11-letter words containing d, i, s, n, c, l
- du guesclin — Bertrand [ber-trahn] /bɛrˈtrɑ̃/ (Show IPA), ("the Eagle of Brittany") c1320–80, French military leader: constable of France 1370–80.
- endoplasmic — (cytology) of, or relating to endoplasm.
- goldfinches — Plural form of goldfinch.
- incidentals — happening or likely to happen in an unplanned or subordinate conjunction with something else.
- increasedly — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- incredulous — not credulous; disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical.
- indulgences — Plural form of indulgence.
- inosculated — Simple past tense and past participle of inosculate.
- landscaping — a section or expanse of rural scenery, usually extensive, that can be seen from a single viewpoint.
- landscapist — an artist who paints landscapes.
- lapidescent — in the process of changing into stone
- lüdenscheid — a city in W Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia: manufacturing centre for aluminium and plastics. Pop: 79 829 (2003 est)
- middlescent — the middle-age period of life, especially when considered a difficult time of self-doubt and readjustment.
- millisecond — one thousandth of a second. Abbreviation: msec.
- misbalanced — badly balanced
- needlestick — Puncture of the skin by a hypodermic needle or other sharp object.
- nucleotides — any of a group of molecules that, when linked together, form the building blocks of DNA or RNA: composed of a phosphate group, the bases adenine, cytosine, guanine, and thymine, and a pentose sugar, in RNA the thymine base being replaced by uracil.
- occidentals — Plural form of occidental.
- radicalness — of or going to the root or origin; fundamental: a radical difference.
- rock island — a port in NW Illinois, on the Mississippi: government arsenal.
- saint-cloud — a city in central Minnesota, on the Mississippi.
- scaffolding — a temporary structure for holding workers and materials during the erection, repair, or decoration of a building.
- second lien — a lien subordinate to a previous or preferred lien.
- second line — a jaunty, syncopated rhythm in 2/4 time, often used in the rhythm and blues and jazz of New Orleans
- secondarily — next after the first in order, place, time, etc.
- side glance — a look sideways at someone or something
- side-glance — a glance directed to the side; an oblique or sideways look: a side-glance of displeasure at her interrupter.
- siliconized — (of a material) having silicone added.
- sipunculoid — a member of the group Sipunculoidea
- slickenside — a rock surface that has become more or less polished and striated by slippage along a fault plane.
- snail-paced — slow of pace or motion, like a snail; sluggish.
- social fund — (in Britain) a social security fund from which loans or payments may be made to people in cases of extreme need
- solidarnosc — a Polish organization of independent trade unions founded in 1980: outlawed by the government of Poland in 1982.
- spinal cord — the cord of nerve tissue extending through the spinal canal of the spinal column.
- spondulicks — money; cash.
- spondylitic — inflammation of the vertebrae.
- stickhandle — (in hockey and lacrosse) to control and skillfully maneuver the ball or puck with the stick.
- subcardinal — (of veins) next to the cardinal veins
- subdiaconal — of or relating to a subdeacon.
- syndicalism — a form or development of trade unionism, originating in France, that aims at the possession of the means of production and distribution, and ultimately at the control of society, by federated bodies of industrial workers, and that seeks to realize its purposes through general strikes, terrorism, sabotage, etc.
- synodically — by the authority of a synod
- undelicious — highly pleasing to the senses, especially to taste or smell: a delicious dinner; a delicious aroma.
- undersluice — an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
- undisclosed — to make known; reveal or uncover: to disclose a secret.
- undisplaced — lacking a home, country, etc.
- unsolicited — given or supplied without being requested or asked for: unsolicited advice.