12-letter words containing s, t, r, i, c
- supercapital — a member situated between a capital and the spring of an arch, as a dosseret.
- superelastic — capable of returning to its original length, shape, etc., after being stretched, deformed, compressed, or expanded: an elastic waistband; elastic fiber.
- superplastic — (of some metals and alloys) having the capacity to undergo extreme deformation at high temperatures.
- supplicatory — to pray humbly; make humble and earnest entreaty or petition.
- surf casting — the act, technique, or sport of fishing by casting from the shoreline into the sea, usually using heavy-duty tackle.
- surrealistic — of, relating to, or characteristic of surrealism; surreal.
- switch grass — a North American grass, Panicum virgatum, having an open, branching inflorescence.
- sylviculture — the cultivation of forest trees; forestry.
- synchro unit — a type of alternating-current motor designed to maintain continuously, at some remote location, the same rotational angle that may be imposed by force upon the electrically connected rotating element of a similar motor.
- synchroneity — the state of being synchronous; synchronism.
- syncretistic — the attempted reconciliation or union of different or opposing principles, practices, or parties, as in philosophy or religion.
- tachyphrasia — a communication disorder involving rapid, unintelligible speech
- tax increase — an increase in the amount of tax that people and companies are obliged to pay
- teleservices — any services available through teletext
- tennis court — ground marked out for tennis
- tensiometric — relating to the measurement of tension
- test cricket — a form of cricket that takes the longest amount of time to play
- testificator — a person who witnesses
- the flickers — the cinema
- the jurassic — the Jurassic period or rock system
- the pictures — a cinema or film show
- the scorpion — the constellation Scorpio, the eighth sign of the zodiac
- the services — the armed forces
- the triassic — the Triassic period or rock system
- theocentrism — having God as the focal point of thoughts, interests, and feelings: theocentric philosophy.
- therapeutics — a therapeutic substance.
- thermostatic — a device, including a relay actuated by thermal conduction or convection, that functions to establish and maintain a desired temperature automatically or signals a change in temperature for manual adjustment.
- thiosulfuric — of or derived from thiosulfuric acid.
- third sector — the segment of a nation's economy that is made up of neither public nor business concerns, as nonprofit health or educational institutions.
- thunderstick — bull-roarer.
- tinea cruris — jock itch.
- top security — ultra secure
- torch singer — a singer, especially a woman, who specializes in singing torch songs.
- toxocariasis — the infection of humans with the larvae of a genus of roundworms, Toxocara, of dogs and cats. It can cause swelling of the liver and, sometimes, damage to the eyes
- trace fossil — a fossilized track, trail, burrow, boring, or other structure in sedimentary rock that records the presence or behavior of the organism that made it.
- tradescantia — any plant of the American genus Tradescantia, widely cultivated for their striped variegated leaves: family Commelinaceae
- traducianism — the doctrine that the human soul is propagated along with the body. Compare creationism (def 3).
- traffic sign — notice to vehicles
- tragicalness — the quality or state of being tragic
- trainer sock — a sock designed to be worn with a training shoe, often cut low at the ankle so that very little shows above the shoe
- tralaticious — transferred or passed down
- transactions — the published records of the proceedings of a society, conference, etc
- transcending — to rise above or go beyond; overpass; exceed: to transcend the limits of thought; kindness transcends courtesy.
- transcension — transcendence.
- transcranial — across or through the skull
- transdialect — to translate (speech, writing, etc.) into a different dialect.
- transduction — the transfer of genetic material from one cell to another by means of a virus.
- transfection — the insertion into a cell of a bacterial plasmid that contains a foreign virus or genetic material.
- transilience — leaping or passing from one thing or state to another.
- transit camp — a camp in which refugees, soldiers, etc, live temporarily before moving to another destination