12-letter words containing s, c, a, n, t, l
- nonrealistic — interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
- nonsocialist — a person who is not a socialist
- nuclear test — a test carried out on a nuclear weapon to determine effectiveness, etc
- nucleotidase — a biochemical catalyst that facilitates the process of hydrolyzing or splitting a nucleotide and turning it into a phosphate and a nucleoside
- numismatical — Alternative form of numismatic.
- oceanologist — the practical application of oceanography.
- olfactronics — the measurement and analysis of smells through instruments
- opalescently — In an opalescent manner.
- oscillations — Plural form of oscillation.
- patroclinous — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the paternal parent (opposed to matrocliny).
- phantasmical — pertaining to or of the nature of a phantasm; unreal; illusory; spectral: phantasmal creatures of nightmare.
- plainclothes — Plainclothes police officers wear ordinary clothes instead of a police uniform.
- plastocyanin — a blue protein found in green plants and in some bacteria
- platanaceous — relating to the family Platanaceae
- plug casting — bait casting in which a plug is used as the lure.
- poeticalness — the characteristic of being poetical
- polysynaptic — having or involving more than one synapse.
- post-nuclear — pertaining to or involving atomic weapons: nuclear war.
- postcolonial — of or relating to the period following a state of colonialism.
- postvaccinal — occurring after a vaccine
- pratincolous — living in a meadow.
- proconsulate — the office or term of office of a proconsul.
- prostacyclin — a prostaglandin, C 2 0 H 3 2 O 5 , that specifically inhibits the formation of blood clots.
- sacramentals — of, relating to, or of the nature of a sacrament, especially the sacrament of the Eucharist.
- saint lucian — of or relating to Saint Lucia, an island state in the Caribbean
- salification — to form into a salt, as by chemical combination.
- san clemente — a town in S California.
- sanctifiedly — in a sanctified manner
- sanctionable — authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- sanctus bell — a bell rung during the celebration of Mass to call attention to the more solemn parts.
- sans-culotte — (in the French Revolution) a revolutionary of the poorer class: originally a term of contempt applied by the aristocrats but later adopted as a popular name by the revolutionaries.
- sansculottic — relating to sansculottes
- santalaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Santalaceae, a family of semiparasitic plants of Australia and Malaysia including sandalwood and quandong
- scalding hot — that scalds; burning; too hot
- scale insect — any of numerous small, plant-sucking homopterous insects of the superfamily Coccoidea, the males of which are winged and the females wingless, often covered by a waxy secretion resembling scales.
- scalp lotion — A scalp lotion is a liquid medication for the treatment of scalp conditions and disorders.
- scarlatinoid — resembling scarlatina or its eruptions.
- scatteringly — in a scattering manner
- scintillator — a phosphor capable of producing scintillations.
- scot and lot — British History. a municipal tax assessed proportionately upon the members of a community.
- scratch line — a line that marks the start of a race.
- scratchingly — in a scratching manner, with a scratching action
- scutellation — a scutellate state or formation; a scaly covering, as on a bird's foot.
- secant angle — an angle formed by two secants meeting in a point
- sectionalism — excessive regard for sectional or local interests; regional or local spirit, prejudice, etc.
- sectionalize — to render sectional.
- semantically — of, relating to, or arising from the different meanings of words or other symbols: semantic change; semantic confusion.
- sensualistic — of or pertaining to the philosophical position of sensualism
- single track — a single pair of lines so that trains can travel in only one direction at a time
- single-track — (of a railroad or section of a railroad's route) having but one set of tracks, so that trains going in opposite directions must be scheduled to meet only at points where there are sidings.