13-letter words containing s, i, l, t, o, e
- sterilization — the act of sterilizing.
- sterling bloc — those countries having currencies whose values tend to vary directly with the rise and fall of the value of the pound sterling.
- stiletto heel — spike heel.
- stoloniferous — producing or bearing stolons.
- stone boiling — a primitive method of boiling liquid with heated stones
- strobilaceous — resembling a strobilus; conelike.
- strong-willed — having a powerful will; resolute.
- strophiolated — having strophioles, caruncles
- subcollection — the act of collecting.
- subcollegiate — of, relating to, or characteristic of subcollege students or a subcollege
- subdelegation — a group or body of delegates: Our club sent a delegation to the rally.
- subequatorial — of, relating to, or being a region near the equatorial region.
- sublime porte — official name of Porte.
- subperiosteal — the normal investment of bone, consisting of a dense, fibrous outer layer, to which muscles attach, and a more delicate, inner layer capable of forming bone.
- suction valve — a nonreturn valve in a pump suction to prevent the pump draining or depriming when not in service
- sulfathiazole — a sulfanilamide derivative, C 9 H 9 N 3 O 2 S 2 , formerly used in the treatment of pneumonia and staphylococcal infections, but now largely replaced because of its toxicity.
- suovetaurilia — (in ancient Rome) a sacrifice of a hog, a ram, and a bull.
- superdiplomat — a highly skilled or powerful diplomat, a high-ranking diplomat
- superlobbyist — someone who lobbies on behalf of another
- superloyalist — a fanatically loyal supporter (esp of a political party)
- supermotility — Biology. moving or capable of moving spontaneously: motile cells; motile spores.
- supernational — tending to involve, or extending authority over, more than one nation; international; supranational.
- superrational — beyond the scope or range of reason; intuitional.
- take its toll — If you say that something takes its toll or takes a heavy toll, you mean that it has a bad effect or causes a lot of suffering.
- taylor series — an approximation of a given function f at a particular point x, in terms of values of the function and its derivatives at a neighboring point x 0 , by a power series in which the terms are given by f (n) (x 0) (x−x 0) n/n !, where f (n) (x 0) is the derivative of order n evaluated at point x 0 .
- technologised — to make technological; to modernize or modify with technology.
- tectosilicate — any silicate in which each tetrahedral group shares all its oxygen atoms with neighboring groups, the ratio of silicon to oxygen being 1 to 2.
- tektosilicate — any silicate in which each tetrahedral group shares all its oxygen atoms with neighboring groups, the ratio of silicon to oxygen being 1 to 2.
- telediagnosis — the detection of a disease by evaluating data transmitted to a receiving station from instruments monitoring a distant patient, as someone in a spacecraft.
- teledildonics — a technology supposedly enabling two or more people to engage in sexual activity remotely
- telescopiform — having body parts which resemble a telescope in that the retract within one another
- temerariously — in an audacious manner
- terminal post — A terminal post is the terminal on a battery to which the battery lead is attached.
- the carolinas — North Carolina and South Carolina
- the spotlight — the focus of attention
- thermal noise — a wide spectrum of electromagnetic noise appearing in electronic circuits and devices as a result of the temperature-dependent random motions of electrons and other charge carriers.
- 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.
- thermotensile — of or relating to tensile strength in so far as it is affected by temperature
- thespian lion — a lion that attacked the flocks of Amphitryon and was killed by Hercules.
- thessalonians — a native or inhabitant of Thessalonike.
- think less of — to have a lower opinion of
- to raise hell — If you say that someone raises hell, you are emphasizing that they protest strongly and angrily about a situation in order to persuade other people to correct it or improve it.
- 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.
- tonsillectomy — the operation of excising or removing one or both tonsils.
- torrens title — legal title to land based on record of registration rather than on title deeds
- tortoiseshell — a horny substance of a mottled brown and yellow coloration, composing the laminae that cover the inner body plates of the carapace of certain tortoises or turtles, especially the hawksbill, used for making combs and ornamental articles, inlaying, etc.
- total eclipse — an eclipse in which the surface of the eclipsed body is completely obscured.
- total impulse — a measure of the maximum momentum that a given reaction engine and fuel supply can impart to a vehicle.
- tous-les-mois — a large-grained farinaceous food resembling arrowroot, obtained from a South American canna, Canna edulis, and used in baby food.