11-letter words containing s, t, o, p, a
- sporulation — to produce spores.
- sporulative — involving or relating to sporulation
- spot market — a market in which commodities, as grain, gold, or crude oil, are dealt in for cash and immediate delivery (distinguished from futures market).
- spotted ray — any of various species of ray with irregular markings on the back
- stand up to — (of a person) to be in an upright position on the feet.
- stasimorphy — structural modification by arrested development
- stauroscope — an optical instrument for studying the crystal structure of minerals under polarized light
- steam point — the temperature at which water vapor condenses at a pressure of one atmosphere, represented by 100°C and 212°F.
- stearoptene — the oxygenated solid part of an essential oil (opposed to eleoptene).
- steatopygia — extreme accumulation of fat on and about the buttocks, especially of women.
- steatopygic — extreme accumulation of fat on and about the buttocks, especially of women.
- stenography — the art of writing in shorthand.
- stephanotis — any vine belonging to the genus Stephanotis, of the milkweed family, having fragrant, waxy, white flowers and leathery leaves.
- stereograph — a single or double picture for a stereoscope.
- stipulation — a condition, demand, or promise in an agreement or contract.
- stone plant — living stones.
- stoop labor — the physical labor associated with the cultivation or picking of crops in farm fields, especially as performed by poorly paid, unskilled workers.
- stop-and-go — characterized by periodically enforced stops, as caused by heavy traffic or traffic signals: stop-and-go traffic.
- strandloper — a member of an extinct tribe of Khoikhoi or Bushmen who lived on seafood gathered on the beaches of southern Africa
- stratopause — the boundary or transition layer between the stratosphere and mesosphere.
- stroke play — medal play.
- stylography — the art of writing, tracing, drawing, etc., with a style.
- sub-optimal — being below an optimal level or standard.
- subpanation — the belief that the body and blood of Christ are present in the bread and wine of Communion
- subtropical — bordering on the tropics; nearly tropical.
- sulphurator — an apparatus used in treating anything with sulphur or sulphur fumes, such as in fumigating
- supernation — a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own: The president spoke to the nation about the new tax.
- superoctave — an organ stop two octaves above the standard pitch
- support act — a band or entertainer not topping the bill
- supportable — capable of being supported; endurable; maintainable.
- suppuration — the process of suppurating.
- supracostal — above the rib
- suspiration — a long, deep sigh.
- sycophantic — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
- sympetalous — gamopetalous.
- symptomatic — pertaining to a symptom or symptoms.
- synaptosome — a saclike structure at an isolated nerve ending
- syncopation — Music. a shifting of the normal accent, usually by stressing the normally unaccented beats.
- syncopative — relating to syncopation
- taboparesis — the occurrence of two conditions (general paresis and tabes dorsalis) at the same time
- taphonomist — a specialist in taphonomy
- teaspoonful — the amount a teaspoon can hold.
- technospeak — any abstruse technical jargon
- temptatious — enticing or illicitly desirable
- tetrapodous — of or related to a tetrapod
- thanatopsis — a view or contemplation of death.
- the proteas — the national cricket team of South Africa
- the vapours — a depressed mental condition believed originally to be the result of vaporous exhalations from the stomach
- theophagous — relating to theophagy or the practice of symbolically consuming the body of God or a god
- theophanous — a manifestation or appearance of God or a god to a person.