11-letter words containing s, c, h, m, i
- schematical — based on a scheme or structured arrangement
- schismatist — schismatic (def 2).
- schismatize — to take part in a schism.
- schistosome — Also called bilharzia. any elongated trematode of the genus Schistosoma, parasitic in the blood vessels of humans and other mammals; a blood fluke.
- schmierkase — cottage cheese.
- school milk — (formerly, in Britain) a third of a pint of milk, originally provided free by the local education authority to all young pupils, then later given only to children who passed a needs or means test
- school time — the period of the day or year when children are at school
- schorlomite — a mineral that is black in colour and belongs to the garnet group
- schwarmerei — excessive enthusiasm or sentimentality.
- scotch mist — a combination of mist or fog and drizzle, occurring frequently in Scotland and parts of England.
- scrimshoner — a person who makes scrimshaw
- scyphistoma — a stage in the life cycle of a jellyfish or other scyphozoan when it is fixed in place and reproduces asexually to produce free-swimming medusas.
- semispheric — shaped like half a sphere; hemispheric.
- shamanistic — the animistic religion of northern Asia, embracing a belief in powerful spirits that can be influenced only by shamans.
- sheet music — music printed on unbound sheets of paper.
- shortcoming — a failure, defect, or deficiency in conduct, condition, thought, ability, etc.: a social shortcoming; a shortcoming of his philosophy.
- simethicone — an active ingredient in many antacid preparations that causes small mucus-entrapped air bubbles in the intestines to coalesce into larger bubbles that are more easily passed.
- sir michael — Sir Michael (Kemp) 1905–98, British composer.
- stichometry — the practice of writing a prose text in lines, often of slightly differing lengths, that correspond to units of sense and indicate phrasal rhythms.
- subchairman — a subordinate or substitute chairman.
- subharmonic — an oscillation that has a frequency which is an integral submultiple of the frequency of a related oscillation.
- sympathetic — characterized by, proceeding from, exhibiting, or feeling sympathy; sympathizing; compassionate: a sympathetic listener.
- symposiarch — the president, director, or master of a symposium.
- synchromism — a movement of the early 20th century led by American artists and manifested in their experimentation with nonfigurative or entirely abstract paintings containing shapes and volumes of pure color. Compare Orphism (def 2).
- synchronism — coincidence in time; contemporaneousness; simultaneousness.
- thatcherism — the conservative policies, political philosophy, and leadership style of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, characterized especially by monetarism, privatization, and labor union reform.
- theatricism — theatricalism.
- theme music — music played at the beginning and end of a programme or film
- theomachist — a person who battles against the gods or resists the will of the gods
- thermionics — the branch of physics that deals with thermionic phenomena.
- time switch — Electronics
- whimsically — given to whimsy or fanciful notions; capricious: a pixyish, whimsical fellow.
- wind chimes — mobile that makes a tinkling sound