9-letter words containing n, o, s, c, a
- sarcodine — belonging or pertaining to the protist phylum Sarcodina, comprising protozoa that move and capture food by forming pseudopodia.
- sarcosine — a crystalline compound, C 3 H 7 NO 2 , with a sweet taste, soluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol: used in the manufacture of toothpaste, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals.
- satyricon — a satirical novel, interspersed with verse, written in the 1st century a.d. by Petronius, extant in fragments.
- saucisson — a large and thick sausage
- scalation — an arrangement of scales, as on a fish.
- scaledown — a reduction in size, quantity, or activity according to a fixed scale or proportion: a scaledown of military expenditures.
- scazontic — relating to or consisting of scazons
- scenarios — an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- schiavone — the Italian name for a 17th century basket-hilted sword with a double edge
- schoolman — a person versed in scholastic learning or engaged in scholastic pursuits.
- sciaenoid — belonging or pertaining to the Sciaenidae, a family of carnivorous fishes that produce a loud sound by snapping the muscles attached to their air bladder, comprising the croakers and drums.
- sciomancy — divination with the help of ghosts
- scotchman — Sometimes Offensive. Scotsman.
- secondary — next after the first in order, place, time, etc.
- sectional — pertaining or limited to a particular section; local or regional: sectional politics.
- showmance — a romance between two stars that only lasts for the run of the show
- siciliano — a graceful folk dance of Sicily.
- smackdown — a severe rebuke or criticism: his amazing smackdown of the protesters.
- snow crab — an edible spider crab of the North Pacific, Chionoecetes opilio, commercially important as a frozen seafood product.
- snow-clad — covered with snow.
- snowscape — landscape covered with snow.
- sociation — an association
- solonchak — a type of intrazonal soil of arid regions with a greyish surface crust: contains large quantities of soluble salts
- songcraft — the art of songwriting
- sonically — in a sonic manner
- sonicator — a device for treatment with ultrasound
- soundcard — A soundcard is a piece of equipment which can be put into a computer so that the computer can produce music or other sounds.
- sovenance — memory
- sportance — pleasurable or playful activities
- stanchion — an upright bar, beam, post, or support, as in a window, stall, ship, etc.
- stenopaic — (of an optic device) having a narrow opening devised to improve eyesight by limiting obscurations
- stonechat — any of several small Old World birds, especially of the genus Saxicola, as S. torquata.
- stoneface — living stones.
- stratonic — of or relating to an army
- subaction — an act of subduing
- subcantor — a deputy to a cantor
- subdeacon — a member of the clerical order next below that of deacon.
- succorant — the act of seeking out affectionate care and social support.
- suctorian — a suctorial animal.
- sulcation — having long, narrow grooves or channels, as plant stems, or being furrowed or cleft, as hoofs.
- sycophant — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
- syncopate — Music. to place (the accents) on beats that are normally unaccented. to treat (a passage, piece, etc.) in this way.
- synodical — of a synod; synodal
- tenacious — holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of): a tenacious grip on my arm; tenacious of old habits.
- tocantins — a river in E Brazil, flowing N to the Pará River. 1700 miles (2735 km) long.
- toscanini — Arturo [ahr-too r-oh;; Italian ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtʊər oʊ;; Italian ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1867–1957, Italian orchestra conductor, in the U.S. after 1928.
- townscape — a scene or view, either pictorial or natural, of a town or city.
- transcode — (language) An early system on the Ferut computer.
- transonic — close to the speed of propagation of sound; moving at 700–780 miles per hour (1127–1255 km/h) at sea level.
- triclosan — a drug used to treat skin infections