10-letter words containing a, d, s, c, i
- podcasting — a digital audio or video file or recording, usually part of a themed series, that can be downloaded from a website to a media player or computer: Download or subscribe to daily, one-hour podcasts of our radio show.
- predacious — predatory; rapacious.
- pseudoacid — a compound that is not an acid but which undergoes certain typical reactions of an acid
- quadratics — a quadratic polynomial or equation.
- quadriceps — a large muscle in front of the thigh, the action of which extends the leg or bends the hip joint.
- quadrisect — to divide (something) into four equal parts.
- racialised — to impose a racial interpretation on; place in a racial context.
- radicalise — to make radical or more radical, as in politics: young people who are being radicalized by extremist philosophies.
- radicalism — the holding or following of radical or extreme views or principles.
- radiculose — having small roots or rhizoids
- radioscope — an instrument, such as a fluoroscope, capable of detecting radiant energy
- radioscopy — the examination of objects opaque to light by means of another form of radiation, usually x-rays.
- redispatch — to send off or away with speed, as a messenger, telegram, body of troops, etc.
- richardson — Henry Handel (Henrietta Richardson Robertson) 1870–1946, Australian novelist.
- saccharide — an organic compound containing a sugar or sugars.
- saccharoid — having a granular texture like that of loaf sugar.
- sacralized — to make sacred; imbue with sacred character, especially through ritualized devotion: a society that sacralized science.
- sacrificed — the offering of animal, plant, or human life or of some material possession to a deity, as in propitiation or homage.
- sanctified — made holy; consecrated: sanctified wine.
- sanctioned — authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- sanctitude — holiness; saintliness; sanctity.
- sand chair — a low folding beach chair with a frame, usually of tubular metal, that slants outward below the seat, forming a base designed to be rested in the sand.
- sand colic — a form of colic caused by the ingestion of sand or eating sand-contaminated feeds and subsequent collection of sand in the gastrointestinal tract
- sandwiched — two or more slices of bread or the like with a layer of meat, fish, cheese, etc., between each pair.
- sandy city — a town in central Utah.
- sarcodines — belonging or pertaining to the protist phylum Sarcodina, comprising protozoa that move and capture food by forming pseudopodia.
- scandaling — a disgraceful or discreditable action, circumstance, etc.
- scandalise — to shock or horrify by something considered immoral or improper.
- scandalize — to shock or horrify by something considered immoral or improper.
- scarabaeid — belonging or pertaining to the Scarabaeidae, a family of lamellicorn beetles, including the scarabs, dung beetles, June bugs, and cockchafers.
- schizoidal — relating to a person with a schizoid personality disorder
- schoolmaid — a schoolgirl
- scindapsus — any plant of the tropical Asiatic climbing genus Scindapsus, typically stem rooting, esp S. aureus and S. pictus, grown as greenhouse or house plants for their leathery heart-shaped variegated leaves: family Araceae
- scorpaenid — belonging or pertaining to the Scorpaenidae, a family of marine fishes with spiny fins, including the rockfishes, scorpionfishes, and lionfishes.
- scotodinia — a dizziness accompanied by a headache and disturbed vision
- scuba dive — go deep-sea swimming
- scuba-dive — to descend and swim underwater using a scuba device.
- sdrucciola — (of rhymes) triple
- seleucidan — Seleucid.
- semisacred — partly or somewhat sacred; sacred to a limited degree; having some characteristics of the sacred
- septicidal — (of a capsule) dehiscing lengthwise along a septum.
- sex addict — a person who is addicted to engaging in sexual activity
- shit-faced — very drunk.
- side chain — a group of atoms bound to an atom, usually a carbon, that forms part of a larger chain or ring in a molecule
- side chair — a straight-backed chair without arms.
- skid chain — a chain fitting over the tire of a car, truck, or other vehicle, to increase traction and prevent skidding on roads covered with ice or snow.
- socialised — to make social; make fit for life in companionship with others.
- socialized — to make social; make fit for life in companionship with others.
- sociodrama — a method of group psychotherapy in which each patient assumes and dramatizes a variety of roles, usually focusing on problems and conflicts arising in group situations.
- sodcasting — the practice of playing music through the speakers of a mobile phone in a public space