13-letter words containing i, n, o, c, d
- 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.
- semidominance — incomplete dominance.
- sex addiction — an addiction to sexual activity
- sex education — Sex education is education in schools on the subject of sexual activity and sexual relationships.
- shadowcasting — the enhancement of images by the casting of shadows
- sigmoid colon — Zoology. an S -shaped curve in a body part.
- social-minded — interested in or concerned with social conditions or the welfare of society.
- speedcoding 3 — (language) [Listed in CACM 2(5):16, May 1959].
- 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.
- standard coin — a coin having value in bullion at least equal to its face value.
- standing chop — (in an axemen's competition) a chop with the log standing upright
- standing crop — the totality of living things in an ecosystem at a given time.
- 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.
- steroidogenic — of or pertaining to steroidogenesis
- stockbreeding — the breeding and raising of livestock for marketing or exhibition.
- subindication — the act or process of subindicating
- sulfonic acid — any of a large group of organic compounds of the structure RSO 2 OH, which are strong acids that give neutral sodium salts: used in the synthesis of phenols, dyes, and other substances.
- synchondrosis — the joining of two bones by cartilage
- 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.
- synodic month — Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
- 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.
- technologised — to make technological; to modernize or modify with technology.
- technologized — to make technological; to modernize or modify with technology.
- 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
- the unco guid — narrow-minded, excessively religious, or self-righteous people
- thermodynamic — of or relating to thermodynamics.
- thirty-second — next after the thirty-first; being the ordinal number for 32.
- time discount — a discount allowed for payment of an invoice or bill before it falls due.
- titanic oxide — a white, water-insoluble powder, TiO 2 , used chiefly in white pigments, plastics, ceramics, and for delustering synthetic fibers.
- traction load — the solid material that is carried along the bed of a river
- trade council — a central council composed of local trade unions.
- trinucleotide — three linked nucleotides; triplet.
- un-cloistered — secluded from the world; sheltered: a cloistered life.
- unaccompanied — not accompanied; alone: The shipment arrived unaccompanied by an invoice.
- uncategorized — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- unchlorinated — not chlorinated; not treated with chlorine
- uncompanioned — not having a companion; unaccompanied
- uncomplicated — to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
- uncompromised — unable to function optimally, especially with regard to immune response, owing to underlying disease, harmful environmental exposure, or the side effects of a course of treatment.
- unconditional — not limited by conditions; absolute: an unconditional promise.
- unconditioned — not subject to conditions; absolute.
- unconsidering — not reflective or thoughtful
- 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.
- uncoordinated — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
- underclothing — clothing worn next to the skin under outer clothes.
- underoccupied — not having enough to do or to engage one's attention