11-letter words containing s, c, e, a, t
- static head — Static head is the pressure resulting from a column of liquid acting under gravity.
- static line — a line attached to a parachute pack and to a cable in an aircraft for the purpose of automatically opening the parachute after it is dropped.
- static tube — a tube for measuring the static pressure of a fluid in motion, so placed in the fluid as not to be affected by the pressure changes caused by the motion of the fluid.
- staunchless — not able to be stanched
- staunchness — firm or steadfast in principle, adherence, loyalty, etc., as a person: a staunch Republican; a staunch friend.
- stauroscope — an optical instrument for studying the crystal structure of minerals under polarized light
- steam chest — the chamber from which steam enters the cylinder of an engine.
- steam-chest — the chamber from which steam enters the cylinder of an engine.
- steatopygic — extreme accumulation of fat on and about the buttocks, especially of women.
- steel-faced — having the front or outer surfaces covered with or characterized by steel.
- steeplejack — a person who climbs steeples, towers, or the like, to build or repair them.
- stem canker — a disease of plants characterized by cankers on the stems and twigs and caused by any of several fungi.
- stench trap — a trap in a sewer that by means of a water seal prevents the upward passage of foul-smelling gases
- stenobathic — of or relating to marine or freshwater life that can tolerate only limited changes in depth (opposed to eurybathic).
- stenocardia — angina pectoris, a contraction of the heart or its vessels due to a lack of oxygen, causing severe chest pain
- step change — A step change is a sudden or major change in the way that something happens or the way that someone behaves.
- stepdancing — a dance emphasizing footwork or certain steps instead of other bodily gestures or movement
- stereobatic — relating to or resembling a stereobate
- stereocilia — any of the long, flexible microvilli that superficially resemble cilia and occur as a brush border or series of tufts on the surface of various epithelial tissues.
- stereotaxic — of, relating to, or based on three-dimensional studies of the brain, especially as an adjunct to brain surgery.
- stickhandle — (in hockey and lacrosse) to control and skillfully maneuver the ball or puck with the stick.
- stickleader — a person assigned to check the appearance or condition of each person in a stick
- stickleback — any of the small, pugnacious, spiny-backed fishes of the family Gasterosteidae, inhabiting northern fresh waters and sea inlets, the male of which builds and guards the nest.
- sticky tape — adhesive strip
- stockhausen — Karlheinz [kahrl-hahynts] /ˈkɑrlˌhaɪnts/ (Show IPA), 1928–2007, German composer.
- stomachache — pain in the stomach or abdomen; colic.
- stomachless — lacking or not having a stomach
- stone canal — (in certain echinoderms) a tube lined with calcareous deposits, connecting the madreporite with a circular canal around the mouth.
- stone china — hard earthenware containing china stone.
- stone-faced — having a rigid, expressionless face.
- stony-faced — having a rigid, expressionless face.
- straichtest — straightest
- strait-lace — to bind, confine, or restrain with or as if with laces.
- strategical — pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of strategy: strategic movements.
- strathclyde — a region in SW Scotland. 5300 sq. mi. (13,727 sq. km).
- streetscape — a pictorial view of a street.
- strike back — retaliate
- sub-article — a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
- sub-charter — a document, issued by a sovereign or state, outlining the conditions under which a corporation, colony, city, or other corporate body is organized, and defining its rights and privileges.
- subadjacent — lying near, close, or contiguous; adjoining; neighboring: a motel adjacent to the highway.
- subcategory — a subordinate category or a division of a category.
- subcurative — of a dosage which is not strong enough to have a curing effect
- subindicate — to indirectly indicate or hint
- subjectable — that which forms a basic matter of thought, discussion, investigation, etc.: a subject of conversation.
- subliteracy — below average literacy
- submetallic — somewhat or imperfectly metallic.
- substance p — a small peptide released upon stimulation in the nervous system and involved in regulation of the pain threshold.
- subtractive — tending to subtract; having power to subtract.
- subvertical — being in a position or direction perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb.
- sucker bait — an enticement calculated to lure a person into a scheme in which he or she may be victimized.