13-letter words containing o, s, c, i, t
- stereognostic — the ability to determine the shape and weight of an object by touching or lifting it.
- 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.
- steroidogenic — of or pertaining to steroidogenesis
- stethoscopist — a person who is experienced in the use of a stethoscope
- stick out for — If you stick out for something, you keep demanding it and do not accept anything different or less.
- sticker shock — unpleasant surprise on learning of an unexpectedly high price for an item.
- sticks&stones — (language, functional programming) A functional, polymorphic hardware description language loosely based on ML by Lucca Cardelli.
- stock options — an option giving the holder, usually an officer or employee, the right to buy stock of the issuing corporation at a specific price within a stated period.
- stock raising — the breeding and raising of livestock.
- stockbreeding — the breeding and raising of livestock for marketing or exhibition.
- stocking loom — a type of knitting machine
- stocking mask — a nylon stocking used, especially by a criminal, to disguise the face.
- stocking unit — A stocking unit is a measurement or number by which items are kept in inventory, for example by dozens, kilograms, or cases.
- stoichiometry — the calculation of the quantities of chemical elements or compounds involved in chemical reactions.
- stratospheric — relating to the stratosphere
- 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.
- strip cartoon — A strip cartoon is the same as a comic strip.
- strobilaceous — resembling a strobilus; conelike.
- structuration — the act of giving structure to something
- sub-political — of, relating to, or concerned with politics: political writers.
- suballocation — an allocation made from a previous allocation
- subcategorize — to split into subcategories
- subcinctorium — an embroidered silk vestment resembling, but somewhat broader than, a maniple, worn by the pope on solemn occasions.
- subcollection — the act of collecting.
- subcollegiate — of, relating to, or characteristic of subcollege students or a subcollege
- subcontiguous — almost touching; nearly contiguous.
- subcontinuous — almost but not quite continuous
- subindication — the act or process of subindicating
- subtropically — in the subtropics
- successionist — a person who advocates a succession (of an office, throne, title etc), esp in ecclesiology, the apostolic succession
- succinctorium — subcinctorium.
- 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.
- suicidologist — someone who studies suicidology
- supercautious — very or extremely cautious
- superreaction — a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- superromantic — exceptionally romantic
- support price — the price at which the government will purchase commodities, especially farm produce, in order to maintain a certain price level.
- surgical boot — a specially designed boot or shoe that compensates for deformities of the foot or leg
- syllabication — to syllabify.
- syllogistical — relating to a syllogism
- symbiotically — living in symbiosis, or having an interdependent relationship: Many people feel the relationship between humans and dogs is symbiotic.
- sympatholytic — opposing the effects of stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system.
- synaposematic — relating to synaposematism
- synchronicity — coincidence in time; contemporaneousness; simultaneousness.
- synchronistic — coincidence in time; contemporaneousness; simultaneousness.
- synodic month — Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
- tachistoscope — an apparatus for use in exposing visual stimuli, as pictures, letters, or words, for an extremely brief period, used chiefly to assess visual perception or to increase reading speed.