13-letter words containing i, c, e, l, o
- sterling bloc — those countries having currencies whose values tend to vary directly with the rise and fall of the value of the pound sterling.
- strobilaceous — resembling a strobilus; conelike.
- subcollection — the act of collecting.
- subcollegiate — of, relating to, or characteristic of subcollege students or a subcollege
- sucking louse — See under louse (def 1).
- suction valve — a nonreturn valve in a pump suction to prevent the pump draining or depriming when not in service
- supercollider — a very large colliding-beam machine in which superconducting magnets create millions of megavolts of energy.
- symbolic code — a program code unrelated to the hardware of a particular computer and requiring conversion to the code used by the computer before the program can be used.
- synecdochical — a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part, the special for the general or the general for the special, as in ten sail for ten ships or a Croesus for a rich man.
- 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
- tectosilicate — any silicate in which each tetrahedral group shares all its oxygen atoms with neighboring groups, the ratio of silicon to oxygen being 1 to 2.
- tektosilicate — any silicate in which each tetrahedral group shares all its oxygen atoms with neighboring groups, the ratio of silicon to oxygen being 1 to 2.
- 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
- telescopiform — having body parts which resemble a telescope in that the retract within one another
- tetrachloride — a chloride containing four atoms of chlorine.
- the carolinas — North Carolina and South Carolina
- the neolithic — the Neolithic period; New Stone Age
- the oligocene — the Oligocene epoch or rock series
- the paleozoic — the Paleozoic Era or its rocks
- theologically — of, relating to, or involved with theology: a theological student.
- theoretically — of, relating to, or consisting in theory; not practical (distinguished from applied).
- thermoelastic — pertaining to the thermodynamic effects produced by deformation of an elastic substance.
- thermoplastic — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
- ticket holder — a person who has a valid ticket for an event or for a journey on public transport
- title catalog — a catalog whose entries are listed by title only.
- to come alive — If people, places, or events come alive, they start to be lively again after a quiet period. If someone or something brings them alive, they cause them to come alive.
- 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.
- total eclipse — an eclipse in which the surface of the eclipsed body is completely obscured.
- touchline ban — an official prohibition of a manager or coach from being present on or near the field during a match
- trade council — a central council composed of local trade unions.
- triamcinolone — a synthetic glucocorticoid drug, C 21 H 27 FO 6 , used in the symptomatic treatment of inflammation.
- triboelectric — electricity generated by friction.
- trinucleotide — three linked nucleotides; triplet.
- trophic level — any class of organisms that occupy the same position in a food chain, as primary consumers, secondary consumers, and tertiary consumers.
- tropical year — year (def 4b).
- tropical zone — Torrid Zone
- tuberculation — Also, tuberculated, tuberculose. having tubercles.
- tweet-a-holic — a person who is addicted to the Twitter website
- type locality — Biology. the locality in which a type specimen was collected.
- ultraviolence — acts of extreme violence, esp those shown on television or film
- un-actionable — furnishing ground for a lawsuit.
- un-cloistered — secluded from the world; sheltered: a cloistered life.
- uncategorical — without exceptions or conditions; absolute; unqualified and unconditional: a categorical denial.
- unchlorinated — not chlorinated; not treated with chlorine