11-letter words containing e, r, o, s, i
- southernism — a pronunciation, expression, or behavioral trait characteristic of the U.S. South.
- southernize — to make or become southern
- sovereignly — a monarch; a king, queen, or other supreme ruler.
- sovereignty — the quality or state of being sovereign, or of having supreme power or authority.
- spermatoxic — (of a substance) toxic to spermatozoa.
- spermatoxin — a substance toxic to spermatozoa.
- spermophile — any of various burrowing rodents of the squirrel family, especially of the genus Spermophilus (or Citellus), sometimes sufficiently numerous to do much damage to crops, as the ground squirrels and susliks.
- spermotoxic — (of a substance) toxic to spermatozoa.
- spermotoxin — a substance toxic to spermatozoa.
- spheroidize — to turn or be turned into spheroids
- spice route — an ancient trade route followed by merchants, importers and exporters trading in exotic spices such as cloves and cinnamon
- spider hole — a foxhole with a camouflaged lid or cover in which a sniper hides
- spin bowler — a bowler who specializes in bowling balls with a spinning motion
- spiniferous — (esp of plants) bearing spines or thorns
- spinsterdom — the state of being a spinster
- spiriferous — having a spire or spiral parts.
- spirochaete — any of various spiral-shaped motile bacteria of the family Spirochaetaceae, certain species, as Treponema, Leptospira, and Borrelia, being pathogenic to humans and other animals, and other species being free-living, saprophytic, or parasitic.
- sponge iron — finely divided, porous iron, reduced from an oxide at a temperature below the melting point.
- spore fruit — a spore-bearing structure, as an ascoscarp; sporocarp.
- spore print — the pattern produced by placing the cap of a mushroom on a piece of paper and allowing the spores to fall
- sporiferous — bearing spores.
- sporulative — involving or relating to sporulation
- spot strike — a labor strike by a local branch of a union.
- springhouse — a small storehouse built over a spring or part of a brook, for keeping such foods as meat and dairy products cool and fresh.
- stadiometer — an instrument that measures the length of curves, dashes, etc, by running a toothed wheel along them
- stationer's — a shop which sells stationery
- steam radio — radio, seen as old-fashioned in comparison with television
- stenocardia — angina pectoris, a contraction of the heart or its vessels due to a lack of oxygen, causing severe chest pain
- stenohygric — able to withstand only a narrow range of humidity
- stentorious — stentorian.
- stereobatic — relating to or resembling a stereobate
- stereoblind — lacking the ability to see in three dimensions through both eyes
- stereocilia — any of the long, flexible microvilli that superficially resemble cilia and occur as a brush border or series of tufts on the surface of various epithelial tissues.
- stereoimage — the single three-dimensional image perceived in the brain by the coordination of the two slightly different views seen by the eyes.
- stereoptics — the branch of stereoscopy that is concerned with optics
- stereotaxia — the electrical destruction of a small area of brain tissue, using stereotactic methods, to relieve disorders such as epilepsy and Parkinsonism
- stereotaxic — of, relating to, or based on three-dimensional studies of the brain, especially as an adjunct to brain surgery.
- stereotaxis — movement of an organism in response to contact with a solid.
- stereotomic — the technique of cutting solids, as stones, to specified forms and dimensions.
- stereotypic — a process, now often replaced by more advanced methods, for making metal printing plates by taking a mold of composed type or the like in papier-mâché or other material and then taking from this mold a cast in type metal.
- sternotribe — (of a flower) having contact with the sternum of an insect
- stevedoring — the act or practice of loading or unloading a ship, ship's cargo, etc
- stichometry — the practice of writing a prose text in lines, often of slightly differing lengths, that correspond to units of sense and indicate phrasal rhythms.
- stilbestrol — a nonsteroidal synthetic estrogen, C 18 H 20 O 2 , used in medicine chiefly in the treatment of menopausal symptoms and in animal feeds for chemical caponization: formerly used during pregnancy for the prevention of miscarriage but discontinued owing to its association with an increased risk of vaginal and cervical cancers in women having had fetal exposure. Abbreviation: DES.
- stone fruit — a fruit with a stone or hard endocarp, as a peach or plum; drupe.
- stone river — a river in central Tennessee, flowing NW to the Cumberland River. Compare Murfreesboro.
- storywriter — a person who writes stories, tales, fables, etc.
- stourbridge — an industrial town in W central England, in Dudley unitary authority, West Midlands. Pop: 55 480 (2001)
- stramineous — of or resembling straw.
- strenuosity — characterized by vigorous exertion, as action, efforts, life, etc.: a strenuous afternoon of hunting.