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English words: scale height to scandium chloride

300 English words, part 23 of 245 of the words starting with S, A to Z. 32 have a page of their own.

English words scale height to scandium chloride

  1. scale height noun: The distance over which a quantity changes by a factor of e (the base of natural logarithms)
  2. scale in verb: To incrementally enter a position on an oversold market in view of indications of a rebound trend.
  3. scale insect noun: Any of the small parasitic insects of the superfamily Coccoidea that live on plants and sap nutrients from them.
  4. scale invariance noun: a feature of objects or laws that do not change if length scales (or energy scales) are multiplied by a common factor.
  5. scale leaf noun: A small flat leaf resembling a scale, such as on many conifers.
  6. scale mail noun: Scale armor.
  7. scale model noun: A three-dimensional copy or representation of something in which all parts have dimensions in the same proportion to that of the original (i.e., all aspect...
  8. scale modeler noun: Any implement or application that creates a miniature model of a real object by assembling and customizing a scaled down model.
  9. scale off verb: To peel off
  10. scale out verb: To scale up (a system) by adding more servers or nodes.
  11. scale pan noun: Alternative spelling of scalepan.
  12. scale-proof adjective: Alternative form of scaleproof
  13. scale ruler noun: A ruler marked with a range of calibrated scales (ratios) for drawing and measuring from reduced scale drawings, such as blueprints and floor plans.
  14. scale tree noun: Any tree of the extinct genus †Lepidodendron.
  15. scale up noun, verb: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see scale, up.
  16. scale worm noun: Alternative form of scaleworm
  17. scaleability noun: Alternative spelling of scalability.
  18. scaleable adjective: Alternative spelling of scalable.
  19. scaleably adverb: Alternative spelling of scalably.
  20. scaleback noun: Any member of numerous species of marine annelids of the Polynoidae family, with two rows of scale-like elytra along the back
  21. scalebar noun: Alternative form of scale bar.
  22. scalebeam noun: The lever or beam of a balance; the lever of a platform scale, to which the poise for weighing is applied.
  23. scaleboard noun: A thin slip of wood used to justify a page.
  24. scaleboard plane noun: A plane for cutting from a board a wide shaving forming a scaleboard.
  25. scalebound adjective: Of an object: for which characteristic elements of scale, such as length and width, are few in number and each with a clearly distinct size.
  26. scaled adjective, verb /skeɪld/: Covered with scales or scale-like structures.
  27. scaled copy noun: A copy of a figure in which every length in the original is multiplied by the same scale factor.
  28. scaled dove noun: Columbina squammata, a South American dove with coloured feather tips.
  29. scaled quail noun: Callipepla squamata, a species of quail.
  30. scaled question noun: A question, usually part of a questionnaire, in which the response is chosen from a range of values
  31. scaled up adjective, verb: Increased in size or capacity
  32. scaledown noun: The act or result of scaling down.
  33. scaledrake noun: sheldrake
  34. scalefish noun: Any fish bearing scales.
  35. scalefree adjective: Describing any property that is independent of scale.
  36. scaleful noun: Enough to fill a scale (weighing device).
  37. scaleheight noun: Alternative form of scale height.
  38. scalelength noun: The length of a scale
  39. scaleless adjective /ˈskeɪl.ləs/: Lacking anything to give a sense of scale; not having a reference for size.
  40. scaleless dragonfish noun: Bathophilus nigerrimus
  41. scalelessness noun: Absence of scale.
  42. scalelet noun: A small scale (in various senses).
  43. scalelike adjective: Resembling scales in shape or form
  44. scalemail noun: Alternative form of scale mail.
  45. scaleman noun: A person employed to weigh goods on a scale.
  46. scalemic adjective: of a substance that is neither racemic nor a pure enantiomer.
  47. scalene adjective, noun /ˈskeɪliːn/: Having sides all unequal in length.
  48. scalene ellipsoid noun: Synonym of triaxial ellipsoid.
  49. scalene muscle noun: Any of usually three deeply situated muscles on each side of the neck of which each extends from the transverse processes of two or more cervical vertebrae...
  50. scalene triangle noun: A triangle having each of its three sides of different lengths.
