10-letter words containing s, e, l, c, t, i
- oscillates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of oscillate.
- pectoralis — either of two muscles on each side of the upper and anterior part of the thorax, the action of the larger (pectoralis major) assisting in drawing the shoulder forward and rotating the arm inward, and the action of the smaller (pectoralis minor) assisting in drawing the shoulder downward and forward.
- pentelicus — Latin name of Pendelikon.
- pestilence — a deadly or virulent epidemic disease.
- plasticine — Plasticine is a soft coloured substance like clay which children use for making models.
- plasticize — to make or become plastic, as by the addition of a plasticizer
- plebiscite — a direct vote of the qualified voters of a state in regard to some important public question.
- pleonastic — the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy.
- pleustonic — a buoyant mat of weeds, algae, and associated organisms that floats on or near the surface of a lake, river, or other body of fresh water.
- polemicist — a person who is engaged or versed in polemics.
- postexilic — being or occurring subsequent to the exile of the Jews in Babylonia 597–538 b.c.
- price list — a list giving the prices of items for sale.
- rice blast — a disease of rice caused by the fungus Pyricularia oryae, characterized by elliptical leaf spots with reddish-brown margins, brownish lesions and neck rot of the fruiting panicles, and stunting of the plant.
- roscoelite — a brown variety of muscovite in which some aluminum is replaced by vanadium.
- salicylate — a salt or ester of salicylic acid.
- satellitic — relating to a satellite or smaller planet that revolves around a larger planet
- schalstein — a slate-like rock formed by shearing basaltic or andesitic tuff or lava
- schnitzler — Arthur [ahr-ther;; German ahr-too r] /ˈɑr θər;; German ˈɑr tʊər/ (Show IPA), 1862–1931, Austrian dramatist and novelist.
- school tie — old school tie.
- schooltide — schooldays
- schooltime — the period during which schools are open
- sclerotial — a vegetative, resting food-storage body in certain higher fungi, composed of a compact mass of hardened mycelia.
- sclerotium — a vegetative, resting food-storage body in certain higher fungi, composed of a compact mass of hardened mycelia.
- sclerotize — to harden and darken (an insect's cuticle)
- scythelike — an agricultural implement consisting of a long, curving blade fastened at an angle to a handle, for cutting grass, grain, etc., by hand.
- secularist — secular spirit or tendency, especially a system of political or social philosophy that rejects all forms of religious faith and worship.
- secularity — secular views or beliefs; secularism.
- self-stick — having a surface coated or treated to stick to another surface without the use of glue or moisture; self-adhesive.
- semantical — of, relating to, or arising from the different meanings of words or other symbols: semantic change; semantic confusion.
- semilucent — partially translucent
- semiotical — of or relating to signs.
- septicidal — (of a capsule) dehiscing lengthwise along a septum.
- set chisel — a chisel having a broad edge at the end of a tapered shaft; used to cut the heads off bolts, rivets, etc.
- silent cop — a small hemispherical traffic marker at an intersection
- single-cut — noting a file having a series of parallel cutting ridges in one direction only.
- skeletonic — resembling a skeleton
- sluicegate — an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
- societally — noting or pertaining to large social groups, or to their activities, customs, etc.
- solicitude — the state of being solicitous; anxiety or concern.
- solonetzic — characteristic of solonetz
- specialist — a person who devotes himself or herself to one subject or to one particular branch of a subject or pursuit.
- speciality — specialty.
- 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
- 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.
- stenciling — a device for applying a pattern, design, words, etc., to a surface, consisting of a thin sheet of cardboard, metal, or other material from which figures or letters have been cut out, a coloring substance, ink, etc., being rubbed, brushed, or pressed over the sheet, passing through the perforations and onto the surface.
- stencilize — to make into a stencil.
- stencilled — a device for applying a pattern, design, words, etc., to a surface, consisting of a thin sheet of cardboard, metal, or other material from which figures or letters have been cut out, a coloring substance, ink, etc., being rubbed, brushed, or pressed over the sheet, passing through the perforations and onto the surface.
- sterically — of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.