12-letter words containing l, o, s, c
- silicon chip — A silicon chip is a very small piece of silicon inside a computer. It has electronic circuits on it and can hold large quantities of information or perform mathematical or logical operations.
- silicon glen — a collective term for the industries in Scotland associated with information technology, esp those concentrated in the central conurbation between Glasgow and Edinburgh
- silk factory — plant where silk fabric is produced
- silky cornel — a cornel, Cornus amomum, of the eastern U.S., having leaves covered with short, silky hairs on the underside and bearing blue berries.
- single-cross — a cross between two inbred lines.
- 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.
- skeleton car — a freight car essentially consisting of a central longitudinal girder fastened to the trucks, sometimes supplemented by one or more pairs of cross cantilevers: used for carrying logs or containers.
- slalom racer — someone who takes part in a slalom
- slash pocket — a pocket set into a garment, especially below the waistline, to which easy access is provided by an exterior, vertical or diagonal slit.
- 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.
- slipper sock — a sock with a soft leather or vinyl sole sewn onto it, used as indoor footwear.
- 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.
- smallclothes — men's close-fitting knee breeches of the 18th and 19th centuries
- smilacaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Smilacaceae, a temperate and tropical family of monocotyledonous flowering plants, most of which are climbing shrubs with prickly stems: includes smilax
- snatch block — a fairlead having the form of a block that can be opened to receive the bight of a rope at any point along its length.
- snow crystal — a crystal of ice sufficiently heavy to fall from the atmosphere.
- social class — a broad group in society having common economic, cultural, or political status.
- social media — websites and other online means of communication that are used by large groups of people to share information and to develop social and professional contacts: Many businesses are utilizing social media to generate sales.
- social order — structure or hierarchy of society
- socializable — to make social; make fit for life in companionship with others.
- sociobiology — the study of social behavior in animals with emphasis on the role of behavior in survival and reproduction, engaging branches of ethology, population genetics, and ecology.
- sociological — of, relating to, or characteristic of sociology and its methodology.
- socratically — of or relating to Socrates or his philosophy, followers, etc., or to the Socratic method.
- soil science — the science that deals with the study of soils.
- solar cooker — a simple, low-cost device using focused sunshine to cook rice, boil water, etc.
- soldier crab — a small blue Australian estuarine crab of the Mictyris genus usually found in large numbers
- sole custody — custody, as of a child whose parents are separated, in which one person has sole responsibility.
- solicitation — the act of soliciting.
- solicitously — anxious or concerned (usually followed by about, for, etc., or a clause): solicitous about a person's health.
- solid rocket — any of various rockets using solid fuel
- solidaristic — relating to solidarism
- solifluction — creep (def 22a).
- somatic cell — one of the cells that take part in the formation of the body, becoming differentiated into the various tissues, organs, etc.
- somnolescent — sleepy
- sonnet cycle — a group of sonnets composed by one poet and having a unifying theme or subject.
- sooty blotch — a disease, especially of apples and pears, characterized by sootlike spots or blotches on the fruit, caused by a fungus, Gloeodes pomigena.
- sophomorical — characteristic of a sophomore
- soprano clef — a sign locating middle C on the bottom line of the staff.
- sorosilicate — any of the silicates in which each silicate tetrahedron shares one of its four oxygen atoms with a neighboring tetrahedron, the ratio of silicon to oxygen being two to seven.
- sothic cycle — (in the ancient Egyptian calendar) a period of 1460 Sothic years.
- south euclid — a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
- spasmophilic — of or noting spasmophilia.
- special sort — a character, such as an accented letter, that is not a usual member of any font
- speciational — relating to speciation
- spectatorial — a person who looks on or watches; onlooker; observer.
- spermatocele — a swelling of the testicle
- 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.
- spinal block — spinal anesthesia.