13-letter words containing s, l, a, t, e, c
- supergalactic — a system of galaxies.
- superparticle — (in supersymmetry theory) a theoretical particle that is a partner to an observed particle, having the same mass but a different spin
- surface plate — Machinery. a flat plate used by machinists for testing surfaces that are to be made perfectly flat.
- suspercollate — to hang
- sustentacular — supporting.
- sustentaculum — an organ or part that gives support
- sweet calamus — a plant, Acorus calamus, of the arum family, having long, sword-shaped leaves and a pungent, aromatic rootstock.
- symmetrically — characterized by or exhibiting symmetry; well-proportioned, as a body or whole; regular in form or arrangement of corresponding parts.
- synthetically — of, pertaining to, proceeding by, or involving synthesis (opposed to analytic).
- tax schedules — the different ways of classifying income under tax law
- teachableness — the quality or condition of being teachable
- 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.
- telefacsimile — facsimile (def 2).
- telemechanics — the science or practice of operating mechanisms by remote control.
- the carolinas — North Carolina and South Carolina
- the consulate — the consular government of France from 1799 to 1804
- the holocaust — the systematic, genocidal destruction of over six million European Jews by the Nazis before and during WWII
- the-alchemist — a comedy (1610) by Ben Jonson.
- theatricalism — conduct suggesting theatrical actions or mannerisms, especially of an extravagant or exhibitionist sort.
- thermal shock — a fluctuation in temperature causing stress in a material. It often results in fracture, esp in brittle materials such as ceramics
- 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.
- total eclipse — an eclipse in which the surface of the eclipsed body is completely obscured.
- translucently — permitting light to pass through but diffusing it so that persons, objects, etc., on the opposite side are not clearly visible: Frosted window glass is translucent but not transparent.
- treacherously — characterized by faithlessness or readiness to betray trust; traitorous.
- unchastisable — not deserving to be chastised; beyond reproach
- uncontestable — a race, conflict, or other competition between rivals, as for a prize.
- unethicalness — lacking moral principles; unwilling to adhere to proper rules of conduct.
- unplasticized — not made plastic, as by the addition of a plasticizer
- unrespectable — not able to be respected
- unscratchable — to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one's hand on a nail.
- unspectacular — of or like a spectacle; marked by or given to an impressive, large-scale display.
- unspeculative — not characterized by speculation
- unstaunchable — incapable of being stopped
- unstretchable — to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent (often followed by out): to stretch oneself out on the ground.
- unsymmetrical — characterized by or exhibiting symmetry; well-proportioned, as a body or whole; regular in form or arrangement of corresponding parts.
- valet service — a cleaning service, in which your clothes are collected for cleaning, from your house or hotel, and returned to you
- variable cost — a cost that varies with a change in the volume of output while remaining uniform on a per-unit basis, as cost of labor (distinguished from fixed cost).
- vascularities — pertaining to, composed of, or provided with vessels or ducts that convey fluids, as blood, lymph, or sap.
- vernacularist — someone who uses vernacular speech
- visual cortex — the portion of the cerebral cortex of the brain that receives and processes impulses from the optic nerves.
- visual effect — Usually, visual effects. a special effect that is added to a film or video in post-production, as computer-generated imagery. Abbreviation: VFX.
- watch oneself — to be careful, cautious, or discreet
- watercolorist — a pigment for which water and not oil is used as the vehicle.
- west atlantic — a group of languages of W Africa constituting a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, and including Fulani and Wolof.
- west caldwell — a town in NE New Jersey.
- west columbia — a town in central South Carolina.
- western larch — a North American larch, Larix occidentalis, having oval cones and found mainly in S British Columbia
- zinc sulphate — a colourless soluble crystalline substance usually existing as the heptahydrate or monohydrate: used as a mordant, in preserving wood and skins, and in the electrodeposition of zinc. Formula: ZnSO4