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13-letter words containing s, p, e, c, i, o

  • sigmoidoscope — a rigid or flexible endoscope for visual examination of the rectum and sigmoid colon.
  • sign of peace — the liturgical practice of giving a sign of peace, union, or friendship, as a handshake or embrace, at some point in a Christian service, esp. in a Mass or Communion service
  • social gospel — a movement in America, chiefly in the early part of the 20th century, stressing the social teachings of Jesus and their applicability to public life.
  • solar eclipse — Astronomy. the obscuration of the light of the moon by the intervention of the earth between it and the sun (lunar eclipse) or the obscuration of the light of the sun by the intervention of the moon between it and a point on the earth (solar eclipse) a similar phenomenon with respect to any other planet and either its satellite or the sun. the partial or complete interception of the light of one component of a binary star by the other.
  • sophisticated — sophisticated.
  • space biology — exobiology.
  • space fiction — a book, film, TV series, etc, set in outer space
  • space station — an orbiting manned structure that can be used for a variety of purposes, as to assemble or service satellites, refuel spacecraft, etc.
  • space tourism — travel into space for recreational purposes
  • special offer — bargain
  • special order — A special order is an extra order or an order for an item specially requested by a customer.
  • special-order — to obtain by specific individual order: to special-order a dining-room chandelier.
  • specification — the act of specifying.
  • specimen copy — a copy of a document regarded as typical of that type of document
  • spectatorship — the state of being a spectator
  • spectinomycin — an antibiotic drug, C 1 4 H 2 4 N 2 O 7 , produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces spectabilis, used in the treatment of susceptible gonorrhea.
  • spectroscopic — an optical device for producing and observing a spectrum of light or radiation from any source, consisting essentially of a slit through which the radiation passes, a collimating lens, and an Amici prism.
  • speedcoding 3 — (language)   [Listed in CACM 2(5):16, May 1959].
  • spermatogenic — relating to the development of spermatozoa
  • spermatotoxic — spermotoxic.
  • spherocytosis — the condition of having spherocytes
  • spheroidicity — a spheroidal state or form.
  • spider orchid — any of several European orchids of the genus Ophrys, esp O. sphegodes, having a flower with yellow, green, or pink sepals and a broad brown velvety lip
  • spirochetosis — a disease caused by infection with a spirochete.
  • splenectomize — to remove the spleen from
  • spot reducing — the usually futile effort to exercise one part of the body, as the thighs, in hopes of reducing the amount of fat stored in that area.
  • state capitol — the building which houses the government of a state
  • step aerobics — a set of aerobic exercises designed to improve the cardiovascular system, which consists of stepping on and off a special box of adjustable height
  • step function — a function that is constant on each of a finite set of subintervals of its domain, the union of the subintervals being the domain.
  • stereotypical — a process, now often replaced by more advanced methods, for making metal printing plates by taking a mold of composed type or the like in papier-mâché or other material and then taking from this mold a cast in type metal.
  • stethoscopist — a person who is experienced in the use of a stethoscope
  • stratospheric — relating to the stratosphere
  • successorship — the position or state of a successor
  • supercautious — very or extremely cautious
  • supercollider — a very large colliding-beam machine in which superconducting magnets create millions of megavolts of energy.
  • superreaction — a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
  • superromantic — exceptionally romantic
  • support price — the price at which the government will purchase commodities, especially farm produce, in order to maintain a certain price level.
  • synaposematic — relating to synaposematism
  • synecphonesis — the fusion of two syllables into one
  • tachistoscope — an apparatus for use in exposing visual stimuli, as pictures, letters, or words, for an extremely brief period, used chiefly to assess visual perception or to increase reading speed.
  • tax inspector — a government official whose job is to make sure that people and companies are paying the right amount of tax
  • telescopiform — having body parts which resemble a telescope in that the retract within one another
  • terpsichorean — pertaining to dancing.
  • the provinces — those parts of a country lying outside the capital and other large cities and regarded as outside the mainstream of sophisticated culture
  • thermoplastic — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
  • thermospheric — pertaining to the thermosphere
  • to be precise — You say 'to be precise' to indicate that you are giving more detailed or accurate information than you have just given.
  • topochemistry — the study of reactions that only occur at specific regions in a system
  • total eclipse — an eclipse in which the surface of the eclipsed body is completely obscured.
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