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| semicrystalline22 | Partially crystalline (and partially amorphous). |
| semisubmersible23 | A specialised marine vessel with good stability and seakeeping characteristics, often used in offshore roles such as oil drilling. |
| sesquicarbonate28 | (inorganic chemistry) A chemical compound containing three carbonate ions for every two metal ions. |
| subcontraoctave24 | (music) The octave on the bass clef ranging from three octaves below the staff (C0) to two octaves below the staff (B0). |
| succinylcholine27 | (pharmacology) US and Britain form of suxamethonium. |
| superconductive25 | Exhibiting or relating to superconductivity. |
| superheterodyne24 | (electronics) Pertaining to a technique used in radio and television receivers to tune to a particular frequency, or to receivers using such a technique. [from 20th c.] |
| superintendence20 | The act of superintending; supervision |
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| sensationalise14 | Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of sensationalize. |
| sensationalize23 | (American spelling, Oxford British English) To glorify or inflate the importance of a piece of news; to artificially create a sensation. |
| sentimentalise16 | Alternative spelling of sentimentalize |
| sentimentalize25 | (transitive) To give a sentimental feel to. |
| slaughterhouse21 | A place where animals are slaughtered. |
| spinthariscope23 | (historical) An early device for observing individual nuclear disintegrations. |
| sporangiophore22 | (botany) A receptacle in ferns which bears the sporangia, usually a stalk, but sometimes a scale (as in horsetails). |
| stadtholderate19 | (historical) The office or position of a stadtholder. |
| stockbrokerage27 | stockbroking |
| substantiative19 | Serving to substantiate something. |
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| schadenfreude23 | Malicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else's misfortune. |
| scholasticate20 | A college for Roman Catholic scholastics planning to enter a religious order or seminary; The studies carried out there; The period of time in which such studies are carried out |
| sculpturesque26 | Like or suggesting sculpture: shapely, statuelike, etc. |
| semipermeable21 | Permeable to some things and not to others, as a cell membrane which allows some molecules through but blocks other substances. |
| sesquiterpene24 | (organic chemistry) Any terpene formed from three isoprene units, and having fifteen carbon atoms; includes several plant pigments such as the flavones. |
| significative22 | (usually followed by of) That tends to signify or indicate; indicative |
| spaghettilike23 | Resembling spaghetti; entangled or confused. |
| spermatophore22 | (biology) A spermospore. |
| spermatophyte25 | (botany) Any plant that bears seeds rather than spores |
| splenectomize28 | (transitive) To remove the spleen from. |
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| salamandrine15 | Any salamander of the genus Salamandrina. |
| sanctionable16 | That can be sanctioned. |
| saponifiable19 | Suitable for use in soap production. |
| schizophrene31 | (dated) A schizophrenic individual. |
| scyphistomae24 | plural of scyphistoma |
| secretagogue16 | (physiology) A substance which promotes secretion. |
| sectarianize23 | (transitive) To imbue with sectarian feelings; to subject to the control of a sect. |
| sedimentable17 | capable of being removed from suspension in a liquid by means of a centrifuge |
| semiflexible26 | Partially flexible (and partially rigid) |
| semiliterate14 | Not entirely literate; having a limited grasp of the written language |
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| salespeople15 | plural of salesperson |
| salmonellae13 | plural of salmonella |
| salvageable17 | Capable of being salvaged, saved or repaired. Worth rescuing and keeping rather discarding or replacing. |
| sansculotte13 | Alternative form of sans-culotte |
| satirizable22 | Able to be satirized. |
| satisfiable16 | Capable of being satisfied. |
| scaramouche20 | |
| schismatize27 | (transitive) To cause to break apart by way of schism. |
| schistosome18 | (zoology) A parasitic flatworm which needs two hosts to complete its life cycle. The immature form infests freshwater snails and the adult lives in the blood vessels of birds and mammals, causing bilharzia in humans. |
| schoolhouse19 | A building housing a school, especially a small or single-room one. |
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| sacahuiste15 | Alternative form of sacahuista |
| saccharase17 | invertase |
| saccharide18 | (biochemistry) The unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn. Either the simple sugars or polymers such as starch and cellulose. The saccharides exist in either a ring or short chain conformation, and typically contain five or six carbon atoms. |
| saccharine17 | (dated) Of or relating to sugar; sugary. |
| saddletree12 | Alternative spelling of saddle tree |
| salicylate15 | (chemistry) any salt or ester of salicylic acid |
| samarskite16 | (mineralogy) A shiny black radioactive mineral that contains a complex mixture of rare earth oxides |
| sandgrouse12 | Any of several species of birds in the family Pteroclididae. |
