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12-letter words containing s, o, i, l, a

  • simultaneous — existing, occurring, or operating at the same time; concurrent: simultaneous movements; simultaneous translation.
  • single modal — modal (def 3).
  • sinusoidally — Mathematics. of or relating to a sinusoid.
  • six-year-old — being six years in age
  • slide-action — (of a rifle or shotgun) having a lever that when slid back and forth ejects the empty case and cocks and reloads the piece.
  • sloganeering — Sloganeering is the use of slogans by people such as politicians or advertising agencies.
  • slot machine — a gambling machine operated by inserting coins into a slot and pulling a handle that activates a set of spinning symbols on wheels, the final alignment of which determines the payoff that is released into a receptacle at the bottom.
  • slumpflation — a situation in which economic depression is combined with increasing inflation
  • small alison — a rare compact annual, Alyssum alyssoides, having small yellow flowers: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
  • smallholding — a piece of land rented or sold to a farmer by county authorities for purposes of cultivation.
  • smilacaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Smilacaceae, a temperate and tropical family of monocotyledonous flowering plants, most of which are climbing shrubs with prickly stems: includes smilax
  • smoke signal — If someone such as a politician or businessman sends out smoke signals, they give an indication of their views and intentions. This indication is often not clear and needs to be worked out.
  • smoking lamp — formerly, a lamp aboard ship for lighting pipes, now used figuratively to indicate when smoking is or is not allowed: The smoking lamp is lit.
  • social class — a broad group in society having common economic, cultural, or political status.
  • social media — websites and other online means of communication that are used by large groups of people to share information and to develop social and professional contacts: Many businesses are utilizing social media to generate sales.
  • social order — structure or hierarchy of society
  • socializable — to make social; make fit for life in companionship with others.
  • sociological — of, relating to, or characteristic of sociology and its methodology.
  • socratically — of or relating to Socrates or his philosophy, followers, etc., or to the Socratic method.
  • soft landing — space vehicle
  • solar radius — the unit, equivalent to the radius of the sun, in which the radii of stars and other celestial objects are given.
  • soldier crab — a small blue Australian estuarine crab of the Mictyris genus usually found in large numbers
  • solicitation — the act of soliciting.
  • solidaristic — relating to solidarism
  • solitariness — alone; without companions; unattended: a solitary passer-by.
  • solitary bee — any of numerous bees, as the leaf-cutting bees, that do not live in a community.
  • solonization — the formation of solonetzic soil
  • solstitially — in a solstitial manner
  • solway firth — an arm of the Irish Sea between SW Scotland and NW England. 38 miles (61 km) long.
  • somatic cell — one of the cells that take part in the formation of the body, becoming differentiated into the various tissues, organs, etc.
  • somnambulism — sleepwalking.
  • somnambulist — sleepwalking.
  • sophomorical — characteristic of a sophomore
  • sorosilicate — any of the silicates in which each silicate tetrahedron shares one of its four oxygen atoms with a neighboring tetrahedron, the ratio of silicon to oxygen being two to seven.
  • south island — the largest island of New Zealand. 58,093 sq. mi. (150,460 sq. km).
  • soybean milk — a milk substitute made of soy flour and water, used especially in the making of tofu.
  • span loading — the act of a person or thing that loads.
  • spasmophilia — a condition in which only moderate mechanical or electrical stimulation produces spasms, convulsions, or tetany.
  • spasmophilic — of or noting spasmophilia.
  • special sort — a character, such as an accented letter, that is not a usual member of any font
  • speciational — relating to speciation
  • spectatorial — a person who looks on or watches; onlooker; observer.
  • sphacelation — the process of mortification
  • spiflication — rough treatment
  • spinal block — spinal anesthesia.
  • spiral-bound — having a spiral binding.
  • spirochaetal — resulting from spirochaetes
  • splenization — the transformation of something into a spleenlike tissue
  • spongillafly — spongefly.
  • spongioblast — one of the primordial cells in the embryonic brain and spinal cord capable of developing into neuroglia.
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