9-letter words containing s, u, l, i
- subalpine — pertaining to the regions at the foot of the Alps.
- subapical — located below the apex.
- subclimax — the development of an ecological community to a stage short of the expected climax because of some factor, as repeated fires in a forest, that arrests the normal succession.
- subfamily — Biology. a category of related genera within a family.
- subfossil — something partly fossilized
- subhalide — a halide containing a relatively small proportion of the halogen, as mercurous chloride.
- sublation — to deny or contradict; negate.
- sublimate — Psychology. to divert 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.
- sublimely — elevated or lofty in thought, language, etc.: Paradise Lost is sublime poetry.
- sublimity — the state or quality of being sublime.
- sublimize — to make sublime
- sublinear — of, consisting of, or using lines: linear design.
- submissly — submissively
- submittal — to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
- subniveal — beneath the snow
- subprimal — (of meat) being a cut of meat larger than a steak, roast, or other single cut but smaller than a side of beef: shipped by the packer to local markets for final cutting to reduce processing costs and to retard spoilage.
- subpurlin — a light structural member for carrying roofing materials, supported by and running at right angles to purlins.
- subsocial — without a definite social structure.
- subsoiler — one who operates a subsoil plow.
- subtility — subtlety.
- subtilize — to elevate in character; sublimate.
- subtitled — with dialogue on screen
- subtitles — a written translation superimposed on a film or television programme that has foreign dialogue
- suctorial — adapted for sucking or suction, as an organ; functioning as a sucker for imbibing or adhering.
- sudaminal — pertaining to a sudamen or sudamina; comprising sudamina
- sulcalize — to furrow, make a furrow in; predominantly, to make a furrow in (the tongue), make the surface of (the tongue) concave in order to produce certain phonemes
- sulcation — having long, narrow grooves or channels, as plant stems, or being furrowed or cleft, as hoofs.
- sulfation — Chemistry. a salt or ester of sulfuric acid.
- sulfatize — to convert into a sulfate, as by the roasting of ores.
- sulfonium — the positively charged group H 3 S + , its salts, or their substitute products.
- sulfoxide — a brown liquid, C 1 8 H 2 8 O 3 S, insoluble in water, used as an insecticide synergist.
- sulfurize — to combine, treat, or impregnate with sulfur.
- sulkiness — marked by or given to sulking; sullen.
- sulphatic — sulphuric, of or pertaining to a sulphate
- sulpician — a member of a society of secular priests founded in France in 1642, engaged chiefly in training men to teach in seminaries.
- summarily — in a prompt or direct manner; immediately; straightaway.
- supercoil — superhelix.
- suppliant — a person who supplicates; petitioner.
- supplicat — a petition (to a university) for a degree
- supplying — to furnish or provide (a person, establishment, place, etc.) with what is lacking or requisite: to supply someone clothing; to supply a community with electricity.
- surcingle — a belt or girth that passes around the belly of a horse and over the blanket, pack, saddle, etc., and is buckled on the horse's back.
- surficial — of or relating to a surface, especially the land surface: a surficial geologic deposit.
- surliness — churlishly rude or bad-tempered: a surly waiter. Synonyms: sullen, uncivil, brusque, irascible, splenetic, choleric, cross; grumpy, grouchy, crabby.
- surprisal — the act of surprising.
- surtitles — supertitle.
- sutcliffe — Herbert. 1894–1978, English cricketer, who played for Yorkshire; scorer of 149 centuries and 1000 runs in a season 24 times
- swine flu — a highly contagious form of influenza caused by infection with a filterable virus first isolated from swine.
- talmudist — a person versed in the Talmud.
- tediously — marked by monotony or tedium; long and tiresome: tedious tasks; a tedious journey.
- thallious — having a surplus of thallium