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.