12-letter words that end in n
- rogue's yarn — a yarn of distinctive color, material, or twist, laid in a strand or strands of a rope to identify the owner or the maker.
- roller chain — a power chain consisting of parallel pairs of flat links joined by pins covered with rollers, and engaging with the teeth of sprockets.
- rolling plan — a plan which is designed to continue over a period of time and is subject to regular review and updating
- rooseveltian — of, pertaining to, advocating, or following the principles, views, or policies of Franklin Delano Roosevelt or of Theodore Roosevelt.
- root version — The initial value of an object in a change management system.
- rose campion — a plant, Lychnis coronaria, of the pink family, having reddish purple flowers, and leaves covered with whitish down.
- roseate tern — a seabird, Sterna dougallii, of the tern family Sternidae
- rouge dragon — a pursuivant at the English college of arms
- rough-spoken — coarse or vulgar in speech.
- royal pardon — release from punishment for an offence, granted by a monarch
- ruralization — to make rural.
- safety chain — a chain on the fastening of a bracelet, watch, etc, to ensure that it cannot open enough to fall off accidentally
- saint lucian — of or relating to Saint Lucia, an island state in the Caribbean
- saint martin — Saint, died a.d. 655, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 649–655.
- salamandrian — a salamander of the order Batrachia
- salification — to form into a salt, as by chemical combination.
- salinization — the process by which a nonsaline soil becomes saline, as by the irrigation of land with brackish water.
- saltpetreman — a supplier of saltpetre
- salutatorian — (in some U.S. schools and colleges) the student ranking second highest in the graduating class, who delivers the salutatory at commencement.
- san antonian — a city in S Texas: site of the Alamo.
- sandwich man — a person with advertising boards hung from the shoulders.
- sanitization — to free from dirt, germs, etc., as by cleaning or sterilizing.
- sankt gallen — German name of St. Gallen.
- sankt pölten — a city in NE Austria, the capital of Lower Austria state. Pop: 49 121 (2001)
- saskatchewan — a province in W Canada. 251,700 sq. mi. (651,900 sq. km). Capital: Regina.
- satirization — to attack or ridicule with satire.
- satisfaction — an act of satisfying; fulfillment; gratification.
- scalp lotion — A scalp lotion is a liquid medication for the treatment of scalp conditions and disorders.
- scandinavian — of or relating to Scandinavia, its inhabitants, or their languages.
- scatteration — the act of scattering.
- scatterbrain — a person incapable of serious, connected thought.
- schaffhausen — a canton in N Switzerland. 100 sq. mi. (259 sq. km).
- scheveningen — a town in the W Netherlands, near The Hague: seaside resort.
- schmalkalden — a town in central Germany: a league to defend Protestantism formed here 1531.
- schneiderman — Rose, 1884–1972, U.S. labor leader, born in Poland.
- school prawn — a common olive-green prawn, Metapenaeus macleayi
- schuman plan — the plan for establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, proposed by Robert Schuman, French political leader, in 1950.
- scotch grain — a coarse, pebble-grained finish given to heavy leather, esp. for men's shoes
- scott domain — An algebraic, boundedly complete, complete partial order. Often simply called a domain.
- scutellation — a scutellate state or formation; a scaly covering, as on a bird's foot.
- sea of japan — the sea between mainland Asia and Japan
- sea scorpion — scorpionfish.
- seating plan — layout of seats at a venue or on transport
- security van — an armoured van used to transport money or other valuables
- segmentation — division into segments.
- self-antigen — autoantigen.
- self-concern — to relate to; be connected with; be of interest or importance to; affect: The water shortage concerns us all.
- self-disdain — to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn.
- self-opinion — opinion of oneself, especially when unduly high.
- self-tuition — the charge or fee for instruction, as at a private school or a college or university: The college will raise its tuition again next year.