9-letter words containing s, i, t, o, e, r
- 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.
- scorodite — a green or brownish mineral containing iron and aluminium
- scrutoire — writing desk (def 1).
- secretion — (in a cell or gland) the act or process of separating, elaborating, and releasing a substance that fulfills some function within the organism or undergoes excretion.
- sectorial — of or relating to a sector.
- sectorize — to split or divide into sectors
- senhorita — a Portuguese term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- seniority — the state of being senior; priority of birth; superior age.
- septiform — sevenfold
- seriation — the arrangement of a collection of artifacts into a chronological sequence.
- serositis — inflammation of a serous membrane.
- serotinal — pertaining to or occurring in late summer.
- serotines — a small Eurasian brown bat, Eptesicus serotinus.
- serotonin — a neurotransmitter, derived from tryptophan, that is involved in sleep, depression, memory, and other neurological processes.
- serotypic — of or relating to a serotype
- serration — serrated condition or form.
- sertorius — Quintus [kwin-tuh s] /ˈkwɪn təs/ (Show IPA), died 72 b.c, Roman general and statesman.
- sex ratio — the proportional distribution of the sexes in a population aggregate, expressed as the number of males per 100 females.
- shotfirer — a person employed to detonate an explosive
- siderotic — a disease of the lungs caused by inhaling iron or other metallic particles.
- snow tire — an automobile tire with a deep tread or protruding studs to give increased traction on snow or ice.
- snow-tire — an automobile tire with a deep tread or protruding studs to give increased traction on snow or ice.
- sobriquet — a nickname.
- soleprint — a print of the sole of a foot: often used in hospitals for identifying infants.
- solitaire — Also called patience. any of various games played by one person with one or more regular 52-card packs, part or all of which are usually dealt out according to a given pattern, the object being to arrange the cards in a predetermined manner.
- solutizer — any admixture to a substance for promoting or increasing its solubility or that of one or more of its components.
- sooterkin — the mythical black afterbirth of Dutch women that was believed to result from their warming themselves on stoves
- sophister — a specious, unsound, or fallacious reasoner.
- sorbitize — to turn metal into a form containing sorbite
- sorediate — having soredia
- sortilege — the drawing of lots for divination; divination by lot.
- sottisier — a collection of jokes
- stationer — a person who sells the materials used in writing, as paper, pens, pencils, and ink.
- steroidal — any of a large group of fat-soluble organic compounds, as the sterols, bile acids, and sex hormones, most of which have specific physiological action.
- sticheron — a liturgical hymn sung in the Orthodox Church
- stinkeroo — a bad or contemptible person or thing
- store pig — a pig that has not yet been weaned and weighs less than 40 kg
- storeship — a government-owned ship that carries supplies to a naval fleet
- storewide — applying to all the merchandise or all the departments within a store: the annual storewide clearance sale.
- storiette — a very short narrative
- storyline — a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose: a plot to overthrow the government.
- strikeout — an out made by a batter to whom three strikes have been charged, or as recorded by the pitcher who accomplishes this.
- subeditor — a subordinate or junior editor.
- tailoress — a female tailor
- televisor — an apparatus for transmitting or receiving television.
- temporise — to be indecisive or evasive to gain time or delay acting.
- tensioner — an instrument for adding tension
- teratosis — teratism (def 2).
- terrorise — to fill or overcome with terror.