12-letter words containing s, o, n, a, c
- precessional — the act or fact of preceding; precedence.
- proboscidean — pertaining to or resembling a proboscis.
- processional — of, relating to, or characteristic of a procession.
- proconsulate — the office or term of office of a proconsul.
- prostacyclin — a prostaglandin, C 2 0 H 3 2 O 5 , that specifically inhibits the formation of blood clots.
- pugnaciously — inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative.
- quadrisonics — quadraphony.
- quindecagons — Plural form of quindecagon.
- rambunctious — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
- ramentaceous — resembling or covered with ramenta.
- recessionary — of, relating to, or causing recession, especially economic recession: recessionary market pressures.
- recompensate — to recompense for something: They gave him ten dollars to compensate him for his trouble.
- reconsecrate — to make or declare sacred; set apart or dedicate to the service of a deity: to consecrate a new church building.
- reconvalesce — to convalesce again
- remonstrance — an act or instance of remonstrating.
- renovascular — of or relating to the blood vessels of the kidneys.
- ribonuclease — any of the class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of RNA.
- rock jasmine — any of several alpine plants belonging to the genus Androsace, of the primrose family, having tufted leaves often in basal rosettes, and umbels of pink, red, purple, or white flowers.
- roncesvalles — a village in N Spain, in the Pyrenees: defeat of part of Charlemagne's army and the death of Roland a.d.
- rose campion — a plant, Lychnis coronaria, of the pink family, having reddish purple flowers, and leaves covered with whitish down.
- run commands — (operating system) The expansion of the file name suffix, "rc", common to many Unix configuration files, e.g. .newsrc, .cshrc, .twmrc, elmrc, etc. Always abbreviated to /R C/ when spoken. Note, "rc" is not a typical filename extension as it doesn't start with a dot. The suffix "rc" derives from a script-creation utility in CTSS called "runcom".
- safe conduct — If you are given safe conduct, the authorities officially allow you to travel somewhere, guaranteeing that you will not be arrested or harmed while doing so.
- safe-conduct — a document authorizing safe passage through a region, especially in time of war.
- saffron rice — a dish made from white rice and flavoured with the spice saffron
- sal ammoniac — ammonium chloride.
- salification — to form into a salt, as by chemical combination.
- salmon brick — a soft, imperfectly fired brick having a reddish-orange color.
- sancho panza — Sancho, Sancho Panza.
- sanctionable — authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- sandrocottus — Greek name of Chandragupta.
- sanguicolous — living in the blood, as a parasite.
- sans-culotte — (in the French Revolution) a revolutionary of the poorer class: originally a term of contempt applied by the aristocrats but later adopted as a popular name by the revolutionaries.
- sansculottic — relating to sansculottes
- santa monica — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles, on Santa Monica Bay: resort.
- santalaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Santalaceae, a family of semiparasitic plants of Australia and Malaysia including sandalwood and quandong
- sapindaceous — belonging to the Sapindaceae, the soapberry family of plants.
- sarcoadenoma — adenosarcoma.
- 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.
- satisfaction — an act of satisfying; fulfillment; gratification.
- satyromaniac — a lascivious man; lecher.
- scalding hot — that scalds; burning; too hot
- scalp lotion — A scalp lotion is a liquid medication for the treatment of scalp conditions and disorders.
- scandalously — disgraceful; shameful or shocking; improper: scandalous behavior in public.
- scapegoating — the act or practice of assigning blame or failure to another, as to deflect attention or responsibility away from oneself.
- scapulomancy — 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.
- scatteration — the act of scattering.
- scenographic — the art of representing objects in accordance with the rules of perspective.
- school prawn — a common olive-green prawn, Metapenaeus macleayi