11-letter words containing s, i, a, m, e, t
- reactionism — of, pertaining to, marked by, or favoring reaction, especially extreme conservatism or rightism in politics; opposing political or social change.
- reestimated — to form an approximate judgment or opinion regarding the worth, amount, size, weight, etc., of; calculate approximately: to estimate the cost of a college education.
- regimentals — of or relating to a regiment.
- relationism — a doctrine maintaining the existence of relations between things
- restimulate — to stimulate again, reactivate
- romanticise — to make romantic; invest with a romantic character: Many people romanticize the role of an editor.
- sabrmetrics — (used with a singular verb) the computerized measurement of baseball statistics.
- safety film — Photography. a film having a nonflammable base of triacetate cellulose.
- salinometer — an instrument for measuring the amount of salt in a solution.
- samuel ting — Samuel C(hao) C(hung) [chou choo ng] /tʃaʊ tʃʊŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1936, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1976.
- satellitium — a group of three or more planets lying in one sign of the zodiac
- schematical — based on a scheme or structured arrangement
- schismatize — to take part in a schism.
- sedimentary — of, relating to, or of the nature of sediment.
- seismonasty — a nastic movement in response to shock, esp the rapid folding of the leaflets of the sensitive plant due to changes in turgor pressure caused by vibration
- semanticist — Linguistics. the study of meaning. the study of linguistic development by classifying and examining changes in meaning and form.
- semi-active — engaged in action; characterized by energetic work, participation, etc.; busy: an active life.
- semi-mature — complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms: a mature rose bush.
- semi-staged — produced with the use of only a limited number of props, costumes, etc.
- semiamateur — retaining amateur status but receiving prize money or support, as from a sponsor, to cover training expenses.
- semiaquatic — partly aquatic; growing or living in or close to water, or carrying out part of its life cycle in water.
- seminatural — partly natural and partly cultivated
- semiotician — the study of signs and symbols as elements of communicative behavior; the analysis of systems of communication, as language, gestures, or clothing.
- semipalmate — partially or imperfectly palmate, as a bird's foot; half-webbed.
- semiplastic — imperfectly plastic; in a state between rigidity and plasticity.
- semiprivate — having some degree of privacy but not fully private, as a hospital room with fewer beds than a ward.
- semitrailer — Also called semi. a detachable trailer for hauling freight, with wheels at the rear end, the forward end being supported by the rear of a truck tractor when attached. Compare full trailer.
- sempiternal — everlasting; eternal.
- sentimental — expressive of or appealing to sentiment, especially the tender emotions and feelings, as love, pity, or nostalgia: a sentimental song.
- septemviral — of or relating to septemvirs or a septemvirate.
- septicaemia — the invasion and persistence of pathogenic bacteria in the blood-stream.
- siamese cat — one of a breed of slender, short-haired cats, raised originally in Siam, having a fawn or grayish body with extremities of a darker shade of the same color.
- sillimanite — a mineral, aluminum silicate, Al 2 SiO 5 , occurring in the form of long, slender, and often fibrous crystals.
- single malt — a type of whisky that is made at a single distillery and from one type of malted grain
- single-malt — (of whiskey, especially Scotch) made from unblended malt whiskey distilled at one distillery.
- skatemobile — a scooterlike vehicle built of boxes, boards, or the like, and mounted on skate wheels.
- small white — a small white butterfly, Artogeia rapae, with scanty black markings, the larvae of which feed on brassica leaves
- solarimeter — an instrument for measuring solar radiation.
- somaticized — to convert (anxiety) into physical symptoms.
- somatogenic — developing from somatic cells.
- somatomedin — any of various liver hormones that enhance the activity of a variety of other hormones, as somatotropin.
- spermatoxic — (of a substance) toxic to spermatozoa.
- spermatoxin — a substance toxic to spermatozoa.
- st.-germain — St.-Germain-en-Laye.
- stadiometer — an instrument that measures the length of curves, dashes, etc, by running a toothed wheel along them
- stalagmites — a deposit, usually of calcium carbonate, more or less resembling an inverted stalactite, formed on the floor of a cave or the like by the dripping of percolating calcareous water.
- steam point — the temperature at which water vapor condenses at a pressure of one atmosphere, represented by 100°C and 212°F.
- steam radio — radio, seen as old-fashioned in comparison with television
- steam train — a locomotive powered by steam
- steamfitter — a highly skilled person who installs and repairs pipes for air conditioning, ventilation, refrigeration, and heating systems