10-letter words containing c, i, r, a, s, n
- reincrease — to increase again
- resistance — the act or power of resisting, opposing, or withstanding.
- revanchism — an advocate or supporter of a political policy of revanche, especially in order to seek vengeance for a previous military defeat.
- revanchist — an advocate or supporter of a political policy of revanche, especially in order to seek vengeance for a previous military defeat.
- richardson — Henry Handel (Henrietta Richardson Robertson) 1870–1946, Australian novelist.
- ritschlian — of or relating to the theology of Albrecht Ritschl (1822–89), who developed a liberal Christian theology and maintained that religious faith is based on value judgments.
- saccharine — of the nature of or resembling that of sugar: a powdery substance with a saccharine taste.
- salicornia — any chenopodiaceous plant of the genus Salicornia, of seashores and salt marshes: includes glasswort
- sanctifier — to make holy; set apart as sacred; consecrate.
- 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.
- sanskritic — an Indo-European, Indic language, in use since c1200 b.c. as the religious and classical literary language of India. Abbreviation: Skt.
- saprogenic — producing putrefaction or decay, as certain bacteria.
- sarcodines — belonging or pertaining to the protist phylum Sarcodina, comprising protozoa that move and capture food by forming pseudopodia.
- sarcopenia — reduction in muscle tissue as a result of ageing
- sarracenia — any American pitcher plant of the genus Sarracenia, having single nodding flowers and leaves modified as pitchers that trap and digest insects: family Sarraceniaceae
- scampering — to run or go hastily or quickly.
- scansorial — capable of or adapted for climbing, as the feet of certain birds, lizards, etc.
- scarf-ring — a ring which holds a scarf in place
- scarf-skin — the outermost layer of the skin; epidermis.
- scarifying — critical
- scarlatina — scarlet fever.
- scattering — distributed or occurring here and there at irregular intervals; scattered.
- scaturient — gushing; overflowing.
- scintigram — a paper printout or photographic record indicating the intensity and distribution of radioactivity in tissues after administration of a radioactive tracer.
- scorpaenid — belonging or pertaining to the Scorpaenidae, a family of marine fishes with spiny fins, including the rockfishes, scorpionfishes, and lionfishes.
- scrabbling — to scratch or scrape, as with the claws or hands.
- scrambling — motocross, off-road biking
- scrap iron — old iron to be remelted or reworked.
- scratching — to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one's hand on a nail.
- screw nail — drive screw.
- scrimshank — to avoid one's obligations or share of work; shirk.
- sea urchin — any echinoderm of the class Echinoidea, having a somewhat globular or discoid form, and a shell composed of many calcareous plates covered with projecting spines.
- serviceman — a member of the armed forces of a country.
- shrinkpack — flexible plastic used for shrink-wrapping goods
- siren call — the appeal that something has although it is harmful or dangerous
- spencerian — pertaining to or characteristic of a system of penmanship, characterized by clear, rounded letters slanting to the right.
- squirt can — an oilcan with a flexible body that ejects oil when compressed.
- sternalgic — relating to or having sternalgia
- sticharion — a white tunic of silk or linen, corresponding to the alb, worn by deacons, priests, and bishops.
- stracchino — a soft cheese from North Italy
- strickland — William, 1787–1854, U.S. architect and engineer.
- subcranial — of the area beneath the cranium or skull
- supragenic — beyond the limits or above the level of genes.
- survivance — survival
- syndicator — a person who establishes a syndicate
- transcribe — to make a written copy, especially a typewritten copy, of (dictated material, notes taken during a lecture, or other spoken material).
- transcript — a written, typewritten, or printed copy; something transcribed or made by transcribing.
- transgenic — of, relating to, or containing a gene or genes transferred from another species: transgenic mice.
- transience — transient state or quality.
- transiency — transient state or quality.