11-letter words containing g, o, s, a
- salsuginous — full of salt or able to grow in salty soil
- salting out — the addition of salt to a mixture to precipitate proteins, soaps, and other simple organic compounds.
- salting-out — Salting-out is the effect when adding a salt to a solvent containing an organic solute reduces the solubility of that solute.
- san domingo — Santo Domingo (defs 2, 3).
- san gennaro — San [san;; Italian sahn] /sæn;; Italian sɑn/ (Show IPA), Januarius.
- sanctioning — authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- sand grouse — any of several birds of the family Pteroclididae inhabiting sandy areas of the Old World, resembling both pigeons and shorebirds and having precocial young.
- sand-groper — a native of the arid region of Western Australia.
- sanguineous — of, relating to, or containing blood.
- sao goncalo — a city in SE Brazil, NE of Rio de Janeiro.
- saprolegnia — a variety of fungus
- sarcophagal — related to or depicted on sarcophagi
- sarcophagus — a stone coffin, especially one bearing sculpture, inscriptions, etc., often displayed as a monument.
- scaffoldage — a scaffold or scaffolding
- scaffolding — a temporary structure for holding workers and materials during the erection, repair, or decoration of a building.
- scapigerous — having a scape or leafless stalk
- scarborough — a seaport in North Yorkshire, in NE England.
- scaremonger — a person who creates or spreads alarming news.
- scattergood — a spendthrift.
- scenography — the art of representing objects in accordance with the rules of perspective.
- segregation — the act or practice of segregating; a setting apart or separation of people or things from others or from the main body or group: gender segregation in some fundamentalist religions.
- seigniorage — something claimed by a sovereign or superior as a prerogative.
- seigniorial — of or relating to a seignior.
- seismograph — any of various instruments for measuring and recording the vibrations of earthquakes.
- semasiology — semantics, especially the study of semantic change.
- sense organ — a specialized bodily structure that receives or is sensitive to internal or external stimuli; receptor.
- serological — the science dealing with the immunological properties and actions of serum.
- shabbas goy — a gentile who performs tasks for Jews in the home or synagogue on the Sabbath or on a holy day that are forbidden Jews on such occasions, as turning on the lights or heat.
- shade-grown — grown in the shade, especially in artificial shade, as under a cloth.
- shadowgraph — a picture produced by throwing a shadow, as of the hands, on a lighted screen, wall, or the like.
- shingle oak — an oak, Quercus imbricaria, yielding a wood used for shingles, clapboards, etc.
- short-range — having a limited extent, as in distance or time: a short-range shot; a short-range plan.
- shortchange — to give less than the correct change to.
- sialography — radiography of salivary glands once they have been injected with a contrast medium
- sigillation — the act of sealing
- sigmoidally — in the form of a sigmoid
- signal book — a book containing the signals to be used for sending messages to other boats
- signatories — having signed, or joined in signing, a document: the signatory powers to a treaty.
- 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
- simon magus — Simon (defs 5, 6).
- singaporean — an island on the Strait of Singapore, off the S tip of the Malay Peninsula.
- siphonogamy — a mode of pollination in which pollen tubes develop to facilitate the passage of male cells to eggs
- slot racing — the activity of racing slot cars.
- slow-acting — working or acting slowly, not immediately
- small goods — meats bought from a delicatessen, such as sausages
- smoking ban — the prohibition of smoking cigarettes, etc in public places
- smoking car — smoker (def 2a).
- smorgasbord — a buffet meal of various hot and cold hors d'oeuvres, salads, casserole dishes, meats, cheeses, etc.
- snobography — an account or description of snobs
- snow grains — precipitation consisting of white, opaque ice particles usually less than one millimeter in diameter.