English Words: S

54,294 words · Page 119 of 1086

schizogenynoun

Creation of cavities by separating out existing cells.

schizoglossianoun

Insecurity about the applicability of a language variety.

schizoglossicadj

Exhibiting schizoglossia.

schizognathismnoun

The state of a bird having a schizognathous palate.

schizognathousadj

having the maxillopalatine bones separate from each other and from the vomer, which is pointed in front, as in the gulls, snipes, and many other birds

schizogonicadj

Relating to schizogony.

schizogonynoun

Asexual reproduction of protozoans etc characterized by multiple divisions of the nucleus and cell.

Schizogramname

Certain communities of the social media platform Instagram who believe in seemingly conspiratorial or pseudoscientific practices, and often act strangely because of this.

schizoidadj

Characterized by social withdrawal and emotional coldness or flattened affectivity.

schizoid personality disordernoun

A personality disorder characterized by social withdrawal, flat affect, very few, if any, close friends or personal relationships, excessive preoccupation with fantasy and insensitivity to prevailing social norms and conventions.

schizoidallyadv

In a schizoidal manner.

schizoidianoun

schizoid personality disorder

schizoidismnoun

The condition of being schizoid.

schizolysisnoun

Simple division

schizomernoun

Synonym of restriction enzyme.

schizontnoun

A cell that divides by schizogony.

schizonticidaladj

Destructive to schizonts (especially malaria).

schizopelmousadj

Having the two flexor tendons of the toes entirely separate, and the flexor hallicus going to the first toe only.

schizopeltidnoun

A peltidium.

schizophasianoun

Word salad: a nonsensical, often repetitious assemblage of words, typical of mental disorders such as schizophrenia.

schizophasicadj

Exhibiting or pertaining to schizophasia.

schizophonianoun

The condition of sound being separable from its source.

schizophonynoun

Alternative form of schizophonia.

schizophrenesenoun

The form of word salad uttered by schizophrenics.

schizophrenianoun

A psychiatric diagnosis denoting a persistent, often chronic, mental illness characterised by abnormal perception, thinking, behavior and emotion, often marked by delusions.

schizophrenia-likeadj

Alternative spelling of schizophrenialike.

schizophrenialikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of schizophrenia.

schizophrenicadj

Of or relating to schizophrenia.

schizophrenicallyadv

In a schizophrenic manner.

schizophreniformadj

Resembling or having some symptoms of schizophrenia.

schizophrenogenesisnoun

The development of schizophrenia.

schizophrenogenicadj

Of or relating to schizophrenogenesis; causing schizophrenia.

schizophyceousadj

Of or relating to the Schizophyceae, a class of blue-green algae.

schizophytenoun

Any of a class of primitive organisms that reproduce solely by fission.

schizophyticadj

Of or relating to schizophytes.

schizopodidnoun

Any beetle in the family Schizopodidae; a false jewel beetle.

schizopodousadj

Of or relating to the Schizopoda.

schizopoliticsnoun

A pattern of action that undermines the status quo, especially that which causes capital to be spent on actions antithetical to capitalism.

schizopostnoun

A genuine posting that appears to exhibit schizophrenia.

schizoposternoun

Someone who schizoposts; someone creating memes making light of schizophrenia or is perhaps genuinely schizophrenic.

schizorhinaladj

Having the nasal bones separate: having the anterior nostrils prolonged in the form of a slit.

schizosexualadj

Exhibiting pathologically divergent sexual behaviour, or sexual behaviour (imagined to be) associated with schizophrenia.

schizotextnoun

A poem, or similar text, that seeks to show a division of consciousness between itself and the outside world

schizothecaladj

Having the tarsal envelope divided, as by scutella.

schizothoracinenoun

Any cyprinid fish of the genus Schizothorax (snow carps, snowtrouts, and marinkas).

schizothymianoun

A temperament characterised by elements of schizophrenia or schizoid personality disorder, while still within the bounds of normality.

schizothyriaceousadj

Of or relating to the Schizothyriaceae.

schizotrichianoun

Splitting of hairs at the ends; often called split ends.

schizotypaladj

Pertaining to or displaying mild signs of schizophrenia; pertaining to or having schizotypy

schizotypicadj

schizotypal (displaying symptoms or signs similar to but less severe than schizophrenia)

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The English alphabetical index for the letter S contains 54,294 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 1,086 pages, and you are currently viewing page 119. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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