12-letter words containing c, a, n, t, i
- scitamineous — of or relating to the Scitimanae order of plants, which includes the ginger and banana plants
- scotch grain — a coarse, pebble-grained finish given to heavy leather, esp. for men's shoes
- scott domain — An algebraic, boundedly complete, complete partial order. Often simply called a domain.
- scratch line — a line that marks the start of a race.
- scratchingly — in a scratching manner, with a scratching action
- scutellation — a scutellate state or formation; a scaly covering, as on a bird's foot.
- sectarianism — sectarian spirit or tendencies; excessive devotion to a particular sect, especially in religion.
- sectarianize — to make sectarian.
- section gang — a group of workers who take care of a section of railroad track.
- section hand — a person who works on a section gang.
- section mark — section (def 16).
- sectionalism — excessive regard for sectional or local interests; regional or local spirit, prejudice, etc.
- sectionalize — to render sectional.
- security van — an armoured van used to transport money or other valuables
- seismonastic — of or relating to seismonasty
- semantic web — an extension of the World Wide Web in which data is structured and XML-tagged on the basis of its meaning or content, so that computers can process and integrate the information without human intervention: the semantic Web acting as a global database or huge brain.
- semantically — of, relating to, or arising from the different meanings of words or other symbols: semantic change; semantic confusion.
- semimonastic — somewhat monastic; monastic in certain respects
- sensualistic — of or pertaining to the philosophical position of sensualism
- seroreaction — any reaction occurring in serum.
- short-acting — (of a drug) quickly effective, but requiring regularly repeated doses for long-term treatment, being rapidly absorbed, distributed in the body, and excreted
- significants — important; of consequence.
- significator — a planet deemed significant in astrology
- single track — a single pair of lines so that trains can travel in only one direction at a time
- single-track — (of a railroad or section of a railroad's route) having but one set of tracks, so that trains going in opposite directions must be scheduled to meet only at points where there are sidings.
- sinification — to Sinicize.
- slide-action — (of a rifle or shotgun) having a lever that when slid back and forth ejects the empty case and cocks and reloads the piece.
- slip casting — a pottery-making process in which partially liquefied clay is poured into a plaster mold.
- slot machine — a gambling machine operated by inserting coins into a slot and pulling a handle that activates a set of spinning symbols on wheels, the final alignment of which determines the payoff that is released into a receptacle at the bottom.
- solicitation — the act of soliciting.
- somaticizing — to convert (anxiety) into physical symptoms.
- somatotensic — (of certain plants that are eaten as food) restoring equilibrium
- somnifacient — causing or inducing sleep.
- sorbefacient — inducing absorption
- south-facing — facing towards the south
- sparcstation — (computer) A family of workstations from Sun Microsystems based on the SPARC architecture. Models include the SPARCStation 1, 1+, SLC, SPARCStation ELC, IPX, SPARCStation 5, SPARCStation 10 and SPARCStation 20.
- speciational — relating to speciation
- sphacelation — the process of mortification
- sphincterial — relating to a sphincter
- spiflication — rough treatment
- spin casting — spinning (def 3).
- spinach beet — chard, a plant cultivated for its edible leaves
- spring catch — a catch for an interior or cabinet door that has a bolt operated by a spring.
- standing cup — a tall decorative cup of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, having a raised cover.
- stannic acid — any of the series of acids usually occurring as amorphous powders and varying in composition from H 2 SnO 3 (alpha-stannic acid) to H 4 SnO 4 .
- static cling — the adhering of clothing to other clothing or a person's body, caused by an accumulation of static electricity in the materials, especially those containing synthetic fibers.
- statistician — an expert in or compiler of statistics.
- stenographic — the art of writing in shorthand.
- stercoranism — the belief that the consecrated Eucharistic elements, the bread and wine, are subject to decay and pass through the body like other ingested things
- stercoranist — a person who believes in stercoranism