  51. scalenectomy noun: Surgical removal or excision of the scalene muscles.
  52. scalenohedral adjective: Of or pertaining to a scalenohedron.
  53. scalenohedron noun: A polyhedron having twelve sides, each in the form of a scalene triangle, that is topologically equivalent to a hexagonal bipyramid and whose middle section...
  54. scalenon noun: A scalene triangle.
  55. scalenotomy noun: The severing of a scalene muscle.
  56. scalenum adjective, noun: Scalene.
  57. scalenus noun /skəˈliː.nəs/: Alternative form of scalene muscle.
  58. scaleogram noun: Alternative form of scalogram.
  59. scaleout noun: The process of scaling out.
  60. scalepan noun: The pan of a scale, in or on which items to be weighed are placed.
  61. scaleproof adjective: Resistant to the buildup of scale (the mineral deposit).
  62. scaler noun: An electronic circuit that aggregates many signals into one.
  63. Scalera proper noun: A surname from Italian.
  64. scales noun, verb /skeɪlz/: A device for measuring weight.
  65. scales fall from someone's eyes phrase: Someone is suddenly able to see a situation clearly.
  66. scaleseed noun: Any of a genus, Spermolepis, of American herbs of the carrot family.
  67. scalesia noun: A type of tree found in the Galápagos, in the genus Scalesia.
  68. scalesman noun: Alternative form of scaleman.
  69. scaletail noun: Any of the scaly-tailed species of flying squirrel, especially of Zenkerella insignis; a Cameroon scaly-tail.
  70. scaleup noun: The act or result of scaling up.
  71. scaleweed noun: Synonym of pennycress.
  72. scalewise adverb: In terms of scale (size, musical measure, etc.).
  73. scalework noun: Artistic ornamentation resembling the scales of a fish.
  74. scaleworm noun: Any polychaete worm of the family Polynoidae
  75. scalewort noun: Any liverwort of the genera Frullania, Porella, or Radula.
  76. scaley adjective, noun: Alternative form of scaly.
  77. Scali proper noun: A surname.
  78. Scalia proper noun: A surname from Italian.
  79. Scalian adjective, noun: Relating to Antonin Scalia (1936-2016), US-American jurist
  80. scalic adjective: Relating to a musical scale.
  81. scalicide noun: A substance that kills scale insects.
  82. scalid noun: A curved spine arranged in circles on Loricifera, Kinorhyncha or Priapulida.
  83. scalidophoran noun: Any organism of the clade Scalidophora.
  84. scalie noun: A strikebreaker.
  85. scalily adverb: In a scaly manner.
  86. scalimetry noun: The estimation of the age of fish by examination of concentric peaks on their scales
  87. scaliness noun: The state of being scaly, the state of having scales.
  88. scaling noun, verb /ˈskeɪlɪŋ/: The act of one who scales or climbs.
  89. scaling ladder noun: A ladder for the purpose of scaling the walls of a besieged fortification.
  90. Scalise proper noun: A surname from Italian.
  91. scall adjective, noun /skɔːl/: Mean; wretched.
  92. scallawag noun: Alternative spelling of scalawag.
  93. scallawaggery noun: Alternative form of scalawaggery.
  94. scallie noun: Alternative form of scally.
  95. scallion noun [ˈskæ.lɪ.ən]: A spring onion, Allium fistulosum.
  96. scallion pancake noun: A Chinese savory, unleavened pancake folded with oil and green scallions.
  97. scalliwag noun /ˈskælɪwæɡ/: Alternative form of scalawag.
  98. scallom noun, verb: In willow basketmaking, a long tail piece allowing the willow rod to be attached to a base or lid.
  99. Scallon proper noun: A surname from Irish.
  100. scallop noun, verb /ˈskɑləp/: Any of various marine bivalve molluscs of the superfamily Pectinoidea.
  101. scallop moth noun: Cepphis armataria, a North American geometrid moth.
  102. scallop shell noun: Any member of certain species of genus Rheumaptera of moths.
  103. scallop squash noun: The button squash.
  104. scalloped adjective, verb: Having an edge or border marked with semicircles.
