13-letter words containing l, i, s, c
- reclusiveness — the state or quality of being reclusive
- reconsolidate — to bring together (separate parts) into a single or unified whole; unite; combine: They consolidated their three companies.
- recrystallize — to become crystallized again.
- red delicious — a deep-red type of Delicious apple.
- reducibleness — the extent, state or quality of being reducible
- regionalistic — Government. the principle or system of dividing a city, state, etc., into separate administrative regions.
- reminiscently — awakening memories of something similar; suggestive (usually followed by of): His style of writing is reminiscent of Melville's.
- republicanism — republican government.
- resectability — the state of being resectable
- resting place — grave
- restrictively — tending or serving to restrict.
- revascularize — to surgically improve the blood circulation of (an organ or area of the body).
- rhinoscleroma — an inflammatory bacterial disease of the nose that is mostly found in Africa and Central America
- richter scale — a scale, ranging from 1 to 10, for indicating the intensity of an earthquake.
- riding school — a place where equitation is taught.
- rock squirrel — a large, gray ground squirrel, Spermophilus variegatus, inhabiting rocky areas of the southwestern U.S.
- rolling stock — the wheeled vehicles of a railroad, including locomotives, freight cars, and passenger cars.
- royal society — The Royal Society of London for the Advancement of Science, a society through which the British government has supported scientific investigation since 1662: awards four annual medals.
- rural science — the study and theory of agriculture, biology, ecology, and associated fields
- saccharolytic — of or causing the hydrolysis of sugars.
- sacerdotalism — the system, spirit, or methods of the priesthood.
- sacerdotalize — to submit (something) to sacerdotalism
- sacralization — to make sacred; imbue with sacred character, especially through ritualized devotion: a society that sacralized science.
- sacrifice fly — a fly ball when there are fewer than two players out that enables a base runner, usually at third base, to score after the ball is caught.
- sacrificially — pertaining to or concerned with sacrifice.
- saddle-stitch — to sew, bind, or decorate with a saddle stitch.
- saint columba — Padraic [paw-drik] /ˈpɔ drɪk/ (Show IPA), 1881–1972, Irish poet and dramatist, in the U.S. from 1914.
- saint michael — one of the archangels. Feast day: Sept 29 or Nov 8
- sales receipt — slip or document: proof of payment
- salpingectomy — excision of the Fallopian tube.
- salviniaceous — relating to the genus Salviniaceae
- san cristobal — a city in SW Venezuela.
- sanctifyingly — in a sanctifying manner
- sandwich loaf — a loaf of the type of soft white sliced bread often used to make sandwiches
- sansculottism — (in the French Revolution) a revolutionary of the poorer class: originally a term of contempt applied by the aristocrats but later adopted as a popular name by the revolutionaries.
- santa clarita — city in SW Calif., near Los Angeles: pop. 151,000
- sarcastically — of, relating to, or characterized by sarcasm: a sarcastic reply.
- saving clause — a clause which denotes a reservation or exception
- scalariformly — in a scalariform or ladder-like manner
- scale drawing — illustration made in proportion
- scalpelliform — having the shape of a scalpel blade
- scanning line — (in a cathode-ray or television tube) a single horizontal trace made by the electron beam in one traversal of the fluorescent screen. Compare frame (def 9).
- scapulimantic — relating to scapulimancy
- scarlet gilia — skyrocket.
- schematically — pertaining to or of the nature of a schema, diagram, or scheme; diagrammatic.
- schiller park — a town in NE Illinois.
- scholarliness — of, like, or befitting a scholar: scholarly habits.
- scholasticate — a course of study for seminarians, taken prior to their theological studies.
- scholasticism — (sometimes initial capital letter) the system of theological and philosophical teaching predominant in the Middle Ages, based chiefly upon the authority of the church fathers and of Aristotle and his commentators.
- school choice — an educational policy based on vouchers or scholarships, allowing students their choice of private or public school.