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11-letter words containing o, s, m, u

  • slime mould — any of various simple spore-producing organisms typically found as slimy masses on rotting vegetation, where they engulf food particles by amoeboid movements. Formerly regarded as fungi, they are now classified as protoctists of the phyla Myxomycota (true, or cellular slime moulds) or Acrasiomycota (plasmodial slime moulds)
  • slumbersome — tired; sleepy
  • slumgullion — a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
  • small hours — pre-dawn
  • smash-mouth — designating or of a style of football characterized by rough, aggressive play and, typically, strong offensive rushing
  • smokejumper — a firefighter who parachutes to forest fires inaccessible to ground crews.
  • smoking gun — indisputable proof or evidence of a crime.
  • smoothhound — a smooth dogfish, especially Mustelus mustelus, inhabiting waters along the coast of Europe.
  • smouldering — burning slowly without flame, usually emitting smoke
  • snuff movie — Slang. a pornographic film that shows an actual murder of one of the performers, as at the end of a sadistic act.
  • snuff-movie — Slang. a pornographic film that shows an actual murder of one of the performers, as at the end of a sadistic act.
  • so much for — So much for is used to indicate that you have finished talking about a subject.
  • sodium pump — an energy-consuming mechanism in cell membranes that transports sodium ions across the membrane, in exchange for potassium ions or other substances.
  • sodium-free — (of food) containing less than 5 mg of sodium per serving
  • sojournment — the state of sojourning
  • somnambular — relating to sleep-walking
  • somniferous — bringing or inducing sleep, as drugs or influences.
  • sooty mould — a fungal plant disease characterized by a blackish growth covering the surface of leaves, fruits, etc
  • sound mixer — sb who records film sound
  • soured milk — milk that has been deliberately soured by fermentation or by adding acids such as lemon juice or vinegar, to be used in cooking
  • south miami — a town in S Florida.
  • south yemen — Yemen (def 3).
  • southampton — Henry Wriothesley [rahy-uh ths-lee] /ˈraɪ əθs li/ (Show IPA), 3rd Earl of, 1573–1624, English nobleman, soldier, and patron of writers, including William Shakespeare.
  • southernism — a pronunciation, expression, or behavioral trait characteristic of the U.S. South.
  • sperm count — the number of spermatozoa in an amount of semen, used as an indication of a man's fertility
  • sporogonium — the sporangium of mosses and liverworts.
  • spotted gum — an Australian eucalyptus tree, Eucalyptus maculata
  • staminodium — a sterile or abortive stamen.
  • statcoulomb — the electrostatic unit of a quantity of electricity, equivalent to 3.3356 × 10 −10 coulomb and equal to the quantity of charge transferred in one second across a conductor in which there is a constant current of one statampere.
  • stimulation — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
  • stipuliform — shaped like a stipule.
  • storm cloud — raincloud before storm
  • storm house — a storm cellar.
  • storm surge — an abnormal rise in the level of the sea along a coast caused by the onshore winds of a severe cyclone.
  • stramineous — of or resembling straw.
  • strumectomy — excision of part or all of a goiter.
  • stunt woman — a woman who substitutes for an actor in scenes requiring hazardous or acrobatic feats.
  • stylopodium — a glandular disk or expansion surmounting the ovary and supporting the styles in plants of the parsley family.
  • sub-company — subsidiary company.
  • sub-economy — thrifty management; frugality in the expenditure or consumption of money, materials, etc.
  • sub-optimal — being below an optimal level or standard.
  • subacromial — the outward end of the spine of the scapula or shoulder blade.
  • subcolumnar — almost or imperfectly columnar.
  • subdominant — Music. the fourth tone of a diatonic scale, next below the dominant.
  • subeconomic — pertaining to the production, distribution, and use of income, wealth, and commodities.
  • subemployed — of or relating to workers affected by subemployment
  • subharmonic — an oscillation that has a frequency which is an integral submultiple of the frequency of a related oscillation.
  • sublimation — Psychology. the diversion of the energy of a sexual or other biological impulse from its immediate goal to one of a more acceptable social, moral, or aesthetic nature or use.
  • submolecule — a part of a molecule
  • submunition — a weapon forming part of a larger warhead and released from it at a target
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