| sapphirine17 | (mineralogy) A rare silicate of magnesium and aluminium (with iron as a major impurity), named for its sapphirelike colour. |
| saprophyte20 | any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria |
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| saberlike15 | Alternative spelling of sabrelike |
| sacculate13 | sacculated. |
| sacralize20 | (religion) to make sacred |
| sacrifice16 | (transitive, intransitive) To offer (something) as a gift to a deity. |
| sacrilege12 | Desecration, profanation, misuse or violation of something regarded as sacred. |
| safranine12 | any of a class of red to blue azine dyes |
| sagittate10 | Shaped like an arrowhead, with one point at one end, and two points at the other. |
| sailplane11 | (aircraft) A glider that is optimised for soaring and is equipped with fixed wings and fuselage. |
| saintlike13 | resembling a saint in behavior, such as benevolence, compassion, humility and or piety; exceptionally good |
| saltpetre11 | (originally) Potassium nitrate. |
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| sabotage11 | A deliberate action aimed at weakening an enemy through subversion, obstruction, disruption, and/or destruction. |
| sabulose10 | Alternative form of sabulous |
| sacklike18 | Resembling a sack. |
| sagamore11 | A chief of one or several Native American tribe(s), especially of the Algonquians. |
| sailable10 | (nautical) navigable |
| saleable10 | Suitable for sale; marketable; worth enough to try to sell. |
| salicine10 | Archaic form of salicin. |
| salience10 | The condition of being salient. |
| salinize17 | (transitive, intransitive) to become or render salty |
| salivate11 | (intransitive) To produce saliva. |
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| saccade12 | (rare) A sudden jerking movement. |
| saccate11 | Shaped like a pouch or sac. |
| saccule11 | (biology, anatomy) A small sac, pouch, or cyst. |
| saclike13 | Resembling a sac or some aspect of one. |
| safrole10 | (organic chemistry) A colourless to yellow liquid, a component of sassafras oil and brown camphor oil, with pesticidal properties. |
| salable9 | (chiefly US) Alternative spelling of saleable. |
| saltine7 | (Canada, US) A thin, crisp, salted, customarily white-colored cracker; a soda cracker; a soda biscuit. |
| saltire7 | (heraldry) An ordinary (geometric design) in the shape of an X. It usually occupies the entire field in which it is placed. |
| salvage11 | The rescue of a ship, its crew or its cargo from a hazardous situation. |
| sambuke15 | (music) Alternative form of sambuca |
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| sabine8 | (botany) Alternative form of savin |
| sacque17 | Alternative spelling of sack (“a short, loose-fitting garment for women and children”) |
| saddle8 | A seat (tack) for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal. |
| saithe9 | The pollock or coalfish or coley (Pollachius virens). |
| saline6 | Containing salt; salty. |
| salpae8 | plural of salpa |
| saltie6 | (Australia, informal) A salt-water crocodile (or estuarine crocodile). |
| salute6 | An utterance or gesture expressing greeting or honor towards someone, now especially a formal, non-verbal gesture made with the arms or hands in any of various specific positions. [from 15th c.] |
| samite8 | A material of rich silk, sometimes with gold threads, especially prized during the Middle Ages. |
| sample10 | A part or snippet of something taken or presented for inspection, or shown as evidence of the quality of the whole; a specimen. |
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| sable7 | (countable) A small carnivorous mammal of the Old World that resembles a weasel, Martes zibellina, from cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur (Wikipedia). |
| sabre7 | (Britain, Canada) A light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point. |
| sadhe9 | Alternative form of tsade |
| saice7 | Alternative spelling of sais |
| salve8 | An ointment, cream, or balm with soothing, healing, or calming effects. |
| saree5 | Alternative form of sari |
| sarge6 | (colloquial) sergeant |
| sauce7 | A liquid (often thickened) condiment or accompaniment to food. |
| saute5 | Alternative form of sauté |
| scale7 | (obsolete) A ladder; a series of steps; a means of ascending. |
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| sabe6 | |
| sade5 | (dialect) To tire, weary. |
| safe7 | Not in danger; out of harm's reach. |
| sage5 | Wise. |
| sake8 | cause, interest or account |
| sale4 | (obsolete) A hall. |
| same6 | Not different or other; not another or others; not different as regards self; selfsame; identical. |
| sane4 | Being in a healthy condition; not deranged; thinking rationally. |
| sate4 | To satisfy the appetite or desire of; to fill up. |
| save7 | (transitive) To prevent harm or difficulty. |
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| sae3 | |
| see3 | (transitive) To perceive or detect someone or something with the eyes, or as if by sight. |
| she6 | (personal) The female (typically) person or animal previously mentioned or implied. |
| sue3 | (transitive) To file a legal action against someone, generally a non-criminal action. |
We found 1700 words starting with s and ending in e
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