11-letter words containing si
- assimilated — Simple past tense and past participle of assimilate.
- assimilates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of assimilate.
- assimilator — to take in and incorporate as one's own; absorb: He assimilated many new experiences on his European trip.
- assimulated — Simple past tense and past participle of assimulate.
- assimulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of assimulate.
- assiniboine — a river in W Canada, rising in E Saskatchewan and flowing southeast and east to the Red River at Winnipeg. Length: over 860 km (500 miles)
- assistances — the act of assisting; help; aid; support.
- atelectasis — failure of the lungs to expand fully at birth
- attophysics — the physics of structures and artefacts with dimensions in the attometre range or of devices, such as lasers, capable of producing pulses with a duration measured in attoseconds
- australasia — Australia, New Zealand, and neighbouring islands in the S Pacific Ocean
- austronesia — the islands of the central and S Pacific, including Indonesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia
- authorising — Present participle of authorise.
- autogenesis — spontaneous generation
- autokinesis — a visual illusion occurring in low light, in which a stationary bright spot appears to be moving
- autopoiesis — Self creation; self organization.
- aversion-to — a strong feeling of dislike, opposition, repugnance, or antipathy (usually followed by to): a strong aversion to snakes and spiders.
- axanthopsia — a defect of vision in which the retina fails to respond to yellow.
- baby sister — a younger sister
- baby-sitter — a person who takes care of a child or children while the parents are out
- babysitters — Plural form of babysitter.
- babysitting — to take charge of a child while the parents are temporarily away.
- backside-to — backend-to.
- bacteriosis — any bacterial disease
- banjarmasin — a port in Indonesia, in SW Borneo. Pop: 527 415 (2000)
- banjermasin — a seaport on the S coast of Borneo, in Indonesia.
- baresthesia — the sense or perception of pressure.
- basic cobol — (language) A subset of COBOL from COBOL-60 standards.
- basic dress — a simple, usually dark dress that may be worn with various accessories or in combination with other garments so that it is suitable for different occasions.
- basic steel — steel produced by the basic process.
- basicranial — of or relating to the base of the skull
- basicranium — (anatomy) The inferior region of the skull.
- basidiocarp — the fruiting body of basidiomycetous fungi; the mushroom of agarics
- basil thyme — a plant, Acinos thymoides, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves and purplish flowers.
- basil-thyme — a European plant, Acinos arvensis, having clusters of small violet-and-white flowers: family Lamiaceae
- basin range — a mountain range of the type found in the Great Basin region of the western U.S., typically long and narrow and characterized by faulted, tilted blocks of strata.
- basingstoke — a town in S England, in N Hampshire. Pop: 90 171 (2001)
- basipetally — in the manner of a basipetal
- basis point — In finance, a basis point is one hundredth of a per cent (.01%).
- bastnaesite — a rare yellow to reddish-brown mineral consisting of a carbonate of fluorine and several lanthanide metals. It occurs in association with zinc and is a source of the lanthanides. Formula: LaFCO3
- bedside rug — a rug beside a bed
- belarussian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Belarus, its people, or their language
- bellicosity — inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent; pugnacious.
- belorussian — of Belarus or its people, language, or culture
- berylliosis — a lung disease caused by inhaling beryllium
- besiegement — the state of being besieged
- besiegingly — in an urgent or important manner
- betsiamites — a river in E Quebec, Canada, flowing SE to the St. Lawrence River. 240 miles (386 km) long.
- biocoenosis — a diverse community inhabiting a single biotope
- biophysical — the branch of biology that applies the methods of physics to the study of biological structures and processes.
- blind-sided — Sports. to tackle, hit, or attack (an opponent) from the blind side: The quarterback was blindsided and had the ball knocked out of his hand.