13-letter words containing s, t, c, l
- half-scottish — Also, Scots. of or relating to Scotland, its people, or their language.
- hand controls — a set of controls in some cars, operated by hand, that have the same function as the accelerator, brake, and clutch pedals
- heliocentrism — The theory that the sun is the center of the universe, (This theory is historically important and was widely accepted at the time of Copernicus, Galileo and Kepler.).
- hemocytoblast — a primordial cell capable of developing into any type of blood cell.
- heptasyllabic — having seven syllables
- heteroblastic — (of a plant or plant part) showing a marked difference in form between the juvenile and the adult structures
- heteroclitous — heteroclite
- heteroplastic — the repair of lesions with tissue from another individual or species.
- heuristically — serving to indicate or point out; stimulating interest as a means of furthering investigation.
- hexadactylism — Sexdactyly.
- hexadactylous — hexadactylic
- hilbert space — a complete infinite-dimensional vector space on which an inner product is defined.
- histochemical — the branch of science dealing with the chemical components of cellular and subcellular tissue.
- hospital care — medical treatment provided in a hospital
- hospital case — a patient that is being, or needs to be, treated in a hospital
- hostel school — (in Canada) one of a series of boarding schools operated by the federal government in the northern territories for Indian and Eskimo students.
- hubristically — in a presumptuous or arrogant manner
- hydrostatical — Alternative form of hydrostatic.
- hypochlorites — Plural form of hypochlorite.
- hypotheticals — Plural form of hypothetical.
- hypsometrical — Of or pertaining to hypsometry.
- ichthyologist — the branch of zoology dealing with fishes.
- ideal crystal — a crystal in which there are no defects or impurities
- identicalness — The state or quality of being identical.
- ileocolostomy — the surgical formation of an artificial opening between the ileum and the colon.
- illusionistic — a technique of using pictorial methods in order to deceive the eye. Compare trompe l'oeil.
- imagistically — (often initial capital letter) a theory or practice of a group of poets in England and America between 1909 and 1917 who believed that poetry should employ the language of common speech, create new rhythms, have complete freedom in subject matter, and present a clear, concentrated, and precise image.
- immiscibility — not miscible; incapable of being mixed.
- impactfulness — The quality of being impactful.
- imperialistic — the policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries, or of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies.
- imputrescible — not liable to decomposition or putrefaction; incorruptible: a tanning process to make skins imputrescible.
- in the clouds — a visible collection of particles of water or ice suspended in the air, usually at an elevation above the earth's surface.
- inclinometers — Plural form of inclinometer.
- incombustible — not combustible; incapable of being burned; fireproof.
- incompatibles — not compatible; unable to exist together in harmony: She asked for a divorce because they were utterly incompatible.
- inconsciently — in an inconscient manner
- inconstruable — unable to be construed
- incontestable — incapable of being contested; not open to dispute; incontrovertible: incontestable proof.
- incontestably — incapable of being contested; not open to dispute; incontrovertible: incontestable proof.
- incontestible — Alternative spelling of incontestable.
- inelastically — In an inelastic way.
- infant school — In Britain, an infant school is a school for children between the ages of five and seven.
- infructuously — in an infructuous or unfruitful manner; fruitlessly
- inscriptional — Of or pertaining to inscription.
- insectologist — a person who studies insectology
- insociability — the state or quality of being insociable
- instinctively — of, relating to, or of the nature of instinct.
- instinctually — of, relating to, or of the nature of instinct.
- instructional — the act or practice of instructing or teaching; education.
- instructively — In an instructive manner.