10-letter words containing l, i, s, c
- radicalise — to make radical or more radical, as in politics: young people who are being radicalized by extremist philosophies.
- radicalism — the holding or following of radical or extreme views or principles.
- radiculose — having small roots or rhizoids
- rascallion — a villain, a rascal
- reclassify — to classify anew.
- recoilless — having little or no recoil: a recoilless rifle.
- reconciles — to cause (a person) to accept or be resigned to something not desired: He was reconciled to his fate.
- resilience — the power or ability to return to the original form, position, etc., after being bent, compressed, or stretched; elasticity.
- resiliency — the power or ability to return to the original form, position, etc., after being bent, compressed, or stretched; elasticity.
- resorcinol — a white, needlelike, water-soluble solid, C 6 H 6 O 2 , a benzene derivative originally obtained from certain resins, now usually synthesized: used chiefly in making dyes, as a reagent, in tanning, in the synthesis of certain resins, and in medicine in treating certain skin conditions; meta-dihydroxybenzene.
- rice blast — a disease of rice caused by the fungus Pyricularia oryae, characterized by elliptical leaf spots with reddish-brown margins, brownish lesions and neck rot of the fruiting panicles, and stunting of the plant.
- ridiculous — causing or worthy of ridicule or derision; absurd; preposterous; laughable: a ridiculous plan.
- riflescope — a telescopic sight mounted on top of a rifle that helps to improve one's aim by magnifying and pinpointing a target.
- ritschlian — of or relating to the theology of Albrecht Ritschl (1822–89), who developed a liberal Christian theology and maintained that religious faith is based on value judgments.
- rock-solid — Something that is rock-solid is extremely hard.
- roscoelite — a brown variety of muscovite in which some aluminum is replaced by vanadium.
- rothschild — Lionel Nathan, Baron de ("Lord Natty") 1809–79, English banker: first Jewish member of Parliament (son of Nathan Meyer Rothschild).
- royalistic — relating to a royalist
- rupicolous — rupestrine.
- sabbatical — of or pertaining or appropriate to the Sabbath.
- sac-a-lait — the white crappie. See under crappie.
- sacralized — to make sacred; imbue with sacred character, especially through ritualized devotion: a society that sacralized science.
- sacroiliac — the joint where the sacrum and ilium meet.
- sale price — discounted cost
- salicional — a soft-toned organ stop with a reedy quality
- salicornia — any chenopodiaceous plant of the genus Salicornia, of seashores and salt marshes: includes glasswort
- salicylate — a salt or ester of salicylic acid.
- salicylism — poisoning by aspirin
- salt stick — a crusty bread roll sprinkled with salt crystals, made in the shape of a cylinder.
- salvifical — saving
- sand colic — a form of colic caused by the ingestion of sand or eating sand-contaminated feeds and subsequent collection of sand in the gastrointestinal tract
- sanmicheli — Michele [mee-ke-le] /miˈkɛ lɛ/ (Show IPA), 1484–1559, Italian architect and military engineer.
- sarcophile — a flesh-eating animal, especially the Tasmanian devil.
- satellitic — relating to a satellite or smaller planet that revolves around a larger planet
- saucerlike — resembling a saucer
- saxicoline — living or growing among rocks.
- saxicolous — living or growing among rocks.
- scalloping — any of the bivalve mollusks of the genus Argopecten (Pecten) and related genera that swim by rapidly clapping the fluted shell valves together.
- scallopini — scallops, especially of veal, flattened by pounding and usually dredged in flour or breadcrumbs and sautéed quickly: scaloppine alla Marsala.
- scaloppine — scallops, especially of veal, flattened by pounding and usually dredged in flour or breadcrumbs and sautéed quickly: scaloppine alla Marsala.
- scampishly — in a scampish manner
- scandaling — a disgraceful or discreditable action, circumstance, etc.
- scandalise — to shock or horrify by something considered immoral or improper.
- scandalize — to shock or horrify by something considered immoral or improper.
- scansorial — capable of or adapted for climbing, as the feet of certain birds, lizards, etc.
- scantlings — a timber of relatively slight width and thickness, as a stud or rafter in a house frame.
- scarlatina — scarlet fever.
- scenically — of or relating to natural scenery.
- schalstein — a slate-like rock formed by shearing basaltic or andesitic tuff or lava
- scheduling — a plan of procedure, usually written, for a proposed objective, especially with reference to the sequence of and time allotted for each item or operation necessary to its completion: The schedule allows three weeks for this stage.