11-letter words containing sco
- miscounting — Present participle of miscount.
- moscow mule — a cocktail of vodka, lime juice, and ginger beer, traditionally served in a copper mug.
- necroscopic — of or relating to a necropsy or postmortem examination
- nephoscopes — Plural form of nephoscope.
- nephroscope — (surgery) An instrument used to examine the kidney through an inserted tube.
- nightscopes — Plural form of nightscope.
- non-viscous — inviscid.
- nondiscount — not subject to a discount
- nova scotia — a peninsula and province in SE Canada: once a part of the French province of Acadia. 21,068 sq. mi. (54,565 sq. km). Capital: Halifax.
- offscouring — Often, offscourings. something scoured off; filth; refuse.
- oneiroscopy — the interpretation or study of dreams
- opeidoscope — an instrument which represents sound visually
- orthoscopic — pertaining to, characterized by, or produced by normal vision.
- pantoscopic — showing a wide-angled view
- polariscope — an instrument for measuring or exhibiting the polarization of light or for examining substances in polarized light, often to determine stress and strain in glass and other substances.
- pot scourer — a small ball of wire or stiff plastic, or a flat piece of a rough fabric used for cleaning kitchen pots and pans
- pound scots — pound2 (def 7).
- pre-scoring — to record the sound of (a motion picture) before filming.
- proctoscope — an instrument for visual examination of the interior of the rectum.
- proctoscopy — examination by means of a proctoscope.
- pseudoscope — an optical instrument for producing an image in which the depth or relief of an object is reversed.
- pseudoscopy — the use of a pseudoscope.
- radarscopes — Plural form of radarscope.
- rediscovery — the act or an instance of discovering.
- retinoscope — an apparatus that determines the refractive power of the eye by observing the lights and shadows on the pupil when a mirror illumines the retina; skiascope.
- retinoscopy — an objective method of determining the refractive error of an eye.
- scolopendra — a member of a genus of centipedes belonging to the Scolopendridae family
- scopolamine — a colorless, syrupy, water-soluble alkaloid, C 1 7 H 2 1 NO 4 , obtained from certain plants of the nightshade family, used chiefly as a sedative and mydriatic and to alleviate the symptoms of motion sickness.
- scopophilia — the obtaining of sexual pleasure by looking at nude bodies, erotic photographs, etc.
- scopophilic — the obtaining of sexual pleasure by looking at nude bodies, erotic photographs, etc.
- scopophobia — the fear of being observed
- scorchingly — in a scorching manner
- scorekeeper — an official of a sports contest who keeps record of the score.
- scorpaenoid — resembling or related to the family Scorpaenidae.
- scorpionfly — any of several harmless insects of the order Mecoptera, the male of certain species having a reproductive structure that resembles the sting of a scorpion.
- scotch mist — a combination of mist or fog and drizzle, occurring frequently in Scotland and parts of England.
- scotch pine — a pine, Pinus sylvestris, of Eurasia, having a reddish trunk and twisted, bluish-green needles.
- scotch rose — a rose, Rosa spinosissima, of Eurasia, having pink, white, or yellow flowers.
- scotch snap — a rhythmic pattern consisting of a short note followed by a long one
- scotch tape — clear adhesive tape
- scotch-tape — to fasten or mend with Scotch tape.
- scotchwoman — Scotswoman.
- scotomatous — loss of vision in a part of the visual field; blind spot.
- scotophilic — living and flourishing in darkness.
- scotophobin — a peptide isolated from the brains of rats conditioned to avoid darkness, alleged to induce a dark-avoidance response in untrained rats, mice, and other animals.
- scots-irish — Scotch-Irish
- scottsbluff — a city in W Nebraska, on the North Platte River.
- scoundrelly — having the character of a scoundrel; unscrupulous; villainous.
- scoutmaster — the leader or officer in charge of a band of scouts.
- seismoscope — an instrument for recording the occurrence or time of an earthquake.