12-letter words containing s, i, t, e, l
- scrobiculate — furrowed or pitted.
- scutellation — a scutellate state or formation; a scaly covering, as on a bird's foot.
- sea milkwort — a maritime plant, Glaux maritima, having small, pinkish-white flowers.
- seating plan — layout of seats at a venue or on transport
- seclusionist — a person who prefers to be alone or secluded
- secobarbital — a white, odorless, slightly bitter powder, C 1 2 H 1 8 N 2 O 3 , used as a sedative and hypnotic.
- sectionalism — excessive regard for sectional or local interests; regional or local spirit, prejudice, etc.
- sectionalize — to render sectional.
- sedimentable — capable of forming sediment
- see daylight — the light of day: At the end of the tunnel they could see daylight.
- seed capital — small sum invested in new business
- segmentalize — to make segmentalized.
- seismologist — the science or study of earthquakes and their phenomena.
- selectionist — a person who believes in natural selection
- self-antigen — autoantigen.
- self-basting — (of a turkey) prepared with oil or butter to remain moist when cooked in an oven.
- self-benefit — something that is advantageous or good; an advantage: He explained the benefits of public ownership of the postal system.
- self-conceit — an excessively favorable opinion of oneself, one's abilities, etc.; vanity.
- self-evident — evident in itself without proof or demonstration; axiomatic.
- self-excited — noting a generator with magnets that are excited by the current it produces.
- self-fertile — capable of self-fertilization.
- self-heating — the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- self-limited — (of a disease) running a definite and limited course.
- self-pitying — Someone who is self-pitying is full of self-pity.
- self-reliant — relying on oneself or on one's own powers, resources, etc.
- self-sterile — incapable of self-fertilization.
- self-studies — the study of something by oneself, as through books, records, etc., without direct supervision or attendance in a class: She learned to read German by self-study.
- self-tanning — cosmetic substance applied to the skin to simulate a suntan
- self-tapping — (of a screw) cutting its own thread when screwed into a plain hole in a metal sheet
- self-tuition — the charge or fee for instruction, as at a private school or a college or university: The college will raise its tuition again next year.
- selfie stick — a rod on which a camera or mobile phone may be mounted in order to take a photograph of oneself
- selling rate — the rate at which a bank is willing to sell foreign currency
- semantically — of, relating to, or arising from the different meanings of words or other symbols: semantic change; semantic confusion.
- semi-monthly — made, occurring, done, or published twice a month.
- semi-trailer — 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.
- semifinalist — a participant or one qualified to participate in a semifinal.
- semifloating — noting or pertaining to a driving axle of an automobile or the like, the inner end of which is carried by the differential gear and the outer end of which is keyed to a wheel supported by the axle housing.
- semiliterate — a person who is semiliterate.
- semilustrous — partially or somewhat lustrous
- semimetallic — partially metallic; of the nature of a semi-metal
- semimystical — somewhat mystical; having a mystical quality to a partial degree
- semitropical — subtropical.
- sensualistic — of or pertaining to the philosophical position of sensualism
- sensualities — sensual nature: the sensuality of Keats's poetry.
- separability — capable of being separated, parted, or dissociated.
- septilateral — having seven sides.
- septuplicate — a group, series, or set of seven identical copies (usually preceded by in).
- sequentially — characterized by regular sequence of parts.
- serpentinely — in a serpentine fashion
- servant girl — a girl or woman employed as a servant who performs household duties