12-letter words containing s, t, i, p, e
- secchi depth — the depth at which a Secchi disk is no longer visible from the surface of ocean water.
- seed capital — small sum invested in new business
- self-pitying — Someone who is self-pitying is full of self-pity.
- self-tapping — (of a screw) cutting its own thread when screwed into a plain hole in a metal sheet
- semideponent — (of a Latin verb) active in meaning but passive in form in the perfect tense
- semiparasite — hemiparasite
- semitropical — subtropical.
- separability — capable of being separated, parted, or dissociated.
- separatrices — something that divides or separates, as the line between light and dark areas on a partially illuminated surface.
- septemvirate — the ruling body of septemvirs.
- septentrions — the seven stars of the Plough
- septic shock — condition caused by blood poisoning
- septilateral — having seven sides.
- septuagesima — the third Sunday before Lent.
- septuplicate — a group, series, or set of seven identical copies (usually preceded by in).
- serendipiter — an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident.
- seringapatam — a town in S Karnataka, in S India, former capital of Mysore state: taken by the British 1799.
- seropositive — showing a significant level of serum antibodies, or other immunologic marker in the serum, indicating previous exposure to the infectious agent being tested.
- serpentarium — a place where snakes are housed, especially for exhibition.
- serpentiform — shaped like a snake.
- serpentinely — in a serpentine fashion
- serpentinite — a rock containing large quantities of serpentine
- serpentinize — to convert (a mineral or rock) into serpentine.
- serpentinous — of the nature of serpentine; containing or consisting of serpentine
- servitorship — the office or position of a servitor; the condition of being a servitor
- sex-positive — explicitly stated, stipulated, or expressed: a positive acceptance of the agreement.
- sextuplicate — a group, series, or set of six identical copies: The application is to be submitted in sextuplicate.
- share option — A share option is an opportunity for the employees of a company to buy shares at a special price.
- sharp-witted — having or showing mental acuity; intellectually discerning; acute.
- ship's store — a retail store aboard a navy ship that sells toiletries, cigarettes, etc., to the ship's personnel.
- short splice — a splice used when an increased thickness of the united rope is not objectionable, made by unlaying the rope ends a certain distance, uniting them so that their strands overlap, then tucking each alternately over and under others several times.
- sidesplitter — something that is uproariously funny, as a joke or a situation.
- sidestepping — the act of ascending or descending by facing sideways and lifting each ski alternately
- sieve-plates — an elongated cell whose walls contain perforations (sieve pores) that are arranged in circumscribed areas (sieve plates) and that afford communication with similar adjacent cells.
- silver plate — thin coat of silver
- silver point — the melting point of silver, equal to 960.8°C, used as a fixed point on the international temperature scale.
- silver-plate — to coat (base metal) with silver, especially by electroplating.
- simple fruit — a fruit formed from one pistil.
- simple meter — any time signature in which the upper figure indicates two, three, or four beats per measure, as 2/8, 3/2, 4/4, etc.
- simple tense — a tense of verbs, in English and other languages, not involving the use of an auxiliary verb in addition to the main verb, as for example the past he drowned as opposed to the future he will drown
- single-party — of or relating to a form of government in which only a single political party constitutes the government
- siphonostele — a hollow tube of vascular tissue enclosing a pith and embedded in ground tissue.
- sitka spruce — a spruce, Picea sitchensis, of western North America, having long, silvery-white needles, grown as an ornamental.
- sivapithecus — a genus of extinct Miocene primates of Asia that resemble the modern orangutan.
- sixteenpenny — noting a nail 3½ inches (9 cm) long. Symbol: 16d.
- sleep it off — to rid oneself of the effects of some excess, overindulgence, etc., specif. of the aftereffects of drinking much alcoholic liquor, by sleeping
- slipper bath — a bath in the shape of a slipper, with a covered end
- slipper foot — an elongated pad foot.
- soccer pitch — the field of play used in soccer
- somers point — a town in SE New Jersey.