13-letter words containing c, o, s, t, e
- toggle switch — a switch in which a projecting knob or arm, moving through a small arc, causes the contacts to open or close an electric circuit suddenly, as commonly used in most homes.
- tonsillectomy — the operation of excising or removing one or both tonsils.
- topochemistry — the study of reactions that only occur at specific regions in a system
- tortoise-core — Archaeology. a late Lower and Middle Paleolithic stone core characteristic of the Levalloisian tradition of toolmaking, having a rounded top and flattish bottom and prepared in advance to permit the removal of a single ellipsoid flake with one blow from a stone hammer.
- total eclipse — an eclipse in which the surface of the eclipsed body is completely obscured.
- tracheophytes — any plant of the former division Tracheophyta, comprising all the vascular plants.
- tract society — a society that publishes and distributes religious pamphlets.
- trans-oceanic — extending across or traversing the ocean: a transoceanic cable.
- transcriptome — a collection of all the messenger RNA in a particular cell
- treacherously — characterized by faithlessness or readiness to betray trust; traitorous.
- trichopterist — a student of, or expert in, trichopteran insects
- trichopterous — belonging or pertaining to the insect order Trichoptera, comprising the caddisflies.
- truck bolster — the upper transverse member of a car truck that holds the truck center plate and receives the car's weight.
- twenty-second — next after the twenty-first; being the ordinal number for 22.
- ugly customer — a hostile or dangerous person.
- un-cloistered — secluded from the world; sheltered: a cloistered life.
- uncompensated — to recompense for something: They gave him ten dollars to compensate him for his trouble.
- unconsecrated — to make or declare sacred; set apart or dedicate to the service of a deity: to consecrate a new church building.
- unconsecutive — following one another in uninterrupted succession or order; successive: six consecutive numbers, such as 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
- unconstituted — to compose; form: mortar constituted of lime and sand.
- unconstrained — forced, compelled, or obliged: a constrained confession.
- unconstricted — to draw or press in; cause to contract or shrink; compress.
- unconstructed — (of clothing) made with little or no padding, interfacing, or lining, so as to fit loosely or softly on the body.
- unconsummated — to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill.
- uncontentious — tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome: a contentious crew.
- uncontestable — a race, conflict, or other competition between rivals, as for a prize.
- uncourtliness — the lack of courtliness
- undated stock — stock that has no definitive repayment commitment
- understocking — to provide an insufficient quantity, as of merchandise, supplies, or livestock.
- undiscomfited — not discomfited; at ease
- undissociated — not dissociated, especially into ions or into simpler molecules.
- undomesticate — to make wild
- unobstructive — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- unstercorated — not stercorated or covered in dung
- variable cost — a cost that varies with a change in the volume of output while remaining uniform on a per-unit basis, as cost of labor (distinguished from fixed cost).
- velvet scoter — a European sea duck, Melanitta fusca, the male of which has a black plumage with white patches below the eyes and on the wings
- venture scout — a young man or woman, aged 16–20, who is a member of the senior branch of the Scouts
- versification — the act of versifying.
- videocassette — a cassette enclosing a length of tape for video recording or reproduction.
- violoncellist — cellist.
- virgo cluster — a cluster of about 2500 galaxies in the constellation Virgo, the nearest cluster to our galaxy.
- visceroptosis — a downward displacement of the intestine
- visual cortex — the portion of the cerebral cortex of the brain that receives and processes impulses from the optic nerves.
- vivisectorium — the location where vivisection takes place
- volksdeutsche — a member of the German people, especially one of a community having its home outside of Germany, usually in central or eastern Europe.
- waste product — material discarded as useless in the process of producing something.
- watch oneself — to be careful, cautious, or discreet
- watercolorist — a pigment for which water and not oil is used as the vehicle.
- waterscorpion — any of several predaceous aquatic bugs of the family Nepidae, having clasping front legs and a long respiratory tube at the rear of the abdomen: capable of biting if handled.
- west bromwich — a city in West Midlands, in central England, near Birmingham.