  105. scalloped oyster noun: An opened oyster baked in a deep dish with alternate layers of bread or cracker crumbs, seasoned with pepper, nutmeg, and butter.
  106. scalloped sack-bearer noun: Lacosoma chiridota, a mimallonid moth.
  107. scalloper noun: A scallop fisher.
  108. scalloping noun, verb: A scalloped pattern.
  109. scallopini noun: Pattypan squash.
  110. scallopwing noun: A butterfly of the genus Staphylus.
  111. scallopwise adverb: In a scalloped arrangement.
  112. scally noun /ˈskæli/: A rascal or miscreant, a scallywag.
  113. scallywag noun /ˈskælɪwæɡ/: A disreputable fellow, a good-for-nothing, a scapegrace, a blackguard
  114. scallywaggery noun: The behaviour of a scallywag.
  115. scalma noun: A contagious febrile disease of horses, with local lesions of the bronchi, trachea, and larynx, having coughing as a symptom.
  116. scalogram noun: A visual representation of a wavelet transform, having axes for time, scale, and coefficient value, analogous to a spectrogram
  117. scalographic adjective: Relating to, or represented by scalograms
  118. scaloposaurian noun: Any member of the group of Theriodontia reptiles, no longer recognised as valid
  119. scaloposaurid noun: Any therocephalian therapsid in the obsolete family Scaloposauridae.
  120. scaloppine noun: A thin scallop of veal (sometimes other meat) dredged in flour and then sautéed.
  121. scalp noun, verb /skælp/: The top of the head; the skull.
  122. scalp-ear-nipple syndrome noun: A condition associated with aplasia cutis congenita and characterized by raised nodules over the posterior aspect of the scalp, covered by scarred...
  123. scalp lock noun: A long tuft of hair on the top of the head, worn by some Native American tribe members.
  124. scalp ringworm noun: A fungal infection, usually caused by Trichophyton tonsurans that leads to endothrix (inside hair) infections and favus, a formation of crusts on the scalp.
  125. scalpal adjective: Of or pertaining to the scalp.
  126. scalped adjective, verb: Having some specific type of scalp
  127. scalpee noun: One who is scalped (has the scalp removed).
  128. scalpeen noun: An improvised shelter made by laying branches over a ditch or similar.
  129. scalpel noun, verb /ˈskælpəl/: A small straight knife with a very sharp blade used for surgery, dissection and craftwork.
  130. scalpeliform adjective: Scalpel-shaped.
  131. scalpellid noun: Any gooseneck barnacle of the family Scalpellidae
  132. scalpelliform adjective: having the form of the blade of a scalpel or penknife
  133. scalpellum noun: One of the four filamentous organs in the proboscis of hemipterous insects.
  134. scalpellus noun: surgical knife, scalpel
  135. scalper noun /ˈskælpɚ/: One who scalps, or removes the scalp of another.
  136. scalphunter noun: A warrior who collects the scalps of vanquished enemies.
  137. scalphunting noun: The warlike act of collecting the scalps of vanquished enemies.
  138. scalpin noun: Alternative form of sculpin (“type of fish”).
  139. scalping noun, verb: The action by which someone is scalped.
  140. scalping knife noun: Any of a loosely defined class of ample-bellied knives that largely overlaps with other classes such as hunting knife, butcher knife, and bushcraft knife.
  141. scalping tuft noun: A scalp lock.
  142. scalpless adjective: Without a scalp.
  143. scalplock noun: Alternative form of scalp lock
  144. scalpne noun /ˈskælpni/: Acne on the scalp.
  145. scalpriform adjective: Shaped like a chisel.
  146. scalprum noun: A toothed raspatory used in trephining and in removing carious bone.
  147. scalpy adjective: Of or relating to scalps.
  148. scaly adjective, noun /ˈskeɪli/: Covered or abounding with scales.
  149. scaly anteater noun: Any of several species of pangolin (Manis spp.).
  150. scaly-breasted lorikeet noun: A lorikeet, Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus, of eastern Australia, of green plumage with yellow scale-like marking on the breast.
  151. scaly clam noun: Synonym of fluted giant clam.
