9-letter words containing s, e, l, c, t, i
- saluretic — of or relating to a substance that promotes renal excretion of sodium and chloride ions.
- scaletail — a squirrel in the family Anomaluridae possessing scales on the underside of the tail
- scapolite — any of a group of minerals of variable composition, essentially silicates of aluminum, calcium, and sodium, occurring as massive aggregates or tetragonal crystals.
- sceptical — inclined to skepticism; having an attitude of doubt: a skeptical young woman who will question whatever you say.
- scheelite — calcium tungstate, CaWO 4 , usually occurring in tetragonal crystals: an important ore of tungsten.
- schnitzel — a cutlet, especially of veal.
- sciential — having knowledge.
- scleritis — inflammation of the sclera.
- sclerotic — Also, scleral. Anatomy. of or relating to the sclera.
- sclerotin — an insoluble protein that serves to stiffen the chitin of the cuticle of arthropods.
- scolecite — a monoclinic white zeolite mineral, a hydrous calcium aluminum silicate, CaAl 2 Si 3 O 1 0 ⋅, 3H 2 O, occurring in masses and in needle-shaped crystals.
- sectarial — distinguishing or differentiating a sect
- sectional — pertaining or limited to a particular section; local or regional: sectional politics.
- sectorial — of or relating to a sector.
- selecting — to choose in preference to another or others; pick out.
- selection — an act or instance of selecting or the state of being selected; choice.
- selective — having the function or power of selecting; making a selection.
- selenitic — of or relating to selenite
- silicates — Mineralogy. any of the largest group of mineral compounds, as quartz, beryl, garnet, feldspar, mica, and various kinds of clay, consisting of SiO 2 or SiO 4 groupings and one or more metallic ions, with some forms containing hydrogen. Silicates constitute well over 90 percent of the rock-forming minerals of the earth's crust.
- skeptical — doubtful about a particular thing: My teacher thinks I can get a scholarship, but I'm skeptical.
- slickster — a crafty and opportunistic or deceitful person; hustler; swindler.
- socialite — a socially prominent person.
- sociolect — a variety of a language used by a particular social group; a social dialect.
- solicited — to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.: He solicited aid from the minister.
- sparticle — a hypothetical elementary particle thought to have been produced in the Big Bang
- specialty — a special or distinctive quality, mark, state, or condition.
- spiculate — having the form of a spicule.
- splenetic — of the spleen; splenic.
- stepchild — a child of one's spouse by a previous marriage.
- sterculia — any of various tropical trees of the genus Sterculia, of which some species are grown as ornamentals and some are the source of commercially valuable wood.
- stickable — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
- sticklike — resembling a stick
- stockpile — a supply of material, as a pile of gravel in road maintenance.
- sutcliffe — Herbert. 1894–1978, English cricketer, who played for Yorkshire; scorer of 149 centuries and 1000 runs in a season 24 times
- sylleptic — the use of a word or expression to perform two syntactic functions, especially to modify two or more words of which at least one does not agree in number, case, or gender, as the use of are in Neither he nor we are willing.
- telestich — a poem in which the last letters of successive lines form a word, a phrase, or the consecutive letters of the alphabet.
- telestics — the ancient art of causing statues, idols, etc, to appear to be inhabited by a deity
- tie clasp — an ornamental metal clasp for securing the two ends of a necktie to a shirt front.
- timescale — The timescale of an event is the length of time during which it happens or develops.
- tricresol — a mixture of the three isomeric cresols.