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13-letter words containing l, o, c, h, e

  • sclerotherapy — Medicine/Medical. a treatment for varicose veins in which blood flow is diverted and the veins collapsed by injection of a hardening solution, also used cosmetically in spider veins to eliminate discoloration.
  • scotch lovage — a similar and related plant, Ligusticum scoticum, of N Europe
  • sea hollyhock — a rose mallow, Hibiscus moscheutos.
  • self-checkout — A self-checkout is a checkout where customers scan, pack and pay for their goods in a store without being served by a sales associate.
  • self-reproach — blame or censure by one's own conscience.
  • semiochemical — a chemical substance produced by an animal and used in communications, such as a pheromone
  • senior school — a school for pupils between the ages of 11 or 12 and 17 or 18
  • shell company — A shell company is a company that another company takes over in order to use its name to gain an advantage.
  • shell-shocked — battle fatigue.
  • sickle-hocked — noting or pertaining to a condition of horses in which the hock, due to strained tendons and ligaments, is flexed so that the foot is abnormally bowed far under the body.
  • sister school — a university or college which is financially, historically or socially linked to another
  • smooth collie — a breed of short-haired collie with a smooth, thick coat.
  • smooth muscle — involuntary muscle tissue in the walls of viscera and blood vessels, consisting of nonstriated, spindle-shaped cells.
  • splanchnocele — a primitive embryonic body cavity
  • sprocket hole — any of a series of regular perforations along the edge of photographic film for engaging the drive sprockets in a motion-picture camera or projector.
  • summer school — study programs offered by a school, college, or university during the summer to those who wish to obtain their degrees more quickly, who must make up credits, or who wish to supplement their education.
  • 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.
  • techno-babble — technical jargon relating to computing and other technological subjects
  • 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
  • telencephalon — the anterior section of the forebrain comprising the cerebrum and related structures.
  • tetrachloride — a chloride containing four atoms of chlorine.
  • the carolinas — North Carolina and South Carolina
  • the consulate — the consular government of France from 1799 to 1804
  • the holocaust — the systematic, genocidal destruction of over six million European Jews by the Nazis before and during WWII
  • the neolithic — the Neolithic period; New Stone Age
  • the oligocene — the Oligocene epoch or rock series
  • the paleocene — the Paleocene Epoch or its rocks
  • 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).
  • thermal shock — a fluctuation in temperature causing stress in a material. It often results in fracture, esp in brittle materials such as ceramics
  • thermobalance — an analytical balance that measures weight changes when matter is heated
  • thermoelastic — pertaining to the thermodynamic effects produced by deformation of an elastic substance.
  • thermonuclear — relating to nuclear fusion
  • thermoplastic — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
  • three old cat — three-a-cat.
  • throttle back — If you throttle back, or you throttle back the engine, when driving a motor vehicle or flying an aircraft, you make it go slower by reducing the quantity of fuel entering the engine.
  • ticket holder — a person who has a valid ticket for an event or for a journey on public transport
  • to lose touch — If you lose touch with someone, you gradually stop writing, telephoning, or visiting them.
  • 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.
  • toque blanche — the tall white hat traditionally worn by a chef
  • touchline ban — an official prohibition of a manager or coach from being present on or near the field during a match
  • treacherously — characterized by faithlessness or readiness to betray trust; traitorous.
  • trophic level — any class of organisms that occupy the same position in a food chain, as primary consumers, secondary consumers, and tertiary consumers.
  • tweet-a-holic — a person who is addicted to the Twitter website
  • unchlorinated — not chlorinated; not treated with chlorine
  • underclothing — clothing worn next to the skin under outer clothes.
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