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13-letter words containing o, s, c, i, t

  • 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.
  • smooth collie — a breed of short-haired collie with a smooth, thick coat.
  • social action — individual or group behavior that involves interaction with other individuals or groups, especially organized action toward social reform.
  • 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
  • social misfit — a person who does not conform to others' views of what is normal or acceptable in 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.
  • society verse — light, graceful, entertaining poetry considered as appealing to polite society.
  • sociocentrism — oriented toward or focused on one's own social group.
  • sociocultural — of, relating to, or signifying the combination or interaction of social and cultural elements.
  • sociodramatic — a method of group psychotherapy in which each patient assumes and dramatizes a variety of roles, usually focusing on problems and conflicts arising in group situations.
  • sociologistic — making reference only to the concepts of sociology, especially emphasizing social factors to the exclusion of others.
  • sodomitically — in a sodomitical manner
  • solar chariot — (in ancient Egypt) a chariot placed in the tomb of a king to transport him to the sun.
  • solicitations — instances of asking someone for money, help, support, or an opinion
  • somatopsychic — of or relating to the effects of the body on the mind.
  • sophistically — of the nature of sophistry; fallacious.
  • sophisticated — sophisticated.
  • south african — of southern Africa.
  • south america — a continent in the S part of the Western Hemisphere. About 6,900,000 sq. mi. (17,871,000 sq. km).
  • space fiction — a book, film, TV series, etc, set in outer space
  • space station — an orbiting manned structure that can be used for a variety of purposes, as to assemble or service satellites, refuel spacecraft, etc.
  • space tourism — travel into space for recreational purposes
  • spastic colon — a chronic condition of recurring abdominal pain with constipation or diarrhoea or both
  • specification — the act of specifying.
  • spectatorship — the state of being a spectator
  • spectinomycin — an antibiotic drug, C 1 4 H 2 4 N 2 O 7 , produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces spectabilis, used in the treatment of susceptible gonorrhea.
  • spectroscopic — an optical device for producing and observing a spectrum of light or radiation from any source, consisting essentially of a slit through which the radiation passes, a collimating lens, and an Amici prism.
  • spermatogenic — relating to the development of spermatozoa
  • spermatotoxic — spermotoxic.
  • spherocytosis — the condition of having spherocytes
  • spheroidicity — a spheroidal state or form.
  • spirochetosis — a disease caused by infection with a spirochete.
  • splenectomize — to remove the spleen from
  • sportscasting — the reporting of a sports event by radio or television broadcast.
  • 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.
  • staccatissimo — in a very staccato manner
  • staff officer — a commissioned officer who is a member of a staff.
  • staff section — section (def 10b).
  • stalactitious — containing stalactites
  • standard coin — a coin having value in bullion at least equal to its face value.
  • standing chop — (in an axemen's competition) a chop with the log standing upright
  • standing crop — the totality of living things in an ecosystem at a given time.
  • stannic oxide — a white, amorphous, water-insoluble powder, SnO 2 , used chiefly in the manufacture of ceramic glazes and glass, and of polishing powders for metal, glass, and marble.
  • state capitol — the building which houses the government of a state
  • static memory — the contents of computer memory that remain fixed until written to or until the power is turned off.
  • steering lock — an anti-theft device
  • step aerobics — a set of aerobic exercises designed to improve the cardiovascular system, which consists of stepping on and off a special box of adjustable height
  • 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.
  • stercorarious — stercoraceous
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