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9-letter words containing s, t, a, i, d

  • radio set — an apparatus that receives radio signals
  • radiocast — a radiobroadcast.
  • radiosity — (graphics)   A method for rendering a view of a three-dimensional scene that provides realistic lighting effects, such as interobject reflections and color bleeding. Radiosity methods are computationally intense, due to the use of linear systems of equations and the spatial complexity of large scenes.
  • redtapism — excessive formality and routine required before official action can be taken.
  • restained — a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
  • rickstand — a platform on which to put or make a rick or haystack
  • ringstand — a stand on which laboratory equipment is placed
  • sainthood — the character or status of a saint.
  • sanitized — to free from dirt, germs, etc., as by cleaning or sterilizing.
  • satelloid — a low-altitude satellite using engines with small thrust to maintain its orbit.
  • satinwood — the satiny wood of an East Indian tree, Chloroxylon swietenia, of the rue family, used especially for making furniture.
  • satirized — to attack or ridicule with satire.
  • satisfied — content: a satisfied look.
  • saturniid — any of several large, brightly colored moths of the family Saturniidae, comprising the giant silkworm moths.
  • semantide — a type of molecule found in all cells, which changes slowly over time
  • set aside — the act or state of setting or the state of being set.
  • set-aside — something, as land or profits, set aside for a particular purpose.
  • shirtband — a band of material sewn into a shirt for stiffening, finishing, or the like, as a neckband to which the collar is sewn or buttoned.
  • shitfaced — very drunk.
  • side meat — salt pork and bacon taken from the sides of a hog.
  • sidetable — a small table at the side of a room
  • sidetrack — any railroad track, other than a siding, auxiliary to the main track.
  • simulated — to create a simulation, likeness, or model of (a situation, system, or the like): to simulate crisis conditions.
  • sorediate — having soredia
  • spermatid — Cell Biology. one of the cells that result from the meiotic divisions of a spermatocyte and mature into spermatozoa.
  • staidness — of settled or sedate character; not flighty or capricious.
  • stair rod — a rod for holding a stair carpet in place against the bottom of a riser.
  • stairhead — the top of a staircase; top landing.
  • staminode — a sterile or abortive stamen.
  • staminody — the metamorphosis of any of various flower organs, as a sepal or a petal, into a stamen.
  • staminoid — like a stamen
  • stand oil — a thick oil made by heating linseed oil to temperatures of 600°F and higher, used chiefly as a medium in paints.
  • standpipe — a vertical pipe or tower into which water is pumped to obtain a required head.
  • stapedial — the innermost, stirrup-shaped bone of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals, involved in the conduction of sound vibrations to the inner ear. Also called stirrup. Compare incus (def 1), malleus.
  • stapedius — the small muscle in the inner ear attached to and controlling the stapes
  • stardrift — the very small continuous change in the direction of movement which is shared by the stars within a particular cluster
  • stasidion — a choir stall in an Orthodox church.
  • state aid — financial support extended by a state government to a local institution serving the public, as a school or library.
  • stateside — being in or toward the continental U.S.
  • statewide — extending throughout all parts of a state in the U.S.: a statewide search.
  • stationed — a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
  • stavudine — an antiviral drug used to treat HIV infections
  • steadicam — a mechanism for steadying a handheld camera, consisting of a shock-absorbing arm to which the camera is attached and a harness worn by the camera operator
  • steadiest — firmly placed or fixed; stable in position or equilibrium: a steady ladder.
  • steradian — a solid angle at the center of a sphere subtending a section on the surface equal in area to the square of the radius of the sphere. Abbreviation: sr.
  • 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.
  • stranding — to form (a rope, cable, etc.) by twisting strands together.
  • streisand — Barbra. born 1942, US singer, actress, and film director: the films she has acted in include Funny Girl (1968) and A Star is Born (1976); her films as actress and director include Yentl (1983), Prince of Tides (1990), and The Mirror has Two Faces (1996)
  • studiable — application of the mind to the acquisition of knowledge, as by reading, investigation, or reflection: long hours of study.
  • sustained — to support, hold, or bear up from below; bear the weight of, as a structure.
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