12-letter words containing s, i, l, c, a
- sacroiliitis — the inflammation of the sacroiliac joint
- sadistically — pertaining to or characterized by sadism; deriving pleasure or sexual gratification from extreme cruelty: a sadistic psychopath.
- saint lucian — of or relating to Saint Lucia, an island state in the Caribbean
- sal ammoniac — ammonium chloride.
- sales office — the office or room of the department of a company responsible for selling its goods or services
- salescritter — /sayls'kri"tr/ Pejorative hackerism for a computer salesperson. Hackers tell the following joke: Q. What's the difference between a used-car dealer and a computer salesman? A. The used-car dealer knows he's lying. [Some versions add: ...and probably knows how to drive.] This reflects the widespread hacker belief that salescritters are self-selected for stupidity (after all, if they had brains and the inclination to use them, they'd be in programming). The terms "salesthing" and "salesdroid" are also common. Compare marketroid, suit.
- salicylamide — a compound of ammonia and gualtheria oil
- salification — to form into a salt, as by chemical combination.
- salk vaccine — a vaccine that contains three types of inactivated poliomyelitis viruses and induces immunity against the disease.
- salmon brick — a soft, imperfectly fired brick having a reddish-orange color.
- salvifically — in a saving manner
- sanctifiedly — in a sanctified manner
- sanctionable — authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- sanguicolous — living in the blood, as a parasite.
- sansculottic — relating to sansculottes
- sardonically — characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering: a sardonic grin.
- saronic gulf — an inlet of the Aegean, on the SE coast of Greece, between Attica and the Peloponnesus. 50 miles (80 km) long; 30 miles (48 km) wide.
- scafell pike — a mountain in NW England, in Cumberland: highest peak in England. 3210 feet (978 meters).
- scalar field — a region with a number assigned at each point.
- 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.
- scapulimancy — divination of the future by observation of the cracking of a mammal's scapula that has been heated by a fire or hot instrument.
- scarlatinoid — resembling scarlatina or its eruptions.
- scatological — the study of or preoccupation with excrement or obscenity.
- scatteringly — in a scattering manner
- schappe silk — a yarn or fabric of or similar to spun silk.
- scheme-linda — A Scheme interface to Linda written by Ulf Dahlen of University of Edinburgh in 1990. It runs on the Computing Surface and the Symmetry.
- schiaparelli — Elsa [el-sah] /ˈɛl sɑ/ (Show IPA), 1890–1973, French fashion designer, born in Italy.
- schistosomal — relating to or characteristic of a schistosome or member of the genus Schistosoma
- scintillator — a phosphor capable of producing scintillations.
- scopes trial — John Thomas, 1901–70, U.S. high-school teacher whose teaching of the Darwinian theory of evolution became a cause célèbre (Scopes Trial or Monkey Trial) in 1925.
- scopophiliac — the obtaining of sexual pleasure by looking at nude bodies, erotic photographs, etc.
- scoptophilia — the obtaining of sexual pleasure by looking at nude bodies, erotic photographs, etc.
- scots gaelic — Scottish Gaelic
- scramblingly — in a scrambling manner
- scratch file — A scratch file is a temporary computer file which you use as a work area or as a store while a program is operating.
- scratch line — a line that marks the start of a race.
- scratchbuild — to build a scale model of something from scratch, that is, from raw materials like wood, clay or paper
- scratchbuilt — describing something which has been constructed by scratchbuilding
- scratchingly — in a scratching manner, with a scratching action
- scripturally — (sometimes initial capital letter) of, relating to, or in accordance with sacred writings, especially the Scriptures.
- scrobiculate — furrowed or pitted.
- scrophularia — a member of a genus of flowering plants which have a square stem and are known as figworts
- scrutability — capable of being understood by careful study or investigation.
- scutellation — a scutellate state or formation; a scaly covering, as on a bird's foot.
- secobarbital — a white, odorless, slightly bitter powder, C 1 2 H 1 8 N 2 O 3 , used as a sedative and hypnotic.
- sectionalism — excessive regard for sectional or local interests; regional or local spirit, prejudice, etc.
- sectionalize — to render sectional.
- seed capital — small sum invested in new business