12-letter words containing c, l, o, n, i, t
- riot control — the activity of quelling or containing a riot
- romantically — of, relating to, or of the nature of romance; characteristic or suggestive of the world of romance: a romantic adventure.
- salification — to form into a salt, as by chemical combination.
- sanctionable — authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- sansculottic — relating to sansculottes
- scalding hot — that scalds; burning; too hot
- scalp lotion — A scalp lotion is a liquid medication for the treatment of scalp conditions and disorders.
- scarlatinoid — resembling scarlatina or its eruptions.
- school night — any night of the week that precedes a day of school
- scintillator — a phosphor capable of producing scintillations.
- scrutinously — in a scrutinous manner
- scutellation — a scutellate state or formation; a scaly covering, as on a bird's foot.
- seclusionist — a person who prefers to be alone or secluded
- sectionalism — excessive regard for sectional or local interests; regional or local spirit, prejudice, etc.
- sectionalize — to render sectional.
- selectionist — a person who believes in natural selection
- self-conceit — an excessively favorable opinion of oneself, one's abilities, etc.; vanity.
- sixth column — the persons residing in a country at war who are devoted to aiding the fifth column in its activities, especially by lowering morale, spreading rumors, etc.
- 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.
- 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.
- solifluction — creep (def 22a).
- speciational — relating to speciation
- sphacelation — the process of mortification
- spiflication — rough treatment
- spin control — Slang. an attempt to give a bias to news coverage, especially of a political candidate or event.
- split second — a fraction of a second.
- splotchiness — the state or condition of being splotchy
- stockingless — not wearing or having stockings
- stone circle — a circle of standing stones erected in prehistoric times
- subjectional — the act of subjecting.
- supplication — an act or instance of supplicating; humble prayer, entreaty, or petition.
- synecologist — a student of, or expert in, synecology
- tail section — the back or rear section of an aeroplane
- technicolour — brightly, showily, or garishly coloured; vividly noticeable
- technologies — the branch of knowledge that deals with the creation and use of technical means and their interrelation with life, society, and the environment, drawing upon such subjects as industrial arts, engineering, applied science, and pure science.
- technologist — a person who specializes in technology.
- technologize — to make technological; to modernize or modify with technology.
- technophilia — a person who loves or is enthusiastic about advanced technology.
- tectonically — of or relating to building or construction; constructive; architectural.
- tenochtitlan — the capital of the Aztec empire: founded in 1325; destroyed by the Spaniards in 1521; now the site of Mexico City.
- teutonically — of or relating to the ancient Teutons.
- the pliocene — the Pliocene epoch or rock series
- thessalonica — official name of Salonika.
- 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.
- town council — municipal government
- tredecillion — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 42 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 78 zeros.
- triacontanol — a long-chain alcohol, CH 3 (CH 2) 28 CH 2 OH, occurring in plant waxes and beeswax, that is a plant growth regulator.
- trichinopoly — a city in central Tamil Nadu, in S India, on the Kaveri River.
- trickle-down — of, relating to, or based on the trickle-down theory: the trickle-down benefits to the local community.