11-letter words containing n, o, s, e, a, l
- postexilian — being or occurring subsequent to the exile of the Jews in Babylonia 597–538 b.c.
- potableness — the quality of being potable or drinkable
- precisional — the state or quality of being precise.
- previsional — characteristic of prevision
- psilomelane — a common mineral consisting of a mixture of pyrolusite and other oxides of manganese, usually found in black, rounded masses: an ore of manganese.
- rationalise — to ascribe (one's acts, opinions, etc.) to causes that superficially seem reasonable and valid but that actually are unrelated to the true, possibly unconscious and often less creditable or agreeable causes.
- recessional — of or relating to a recession of the clergy and choir after the service.
- regionalism — Government. the principle or system of dividing a city, state, etc., into separate administrative regions.
- relationism — a doctrine maintaining the existence of relations between things
- relationist — a person who maintains a theory rooted in the relation between ideas
- revelations — the last book of the New Testament, containing visionary descriptions of heaven, of conflicts between good and evil, and of the end of the world
- rhône-alpes — a region of E France: mainly mountainous, rising to the edge of the Massif Central in the west and the French Alps in the east; drained by the Rivers Rhône, Saône, and Isère
- robbinsdale — a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- role strain — the stress or strain experienced by an individual when incompatible behavior, expectations, or obligations are associated with a single social role.
- saddle horn — horn (def 19).
- salesperson — a person who sells goods, services, etc.
- salinometer — an instrument for measuring the amount of salt in a solution.
- salmonberry — the salmon-colored, edible fruit of a raspberry, Rubus spectabilis, of the Pacific coast of North America.
- san anselmo — a city in W California.
- san leandro — a city in W California.
- san lorenzo — a town in W California, near San Francisco Bay.
- sansculotte — (originally) a revolutionary of the poorer class
- saprolegnia — a variety of fungus
- satinflower — a Californian plant, Clarkia amoena, of the evening primrose family, having cup-shaped pink or purplish flowers blotched with red.
- scaled-down — reduced in level of activity, extent, numbers, etc
- schecklaton — a gilded leather used for embroidering jacks
- schollander — Donald ("Don") born 1946, U.S. swimmer.
- scolopendra — a member of a genus of centipedes belonging to the Scolopendridae family
- 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.
- seasonality — the state or quality of being seasonal or dependent on the seasons: the seasonality of Halloween costumes.
- second-half — happening in the second half of a game
- secondarily — next after the first in order, place, time, etc.
- secretional — of or relating to secretion
- seigniorial — of or relating to a seignior.
- semi-normal — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- sensational — producing or designed to produce a startling effect, strong reaction, intense interest, etc., especially by exaggerated, superficial, or lurid elements: a sensational novel.
- sensorially — with respect to sensation; in a sensorial way
- serrulation — serrulate condition or form.
- shacklebone — the wrist
- shallowness — of little depth; not deep: shallow water.
- sharonville — a town in SW Ohio.
- sherlockian — pertaining to or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, known for his skill in solving mysteries through deductive reasoning.
- shingle oak — an oak, Quercus imbricaria, yielding a wood used for shingles, clapboards, etc.
- slacken off — If something slackens off, it becomes slower, less active, or less intense.
- snailflower — a tropical vine, Vigna caracalla, of the legume family, having fragrant, yellowish or purplish flowers, a segment of which is shaped like a snail's shell.
- snob appeal — the attributes of something that appeal to people who associate those qualities with social or intellectual superiority; a thing's attractiveness to snobs.
- solanaceous — belonging to the Solanaceae, the nightshade family of plants.
- solar panel — a bank of solar cells.
- soldier ant — a type of ant that has a disproportionately large head
- solemn mass — High Mass.