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11-letter words containing s, o, c, i, e, n

  • sanctioneer — a person who advocates the imposition of sanctions
  • sao vicente — an island city in SE Brazil.
  • schizogenic — reproducing or formed by fission.
  • schrodinger — Erwin [er-vin] /ˈɛr vɪn/ (Show IPA), 1887–1961, German physicist: Nobel prize 1933.
  • scientology — the philosophy of the Church of Scientology, a nondenominational movement founded in the US in the 1950s, which emphasizes self-knowledge as a means of realizing full spiritual potential
  • scopolamine — a colorless, syrupy, water-soluble alkaloid, C 1 7 H 2 1 NO 4 , obtained from certain plants of the nightshade family, used chiefly as a sedative and mydriatic and to alleviate the symptoms of motion sickness.
  • scorpaenoid — resembling or related to the family Scorpaenidae.
  • scotch pine — a pine, Pinus sylvestris, of Eurasia, having a reddish trunk and twisted, bluish-green needles.
  • screw joint — a type of joint that is fastened by means of screws
  • scrimshoner — a person who makes scrimshaw
  • second city — Chicago, Ill.
  • second lien — a lien subordinate to a previous or preferred lien.
  • second line — a jaunty, syncopated rhythm in 2/4 time, often used in the rhythm and blues and jazz of New Orleans
  • second unit — an additional crew on a film production, usually used at a second location for filming crowd scenes, exteriors, and other shots that do not require the principal actors.
  • second wind — the return of ease in breathing after exhaustion caused by continued physical exertion, as in running.
  • second-tier — not in the first rank
  • secondarily — next after the first in order, place, time, etc.
  • secretional — of or relating to secretion
  • section off — If an area is sectioned off, it is separated by a wall, fence, or other barrier from the surrounding area.
  • seminomadic — belonging or relating to an ethnic group or people who migrate seasonally and cultivate crops during periods of settlement
  • semiotician — the study of signs and symbols as elements of communicative behavior; the analysis of systems of communication, as language, gestures, or clothing.
  • sherlockian — pertaining to or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, known for his skill in solving mysteries through deductive reasoning.
  • silicon fen — an area of Cambridgeshire, esp around the city of Cambridge, in which industries associated with information technology are concentrated
  • siliconized — (of a material) having silicone added.
  • simethicone — an active ingredient in many antacid preparations that causes small mucus-entrapped air bubbles in the intestines to coalesce into larger bubbles that are more easily passed.
  • snickometer — a device, which uses sound waves recorded by the stump microphone, employed by TV commentators to determine whether or not a batsman has made contact with the ball
  • sniperscope — a snooperscope designed for attaching to a rifle or carbine.
  • soft pencil — a type of pencil that contains a thicker, oilier and darker form of graphite
  • somatogenic — developing from somatic cells.
  • speculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
  • speedcoding — (language)   A pseudocode interpreter for mathematics on IBM 701 and IBM 650 written by John Backus in 1953.
  • stenobathic — of or relating to marine or freshwater life that can tolerate only limited changes in depth (opposed to eurybathic).
  • stenocardia — angina pectoris, a contraction of the heart or its vessels due to a lack of oxygen, causing severe chest pain
  • stenohygric — able to withstand only a narrow range of humidity
  • stockinette — Also, stockinet. a stretchy, machine-knitted fabric used for making undergarments, infants' wear, etc.
  • stone china — hard earthenware containing china stone.
  • subdecision — a decision secondary to a main decision
  • subeconomic — pertaining to the production, distribution, and use of income, wealth, and commodities.
  • supersonics — the branch of science that deals with supersonic phenomena.
  • switched on — turned-on (def 1).
  • switched-on — turned-on (def 1).
  • synchoresis — the act or an instance of conceding an argument in order to make a stronger one
  • synchronise — to cause to indicate the same time, as one timepiece with another: Synchronize your watches.
  • synchronize — to cause to indicate the same time, as one timepiece with another: Synchronize your watches.
  • syncopative — relating to syncopation
  • synecdochic — a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part, the special for the general or the general for the special, as in ten sail for ten ships or a Croesus for a rich man.
  • synoeciosis — a figure of speech in which contrary terms are use in conjunction
  • technopolis — a society with a concentration of technology-based businesses or an emphasis on technology
  • telescoping — an optical instrument for making distant objects appear larger and therefore nearer. One of the two principal forms (refracting telescope) consists essentially of an objective lens set into one end of a tube and an adjustable eyepiece or combination of lenses set into the other end of a tube that slides into the first and through which the enlarged object is viewed directly; the other form (reflecting telescope) has a concave mirror that gathers light from the object and focuses it into an adjustable eyepiece or combination of lenses through which the reflection of the object is enlarged and viewed. Compare radio telescope.
  • tenaciously — holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of): a tenacious grip on my arm; tenacious of old habits.
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