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10-letter words containing s, p, o, i

  • saponifier — to convert (a fat) into soap by treating with an alkali.
  • saprogenic — producing putrefaction or decay, as certain bacteria.
  • sarcopenia — reduction in muscle tissue as a result of ageing
  • sarcophagi — a stone coffin, especially one bearing sculpture, inscriptions, etc., often displayed as a monument.
  • sarcophile — a flesh-eating animal, especially the Tasmanian devil.
  • scalloping — any of the bivalve mollusks of the genus Argopecten (Pecten) and related genera that swim by rapidly clapping the fluted shell valves together.
  • scallopini — scallops, especially of veal, flattened by pounding and usually dredged in flour or breadcrumbs and sautéed quickly: scaloppine alla Marsala.
  • scaloppine — scallops, especially of veal, flattened by pounding and usually dredged in flour or breadcrumbs and sautéed quickly: scaloppine alla Marsala.
  • schizocarp — a dry, dehiscent fruit that at maturity splits into two or more one-seeded carpels.
  • scorpaenid — belonging or pertaining to the Scorpaenidae, a family of marine fishes with spiny fins, including the rockfishes, scorpionfishes, and lionfishes.
  • scots pine — a coniferous tree, Pinus sylvestris, of Europe and W and N Asia, having blue-green needle-like leaves and brown cones with a small prickle on each scale: a valuable timber tree
  • scrap iron — old iron to be remelted or reworked.
  • scriptoria — a room, as in a monastery, library, or other institution, where manuscripts are stored, read, or copied.
  • scyphiform — shaped like a cup or goblet.
  • sea pigeon — the common black guillemot, Cepphus grylle.
  • seal point — a Siamese cat having a fawn-colored body and dark-brown points.
  • seal-point — a Siamese cat having a fawn-colored body and dark-brown points.
  • semaphoric — an apparatus for conveying information by means of visual signals, as a light whose position may be changed.
  • semiopaque — partly or nearly opaque.
  • semipostal — a postage stamp sold by a government at a premium above its face value, the excess being used for a nonpostal purpose, as a charity.
  • separation — an act or instance of separating or the state of being separated.
  • septillion — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 24 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 42 zeros.
  • sextonship — the office of a sexton
  • shadow pin — a vertical pin set in an azimuth instrument or at the center of a compass card, indicating by the direction of its shadow the azimuth of the sun.
  • ship money — a tax levied to finance the fitting out of warships: abolished 1640
  • ship's boy — a male attendant, as a cabin boy, steward, etc., employed to wait on a ship's passengers or officers.
  • shop right — the right of an employer to use an employee's invention without compensating the employee for the use, in cases where the invention was made at the place of and during the hours of employment.
  • shopaholic — a frequent shopper, especially one who is unable to control his or her spending.
  • shopfitter — a worker who makes and installs fittings for commercial premises
  • shoplifter — a person who steals goods from the shelves or displays of a retail store while posing as a customer.
  • shopsoiled — worn, faded, tarnished, etc, from being displayed in a shop or store
  • shopwindow — a window used for display of merchandise.
  • shropshire — a former county in W England, now part of Salop.
  • sign-posts — a post bearing a sign that gives information or guidance.
  • signposted — A place or route that is signposted has signposts beside the road to show the way.
  • silent cop — a small hemispherical traffic marker at an intersection
  • simferopol — a city in S Ukraine, on the S Crimean Peninsula.
  • simon pure — real; genuine: a simon-pure accent.
  • simon-pure — real; genuine: a simon-pure accent.
  • simple vow — a public vow taken by a religious, under which property may be retained and marriage, though held to be illicit, is valid under canon law.
  • sine prole — without offspring or progeny: to die sine prole.
  • sinophobia — a fear or dislike of China, or Chinese people, their language or culture
  • siphonogam — a plant that is pollinated by siphonogamy
  • sitophobia — abnormal aversion to food.
  • ski troops — a body of soldiers trained to fight on skis.
  • slavophile — a person who greatly admires the Slavs and Slavic ways.
  • slip a cog — (not in technical use) a gear tooth, formerly especially one of hardwood or metal, fitted into a slot in a gearwheel of less durable material.
  • slip joint — a joint made between an older and a newer masonry wall to form a continuous surface, masonry at the end of the newer wall fitting into a vertical groove cut in the end of the older wall.
  • slip noose — a noose made with a slipknot
  • slipsloppy — wet and sloppy
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