10-letter words containing o, s, i, c, l, e
- sclerotial — a vegetative, resting food-storage body in certain higher fungi, composed of a compact mass of hardened mycelia.
- sclerotium — a vegetative, resting food-storage body in certain higher fungi, composed of a compact mass of hardened mycelia.
- sclerotize — to harden and darken (an insect's cuticle)
- scrobicule — a small pit, for example around one of a sea urchin's nodules
- scrollwise — like a scroll, in a way similar to a scroll
- semi-colon — A semi-colon is the punctuation mark ; which is used in writing to separate different parts of a sentence or list or to indicate a pause.
- semicolony — a country which is partly colonial or which is officially independent but which in fact depends on or is dominated by another country
- semiologic — the study of signs and symbols; semiotics.
- semiotical — of or relating to signs.
- silent cop — a small hemispherical traffic marker at an intersection
- siliculose — bearing silicles.
- skeletonic — resembling a skeleton
- sluice-box — an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
- socdoliger — a conclusive argument, a hard blow
- social bee — any of several bees, as the honeybees or bumblebees, that live together in communities.
- socialised — to make social; make fit for life in companionship with others.
- socialized — to make social; make fit for life in companionship with others.
- socializer — to make social; make fit for life in companionship with others.
- socialness — relating to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations: a social club.
- societally — noting or pertaining to large social groups, or to their activities, customs, etc.
- sock-liner — a thin piece of material, as leather, that is laid on top of the insole of a shoe, boot, or other footwear.
- soil creep — creep of soil on even slopes; often accelerated by spring freeze-and-thaw or general periglacial conditions. Compare creep (def 22a).
- solicitude — the state of being solicitous; anxiety or concern.
- solonetzic — characteristic of solonetz
- speciously — apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing or plausible: specious arguments.
- telescopic — of, relating to, or of the nature of a telescope.
- tesla coil — an air-core transformer used to produce high voltages of high-frequency alternating currents.
- tiliaceous — belonging to the Tiliaceae, the linden family of plants.
- toric lens — a lens used to correct astigmatism, having one of its surfaces shaped like part of a torus so that its focal lengths are different in different meridians
- uncloister — to free from confinement of any kind
- unsociable — not sociable; having, showing, or marked by a disinclination to friendly social relations; withdrawn.
- versicolor — changeable in color: versicolor skies.
- vesiculose — composed of or containing vesicles
- violaceous — belonging to the Violaceae, the violet family of plants. Compare violet family.
- violescent — tending to a violet color: a violescent twilight sky.