10-letter words containing s, e, l, c
- 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)
- sclerotome — Embryology. the part of a mesodermal somite contributing to the development of the vertebrae and ribs.
- sclerotomy — incision into the sclera, as to extract foreign bodies.
- scottsdale — a city in central Arizona, near Phoenix.
- screenland — filmdom.
- screenless — a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- screenplay — a motion-picture or television scenario.
- screw nail — drive screw.
- screw pile — a pile that is used for the foundations of bridges, lighthouses, etc., and has a screwlike lower end for drilling through and taking firm hold in compacted material.
- screwplate — a metal plate having threaded holes, used for cutting screw threads by hand.
- scrobicule — a small pit, for example around one of a sea urchin's nodules
- scrollable — able to be scrolled
- scrollhead — billethead.
- scrollwise — like a scroll, in a way similar to a scroll
- scrubbable — to rub hard with a brush, cloth, etc., or against a rough surface in washing.
- sculptress — a woman who practices the art of sculpture.
- sculptured — having a surface or shape molded, marked, carved, indented, etc., by or as if by sculpture: sculptured leather belts.
- scutellate — having scutes.
- scuttleful — the amount a scuttle will hold
- scythelike — an agricultural implement consisting of a long, curving blade fastened at an angle to a handle, for cutting grass, grain, etc., by hand.
- sea cradle — chiton (def 1).
- seal beach — a town in S California.
- searchable — to go or look through (a place, area, etc.) carefully in order to find something missing or lost: They searched the woods for the missing child. I searched the desk for the letter.
- searchless — unsearchable; inscrutable.
- secularism — secular spirit or tendency, especially a system of political or social philosophy that rejects all forms of religious faith and worship.
- 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.
- secularize — to make secular; separate from religious or spiritual connection or influences; make worldly or unspiritual; imbue with secularism.
- seducingly — in a seducing manner
- seed coral — coral fragments used for jewelry.
- selectable — to choose in preference to another or others; pick out.
- selectance — a measure of the drop in response of a radio receiving set or the like to a given frequency differing from the resonant frequency of the device, expressed as the ratio of the amplitude of the response at the resonant frequency to the amplitude of the response at the given frequency.
- seleucidan — Seleucid.
- seleucus i — (Seleucus Nicator) 358?–281? b.c, Macedonian general under Alexander the Great: founder of the Seleucid dynasty.
- self-paced — (of an educational system, course, etc.) done or designed to be accomplished at the student's own speed: self-paced instruction.
- 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.
- semi-colon — A semi-colon is the punctuation mark ; which is used in writing to separate different parts of a sentence or list or to indicate a pause.
- semicircle — Also called semicircumference [sem-ee-ser-kuhm-fer-uh ns, -fruh ns, sem-ahy-] /ˌsɛm i sərˈkʌm fər əns, -frəns, ˌsɛm aɪ-/ (Show IPA). half of a circle; the arc from one end of a diameter to the other.
- semicolony — a country which is partly colonial or which is officially independent but which in fact depends on or is dominated by another country
- semilucent — partially translucent
- semiologic — the study of signs and symbols; semiotics.
- semiotical — of or relating to signs.
- semipublic — partly or to some degree public.
- septicidal — (of a capsule) dehiscing lengthwise along a septum.
- sepulchral — of, relating to, or serving as a tomb.
- set chisel — a chisel having a broad edge at the end of a tapered shaft; used to cut the heads off bolts, rivets, etc.
- sex clinic — a health centre where people can go for advice about sexual matters, contraception, sexually transmitted infections, etc
- sexlocular — having six loculi or cells for seeds