13-letter words containing s, c, u
- anfractuosity — the condition or quality of being anfractuous
- announcements — Plural form of announcement.
- annular space — An annular space is a ring-shaped space outside the drillpipe, through which mud and cuttings are removed.
- annunciations — Plural form of annunciation.
- ante-christum — before Christ. Abbreviation: A.C.
- anticommunism — the opposition to communism
- anticommunist — (initial capital letter) a member of the Communist Party or movement.
- antidiuretics — Plural form of antidiuretic.
- antiochus iii — known as Antiochus the Great. 242–187 bc, king of Syria (223–187), who greatly extended the Seleucid empire but was forced (190) to surrender most of Asia Minor to the Romans
- antipruritics — Plural form of antipruritic.
- antiscorbutic — preventing or curing scurvy
- antisudorific — an antiperspirant.
- anzac biscuit — a sweet biscuit containing oats, coconut, and syrup
- appeals court — An appeals court is the same as an appellate court.
- appurtenances — accessories or equipment
- aquaculturist — a person who practises aquaculture
- arachnivorous — Spider-eating.
- archduchesses — Plural form of archduchess.
- archeptolemus — (in the Iliad) the son of Iphitus who served as a charioteer for Hector.
- architectures — Plural form of architecture.
- arcus senilis — an opaque circle around the cornea of the eye, often seen in elderly people
- arsenous acid — a toxic white powder, As2O3, used to make other arsenic compounds, insecticides, and preservatives; white arsenic
- articulations — Plural form of articulation.
- arundinaceous — resembling a reed
- as much again — twice as much
- aschaffenburg — a city in Germany, on the River Main in Bavaria: seat of the Imperial Diet (1447); ceded to Bavaria in 1814. Pop: 68 607 (2003 est)
- asset account — An asset account is an account that records the assets owned by a company.
- astronautical — of or relating to astronautics or astronauts.
- at a discount — below the regular price
- atroceruleous — a deep blue-black color.
- atrociousness — The state of being atrocious.
- auction house — a commercial company that specializes in selling items at auction
- audaciousness — Risky or daring behaviour.
- audiocassette — a cassette containing audiotape
- audiographics — audiographic teleconferencing
- auguste comte — (Isidore) Auguste (Marie François) [ee-zee-dawr oh-gyst ma-ree frahn-swa] /i ziˈdɔr oʊˈgüst maˈri frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1798–1857, French founder of the philosophical system of positivism.
- austroasiatic — a family of languages spoken in SE Asia and the landsaround the Bay of Bengal and consisting principally of Vietnamese, Khmer, Mon, Khasi, Nicobarese, and the Munda languages.
- authenticates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of authenticate.
- auto-destruct — self-destruct.
- autocatalyses — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autocatalyse.
- autocatalysis — the catalysis of a reaction in which the catalyst is one of the products of the reaction
- autocatharsis — a therapeutic process designed to free unconscious disturbances by having the patient write about his or her experiences, impressions, etc.
- autocephalous — (of an Eastern Christian Church) governed by its own national synods and appointing its own patriarchs or prelates
- autochthonous — (of rocks, deposits, etc) found where they and their constituents were formed
- autodidactism — Alternative form of autodidacticism.
- autoeroticism — the arousal and use of one's own body as a sexual object, as through masturbation
- automechanism — an automatic mechanical system or component, especially a device that operates automatically under predetermined conditions.
- autorickshaws — Plural form of autorickshaw.
- autoschediasm — anything done with little forethought or preparation
- autoschediaze — to do or act with little forethought or preparation