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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.
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