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12-letter words containing i, s, o, t, n, c

  • sixth column — the persons residing in a country at war who are devoted to aiding the fifth column in its activities, especially by lowering morale, spreading rumors, etc.
  • sixty-second — next after the sixty-first; being the ordinal number for 62.
  • 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.
  • slot machine — a gambling machine operated by inserting coins into a slot and pulling a handle that activates a set of spinning symbols on wheels, the final alignment of which determines the payoff that is released into a receptacle at the bottom.
  • sociocentric — oriented toward or focused on one's own social group.
  • sociogenetic — contributing to or affecting the course of social development: sociogenetic factors leading to war.
  • socket joint — a joint in which the rounded end of one part fits into the cavity of another part
  • soft science — any of the specialized fields or disciplines, as psychology, sociology, anthropology, or political science, that interpret human behavior, institutions, society, etc., on the basis of scientific investigations for which it may be difficult to establish strictly measurable criteria.
  • solicitation — the act of soliciting.
  • solifluction — creep (def 22a).
  • somaticizing — to convert (anxiety) into physical symptoms.
  • somatotensic — (of certain plants that are eaten as food) restoring equilibrium
  • somnifacient — causing or inducing sleep.
  • 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
  • soup kitchen — a place where food, usually soup, is served at little or no charge to the needy.
  • south-facing — facing towards the south
  • sparcstation — (computer)   A family of workstations from Sun Microsystems based on the SPARC architecture. Models include the SPARCStation 1, 1+, SLC, SPARCStation ELC, IPX, SPARCStation 5, SPARCStation 10 and SPARCStation 20.
  • speciational — relating to speciation
  • sphacelation — the process of mortification
  • spiflication — rough treatment
  • spin control — Slang. an attempt to give a bias to news coverage, especially of a political candidate or event.
  • split second — a fraction of a second.
  • splotchiness — the state or condition of being splotchy
  • 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.
  • stick around — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
  • stock option — an option giving the holder, usually an officer or employee, the right to buy stock of the issuing corporation at a specific price within a stated period.
  • stockbroking — business of buying and selling stock
  • stocking cap — a long, conical, knitted cap, usually with a tassel or pompon at the tip.
  • stockingless — not wearing or having stockings
  • stockpunisht — punished by being put in stocks
  • stone circle — a circle of standing stones erected in prehistoric times
  • 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.
  • stupefaction — the state of being stupefied; stupor.
  • sub-function — the kind of action or activity proper to a person, thing, or institution; the purpose for which something is designed or exists; role.
  • subarcuation — a structure that is somewhat arched
  • subcommunity — a self-contained community usually within the suburbs of a large urban area.
  • subcontinent — a large, relatively self-contained landmass forming a subdivision of a continent: the subcontinent of India.
  • subdiaconate — the office or dignity of a subdeacon.
  • subinfection — an act or fact of infecting; state of being infected.
  • subinspector — a secondary or assistant inspector
  • subintroduce — to introduce subtly
  • subjectional — the act of subjecting.
  • subscription — a sum of money given or pledged as a contribution, payment, investment, etc.
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