12-letter words containing d, e, i, c, s
- semi-nomadic — of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads.
- semiattached — partially attached; semidetached.
- semicylinder — half of a cylinder divided lengthwise.
- semidetached — partly detached.
- semipellucid — somewhat pellucid; partially translucent or transparent
- send packing — to dismiss peremptorily
- service road — frontage road.
- sexdecillion — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 51 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 96 zeros.
- shadow price — the calculated price of a good or service for which no market price exists
- shared logic — the sharing of a central processing unit and associated software among several terminals
- shield match — a cricket match for the Sheffield Shield
- side circuit — a circuit derived from two suitably arranged pairs of wires, each pair being a circuit (side circuit) and also acting as one half of an additional derived circuit, the entire system providing the capabilities of three circuits while requiring wires for only two.
- siderochrome — any of various chemical compounds functioning in the transport of iron in bacteria.
- siderophilic — having characteristics of siderophile
- six-cylinder — having six chambers in a reciprocating internal-combustion engine, pump, or compressor within which the pistons move
- sixty-second — next after the sixty-first; being the ordinal number for 62.
- skelic index — the ratio of the length of the leg to the length of the torso of a person, multiplied by 100.
- sliced bread — bread: sold pre-sliced
- slickensided — (of rock) polished by friction
- 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.
- slipped disc — displaced spinal disc
- social media — websites and other online means of communication that are used by large groups of people to share information and to develop social and professional contacts: Many businesses are utilizing social media to generate sales.
- social order — structure or hierarchy of society
- soldier crab — a small blue Australian estuarine crab of the Mictyris genus usually found in large numbers
- solid rocket — any of various rockets using solid fuel
- sorting code — a sequence of numbers printed on a cheque or embossed on a bank or building-society card that identifies the branch holding the account
- south euclid — a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
- spermaticide — spermicide.
- spermatocide — spermicide.
- split second — a fraction of a second.
- spotted dick — a steamed or boiled suet pudding containing dried fruit
- stearic acid — a colorless, waxlike, sparingly water-soluble, odorless solid, C 1 8 H 3 6 O 2 , the most common fatty acid, occurring as the glyceride in tallow and other animal fats and in some animal oils: used chiefly in the manufacture of soaps, stearates, candles, cosmetics, and in medicine in suppositories and pill coatings.
- stickhandler — a hockey or lacrosse player, esp. one who is talented at stickhandling.
- stiff-necked — having a stiff neck; having torticollis.
- store credit — A store credit is a document offered by a store to a customer who returns an item not eligible for a refund. It can be used to buy other goods at the store.
- strait-laced — excessively strict in conduct or morality; puritanical; prudish: strait-laced censors.
- street child — Street children are homeless children who live outdoors in a city and live by begging or stealing.
- sub-mediocre — of only ordinary or moderate quality; neither good nor bad; barely adequate: The car gets only mediocre mileage, but it's fun to drive. Synonyms: undistinguished, commonplace, pedestrian, everyday; run-of-the-mill. Antonyms: extraordinary, superior, uncommon, incomparable.
- subcivilized — not quite civilized
- subdiaconate — the office or dignity of a subdeacon.
- subduplicate — of the square root of ratios
- suberic acid — a crystalline dibasic acid, C 8 H 1 4 O 4 , obtained especially from suberin, castor oil, and cork: used chiefly in the preparation of plastics and plasticizers.
- subintroduce — to introduce subtly
- subjectified — to make subjective.
- succeedingly — being that which follows; subsequent; ensuing: laws to benefit succeeding generations.
- suicide note — letter left by person ending own life
- suicide pact — an agreement between two or more people to commit suicide together.
- synecdochism — the use of synecdoche
- testiculated — like a testicle, esp in shape
- the distance — the most distant or a faraway part of the visible scene or landscape