13-letter words containing s, a, u, c, i, n
- 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.
- sunrise watch — dogwatch (def 2).
- supercriminal — an extremely bad, powerful or successful criminal, a criminal working on a large scale or committing extreme crimes
- superreaction — a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- superromantic — exceptionally romantic
- surface noise — extraneous noise caused by physical wear or a physical flaw on a phonograph record or in a pickup system, rather than by a flaw in the equipment.
- swashbuckling — characteristic of or behaving in the manner of a swashbuckler.
- tautochronism — the fact or quality of being a tautochrone
- tenaciousness — holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of): a tenacious grip on my arm; tenacious of old habits.
- transcaucasia — a region in SE Europe, S of the Caucasus Mountains, between the Black and Caspian seas: constituted a republic 1922–36 (Transcauca·sian So·cialist Fed·erated So·viet Repub·lic) area now includes the republics of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia.
- tungstic acid — a hydrate of tungsten trioxide, H 2 WO 4 ⋅H 2 O, used in the manufacture of tungsten-lamp filaments.
- tussiculation — a hacking cough.
- unascertained — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
- uncertainness — not definitely ascertainable or fixed, as in time of occurrence, number, dimensions, or quality.
- uncharismatic — (of a person) not charismatic; lacking charisma; dull
- unchastisable — not deserving to be chastised; beyond reproach
- uncleanliness — unclean.
- uncomplaisant — not eager to please; not compliant or obliging
- unconstrained — forced, compelled, or obliged: a constrained confession.
- uncustomarily — according to or depending on custom; usual; habitual.
- undescribable — to tell or depict in written or spoken words; give an account of: He described the accident very carefully.
- undiscernable — capable of being discerned; distinguishable.
- undiscouraged — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- undiscussable — to consider or examine by argument, comment, etc.; talk over or write about, especially to explore solutions; debate: to discuss the proposed law on taxes.
- undissociated — not dissociated, especially into ions or into simpler molecules.
- undistracting — not distracting; not showy or ostentatious
- undomesticate — to make wild
- unethicalness — lacking moral principles; unwilling to adhere to proper rules of conduct.
- unfascinating — of great interest or attraction; enchanting; charming; captivating: a fascinating story; fascinating jewelry.
- unicameralism — consisting of a single chamber, as a legislative assembly.
- unmaliciously — not in a malicious manner
- unnecessarily — not necessary or essential; needless; unessential.
- unplasticized — not made plastic, as by the addition of a plasticizer
- unscholarlike — not befitting a scholar; ungentlemanly
- unsecularized — to make secular; separate from religious or spiritual connection or influences; make worldly or unspiritual; imbue with secularism.
- unserviceable — not suitable to be used
- unsignificant — important; of consequence.
- unspecialized — not specialized
- unspecifiable — not able to be specified
- unspeculative — not characterized by speculation
- unsuperficial — external or outward: a superficial resemblance.
- unsymmetrical — characterized by or exhibiting symmetry; well-proportioned, as a body or whole; regular in form or arrangement of corresponding parts.
- unsympathetic — characterized by, proceeding from, exhibiting, or feeling sympathy; sympathizing; compassionate: a sympathetic listener.
- veraciousness — characterized by truthfulness; true, accurate, or honest in content: a veracious statement; a veracious account.
- vernacularism — a vernacular word or expression.
- vernacularist — someone who uses vernacular speech
- vicariousness — performed, exercised, received, or suffered in place of another: vicarious punishment.
- vivaciousness — lively; animated; spirited: a vivacious folk dance.
- voluntaristic — Philosophy. any theory that regards will as the fundamental agency or principle, in metaphysics, epistemology, or psychology.
- wages council — (formerly, in Britain) a statutory body empowered to fix minimum wages in an industry; abolished in 1994