10-letter words containing d, e, c, l, a, s
- laser disc — video, audio format: optical disc
- lead screw — (on a lathe) a rotating horizontal screw for moving the tool carriage along the work at a constant rate.
- leaf scald — a bacterial disease of sugarcane, characterized by irregular, bleached streaks on the leaves and defoliation and caused especially by Bacterium albilineans.
- lewis acid — any substance capable of forming a covalent bond with a base by accepting a pair of electrons from it.
- lowercased — Printed or written in lowercase letters.
- macrolides — Plural form of macrolide.
- mccandless — a town in SW Pennsylvania.
- medicalise — to handle or accept as deserving of or appropriate for medical treatment.
- medicinals — Plural form of medicinal.
- melchiades — Saint, died a.d. 314, pope 310–314.
- misdeclare — to make known or state clearly, especially in explicit or formal terms: to declare one's position in a controversy.
- mislocated — to misplace.
- muscadelle — a sweet wine made from muscat grapes.
- musclehead — a muscular man, esp. one who is involved in bodybuilding, weight lifting, etc.
- needlecase — A case in which needles are kept.
- oscillated — Simple past tense and past participle of oscillate.
- outclassed — to surpass in excellence or quality, especially by a wide margin; be superior: He far outclasses the other runners in the race.
- overscaled — on an excessive scale
- packsaddle — a saddle specifically designed for holding or supporting the load on a pack animal.
- pdsa cycle — Plan, Do, See, Approve (from Japan).
- placidness — pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed: placid waters.
- 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.
- radiculose — having small roots or rhizoids
- sacerdotal — of priests; priestly.
- sacralized — to make sacred; imbue with sacred character, especially through ritualized devotion: a society that sacralized science.
- saddleback — any of various animals having markings on the back that resemble a saddle, as a male harp seal.
- sand lance — any slender marine fish of the family Ammodytidae that burrows into the sand.
- sandcastle — a small castlelike structure made of wet sand, as by children at a beach.
- scaffolded — a temporary structure for holding workers and materials during the erection, repair, or decoration of a building.
- scaldberry — the bramble or blackberry, Rubus fruticosus
- scale down — a succession or progression of steps or degrees; graduated series: the scale of taxation; the social scale.
- scaleboard — a very thin board, as for the back of a picture.
- scandalise — to shock or horrify by something considered immoral or improper.
- scandalize — to shock or horrify by something considered immoral or improper.
- scapulated — (of a raven) with white feathers across the scapular region
- scottsdale — a city in central Arizona, near Phoenix.
- screenland — filmdom.
- scrollhead — billethead.
- sea cradle — chiton (def 1).
- seed coral — coral fragments used for jewelry.
- seleucidan — Seleucid.
- self-paced — (of an educational system, course, etc.) done or designed to be accomplished at the student's own speed: self-paced instruction.
- septicidal — (of a capsule) dehiscing lengthwise along a septum.
- shellacked — lac that has been purified and formed into thin sheets, used for making varnish.
- slam dance — a dance performed to punk rock by groups of people who flail and toss themselves about and slam into one another.
- socialised — to make social; make fit for life in companionship with others.
- socialized — to make social; make fit for life in companionship with others.
- spectacled — wearing spectacles.
- speculated — to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).