  152. scaly-foot gastropod noun: A marine snail (Chrysomallon squamiferum) that lives near deep-sea hydrothermal vents in the Indian Ocean. It has a foot armored at the sides with...
  153. scaly legs noun: A poultry disease affecting the legs.
  154. scaly-sided merganser noun: Mergus squamatus, an endangered species of merganser found in eastern Asia
  155. scaly spleenwort noun: Synonym of rustyback
  156. scaly-tailed possum noun: An Australian possum of the species Wyulda squamicaudata.
  157. scaly tetter noun: Psoriasis.
  158. scaly thrush noun: Zoothera dauma, an Old World thrush.
  159. scalybutt noun: Synonym of exocortis.
  160. scalyfin noun: Any member of the genus Parma of damselfishes.
  161. scalyfoot noun: Any of several Australian legless lizards, of the genus Pygopus, having prehensile tails and scaly flaps in place of hindlimbs.
  162. Scalzi proper noun: A surname from Italian.
  163. Scalzo proper noun: A surname from Italian.
  164. scam noun, verb /ˈskæm/: A fraudulent or dishonest deal. A swindle.
  165. scam artist noun: A person who attempts to defraud others by presenting a fraudulent offer and pretending that it is legitimate; a con artist.
  166. scam artistry noun: The act or practice of a scam artist.
  167. scamander verb: To wander about with no fixed purpose.
  168. scambait verb: To pose as a potential victim of a scam, in order to waste the scammer's time and resources.
  169. scambaiter noun: One who engages in scambaiting.
  170. scambaiting noun, verb: The practice of posing as a potential victim of a scam, in order to waste the scammer's time and resources.
  171. scamble verb /ˈskæmbəl/: To move awkwardly; to be shuffling, irregular, or unsteady; to sprawl; to shamble.
  172. scambler noun: One who scambles.
  173. scambling noun, verb: A hasty meal.
  174. scambling day noun: One of the days during Lent when meat was scarce.
  175. scamblingly adverb: With turbulence and noise.
  176. scambot noun: A bot that promotes a scam.
  177. scamdemic noun: A period of time where the idea of an ongoing pandemic is used to defraud the general public.
  178. scamel noun: bar-tailed godwit
  179. scamera noun: A cheap, usually brandless, digital camera with poor image quality and having lower specifications than advertised.
  180. scamillus noun: A sort of second plinth or block, below the bases of Ionic and Corinthian columns, generally without mouldings and of smaller size horizontally than the...
  181. scammable adjective: Able to be scammed.
  182. scammee noun: One who has been scammed.
  183. scammel noun: Alternative form of scamel.
  184. Scammell proper noun: A surname.
  185. scammer noun /ˈskæmə/: A person who commits fraud by making dishonest scams and business deals: swindler, cheat, grifter.
  186. scammered adjective: drunk
  187. scamminess noun: The state or condition of being scammy.
  188. scammish adjective: awkward; rough; untidy
  189. scammoniate adjective: Made from scammony.
  190. scammonic acid noun: jalapic acid
  191. scammonin noun: Jalapin.
  192. scammony noun: Any member of the species Convolvulus scammonia, a twining perennial bindweed native to the eastern part of the Mediterranean basin, whose juice has been...
  193. scammy adjective /ˈskæ.mi/: Of or relating to a scam; fraudulent.
  194. scamorza noun: An unfermented cow's-milk cheese from southern Italy.
  195. Scamozzian adjective: Of or relating to Vincenzo Scamozzi (1548–1616), Italian architect.
  196. scamp noun, verb /ˈskæmp/: A rascal, swindler, or rogue; a ne'er-do-well.
  197. scampavia noun: A quick, long, low war galley used by the Neapolitans and Sicilians in the early part of the 19th century.
  198. scamper noun, verb /ˈskæmpə/: A quick, light run.
  199. scamper juice noun: Whiskey (alcoholic drink).
  200. scampered adjective, verb: Achieved by a scampering motion.
  201. scamperer noun /ˈskæmpəɹə/: One who scampers.
  202. scampering noun, verb: A quick, light running motion.
  203. scamperingly adverb: With a scampering motion.
