13-letter words containing s, c, h, i
- synecdochical — a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part, the special for the general or the general for the special, as in ten sail for ten ships or a Croesus for a rich man.
- synecphonesis — the fusion of two syllables into one
- synodic month — Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
- synthetically — of, pertaining to, proceeding by, or involving synthesis (opposed to analytic).
- 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.
- tachyphylaxis — Medicine/Medical. immediate, temporary immunization against the effects of injection of a toxic extract owing to previous small injections of the same extract.
- tautochronism — the fact or quality of being a tautochrone
- technologised — to make technological; to modernize or modify with technology.
- telemechanics — the science or practice of operating mechanisms by remote control.
- terpsichorean — pertaining to dancing.
- testing bench — a piece of equipment for testing if a machine or device is working properly
- tetrastichous — arranged in a spike of four vertical rows, as flowers.
- the ascension — the bodily ascent of Jesus into heaven on the fortieth day after the Resurrection: Acts 1:9
- the carolinas — North Carolina and South Carolina
- the conscious — that part of one's mental activity of which one is fully aware at any given time
- the decencies — those things that are considered necessary for a decent life
- the franchise — the right to vote, esp for representatives in a legislative body; suffrage
- the provinces — those parts of a country lying outside the capital and other large cities and regarded as outside the mainstream of sophisticated culture
- the superrich — exceptionally wealthy people, considered collectively
- the-alchemist — a comedy (1610) by Ben Jonson.
- theatricalism — conduct suggesting theatrical actions or mannerisms, especially of an extravagant or exhibitionist sort.
- thermoelastic — pertaining to the thermodynamic effects produced by deformation of an elastic substance.
- thermoplastic — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
- thermospheric — pertaining to the thermosphere
- thermostatics — the branch of science concerned with thermal equilibrium
- thick-skinned — having a thick skin.
- thick-skulled — stupid; dull.
- thieves' cant — slang used by thieves
- thiosulphuric — of or relating to thiosulphuric acid or anything derived from it
- thirty-second — next after the thirty-first; being the ordinal number for 32.
- thoracentesis — insertion of a hollow needle or similar instrument into the pleural cavity of the chest in order to drain pleural fluid.
- thromboclasis — thrombolysis.
- thumb-sucking — a person who habitually sucks a thumb.
- tilting chest — a medieval chest decorated with a representation of a tournament.
- toggle switch — a switch in which a projecting knob or arm, moving through a small arc, causes the contacts to open or close an electric circuit suddenly, as commonly used in most homes.
- topochemistry — the study of reactions that only occur at specific regions in a system
- toxicophagous — poison-eating
- tracking shot — dolly shot.
- transthoracic — of or relating to the thorax.
- trichopterist — a student of, or expert in, trichopteran insects
- trichopterous — belonging or pertaining to the insect order Trichoptera, comprising the caddisflies.
- trichromatism — the quality or condition of being trichromatic.
- trip a switch — to activate (a mechanical trip)
- trisaccharide — a carbohydrate composed of three monosaccharide units, and hydrolyzable to a monosaccharide or a mixture of monosaccharides.
- tropical fish — any of numerous small, usually brightly colored fishes, indigenous to the tropics, and often kept and bred in home aquariums.
- twin camshaft — A twin camshaft is an arrangement of two parallel camshafts for each set of cylinders in an engine. Usually one operates the intake valve and the other the exhaust valve.
- ultraphysical — extremely physical
- uncharismatic — (of a person) not charismatic; lacking charisma; dull
- unchastisable — not deserving to be chastised; beyond reproach
- unethicalness — lacking moral principles; unwilling to adhere to proper rules of conduct.