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13-letter words containing s, a, t, e, l, o

  • 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
  • solar battery — an array of solar cells, used as a source of electrical power.
  • solar heating — to heat (a building) by means of solar energy.
  • solderability — the characteristic of being solderable
  • solemnization — to perform the ceremony of (marriage).
  • solidungulate — having a single, undivided hoof on each foot, as a horse.
  • solitary wave — a localized disturbance that propagates like a wave but resembles a particle in that it does not disperse, even if it collides with other such waves.
  • solvent abuse — Solvent abuse is the dangerous practice of breathing in the gases from substances such as glue in order to feel as if you are drunk.
  • sound blaster — (hardware)   The best known family of sound cards for the IBM PC from Creative Labs.
  • southeasterly — coming from the south east
  • southern alps — a mountain range in New Zealand, on South Island: the highest range in Australasia. Highest peak: Mount Cook (also known as Aoraki or Aorangi), 3754 m (12 316 ft)
  • speleotherapy — a form of treatment for asthma sufferers that takes place in clinics in disused mines, in which the air is free of pollen, dust mites, and the other irritants that provoke an allergic reaction; used to reduce the risk of heart disease
  • spermatoblast — a reproductive cell
  • spoiler party — a third political party formed to draw votes away from one of the two major parties, thus spoiling its chance of winning an election.
  • spontaneously — coming or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency; without effort or premeditation; natural and unconstrained; unplanned: a spontaneous burst of applause.
  • sportsmanlike — a man who engages in sports, especially in some open-air sport, as hunting, fishing, racing, etc.
  • spotter plane — an aircraft used in observing enemy movements or the accuracy of fire on a target
  • staff college — a training centre for executive military personnel
  • staff of life — bread, considered as the mainstay of the human diet.
  • stalagmometer — an instrument for determining the number of drops, or the weight of each drop, in a given volume of liquid.
  • stalagmometry — measurement of drops of liquid using a staktometer
  • starring role — a main role; the main role
  • state capitol — the building which houses the government of a state
  • state college — a city in central Pennsylvania.
  • state control — government ownership
  • state of play — current situation
  • stenopetalous — having narrow petals.
  • stereological — of, relating to, stereology
  • stereoregular — pertaining to stereochemical regularity or having repeating units in a sequential configuration
  • 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.
  • sterilization — the act of sterilizing.
  • stone bramble — a herbaceous Eurasian rosaceous plant, Rubus saxatilis, of stony places, having white flowers and berry-like scarlet fruits (drupelets)
  • stone lantern — (in Japan) an intricately carved lantern of stone, often placed in a garden or before a shrine.
  • stone parsley — a parsley, Sison amomum, of Eurasia, bearing aromatic seeds that are used as a condiment.
  • strobilaceous — resembling a strobilus; conelike.
  • strophiolated — having strophioles, caruncles
  • subadolescent — younger than or not quite adolescent
  • subcollegiate — of, relating to, or characteristic of subcollege students or a subcollege
  • subdelegation — a group or body of delegates: Our club sent a delegation to the rally.
  • subequatorial — of, relating to, or being a region near the equatorial region.
  • sublanceolate — (of leaves, etc) almost spear-shaped
  • subperiosteal — the normal investment of bone, consisting of a dense, fibrous outer layer, to which muscles attach, and a more delicate, inner layer capable of forming bone.
  • suction valve — a nonreturn valve in a pump suction to prevent the pump draining or depriming when not in service
  • sulfathiazole — a sulfanilamide derivative, C 9 H 9 N 3 O 2 S 2 , formerly used in the treatment of pneumonia and staphylococcal infections, but now largely replaced because of its toxicity.
  • sulfonmethane — a colorless, crystalline compound, C7H16O4S2, used in medicine as a soporific and hypnotic
  • suovetaurilia — (in ancient Rome) a sacrifice of a hog, a ram, and a bull.
  • superdiplomat — a highly skilled or powerful diplomat, a high-ranking diplomat
  • superloyalist — a fanatically loyal supporter (esp of a political party)
  • supernational — tending to involve, or extending authority over, more than one nation; international; supranational.
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