11-letter words containing s, a, g, e, t
- nitrogenase — an enzyme complex that catalyzes the reduction of molecular nitrogen in the nitrogen-fixation process of bacteria.
- obsagittate — (botany, of leaves) Of a reverse sagittate shape, with two pointed lobes extending at the apex.
- onslaughter — An onslaught.
- orange rust — a disease of blackberries and raspberries, characterized by an orange, powdery mass of spores on the undersides of the leaves and stunted, misshapen foliage, caused by a rust fungus, Gymnoconia interstitialis.
- osteography — The scientific description of bones; osteology.
- ostreophage — someone who loves or eats oysters
- ostreophagy — the consumption of oysters
- outgenerals — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outgeneral.
- outswearing — Present participle of outswear.
- overcasting — Meteorology. the condition of the sky when more than 95 percent covered by clouds.
- pacesetting — a person, group, or organization that is the most progressive or successful and serves as a model to be imitated.
- palletising — to place (materials) upon pallets for handling or moving.
- pathologies — the science or the study of the origin, nature, and course of diseases.
- patter song — a comic song depending for its humorous effect on rapid enunciation of the words, occurring most commonly in comic opera and operetta.
- pentagonese — a style of language characterized by the use of euphemisms, technical jargon, acronyms, and circumlocutions, used especially by people working in the U.S. military establishment.
- pentagynous — (of plants) belonging to the order Pentagynia, characterized by the presence of five styles or pistils
- perfect gas — ideal gas.
- perigastric — located near or around the gastric system (predominantly the stomach)
- phagocytose — phagocytize.
- plagiostome — (of fish) belonging to the genus Plagiostomi, which includes sharks and rays, characterized by a transverse mouth with the jaw suspended from the skull
- plate glass — a soda-lime-silica glass formed by rolling the hot glass into a plate that is subsequently ground and polished, used in large windows, mirrors, etc.
- postweaning — of, relating to, or occurring in the period following weaning
- prendergast — Maurice Brazil [braz-uh l] /ˈbræz əl/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, U.S. painter.
- presagement — an omen
- press agent — a person employed to promote the interests of an individual, organization, etc., by obtaining favorable publicity through advertisements, mentions in columns, and the like.
- proof stage — the stage of publishing where trial impressions made from composed type, or print-outs (from a laser printer, etc) are read for the correction of errors
- rangemaster — a person in charge of a firing range.
- rasterising — (algorithm) A transformation that can be applied to an image to prepare it for printing. Rasterising reduces resolution by a factor of typically four to eight. It also reduces sensitivity to paper properties. Rasterising can be combined with dithering.
- rasterizing — rasterising
- redesignate — to mark or point out; indicate; show; specify.
- regimentals — of or relating to a regiment.
- registrable — a book in which records of acts, events, names, etc., are kept.
- registrated — to select and combine pipe organ stops.
- resegregate — to segregate again
- resignation — the act of resigning.
- retroussage — the technique or action, in etching or engraving, of drawing up ink from within the incised lines of an inked plate by deftly passing a soft cloth across its surface in order to spread ink to the adjacent areas.
- right stage — the part of the stage that is right of center as one faces the audience.
- ringstraked — ring-streaked.
- rogue state — When politicians or journalists talk about a rogue state, they mean a country that they regard as a threat to their own country's security, for example because it supports terrorism.
- safety cage — A safety cage is a rigid part of the body of a vehicle that surrounds the passenger compartment and protects passengers during a crash.
- samuel ting — Samuel C(hao) C(hung) [chou choo ng] /tʃaʊ tʃʊŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1936, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1976.
- sash weight — a counterweight to a vertically sliding window sash.
- scatter rug — a small rug, placed on the floor in front of a chair, under a table, etc.
- scatter-gun — a shotgun
- scattergood — a spendthrift.
- scattergram — a graphic representation of bivariate data as a set of points in the plane that have Cartesian coordinates equal to corresponding values of the two variates.
- scatterling — a person with no fixed home; a wanderer; a vagabond
- scent gland — any of various specialized skin glands, occurring in many kinds of animals, that emit an odor commonly functioning as a social or sexual signal or a defensive weapon.
- scsi target — (hardware) A SCSI device that executes a command from a SCSI initiator to perform some task. Typically the target is a SCSI peripheral device but the host adapter can also be a target.
- sea bathing — the activity of swimming in the sea