11-letter words containing r, o, l, e, s
- scleroderma — a disease in which connective tissue anywhere in the body becomes hardened and rigid.
- sclerometer — any instrument for determining with precision the degree of hardness of a substance, especially a mineral, as by measuring the pressure necessary to pierce or scratch it.
- sclerophyll — Also, sclerophyllous [skleer-uh-fil-uh s] /ˌsklɪər əˈfɪl əs/ (Show IPA). of, relating to, or exhibiting sclerophylly.
- sclerotitis — scleritis.
- sclerotized — (especially of the cuticle of an arthropod) hardened by the presence of substances other than chitin, as by scleroproteins, waxes, or calcium salts.
- scolopendra — a member of a genus of centipedes belonging to the Scolopendridae family
- scoundrelly — having the character of a scoundrel; unscrupulous; villainous.
- screech owl — any of numerous small American owls of the genus Otus, having hornlike tufts of feathers, as O. asio, of eastern North America.
- scripholder — a person who owns a scrip or scrips
- scripophile — a person who practices scripophily.
- sealed road — route surfaced for use by traffic
- seam bowler — a fast bowler who makes the ball bounce on its seam so that it will change direction
- secondarily — next after the first in order, place, time, etc.
- secretional — of or relating to secretion
- seigniorial — of or relating to a seignior.
- selectorate — a body of people responsible for making a selection, esp members of a political party who select candidates for an election
- selectorial — of or relating to selections or selectors
- self-formed — external appearance of a clearly defined area, as distinguished from color or material; configuration: a triangular form.
- self-loader — semiautomatic (def 3).
- self-parody — a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing: his hilarious parody of Hamlet's soliloquy.
- self-profit — Often, profits. pecuniary gain resulting from the employment of capital in any transaction. Compare gross profit, net profit. the ratio of such pecuniary gain to the amount of capital invested. returns, proceeds, or revenue, as from property or investments.
- self-reform — the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory, etc.: social reform; spelling reform.
- self-strong — having, showing, or able to exert great bodily or muscular power; physically vigorous or robust: a strong boy.
- semelparous — (of a plant) producing flowers and fruit only once before dying
- semi-normal — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- semipopular — relatively popular; quite popular
- sensorially — with respect to sensation; in a sensorial way
- sepulchrous — of the nature of a sepulchre
- serial port — A serial port on a computer is a place where you can connect the computer to a device such as a modem or a mouse.
- serological — the science dealing with the immunological properties and actions of serum.
- serrulation — serrulate condition or form.
- servitorial — of or pertaining to a servitor
- severalfold — comprising several parts or members.
- shareholder — a holder or owner of shares, especially in a company or corporation.
- sharonville — a town in SW Ohio.
- shellflower — an eastern Asian plant, Alpinia zerumbet, of the ginger family, having pendulous clusters of fragrant white flowers with variegated markings.
- sherlockian — pertaining to or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, known for his skill in solving mysteries through deductive reasoning.
- shore leave — permission to spend time ashore, usually 48 hours or more, granted a member of a ship's company.
- short field — the area of the infield between third base and second, covered by the shortstop.
- short novel — a prose narrative midway between the novel and the short story in length and scope
- short title — an abridged listing in a catalog or bibliography, giving only such essential information as the author's name and the book's title, publisher, and date and place of publication.
- short-lived — living or lasting only a little while.
- shovelboard — the game of shuffleboard.
- shroud-line — a cloth or sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial.
- sialorrhoea — an abnormally high production of saliva
- siderophile — (of a cell or tissue) having an affinity for iron.
- siecle d'or — the period of the reign of Louis XIV of France.
- silver book — (publication) Jensen and Wirth's infamous "Pascal User Manual and Report", so called because of the silver cover of the widely distributed Springer-Verlag second edition of 1978 (ISBN 0-387-90144-2). See also book titles, Pascal.
- silver foil — silver or silver-colored metal in foil form.
- silver goal — (in certain competitions) a goal scored in a full half of extra time that is played if a match is drawn. This goal counts as the winner if it is the only goal scored in the full half or full period of extra time