11-letter words containing i, s, o, c, r, a
- sacculiform — (of plant parts, etc) shaped like a small sac
- saint croix — Also called Santa Cruz. a U.S. island in the N Lesser Antilles: the largest of the Virgin Islands. 82 sq. mi. (212 sq. km).
- sanctioneer — a person who advocates the imposition of sanctions
- saprobiotic — saprobic
- saprophytic — any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria.
- sarcocystis — a member of the species of parasite Sarcocystis
- sarcodinian — belonging or pertaining to the protist phylum Sarcodina, comprising protozoa that move and capture food by forming pseudopodia.
- sarcoidosis — a disease of unknown cause, characterized by granulomatous tubercles of the skin, lymph nodes, lungs, eyes, and other structures.
- sardonicism — characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering: a sardonic grin.
- scalariform — ladderlike.
- scalpriform — chisel-shaped, as the incisors of certain rodents.
- scapigerous — having a scape or leafless stalk
- scarabaeoid — resembling a scarab.
- scarf joint — a joint in which two timbers or other structural members are fitted together with long end laps of various forms and held in place with bolts, straps, keys, fishplates, etc., to resist tension or compression.
- scholarship — learning; knowledge acquired by study; the academic attainments of a scholar.
- scissortail — Also called scissortailed flycatcher [siz-er-teyld] /ˈsɪz ərˌteɪld/ (Show IPA). a flycatcher, Muscivora forficatus, of the southern U.S., Mexico, and Central America, having a long, deeply forked tail.
- scorpaenoid — resembling or related to the family Scorpaenidae.
- scribacious — having the tendency to write a lot or too much
- scriptorial — of or relating to a scriptorium
- scrobicular — of or relating to the smooth areas on a sea urchin surrounding its nodules
- secondarily — next after the first in order, place, time, etc.
- secretional — of or relating to secretion
- selectorial — of or relating to selections or selectors
- serological — the science dealing with the immunological properties and actions of serum.
- sherlockian — pertaining to or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, known for his skill in solving mysteries through deductive reasoning.
- shock radio — broadcasting by a commercial radio station whose humor includes tasteless jokes, sexual innuendo, and ethnic insults.
- slot racing — the activity of racing slot cars.
- smoking car — smoker (def 2a).
- social work — organized work directed toward the betterment of social conditions in the community, as by seeking to improve the condition of the poor, to promote the welfare of children, etc.
- sociography — the branch of sociology that uses statistical data to describe social phenomena.
- solidarnosc — a Polish organization of independent trade unions founded in 1980: outlawed by the government of Poland in 1982.
- sorbic acid — a white, crystalline compound, C 6 H 8 O 2 , slightly soluble in water, soluble in many organic solvents: used as a preservative in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and food.
- sothic year — the fixed year of the ancient Egyptians, determined by the heliacal rising of Sirius, and equivalent to 365 days.
- spermatoxic — (of a substance) toxic to spermatozoa.
- spinal cord — the cord of nerve tissue extending through the spinal canal of the spinal column.
- 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.
- sporadicity — (of similar things or occurrences) appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional: sporadic renewals of enthusiasm.
- stenocardia — angina pectoris, a contraction of the heart or its vessels due to a lack of oxygen, causing severe chest pain
- stereobatic — relating to or resembling a stereobate
- 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.
- stereotaxic — of, relating to, or based on three-dimensional studies of the brain, especially as an adjunct to brain surgery.
- subacromial — the outward end of the spine of the scapula or shoulder blade.
- subcortical — situated beneath the cortex.
- subfraction — Mathematics. a number usually expressed in the form a/b. a ratio of algebraic quantities similarly expressed.
- subharmonic — an oscillation that has a frequency which is an integral submultiple of the frequency of a related oscillation.
- subordinacy — a subordinate person or thing.
- subtraction — an act or instance of subtracting.
- subtropical — bordering on the tropics; nearly tropical.
- switchboard — a structural unit on which are mounted switches and instruments necessary to complete telephone circuits manually.
- symposiarch — the president, director, or master of a symposium.