13-letter words containing n, o, l, a, c
- salpingectomy — excision of the Fallopian tube.
- salviniaceous — relating to the genus Salviniaceae
- san cristobal — a city in SW Venezuela.
- 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.
- scalenohedral — a hemihedral crystal form of 8 or 12 faces, each face being a scalene triangle.
- scalenohedron — a hemihedral crystal form of 8 or 12 faces, each face being a scalene triangle.
- scandalmonger — a person who spreads scandal or gossip.
- scarlet woman — a sexually promiscuous woman, especially a prostitute or a woman who commits adultery.
- scholarliness — of, like, or befitting a scholar: scholarly habits.
- scintillation — the act of scintillating; sparkling.
- scotch plains — a township in NE New Jersey.
- scotland yard — a short street in central London, England: formerly the site of the London police headquarters, which were removed 1890 to a Thames embankment (New Scotland Yard, ).
- second ballot — an electoral procedure in which if no candidate emerges as a clear winner in a first ballot, candidates at the bottom of the poll are eliminated and another ballot is held among the remaining candidates
- sectionalized — divided into sections
- selenous acid — a colorless, transparent, crystalline powder, H2SeO3, soluble in water and used as a reagent
- self-creation — the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- semiporcelain — any of several vitrified ceramic wares lacking the translucency or hardness of true porcelain but otherwise similar to it.
- shell company — A shell company is a company that another company takes over in order to use its name to gain an advantage.
- silicon alley — an area of New York City in which industries associated with information technology are concentrated
- single combat — combat between two persons.
- single-action — (of a firearm) requiring the cocking of the hammer before firing each shot: a single-action revolver.
- sinistrocular — favoring the left eye, rather than the right, by habit or for effective vision (opposed to dextrocular).
- slash fiction — a type or piece of fan fiction involving usually same-sex romantic relationships between fictional characters or famous people, whether or not the romances actually exist: Sherlock Holmes/Dr. Watson slash fiction. Also called slash.
- slow handclap — slow rhythmic clapping, esp used by an audience to indicate dissatisfaction or impatience
- social action — individual or group behavior that involves interaction with other individuals or groups, especially organized action toward social reform.
- social column — a column in a newspaper or magazine that details the activities of members of fashionable society
- social gaming — the playing of online games on social media websites.
- social-minded — interested in or concerned with social conditions or the welfare of society.
- socialization — a continuing process whereby an individual acquires a personal identity and learns the norms, values, behavior, and social skills appropriate to his or her social position.
- solar furnace — a furnace using sunlight concentrated by concave mirrors as the direct source of heat.
- solicitations — instances of asking someone for money, help, support, or an opinion
- spastic colon — a chronic condition of recurring abdominal pain with constipation or diarrhoea or both
- 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.
- splanchnocele — a primitive embryonic body cavity
- splanchnology — the visceral system
- state control — government ownership
- stratovolcano — a large, steep volcano built up of alternating layers of lava and ash or cinders.
- subadolescent — younger than or not quite adolescent
- suballocation — an allocation made from a previous allocation
- sublanceolate — (of leaves, etc) almost spear-shaped
- suction valve — a nonreturn valve in a pump suction to prevent the pump draining or depriming when not in service
- suffocatingly — to kill by preventing the access of air to the blood through the lungs or analogous organs, as gills; strangle.
- sulfonic acid — any of a large group of organic compounds of the structure RSO 2 OH, which are strong acids that give neutral sodium salts: used in the synthesis of phenols, dyes, and other substances.
- sunday school — a school, now usually in connection with a church, for religious instruction on Sunday.
- supercolumnar — existing above a column or columns: a supercolumnar feature.
- syllabication — to syllabify.
- 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.
- tallow candle — a candle made from tallow