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13-letter words containing o, c, t, i, l, e

  • smooth collie — a breed of short-haired collie with a smooth, thick coat.
  • social credit — the doctrine that under capitalism there is an inadequate distribution of purchasing power, for which the remedy lies in governmental control of retail prices and the distribution of national dividends to consumers.
  • social market — an economic system in which industry and commerce are run by private enterprise within limits set by the government to ensure equality of opportunity and social and environmental responsibility
  • splenectomize — to remove the spleen from
  • state capitol — the building which houses the government of a state
  • steering lock — an anti-theft device
  • stereological — of, relating to, stereology
  • stereotypical — a process, now often replaced by more advanced methods, for making metal printing plates by taking a mold of composed type or the like in papier-mâché or other material and then taking from this mold a cast in type metal.
  • sterling bloc — those countries having currencies whose values tend to vary directly with the rise and fall of the value of the pound sterling.
  • strobilaceous — resembling a strobilus; conelike.
  • subcollection — the act of collecting.
  • subcollegiate — of, relating to, or characteristic of subcollege students or a subcollege
  • suction valve — a nonreturn valve in a pump suction to prevent the pump draining or depriming when not in service
  • 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
  • tectosilicate — any silicate in which each tetrahedral group shares all its oxygen atoms with neighboring groups, the ratio of silicon to oxygen being 1 to 2.
  • tektosilicate — any silicate in which each tetrahedral group shares all its oxygen atoms with neighboring groups, the ratio of silicon to oxygen being 1 to 2.
  • telecommuting — working at home by using a computer terminal electronically linked to one's place of employment.
  • teledildonics — a technology supposedly enabling two or more people to engage in sexual activity remotely
  • telerecording — the recording of television signals on tape or, more usually, on film
  • telescopiform — having body parts which resemble a telescope in that the retract within one another
  • tetrachloride — a chloride containing four atoms of chlorine.
  • the carolinas — North Carolina and South Carolina
  • the neolithic — the Neolithic period; New Stone Age
  • the oligocene — the Oligocene epoch or rock series
  • 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).
  • thermoelastic — pertaining to the thermodynamic effects produced by deformation of an elastic substance.
  • thermoplastic — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
  • ticket holder — a person who has a valid ticket for an event or for a journey on public transport
  • title catalog — a catalog whose entries are listed by title only.
  • to come alive — If people, places, or events come alive, they start to be lively again after a quiet period. If someone or something brings them alive, they cause them to come alive.
  • 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.
  • tonsillectomy — the operation of excising or removing one or both tonsils.
  • total eclipse — an eclipse in which the surface of the eclipsed body is completely obscured.
  • touchline ban — an official prohibition of a manager or coach from being present on or near the field during a match
  • trade council — a central council composed of local trade unions.
  • triamcinolone — a synthetic glucocorticoid drug, C 21 H 27 FO 6 , used in the symptomatic treatment of inflammation.
  • triboelectric — electricity generated by friction.
  • trinucleotide — three linked nucleotides; triplet.
  • trophic level — any class of organisms that occupy the same position in a food chain, as primary consumers, secondary consumers, and tertiary consumers.
  • tropical year — year (def 4b).
  • tropical zone — Torrid Zone
  • tuberculation — Also, tuberculated, tuberculose. having tubercles.
  • tweet-a-holic — a person who is addicted to the Twitter website
  • type locality — Biology. the locality in which a type specimen was collected.
  • ultraviolence — acts of extreme violence, esp those shown on television or film
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