13-letter words containing c, a, n, o, t, i
- sex education — Sex education is education in schools on the subject of sexual activity and sexual relationships.
- shadowcasting — the enhancement of images by the casting of shadows
- shopping cart — a four-wheeled cart provided by a supermarket or other retail store for a customer's use in collecting purchases.
- signification — meaning; import; sense.
- significatory — serving to signify
- single combat — combat between two persons.
- single-action — (of a firearm) requiring the cocking of the hammer before firing each shot: a single-action revolver.
- sinistrocular — favoring the left eye, rather than the right, by habit or for effective vision (opposed to dextrocular).
- skin reaction — an irritation or inflammation of the skin due to an allergy or infection, brought about by natural means or by a skin test.
- slash fiction — a type or piece of fan fiction involving usually same-sex romantic relationships between fictional characters or famous people, whether or not the romances actually exist: Sherlock Holmes/Dr. Watson slash fiction. Also called slash.
- social action — individual or group behavior that involves interaction with other individuals or groups, especially organized action toward social reform.
- socialization — a continuing process whereby an individual acquires a personal identity and learns the norms, values, behavior, and social skills appropriate to his or her social position.
- solicitations — instances of asking someone for money, help, support, or an opinion
- south african — of southern Africa.
- space fiction — a book, film, TV series, etc, set in outer space
- space station — an orbiting manned structure that can be used for a variety of purposes, as to assemble or service satellites, refuel spacecraft, etc.
- spastic colon — a chronic condition of recurring abdominal pain with constipation or diarrhoea or both
- specification — the act of specifying.
- spermatogenic — relating to the development of spermatozoa
- sportscasting — the reporting of a sports event by radio or television broadcast.
- staff section — section (def 10b).
- standard coin — a coin having value in bullion at least equal to its face value.
- standing chop — (in an axemen's competition) a chop with the log standing upright
- standing crop — the totality of living things in an ecosystem at a given time.
- stannic oxide — a white, amorphous, water-insoluble powder, SnO 2 , used chiefly in the manufacture of ceramic glazes and glass, and of polishing powders for metal, glass, and marble.
- stock raising — the breeding and raising of livestock.
- stocking mask — a nylon stocking used, especially by a criminal, to disguise the face.
- strip cartoon — A strip cartoon is the same as a comic strip.
- structuration — the act of giving structure to something
- suballocation — an allocation made from a previous allocation
- subindication — the act or process of subindicating
- suction valve — a nonreturn valve in a pump suction to prevent the pump draining or depriming when not in service
- suffocatingly — to kill by preventing the access of air to the blood through the lungs or analogous organs, as gills; strangle.
- superreaction — a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- superromantic — exceptionally romantic
- syllabication — to syllabify.
- synaposematic — relating to synaposematism
- take occasion — to avail oneself of an opportunity (to do something)
- take stock in — a supply of goods kept on hand for sale to customers by a merchant, distributor, manufacturer, etc.; inventory.
- tapioca-plant — the cassava, Manihot esculenta.
- tariffication — the creation, fixing, or conversion of a tariff
- tarpeian rock — a rock on the Capitoline Hill in Rome, from which criminals and traitors were hurled.
- tautochronism — the fact or quality of being a tautochrone
- tax avoidance — Tax avoidance is the use of legal methods to pay the smallest possible amount of tax.
- tax deduction — an expenditure that is deducted from taxable income.
- tax inspector — a government official whose job is to make sure that people and companies are paying the right amount of tax
- taxonomically — the science or technique of classification.
- technological — of or relating to technology; relating to science and industry.
- technopolitan — of or relating to a place or society dominated by technology
- tenaciousness — holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of): a tenacious grip on my arm; tenacious of old habits.