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11-letter words containing e, s, c, o, n

  • snickometer — a device, which uses sound waves recorded by the stump microphone, employed by TV commentators to determine whether or not a batsman has made contact with the ball
  • sniperscope — a snooperscope designed for attaching to a rifle or carbine.
  • snow-capped — A snow-capped mountain is covered with snow at the top.
  • soft centre — a chocolate that has a soft filling
  • soft pencil — a type of pencil that contains a thicker, oilier and darker form of graphite
  • solanaceous — belonging to the Solanaceae, the nightshade family of plants.
  • solenocytes — a type of long, narrow, flagellated cell that functions in excretion of nitrogenous wastes and occurs in a variety of organisms, including certain annelids and mollusks.
  • somatogenic — developing from somatic cells.
  • sonderclass — a special class of small racing yachts, restricted as to size, sail area, cost, etc.
  • sound check — an on-the-spot rehearsal by a band before a gig to enable the sound engineer to set up the mixer
  • speculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
  • speedcoding — (language)   A pseudocode interpreter for mathematics on IBM 701 and IBM 650 written by John Backus in 1953.
  • spent force — If you refer to someone who used to be powerful as a spent force, you mean that they no longer have any power or influence.
  • sperm count — the number of spermatozoa in an amount of semen, used as an indication of a man's fertility
  • splenectomy — excision or removal of the spleen.
  • sponge cake — a light, sweet cake made with a comparatively large proportion of eggs but no shortening.
  • stench bomb — a small bomb made to emit a foul smell on exploding.
  • stenobathic — of or relating to marine or freshwater life that can tolerate only limited changes in depth (opposed to eurybathic).
  • stenocardia — angina pectoris, a contraction of the heart or its vessels due to a lack of oxygen, causing severe chest pain
  • stenochrome — a printed design made using stenochromy
  • stenochromy — the art of printing designs made of more than one colour using a single impression
  • stenohygric — able to withstand only a narrow range of humidity
  • stockhausen — Karlheinz [kahrl-hahynts] /ˈkɑrlˌhaɪnts/ (Show IPA), 1928–2007, German composer.
  • stockinette — Also, stockinet. a stretchy, machine-knitted fabric used for making undergarments, infants' wear, etc.
  • stone canal — (in certain echinoderms) a tube lined with calcareous deposits, connecting the madreporite with a circular canal around the mouth.
  • stone china — hard earthenware containing china stone.
  • stone-faced — having a rigid, expressionless face.
  • stone-scone — a village in central Scotland: site of coronation of Scottish kings until 1651.
  • stonecutter — a person who cuts or carves stone.
  • stony-faced — having a rigid, expressionless face.
  • sub-economy — thrifty management; frugality in the expenditure or consumption of money, materials, etc.
  • subdeaconry — the position or office of a subdeacon
  • subdecision — a decision secondary to a main decision
  • subeconomic — pertaining to the production, distribution, and use of income, wealth, and commodities.
  • supersonics — the branch of science that deals with supersonic phenomena.
  • switched on — turned-on (def 1).
  • switched-on — turned-on (def 1).
  • sword dance — any of various dances, usually performed by men, in which swords are ceremonially flourished or are laid on the ground and danced around.
  • synchoresis — the act or an instance of conceding an argument in order to make a stronger one
  • synchromesh — noting or pertaining to a synchronized shifting mechanism.
  • synchronise — to cause to indicate the same time, as one timepiece with another: Synchronize your watches.
  • synchronize — to cause to indicate the same time, as one timepiece with another: Synchronize your watches.
  • syncopative — relating to syncopation
  • synecdochic — a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part, the special for the general or the general for the special, as in ten sail for ten ships or a Croesus for a rich man.
  • synoeciosis — a figure of speech in which contrary terms are use in conjunction
  • synoecology — the science of relationships between species
  • technopolis — a society with a concentration of technology-based businesses or an emphasis on technology
  • technospeak — any abstruse technical jargon
  • telescoping — an optical instrument for making distant objects appear larger and therefore nearer. One of the two principal forms (refracting telescope) consists essentially of an objective lens set into one end of a tube and an adjustable eyepiece or combination of lenses set into the other end of a tube that slides into the first and through which the enlarged object is viewed directly; the other form (reflecting telescope) has a concave mirror that gathers light from the object and focuses it into an adjustable eyepiece or combination of lenses through which the reflection of the object is enlarged and viewed. Compare radio telescope.
  • tenaciously — holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of): a tenacious grip on my arm; tenacious of old habits.
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