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9-letter words containing s, i, l, o

  • scapolite — any of a group of minerals of variable composition, essentially silicates of aluminum, calcium, and sodium, occurring as massive aggregates or tetragonal crystals.
  • schofield — John McAllister [muh-kal-i-ster] /məˈkæl ɪ stər/ (Show IPA), 1831–1906, U.S. general.
  • scholiast — an ancient commentator on the classics.
  • schooling — a large number of fish, porpoises, whales, or the like, feeding or migrating together.
  • schoolkid — a child who attends school
  • sclerosis — Pathology. a hardening or induration of a tissue or part, or an increase of connective tissue or the like at the expense of more active tissue.
  • 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.
  • scoldings — the action of a person who scolds; a rebuke; reproof: I got a scolding for being late again.
  • 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.
  • scolecoid — like or resembling a scolex
  • scoliosis — an abnormal lateral curvature of the spine.
  • scoliotic — an abnormal lateral curvature of the spine.
  • scopeloid — a member of a family of deep-sea fish with luminous spots
  • scopoline — a soluble crystalline alkaloid obtained from the decomposition of scopolamine and used as a sedative. Formula: C8H13NO2
  • scoreline — sports: intermediate or final score
  • scotophil — living and flourishing in darkness.
  • scrolling — computing: moving around screen
  • seclusion — an act of secluding: the seclusion of unruly students.
  • sectional — pertaining or limited to a particular section; local or regional: sectional politics.
  • sectorial — of or relating to a sector.
  • sego lily — a plant, Calochortus nuttallii, of the lily family, native to the western U.S., having showy, bell-shaped flowers: the state flower of Utah.
  • selection — an act or instance of selecting or the state of being selected; choice.
  • selenious — containing tetravalent or bivalent selenium.
  • selenosis — a poisoned condition caused by selenium, occurring esp in livestock as a result of the natural presence of selenium in plants and soil
  • semicolon — the punctuation mark (;) used to indicate a major division in a sentence where a more distinct separation is felt between clauses or items on a list than is indicated by a comma, as between the two clauses of a compound sentence.
  • semiglobe — a half globe; a hemisphere
  • semigloss — (of paint or a painted surface) having a moderate, satiny luster; having or producing a sheen that is neither flat nor highly glossy.
  • seminoles — a member of any of several groupings of North American Indians comprising emigrants from the Creek Confederacy territories to Florida or their descendants in Florida and Oklahoma, especially the culturally conservative present-day Florida Indians.
  • semiology — the study of signs and symbols; semiotics.
  • semisolid — having a somewhat firm consistency; more or less solid.
  • semisolus — an advertisement that appears on the same page as another advertisement but not adjacent to it
  • semivocal — of or relating to a semivowel
  • semivowel — Phonetics. a speech sound of vowel quality used as a consonant, as (w) in wet or (y) in yet.
  • sensorial — of or relating to the senses or sensation.
  • sensorily — by (the use of) the senses, by means of the senses, in relation to or in respect of the senses
  • sepiolite — meerschaum (def 1).
  • septimole — a group of seven musical notes to be played in the same space of time as either four or six
  • seriously — in a serious manner: He shook his head seriously.
  • serotinal — pertaining to or occurring in late summer.
  • sessional — the sitting together of a court, council, legislature, or the like, for conference or the transaction of business: Congress is now in session.
  • sexaholic — a person who is addicted to sex
  • sexologic — pertaining to the study of human sexuality
  • shadowily — in a shadowy way or manner
  • shale oil — petroleum distilled from oil shale.
  • shambolic — very disorganized; messy or confused: I’ve had a shambolic year, the worst ever.
  • shit-hole — a very bad place; a disgusting place
  • shoalwise — in shoals or large groups
  • shoreline — the line where shore and water meet.
  • shortlist — a list of those people or items preferred or most likely to be chosen, as winnowed from a longer list of possibilities.
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