in cordage, canvas, and other supplies for ships.
- simplificator — a person who simplifies matters
- skepticalness — inclined to skepticism; having an attitude of doubt: a skeptical young woman who will question whatever you say.
- slip carriage — a railway car detached from a moving train as it passes through a station.
- slipper chair — a small bedroom chair with a low seat.
- small capital — a capital letter of a particular font, the same height as the x-high letters.
- social gospel — a movement in America, chiefly in the early part of the 20th century, stressing the social teachings of Jesus and their applicability to public life.
- social phobia — a type of anxiety disorder characterized by shyness and heightened self-consciousness in particular social situations
- 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.
- sophistically — of the nature of sophistry; fallacious.
- space biology — exobiology.
- space lattice — lattice (def 4).
- spadicifloral — having flowers borne on a spadix
- spasmodically — given to or characterized by bursts of excitement.
- spastic colon — a chronic condition of recurring abdominal pain with constipation or diarrhoea or both
- special agent — an investigator in a law enforcement agency.
- special needs — learning difficulties
- special offer — bargain
- special order — A special order is an extra order or an order for an item specially requested by a customer.
- special staff — all staff officers assigned to headquarters of a division or higher unit who are not members of the general staff or personal staff.
- special-order — to obtain by specific individual order: to special-order a dining-room chandelier.
- specialities' — specialty.
- spectral line — a line in a spectrum due to the absorption or emission of light at a discrete frequency.
- speculatively — pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by speculation, contemplation, conjecture, or abstract reasoning: a speculative approach.
- speech island — a speech community that is completely surrounded by another, usually larger, speech community.
- sphagnicolous — growing in moss
- spice islands — the Moluccas
- spinal column — the series of vertebrae in a vertebrate animal forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; spine; backbone.
- spiral casing — a spiral passage for directing the water from a penstock around a water turbine and into the rotor.
- 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.
- state capitol — the building which houses the government of a state
- 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.
- sub-political — of, relating to, or concerned with politics: political writers.
- subspecialist — a person who devotes himself or herself to one subject or to one particular branch of a subject or pursuit.
- subspeciality — a particular area of expertise within a specialism
- subspecialize — to specialize in a particular area of expertise within a specialism
- subtriplicate — designating or involving the ratio of the cube roots of two terms
- subtropically — in the subtropics
- 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.
- superparticle — (in supersymmetry theory) a theoretical particle that is a partner to an observed particle, having the same mass but a different spin
- superphysical — above or beyond what is physical; hyperphysical.
- sympatholytic — opposing the effects of stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system.
- tachyphylaxis — Medicine/Medical. immediate, temporary immunization against the effects of injection of a toxic extract owing to previous small injections of the same extract.
- tapioca-plant — the cassava, Manihot esculenta.
- tax duplicate — the certification of real-estate assessments to the taxing authorities