11-letter words containing d, i, s, m, o
- readmission — the act of allowing to enter; entrance granted by permission, by provision or existence of pecuniary means, or by the removal of obstacles: the admission of aliens into a country.
- rhomboideus — either of two back muscles that function to move the scapula.
- san domingo — Santo Domingo (defs 2, 3).
- sardonicism — characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering: a sardonic grin.
- semi-closed — having or forming a boundary or barrier: He was blocked by a closed door. The house had a closed porch.
- seminomadic — belonging or relating to an ethnic group or people who migrate seasonally and cultivate crops during periods of settlement
- sextodecimo — sixteenmo (def 1).
- shittimwood — the wood of the shittah tree, believed to be a species of acacia
- sigmoidally — in the form of a sigmoid
- simmer down — to cook or cook in a liquid at or just below the boiling point.
- slime mould — any of various simple spore-producing organisms typically found as slimy masses on rotting vegetation, where they engulf food particles by amoeboid movements. Formerly regarded as fungi, they are now classified as protoctists of the phyla Myxomycota (true, or cellular slime moulds) or Acrasiomycota (plasmodial slime moulds)
- smoke-dried — to dry or cure (meat or other food) using smoke.
- smouldering — burning slowly without flame, usually emitting smoke
- sodium pump — an energy-consuming mechanism in cell membranes that transports sodium ions across the membrane, in exchange for potassium ions or other substances.
- sodium-free — (of food) containing less than 5 mg of sodium per serving
- sodomitical — anal or oral copulation with a member of the opposite sex.
- solid model — A solid model is a representation of a solid (= not liquid or gas) object produced by a computer and used in simulation.
- somaticized — to convert (anxiety) into physical symptoms.
- somatomedin — any of various liver hormones that enhance the activity of a variety of other hormones, as somatotropin.
- sound mixer — sb who records film sound
- soured milk — milk that has been deliberately soured by fermentation or by adding acids such as lemon juice or vinegar, to be used in cooking
- spinsterdom — the state of being a spinster
- spodomantic — relating to spodomancy
- stadiometer — an instrument that measures the length of curves, dashes, etc, by running a toothed wheel along them
- staminodium — a sterile or abortive stamen.
- steam radio — radio, seen as old-fashioned in comparison with television
- storm drain — rainwater drainage hole or gutter
- stromateoid — resembling or related to the Stromateidae.
- stylopodium — a glandular disk or expansion surmounting the ovary and supporting the styles in plants of the parsley family.
- subdominant — Music. the fourth tone of a diatonic scale, next below the dominant.
- sulfonamide — sulfa drug.
- syndesmosis — a connection of bones by ligaments, fasciae, or membranes other than in a joint.
- synonymised — to give synonyms for (a word, name, etc.); furnish with synonyms.
- unmelodious — not musically pleasant to listen to; discordant
- unmoistened — not having been moistened
- urodynamics — the study and measurement of the flow of urine in the urinary tract
- volsteadism — the policy of prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages.
- widowmakers — Plural form of widowmaker.
- world music — (sometimes initial capital letters) any of various styles of popular music combining traditional, indigenous forms with elements of another culture's music, especially of Western rock and pop.