11-letter words containing s, t, i, m, o
- slow-motion — of, pertaining to or made in slow motion: a slow-motion replay.
- smithsonite — a native carbonate of zinc, ZnCO 3 , that is an important ore of the metal.
- smoke point — heat at which oil gives off smoke
- 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
- sociometric — the measurement of attitudes of social acceptance or rejection through expressed preferences among members of a social grouping.
- sodomitical — anal or oral copulation with a member of the opposite sex.
- solarimeter — an instrument for measuring solar radiation.
- solmization — the act, process, or system of using certain syllables, especially the sol-fa syllables, to represent the tones of the scale.
- somatically — of the body; bodily; physical.
- somaticized — to convert (anxiety) into physical symptoms.
- somatogenic — developing from somatic cells.
- somatomedin — any of various liver hormones that enhance the activity of a variety of other hormones, as somatotropin.
- somatotonia — a personality type characterized by assertiveness and energy: said to be correlated with a mesomorph body type
- somatotonic — a person who has a somatotonic personality
- some little — rather extensive; fairly full
- somewhither — to some unspecified place; somewhere.
- soroptimist — a member of an international association of professional or executive businesswomen (Soroptimist Club) devoted primarily to welfare work.
- south miami — a town in S Florida.
- southernism — a pronunciation, expression, or behavioral trait characteristic of the U.S. South.
- spasmolytic — of or noting spasmolysis.
- spermatoxic — (of a substance) toxic to spermatozoa.
- spermatoxin — a substance toxic to spermatozoa.
- spermotoxic — (of a substance) toxic to spermatozoa.
- spermotoxin — a substance toxic to spermatozoa.
- sphinx moth — hawk moth.
- spinsterdom — the state of being a spinster
- spodomantic — relating to spodomancy
- st.-emilion — a dry claret wine from the parish of St.-Émilion in the Bordeaux region of France.
- stadiometer — an instrument that measures the length of curves, dashes, etc, by running a toothed wheel along them
- staminodium — a sterile or abortive stamen.
- stasimorphy — structural modification by arrested development
- steam point — the temperature at which water vapor condenses at a pressure of one atmosphere, represented by 100°C and 212°F.
- steam radio — radio, seen as old-fashioned in comparison with television
- stereoimage — the single three-dimensional image perceived in the brain by the coordination of the two slightly different views seen by the eyes.
- stereotomic — the technique of cutting solids, as stones, to specified forms and dimensions.
- stichometry — the practice of writing a prose text in lines, often of slightly differing lengths, that correspond to units of sense and indicate phrasal rhythms.
- stimulation — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- stipitiform — having the form of a stipe.
- stipuliform — shaped like a stipule.
- stop motion — Also called stop frame. the process of filming puppets and other objects one frame at a time while incrementally moving or modifying them, giving the illusion of lifelike motion when the captured film frames are viewed in rapid sequence (often used attributively): stop-motion animation; a stop-motion film.
- stop-motion — Also called stop frame. the process of filming puppets and other objects one frame at a time while incrementally moving or modifying them, giving the illusion of lifelike motion when the captured film frames are viewed in rapid sequence (often used attributively): stop-motion animation; a stop-motion film.
- storm drain — rainwater drainage hole or gutter
- stramineous — of or resembling straw.
- strike home — to deliver an effective blow
- stromateoid — resembling or related to the Stromateidae.
- strombolian — relating to or denoting a type of volcanic eruption characterized by repeated fountaining or jetting of fluid lava into the air
- stylopodium — a glandular disk or expansion surmounting the ovary and supporting the styles in plants of the parsley family.
- sub-optimal — being below an optimal level or standard.
- subdominant — Music. the fourth tone of a diatonic scale, next below the dominant.
- sublimation — Psychology. the diversion of the energy of a sexual or other biological impulse from its immediate goal to one of a more acceptable social, moral, or aesthetic nature or use.