11-letter words containing e, a, g, l, s
- septifragal — (of a capsule) dehiscing by breaking away from the partitions but remaining attached to the common axis; dehiscing at the valves or backs of the carpels but leaving the septa intact.
- serological — the science dealing with the immunological properties and actions of serum.
- sex linkage — an association between genes in sex chromosomes such that the characteristics determined by these genes appear more frequently in one sex than in the other.
- sex-linkage — an association between genes in sex chromosomes such that the characteristics determined by these genes appear more frequently in one sex than in the other.
- sexagesimal — pertaining to or based upon the number 60.
- sgml tagger — (tool) A tool to assist with adding SGML to a piece of text. The Tagger only lets the user insert a mark-up tag which is correct in that particular context.
- shake a leg — an act or instance of shaking, rocking, swaying, etc.
- shaving gel — product that softens hair growth for shaving
- sheet glass — glass in sheet form produced by drawing or by the cylinder glass process.
- shelf angle — an angle iron attached to or suspended from a girder to carry masonry or the ends of a number of joists.
- shell gland — a gland in certain invertebrates that secretes the components required for forming the shell of an egg
- shellacking — lac that has been purified and formed into thin sheets, used for making varnish.
- shingle oak — an oak, Quercus imbricaria, yielding a wood used for shingles, clapboards, 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.
- sidewalking — the practice of shopkeepers standing on the sidewalk outside their shops to attract customers.
- silver goal — (in certain competitions) a goal scored in a full half of extra time that is played if a match is drawn. This goal counts as the winner if it is the only goal scored in the full half or full period of extra time
- silver gray — a light brownish-gray.
- silver-gray — gray with a silvery luster
- single malt — a type of whisky that is made at a single distillery and from one type of malted grain
- single tape — a ribbon of material, usually with a plastic base, coated on one side (single tape) or both sides (double tape) with a substance containing iron oxide, to make it sensitive to impulses from an electromagnet: used to record sound, images, data, etc.
- single-hand — to sail (a craft) without help from others.
- single-malt — (of whiskey, especially Scotch) made from unblended malt whiskey distilled at one distillery.
- singles bar — a bar or tavern catering to a clientele composed chiefly of single men and women, especially those seeking a lover or spouse.
- singletrack — (of a railroad or section of a railroad's route) having but one set of tracks, so that trains going in opposite directions must be scheduled to meet only at points where there are sidings.
- singularize — to make singular.
- singulative — a grammatical form or construction that expresses a singular entity or indicates that an individual is singled out from a group, especially as opposed to a collective noun, as snowflake as opposed to snow.
- skilligalee — gruel
- slag cement — a cement composed of about 80 percent granulated slag and about 20 percent hydrated lime.
- slaughtered — the killing or butchering of cattle, sheep, etc., especially for food.
- slaveringly — in a slavering manner
- sluggardise — indolence or laziness
- sluggardize — to make lazy or sluggish
- sockdolager — something unusually large, heavy, etc.
- solid angle — an angle formed by three or more planes intersecting in a common point or formed at the vertex of a cone.
- spaceflight — the flying of manned or unmanned spacecraft into or in outer space.
- specialogue — a mail-order catalogue aimed at a specific group of customers
- speculating — to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).
- spiral gear — a type of helical gear used for transmitting power between shafts that are at an angle to each other.
- spreadingly — in a spreading manner
- squeakingly — in a squeaking manner
- stable girl — a girl or woman who looks after or attends horses in stables
- stag beetle — any of numerous lamellicorn beetles of the family Lucanidae, some of the males of which have mandibles resembling the antlers of a stag.
- stalagmites — a deposit, usually of calcium carbonate, more or less resembling an inverted stalactite, formed on the floor of a cave or the like by the dripping of percolating calcareous water.
- starlighted — lit by the stars
- steelmaking — the manufacture of steel.
- strangulate — Pathology, Surgery. to compress or constrict (a duct, intestine, vessel, etc.) so as to prevent circulation or suppress function.
- strategical — pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of strategy: strategic movements.
- streamingly — in a streaming manner
- strong gale — a wind of 47–54 miles per hour (21–24 m/sec).