12-letter words containing i, r, e, n, c, s
- single-cross — a cross between two inbred lines.
- single-track — (of a railroad or section of a railroad's route) having but one set of tracks, so that trains going in opposite directions must be scheduled to meet only at points where there are sidings.
- sir lawrence — Sir Lawrence Alma-, Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence.
- six-cylinder — having six chambers in a reciprocating internal-combustion engine, pump, or compressor within which the pistons move
- sleeping car — a railroad car fitted with berths, compartments, bedrooms, or drawing rooms for passengers to sleep in.
- sociocentric — oriented toward or focused on one's own social group.
- sorbefacient — inducing absorption
- 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
- spanish rice — rice prepared with chopped onions, tomatoes, green peppers, and sometimes diced ham, seasoned with cayenne pepper and mixed with butter.
- specksioneer — a whaler
- sphincterial — relating to a sphincter
- split screen — Also called composite shot. Movies, Television. a type of process photography in which two or more shots are juxtaposed and projected simultaneously on the screen.
- split-screen — Split-screen is used to describe the technique in making films and television programmes in which two different pieces of film are shown at the same time.
- spring vetch — any of several mostly climbing plants belonging to the genus Vicia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves ending in tendrils and bearing pealike flowers, especially V. sativa (spring vetch) cultivated for forage and soil improvement.
- spring-clean — to subject (a place) to a spring-cleaning.
- stenographic — the art of writing in shorthand.
- stercoranism — the belief that the consecrated Eucharistic elements, the bread and wine, are subject to decay and pass through the body like other ingested things
- stercoranist — a person who believes in stercoranism
- stereophonic — pertaining to a system of sound recording or reproduction using two or more separate channels to produce a more realistic effect by capturing the spatial dimensions of a performance (the location of performers as well as their acoustic surroundings), used especially with high-fidelity recordings and reproduction systems (opposed to monophonic).
- stereoptican — a projector usually consisting of two complete lanterns arranged so that one picture appears to dissolve while the next is forming.
- stereopticon — a projector usually consisting of two complete lanterns arranged so that one picture appears to dissolve while the next is forming.
- stickhandler — a hockey or lacrosse player, esp. one who is talented at stickhandling.
- stone circle — a circle of standing stones erected in prehistoric times
- straightneck — a variety of summer squash related to the crookneck but not having a recurved neck.
- streptomycin — an antibiotic, C 2 1 H 3 9 N 7 O 1 2 , produced by a soil actinomycete, Streptomyces griseus, and used in medicine in the form of its white, water-soluble sulfate salt, chiefly in the treatment of tuberculosis.
- stringcourse — a horizontal band or course, as of stone, projecting beyond or flush with the face of a building, often molded and sometimes richly carved.
- stringencies — stringent character or condition: the stringency of poverty.
- subinspector — a secondary or assistant inspector
- subintroduce — to introduce subtly
- subservience — serving or acting in a subordinate capacity; subordinate.
- subserviency — serving or acting in a subordinate capacity; subordinate.
- sunscreening — the use of sunscreens
- supercabinet — a specially-formed cabinet, a select or powerful group of political ministers (cabinet)
- supercooling — to cool (a liquid) below its freezing point without producing solidification or crystallization; undercool.
- superorganic — of or relating to the structure of cultural elements within society conceived as independent of and superior to the individual members of society.
- surveillance — a watch kept over a person, group, etc., especially over a suspect, prisoner, or the like: The suspects were under police surveillance.
- swiss-french — of or relating to a person from French-speaking Switzerland
- synchroneity — the state of being synchronous; synchronism.
- syncretistic — the attempted reconciliation or union of different or opposing principles, practices, or parties, as in philosophy or religion.
- synergically — in a synergic manner
- tax increase — an increase in the amount of tax that people and companies are obliged to pay
- tennis court — ground marked out for tennis
- tensiometric — relating to the measurement of tension
- the scorpion — the constellation Scorpio, the eighth sign of the zodiac
- theocentrism — having God as the focal point of thoughts, interests, and feelings: theocentric philosophy.
- thunderstick — bull-roarer.
- tinea cruris — jock itch.
- torch singer — a singer, especially a woman, who specializes in singing torch songs.
- tradescantia — any plant of the American genus Tradescantia, widely cultivated for their striped variegated leaves: family Commelinaceae
- tragicalness — the quality or state of being tragic