13-letter words containing n, o, c, u
- 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.
- school outing — a short trip that a school organizes for schoolchildren, usually during the school day, to a place of interest such as museum or art gallery
- scoping study — a preliminary study to define the scope of a project
- scouring rush — any of certain horsetails, especially Equisetum hyemale, used for scouring and polishing.
- scout uniform — the uniform worn by the Scouts
- sea buckthorn — a thorny Eurasian shrub, Hippophaë rhamnoides, growing on sea coasts and having silvery leaves and orange fruits: family Elaeagnaceae
- second cousin — a child of a first cousin of one's parent. Compare cousin (def 1).
- second nature — an acquired habit or tendency in one's character that is so deeply ingrained as to appear automatic: Neatness is second nature to him.
- second-source — of or pertaining to a cooperative arrangement whereby the products, as electronic parts, of one company are also manufactured by another company
- security zone — an area controlled by security forces
- selenous acid — a colorless, transparent, crystalline powder, H2SeO3, soluble in water and used as a reagent
- self-conquest — the act or state of conquering or the state of being conquered; vanquishment.
- semiconductor — a substance, as silicon or germanium, with electrical conductivity intermediate between that of an insulator and a conductor: a basic component of various kinds of electronic circuit element (semiconductor device) used in communications, control, and detection technology and in computers.
- semiconscious — half-conscious; not fully conscious.
- sensate focus — a series of touching exercises designed to increase intimacy in a sexual relationship
- sex education — Sex education is education in schools on the subject of sexual activity and sexual relationships.
- share account — a savings account in a credit union.
- shockumentary — a television programme showing members of the public in shocking or violent situations
- short account — the account of a short seller.
- sinistrocular — favoring the left eye, rather than the right, by habit or for effective vision (opposed to dextrocular).
- slow puncture — a small hole in a tyre, from which the air escapes very slowly, so that at first it is not obvious that there is any problem with the tyre
- social column — a column in a newspaper or magazine that details the activities of members of fashionable society
- soft currency — econ: fluctuating value
- solar furnace — a furnace using sunlight concentrated by concave mirrors as the direct source of heat.
- somniloquence — sleep-talking
- sound effects — any sounds artificially produced, reproduced from a recording, etc, to create a theatrical effect, such as the bringing together of two halves of a hollow coconut shell to simulate a horse's gallop; used in plays, films, etc
- south african — of southern Africa.
- southern cane — a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- sphagnicolous — growing in moss
- spinal column — the series of vertebrae in a vertebrate animal forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; spine; backbone.
- spot reducing — the usually futile effort to exercise one part of the body, as the thighs, in hopes of reducing the amount of fat stored in that area.
- squirrel corn — an American plant, Dicentra canadensis, of the fumitory family, having yellow roots resembling kernels of corn, finely dissected leaves, and clusters of drooping, heart-shaped, cream-colored flowers.
- step function — a function that is constant on each of a finite set of subintervals of its domain, the union of the subintervals being the domain.
- stocking unit — A stocking unit is a measurement or number by which items are kept in inventory, for example by dozens, kilograms, or cases.
- string course — a horizontal band or course, as of stone, projecting beyond or flush with the face of a building, often molded and sometimes richly carved.
- structuration — the act of giving structure to something
- sub-component — a constituent part; element; ingredient.
- subadolescent — younger than or not quite adolescent
- suballocation — an allocation made from a previous allocation
- subcinctorium — an embroidered silk vestment resembling, but somewhat broader than, a maniple, worn by the pope on solemn occasions.
- subcollection — the act of collecting.
- subcommission — the act of committing or entrusting a person, group, etc., with supervisory power or authority.
- subconcession — the act of conceding or yielding, as a right, a privilege, or a point or fact in an argument: He made no concession to caution.
- subconscience — an inhibiting sense of what is prudent: I'd eat another piece of pie but my conscience would bother me.
- subcontiguous — almost touching; nearly contiguous.
- subcontinuous — almost but not quite continuous
- subcontractor — Law. a person who or business that contracts to provide some service or material necessary for the performance of another's contract.
- subindication — the act or process of subindicating
- sublanceolate — (of leaves, etc) almost spear-shaped
- successionist — a person who advocates a succession (of an office, throne, title etc), esp in ecclesiology, the apostolic succession