12-letter words containing c, a, s, t, l
- storage cell — a cell whose energy can be renewed by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to that of the flow of current generated by the cell.
- storm cellar — a cellar or underground chamber for refuge during violent storms; cyclone cellar.
- storm collar — a high collar on a coat
- straddleback — astride, on horseback
- strait-laced — excessively strict in conduct or morality; puritanical; prudish: strait-laced censors.
- straticulate — made up of or arranged in thin layers.
- structurally — of or relating to structure; pertaining or essential to a structure.
- stylographic — of or relating to a stylograph.
- sub-tropical — Sub-tropical places have a climate that is warm and wet, and are often near tropical regions.
- subapostolic — of or relating to the era after that of the Apostles
- subcelestial — being beneath the heavens; terrestrial.
- subcentrally — in a subcentral manner
- subcuticular — the nonliving epidermis that surrounds the edges of the fingernail or toenail.
- subduplicate — of the square root of ratios
- subfactorial — the number of ways a group of objects can be arranged so that none of the objects are in their original or correct place
- subjectional — the act of subjecting.
- suboccipital — situated below the occipital bone or the occipital lobe of the brain.
- subspecialty — a lesser or minor specialty: a cinematographer with a subspecialty of portrait photography.
- successantly — in succession
- sultana cake — a cake that contains sultanas
- supercapital — a member situated between a capital and the spring of an arch, as a dosseret.
- superelastic — capable of returning to its original length, shape, etc., after being stretched, deformed, compressed, or expanded: an elastic waistband; elastic fiber.
- superplastic — (of some metals and alloys) having the capacity to undergo extreme deformation at high temperatures.
- supplication — an act or instance of supplicating; humble prayer, entreaty, or petition.
- supplicatory — to pray humbly; make humble and earnest entreaty or petition.
- supracrustal — relating to rocks that overlie the basement rock of the crust
- surrealistic — of, relating to, or characteristic of surrealism; surreal.
- swamp locust — water locust.
- switch plate — a plate, usually of metal, ceramic, or plastic, covering a switch so that the knob or toggle protrudes.
- syndactylism — having certain digits joined together.
- syndactylous — having fingers, or toes, united
- synectically — from a synectic point of view
- systematical — having, showing, or involving a system, method, or plan: a systematic course of reading; systematic efforts.
- systemically — of or relating to a system.
- tactlessness — lacking tact; showing no tact; undiplomatic; offendingly blunt: a tactless remark.
- tail section — the back or rear section of an aeroplane
- take counsel — receive advice
- talent scout — a person whose business it is to recognize and recruit persons of marked aptitude for a certain field or occupation, especially in entertainment or sports.
- tenths-place — next after ninth; being the ordinal number for ten.
- testiculated — like a testicle, esp in shape
- thalassaemic — a person who has the blood disorder thalassaemia
- thalassocrat — a nation that has dominion over the seas.
- the analects — a collection of Confucius' teachings
- the classics — a body of literature regarded as great or lasting, esp that of ancient Greece or Rome
- thessalonica — official name of Salonika.
- thiobacillus — any of several rod-shaped bacteria of the genus Thiobacillus, inhabiting soil, sewage, etc., that derive energy from oxidation of sulfur or sulfur compounds.
- time capsule — a receptacle containing documents or objects typical of the current period, placed in the earth or in a cornerstone for discovery in the future.
- to lose face — If you lose face, you do something which makes you appear weak and makes people respect or admire you less. If you do something in order to save face, you do it in order to avoid appearing weak and losing people's respect or admiration.
- tonic sol-fa — a system of singing characterized by emphasis upon tonality or key relationship, in which tones are indicated by the initial letters of the syllables of the sol-fa system rather than by conventional staff notation.
- trace fossil — a fossilized track, trail, burrow, boring, or other structure in sedimentary rock that records the presence or behavior of the organism that made it.