  204. scamphood noun: The condition of being a scamp or rascal.
  205. scampi noun /ˈskæm.pi/: A Norway lobster, a langoustine (Nephrops norvegicus).
  206. scampingly adverb: Dated form of skimpingly.
  207. scampish adjective: Resembling a scamp; knavish.
  208. scampishly adverb: In a scampish manner; mischievously.
  209. scampishness noun: The quality or state of being scampish.
  210. scampo noun: Alternative form of scampi.
  211. scampsman noun: highwayman
  212. Scampton proper noun: A village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK9479).
  213. scampy adjective /ˈskæmpi/: scampish
  214. scamster noun: One who scams.
  215. scamware noun /ˈskæm.weə(ɹ)/: Software that fraudulently fails to do what it is claimed to do.
  216. scan noun, verb /skæn/: To examine sequentially, carefully, or critically; to scrutinize; to behold closely.
  217. scan-a-thon noun: Alternative form of scanathon.
  218. scan code noun: Alternative form of scancode.
  219. scan doubler noun: Synonym of flicker fixer.
  220. scan line noun: One of the horizontal lines that compose a raster scanning pattern, as on a television or computer display.
  221. scan. mag. noun: Abbreviation of scandalum magnatum.
  222. scan sheet noun: A machine-readable sheet of paper on which a student indicates his or her answers to multiple-choice questions.
  223. scanability noun: Alternative form of scannability.
  224. scanathon noun: An event at which people digitize a large amount of archival material.
  225. scanbed noun: The flat surface of a scanner on which a document is placed to be scanned.
  226. scance adjective, noun, verb: A crescent-shaped structure of stones built to afford cover in battle.
  227. scancode noun: A numeric code transmitted by a computer keyboard to indicate which keys are currently being pressed.
  228. Scand. adjective: Abbreviation of Scandinavian.
  229. Scandahoovian adjective, noun: American and of Scandinavian ancestry.
  230. scandal noun, phrase, verb /ˈskændəl/: An incident or event that disgraces or damages the reputation of the persons or organization involved.
  231. scandal-monger noun: Alternative form of scandalmonger.
  232. scandal of particularity noun: The paradox inherent in the idea of a particular individual human (Jesus of Nazareth) incarnating the eternal divine God.
  233. scandal-plagued adjective: Having been harmed (plagued) by a large number of controversial situations (scandals).
  234. scandal-ridden adjective: Dominated or plagued by scandals.
  235. scandal sheet noun: A tabloid newspaper containing gossip and sensational news stories pertaining especially to well-known people.
  236. scandalette noun: A very minor scandal.
  237. scandalisation noun: Alternative form of scandalization.
  238. scandalise verb: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of scandalize.
  239. scandalised adjective, verb: Alternative spelling of scandalized.
  240. scandaliser noun: Alternative form of scandalizer.
  241. scandalism noun: The focussing of attention on and publicizing information about scandals.
  242. scandalizable adjective /ˌskændəˈlaɪzəbəl/: Able to be scandalized.
  243. scandalization noun: The process of scandalizing.
  244. scandalize verb /ˈskændəlaɪz/: To cause great offense to (someone); to shock with something scandalous.
  245. scandalized adjective, verb: Having been the subject of a scandal; disgraced.
  246. scandalizer noun: One who scandalizes.
  247. scandalizing adjective, noun, verb: Tending to cause a scandal; scandalous.
  248. scandally clad noun: Eggcorn of scantily clad.
  249. scandalmonger noun: One who trades in gossip; one who collects and disseminates rumors.
  250. scandalmongering noun: The spreading of salacious gossip.
  251. scandalmongery noun: The act of listening to and telling scandalous rumors.
  252. scandalmonging noun: Synonym of scandalmongering.
  253. scandalosity noun: The quality of being scandalous.
  254. scandalous adjective /ˈskændələs/: Of a thing: causing or having the nature of a scandal; regarded as so immoral or wrong as to be extremely disgraceful; despicable, shameful.
  255. scandalously adverb: In a scandalous manner.
  256. scandalousness noun: The quality of being scandalous.
  257. scandalproof adjective: Resistant to scandal.
