11-letter words containing s, i, a, m, n
- shunamitism — the rejuvenation of an old man by sleeping with a young woman, although not necessarily having sex with her
- sick-making — making one feel jealous
- sign manual — a personal signature, especially that of a sovereign or official on a public document.
- sillimanite — a mineral, aluminum silicate, Al 2 SiO 5 , occurring in the form of long, slender, and often fibrous crystals.
- simnel cake — any of several kinds of rich fruitcake covered with almond paste.
- simon magus — Simon (defs 5, 6).
- simvastatin — a statin, C 25 H 38 O 5, used in the prevention and treatment of heart disease.
- 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.
- singularism — any philosophy that explains phenomena from a single principle
- siphonogamy — a mode of pollination in which pollen tubes develop to facilitate the passage of male cells to eggs
- slimnastics — exercises to help someone lose or control weight.
- small print — text typewritten in a small-sized font
- smart drink — a nonalcoholic beverage with added amino acids and vitamins claimed to increase energy, improve memory, and boost intelligence.
- smoking ban — the prohibition of smoking cigarettes, etc in public places
- smoking car — smoker (def 2a).
- socinianism — the teachings of Faustus Socinus (1539-1604), It. rationalistic religious reformer, denying the Trinity, the divinity of Christ, etc., and holding that salvation is attained solely by practicing the virtues exemplified by Christ
- solmization — the act, process, or system of using certain syllables, especially the sol-fa syllables, to represent the tones of the scale.
- somatogenic — developing from somatic cells.
- somatomedin — any of various liver hormones that enhance the activity of a variety of other hormones, as somatotropin.
- somatotonia — a personality type characterized by assertiveness and energy: said to be correlated with a mesomorph body type
- somatotonic — a person who has a somatotonic personality
- spermatoxin — a substance toxic to spermatozoa.
- spodomantic — relating to spodomancy
- spring lamb — a lamb born in the late winter or early spring and sold for slaughter before July 1.
- st.-germain — St.-Germain-en-Laye.
- staminodium — a sterile or abortive stamen.
- steam point — the temperature at which water vapor condenses at a pressure of one atmosphere, represented by 100°C and 212°F.
- steam train — a locomotive powered by steam
- steelmaking — the manufacture of steel.
- stickup man — a man who commits a stickup.
- stimulating — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- stimulation — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- storm drain — rainwater drainage hole or gutter
- stramineous — of or resembling straw.
- streamingly — in a streaming manner
- streamlined — streamlined.
- streamliner — something that is streamlined, especially a locomotive or passenger train.
- strombolian — relating to or denoting a type of volcanic eruption characterized by repeated fountaining or jetting of fluid lava into the air
- subchairman — a subordinate or substitute chairman.
- subdominant — Music. the fourth tone of a diatonic scale, next below the dominant.
- subharmonic — an oscillation that has a frequency which is an integral submultiple of the frequency of a related oscillation.
- subimaginal — of or relating to subimago
- sublimation — Psychology. the diversion of the energy of a sexual or other biological impulse from its immediate goal to one of a more acceptable social, moral, or aesthetic nature or use.
- submarginal — Biology. near the margin.
- submarining — a vessel that can be submerged and navigated under water, usually built for warfare and armed with torpedoes or guided missiles.
- subterminal — situated at or forming the end or extremity of something: a terminal feature of a vista.
- suburbanism — pertaining to, inhabiting, or being in a suburb or the suburbs of a city or town.
- sulfonamide — sulfa drug.
- sustainment — to support, hold, or bear up from below; bear the weight of, as a structure.