13-letter words containing t, o, n, e, c, l
- second ballot — an electoral procedure in which if no candidate emerges as a clear winner in a first ballot, candidates at the bottom of the poll are eliminated and another ballot is held among the remaining candidates
- sectionalized — divided into sections
- selenocentric — having the moon as its center.
- self-conflict — to come into collision or disagreement; be contradictory, at variance, or in opposition; clash: The account of one eyewitness conflicted with that of the other. My class conflicts with my going to the concert.
- self-conquest — the act or state of conquering or the state of being conquered; vanquishment.
- self-contempt — the feeling with which a person regards anything considered mean, vile, or worthless; disdain; scorn.
- self-creation — the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- sex selection — the practice of attempting to control the sex of a baby in order to achieve a desired sex, through various scientific methods
- single combat — combat between two persons.
- single-action — (of a firearm) requiring the cocking of the hammer before firing each shot: a single-action revolver.
- slow puncture — a small hole in a tyre, from which the air escapes very slowly, so that at first it is not obvious that there is any problem with the tyre
- splenectomize — to remove the spleen from
- state control — government ownership
- steering lock — an anti-theft device
- sterling bloc — those countries having currencies whose values tend to vary directly with the rise and fall of the value of the pound sterling.
- subadolescent — younger than or not quite adolescent
- subcollection — the act of collecting.
- sublanceolate — (of leaves, etc) almost spear-shaped
- suction valve — a nonreturn valve in a pump suction to prevent the pump draining or depriming when not in service
- sunspot cycle — the cycle, averaging in duration slightly more than 11 years, in which the frequency of sunspots varies from a maximum to a minimum and back to a maximum again.
- tallow candle — a candle made from tallow
- tax allowance — amount of income left untaxed
- techno-babble — technical jargon relating to computing and other technological subjects
- technological — of or relating to technology; relating to science and industry.
- technologised — to make technological; to modernize or modify with technology.
- technologized — to make technological; to modernize or modify with technology.
- technopolitan — of or relating to a place or society dominated by technology
- telecommuting — working at home by using a computer terminal electronically linked to one's place of employment.
- teleconverter — a person or thing that converts.
- teledildonics — a technology supposedly enabling two or more people to engage in sexual activity remotely
- telencephalon — the anterior section of the forebrain comprising the cerebrum and related structures.
- telerecording — the recording of television signals on tape or, more usually, on film
- the carolinas — North Carolina and South Carolina
- the consulate — the consular government of France from 1799 to 1804
- the neolithic — the Neolithic period; New Stone Age
- the oligocene — the Oligocene epoch or rock series
- the paleocene — the Paleocene Epoch or its rocks
- thermobalance — an analytical balance that measures weight changes when matter is heated
- thermonuclear — relating to nuclear fusion
- tonsillectomy — the operation of excising or removing one or both tonsils.
- toque blanche — the tall white hat traditionally worn by a chef
- touchline ban — an official prohibition of a manager or coach from being present on or near the field during a match
- trade council — a central council composed of local trade unions.
- triamcinolone — a synthetic glucocorticoid drug, C 21 H 27 FO 6 , used in the symptomatic treatment of inflammation.
- trinucleotide — three linked nucleotides; triplet.
- tropical zone — Torrid Zone
- tropocollagen — the molecular unit which forms collagen, consisting of three polypeptide chains
- tuberculation — Also, tuberculated, tuberculose. having tubercles.
- ultraviolence — acts of extreme violence, esp those shown on television or film
- un-actionable — furnishing ground for a lawsuit.