  258. scandalsome adjective: Characterised or marked by scandal; scandalous
  259. scandalum magnatum noun: defamation of a Great Officer of State or member of the peerage.
  260. Scandaroon noun /skændəˈruːn/: A swindler.
  261. scandate noun: Any oxyanion of scandium
  262. scanday noun: An event, typically at a public library or archive, during which historic documents are digitally scanned by volunteers.
  263. scandenolide noun: The lactone (8-methyl-3-methylidene-4,14-dioxo-5,9,15-trioxatetracyclo[11.2.1.0^{2,6}.0^{8,10}]hexadec-13(16)-en-12-yl) acetate
  264. scandenone noun: Synonym of warangalone.
  265. scandent adjective /ˈskæn.dənt/: Climbing, without obvious morphological adaptations.
  266. scandentian noun: Any member of the order Scandentia, a tree shrew.
  267. scandently adverb: In a scandent manner.
  268. Scandi adjective, noun /ˈskæn.di/: Scandinavian; from or pertaining to Scandinavia.
  269. Scandi noir noun: Synonym of Nordic noir (“subgenre of film noir”).
  270. scandia noun: scandium oxide
  271. scandian adjective: Containing scandium.
  272. scandic adjective: Of, relating to, or derived from scandium.
  273. scandicain noun: Synonym of mepivacaine.
  274. scandicaine noun: Alternative form of scandicain.
  275. scandiculous adjective: Scandalous and ridiculous.
  276. scandicus noun: A neume representing an ascending set of three tones.
  277. Scandie noun: Scandinavian
  278. Scandihoovian adjective, noun: Alternative form of Scandahoovian.
  279. Scandiknavery noun: Duplicity by or involving Scandinavians.
  280. Scandinavia proper noun /skændɪˈneɪvi.ə/: A geographic region of Northern Europe, consisting of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden collectively and sometimes Finland, Iceland, Åland and the Faroe Islands.
  281. Scandinavian adjective, noun /ˌskændɪˈneɪvi.ən/: Someone from Scandinavia.
  282. Scandinavian cross noun: Synonym of Nordic cross.
  283. Scandinavian Defence noun: A chess opening characterized by the moves 1.e4 d5, in which both the white king's pawn and the black queen's pawn advance two squares as the first moves.
  284. Scandinavian mile noun: A Scandinavian unit of distance of 10 kilometers. Standardized to 10,688.54 meters in 1649, before being defined as 10 km in 1889.
  285. Scandinavian noir noun: Synonym of Nordic noir (“subgenre of film noir”).
  286. Scandinavian padlock noun: Synonym of jail lock.
  287. Scandinavian studies noun: An academic discipline that focuses on the Scandinavian languages and cultural studies pertaining to Scandinavia
  288. Scandinavianism noun: A Scandinavian habit, language feature, etc.
  289. Scandinavianist adjective, noun: A supporter of Scandinavianism.
  290. Scandinavianization noun: The act of making (something) Scandinavian in character; the process of Scandinavianizing.
  291. Scandinavianize verb: To make (something) Scandinavian in character.
  292. Scandinavianness noun: The quality or characteristic of being Scandinavian.
  293. Scandinavism noun: Alternative form of Scandinavianism.
  294. Scandinavist adjective, noun: Alternative form of Scandinavianist (“supporter of Scandinavism”).
  295. Scandinavophile adjective, noun: Synonym of Scandinavianist (“A supporter of Scandinavianism”).
  296. Scandinoir noun: Alternative form of Scandi-noir.
  297. scandiobabingtonite noun: A triclinic-pinacoidal gray mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, iron, manganese, oxygen, scandium, and silicon.
  298. scandium noun /ˈskændi.əm/: A metallic chemical element (symbol Sc), atomic number 21, obtained from some uranium ores; it is a transition element.
  299. scandium-45 noun: the only stable isotope of scandium, 4521Sc, having twenty-one protons and twenty-four neutrons
  300. scandium chloride noun: An inorganic chloride compound of scandium with the chemical formula ScCl₃.

Part 22 · Part 24 · English words: S

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under S: 73,223 words, in 245 parts.