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13-letter words containing c, o, n, e, t, i

  • self-conflict — to come into collision or disagreement; be contradictory, at variance, or in opposition; clash: The account of one eyewitness conflicted with that of the other. My class conflicts with my going to the concert.
  • self-creation — the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
  • semiconductor — a substance, as silicon or germanium, with electrical conductivity intermediate between that of an insulator and a conductor: a basic component of various kinds of electronic circuit element (semiconductor device) used in communications, control, and detection technology and in computers.
  • sensitometric — of or relating to sensitometry
  • sewing cotton — cotton thread used for sewing, embroidery, etc.
  • sex addiction — an addiction to sexual activity
  • sex chromatin — Barr body.
  • sex education — Sex education is education in schools on the subject of sexual activity and sexual relationships.
  • sex selection — the practice of attempting to control the sex of a baby in order to achieve a desired sex, through various scientific methods
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • sociocentrism — oriented toward or focused on one's own social group.
  • 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.
  • specification — the act of specifying.
  • spectinomycin — an antibiotic drug, C 1 4 H 2 4 N 2 O 7 , produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces spectabilis, used in the treatment of susceptible gonorrhea.
  • spermatogenic — relating to the development of spermatozoa
  • splenectomize — to remove the spleen from
  • spot reducing — the usually futile effort to exercise one part of the body, as the thighs, in hopes of reducing the amount of fat stored in that area.
  • staff section — section (def 10b).
  • 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.
  • steering lock — an anti-theft device
  • step function — a function that is constant on each of a finite set of subintervals of its domain, the union of the subintervals being the domain.
  • stereognostic — the ability to determine the shape and weight of an object by touching or lifting it.
  • sterling bloc — those countries having currencies whose values tend to vary directly with the rise and fall of the value of the pound sterling.
  • steroidogenic — of or pertaining to steroidogenesis
  • sticks&stones — (language, functional programming)   A functional, polymorphic hardware description language loosely based on ML by Lucca Cardelli.
  • stockbreeding — the breeding and raising of livestock for marketing or exhibition.
  • string course — a horizontal band or course, as of stone, projecting beyond or flush with the face of a building, often molded and sometimes richly carved.
  • subcollection — the act of collecting.
  • successionist — a person who advocates a succession (of an office, throne, title etc), esp in ecclesiology, the apostolic succession
  • suction valve — a nonreturn valve in a pump suction to prevent the pump draining or depriming when not in service
  • superreaction — a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
  • superromantic — exceptionally romantic
  • 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.
  • tarpeian rock — a rock on the Capitoline Hill in Rome, from which criminals and traitors were hurled.
  • 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
  • technological — of or relating to technology; relating to science and industry.
  • technologised — to make technological; to modernize or modify with technology.
  • technologized — to make technological; to modernize or modify with technology.
  • technopolitan — of or relating to a place or society dominated by technology
  • telecommuting — working at home by using a computer terminal electronically linked to one's place of employment.
  • teledildonics — a technology supposedly enabling two or more people to engage in sexual activity remotely
  • telerecording — the recording of television signals on tape or, more usually, on film
  • tenaciousness — holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of): a tenacious grip on my arm; tenacious of old habits.
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