10-letter words containing s, c, i, a, t
- septicemia — the invasion and persistence of pathogenic bacteria in the blood-stream.
- septicidal — (of a capsule) dehiscing lengthwise along a septum.
- sex addict — a person who is addicted to engaging in sexual activity
- shacharith — the religious service celebrated by Jews every morning.
- shagtastic — sexually attractive; sexy
- shit-faced — very drunk.
- siegecraft — the science or skill of conducting a siege
- skin patch — an adhesive patch stuck to the skin to slowly and steadily release medicine into the bloodstream
- slack suit — a man's suit for casual wear consisting of slacks and a matching shirt or loose-fitting jacket.
- slactivism — the public proclaiming of one's political beliefs through activities that require little effort or commitment
- sluicegate — an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
- smithcraft — the work or craft of a smith
- societally — noting or pertaining to large social groups, or to their activities, customs, etc.
- sociopathy — a person with a psychopathic personality whose behavior is antisocial, often criminal, and who lacks a sense of moral responsibility or social conscience.
- sodcasting — the practice of playing music through the speakers of a mobile phone in a public space
- soil stack — a vertical soil pipe.
- solicitant — a solicitor
- somali cat — a breed of cat with medium-length silky hair, large ears, and a bushy tail
- somaticize — to convert (anxiety) into physical symptoms.
- sonication — a treatment using ultrasound
- space suit — outfit worn by astronaut
- space-time — Also called space-time continuum. the four-dimensional continuum, having three spatial coordinates and one temporal coordinate, in which all physical quantities may be located.
- spaciality — spatial.
- spartacist — a member of a group of German radical socialists formed in 1916 and in 1919 becoming the German Communist Party, led by Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg
- spasticity — Pathology. pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by spasm, especially tonic spasm.
- spec ratio — (benchmark) Results for each individual benchmark of the SPEC benchmark suites, for example CINT92 and CFP92, expressed as the ratio of the wall clock time to execute one single copy of the benchmark, compared to a fixed "SPEC reference time", which was chosen early-on as the execution time on a VAX 11/780. See also SPEC rate.
- specialist — a person who devotes himself or herself to one subject or to one particular branch of a subject or pursuit.
- speciality — specialty.
- speciation — the formation of new species as a result of geographic, physiological, anatomical, or behavioral factors that prevent previously interbreeding populations from breeding with each other.
- spectating — to participate as a spectator, as at a horse race.
- spectatrix — a female spectator
- spermaceti — a pearly white, waxy, translucent solid, obtained from the oil in the head of the sperm whale: used chiefly in cosmetics and candles, and as an emollient.
- spiculated — covered with spicules or needle-like
- spiflicate — to destroy; annihilate
- split cane — bamboo split into strips of triangular section, tapered, and glued to form a stiff but flexible hexagonal rod: used, esp formerly, for making fishing rods
- squirt can — an oilcan with a flexible body that ejects oil when compressed.
- stalactite — a deposit, usually of calcium carbonate, shaped like an icicle, hanging from the roof of a cave or the like, and formed by the dripping of percolating calcareous water.
- stanchions — an upright bar, beam, post, or support, as in a window, stall, ship, etc.
- statically — pertaining to or characterized by a fixed or stationary condition.
- statistics — a numerical fact or datum, especially one computed from a sample.
- staycation — a vacation spent at home or near home, doing enjoyable activities or visiting local attractions.
- stenopaeic — pertaining to or containing a narrow slit or minute opening: a stenopeic device to aid vision after eye surgery.
- sterically — of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- sternalgic — relating to or having sternalgia
- stiacciato — a flat or low relief popular with 15th- and 16th-century Italian sculptors
- sticharion — a white tunic of silk or linen, corresponding to the alb, worn by deacons, priests, and bishops.
- stickybeak — a busybody; meddler.
- still pack — the pack not in play in a game in which two packs are used alternately.
- stimulancy — an energizing, invigorating, or stimulating quality
- stir-crazy — Informal. restless or frantic because of confinement, routine, etc.: I was stir-crazy after just two months of keeping house.