11-letter words containing i, n, s, p
- sailplaning — the sport of flying sailplanes
- saline drip — the usually intravenous drop-by-drop administration of an isotonic solution of sodium chloride in distilled water
- salmon pink — salmon (defs 4, 5).
- salpingitis — inflammation of a salpinx.
- sandia peak — a mountain in N central New Mexico in the Sandia Mountains. 10,678 feet (3255 meters).
- saprolegnia — a variety of fungus
- sauropsidan — relating to the Sauropsida or animals belonging to the Sauriodea group in Huxley's classification
- saxophonist — musician who plays saxophone
- scatter pin — a woman's small ornamental pin, usually worn with other similar pins on a dress, suit jacket, etc.
- schoonschip — (mathematics, tool) (From the Dutch for "beautiful ship" or "clean ship") A program for symbolic mathematics, especially High Energy Physics, written by M. Veltman of CERN in 1964. Schoonschip only does algebra, no derivatives. It was implemented originally in CDC 6600 and CDC 7600 assembly language and currently in 680x0 assembly language. Runs on Amiga, Atari ST, Sun-3 and NeXT. It was once maintained by David Williams at the University of Michigan Physics Department.
- scopolamine — a colorless, syrupy, water-soluble alkaloid, C 1 7 H 2 1 NO 4 , obtained from certain plants of the nightshade family, used chiefly as a sedative and mydriatic and to alleviate the symptoms of motion sickness.
- scorpaenoid — resembling or related to the family Scorpaenidae.
- scorpionfly — any of several harmless insects of the order Mecoptera, the male of certain species having a reproductive structure that resembles the sting of a scorpion.
- scotch pine — a pine, Pinus sylvestris, of Eurasia, having a reddish trunk and twisted, bluish-green needles.
- scotophobin — a peptide isolated from the brains of rats conditioned to avoid darkness, alleged to induce a dark-avoidance response in untrained rats, mice, and other animals.
- scrappiness — made up of scraps or of odds and ends; fragmentary; disconnected.
- sculpturing — the act of sculpturing or carving
- sea captain — the master of a seagoing vessel.
- sempiternal — everlasting; eternal.
- sempiternum — a type of durable woollen fabric popular in the 17th century
- sempstering — the profession of being a tailor
- senatorship — the office or position of a senator
- senior prom — a formal dance or gathering of high school students held at the end of the senior year
- septenarius — a verse consisting of seven feet, usually printed in two lines: used especially in Latin poems.
- septentrion — Obsolete. the north.
- septic tank — a tank in which solid organic sewage is decomposed and purified by anaerobic bacteria.
- septivalent — having a valence of seven; heptavalent.
- serendipity — an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident.
- serpentinic — of, relating to, or containing the mineral serpentine
- serpentlike — resembling a serpent
- serpiginous — (formerly) a creeping or spreading skin disease, as ringworm.
- sesquiplane — a biplane having one wing with not more than half the surface area of the other wing.
- seven pines — Fair Oaks (def 1).
- shepherding — a person who herds, tends, and guards sheep.
- shine up to — to give forth or glow with light; shed or cast light.
- shinplaster — a plaster for the shin or leg.
- shinsplints — inflammation of the muscles around the shinbone caused by strenuous exercise
- shop window — storefront display
- shop-window — a window used for display of merchandise.
- shopkeeping — a retail merchant or tradesman; a person who owns or operates a small store or shop.
- shoplifting — to steal (merchandise) as a shoplifter.
- showjumping — horseriding event
- showmanship — the skill or ability of a showman.
- shrink wrap — transparent film for wrapping food
- shrink-wrap — to wrap and seal (a book, a food product, etc.) in a flexible film of plastic that, when exposed to a heating process, shrinks to the contour of the merchandise.
- sideropenia — a lack of iron in the body
- sign-posted — a post bearing a sign that gives information or guidance.
- signposting — indication by means of signposts
- silverpoint — a technique of drawing with a silver stylus on specially prepared paper.
- simon peter — Peter (def 1).