Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Stelton An unincorporated community in Edison, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. Stelzer A surname. stelznerite Synonym of antlerite. stem The stock of a family; a race or generation of progenitors. stemarene A terpene hydrocarbon created by the biosynthesis of enzyme extracts from rice. stembark The bark from the stem of a woody plant. stemborne Sprouting from or carried by the stem of a plant. Stembridge A surname from Middle English. stemcellness The condition of being a stem cell Stemen A surname. stemflow The flow of intercepted water down the trunk or stem of a plant. stemhead The top and foremost end of a stem on a marine vessel. STEMinism The movement to improve the representation of women in STEM fields, and to remove professional, academic, and social barriers to women's advancement. STEMinist A woman or girl who works in or is interested in a STEM field. Stemler A surname from German. stemless Lacking a stem, either naturally or because it has been removed. stemlessness absence of a stem stemlet A little stem (any sense). stemlike Resembling a stem or stalk stemline The line connecting individual letters in Ogham. STEMlord A self-important, condescending person with a background or interest in a STEM field, particularly one who disparages the humanities. STEMM A surname. stemma A family tree or recorded genealogy. stemmatic Relating to stemmatics. stemmatics The study of multiple surviving versions of the same text with the aim of reconstructing a lost original. stemmatological Relating to stemmatology. stemmatologically In terms of stemmatology. stemmatologist One who studies stemmatology. stemmatology Synonym of stemmatics. stemmatous Relating to a stemma (type of arthropod eye). stemme A lesbian, chiefly African-American, exhibiting both stud and femme traits. stemmed Having a stem. stemmer Software used to produce the stem from the inflected form of words. stemmery A building in which tobacco is stemmed. stemminess The state or condition of being stemmy. stemming Movement against a current, especially a tidal current. Stemmler A surname from German. stemmy Resembling, or characterised by, stems. stemness An essential characteristic of a stem cell that distinguishes it from ordinary cells. stemona Any plant in the genus Stemona (formerly known as Roxburghia) stemonaceous Of or relating to the Stemonaceae. Stemp A surname. stempel A shelf set into a mineshaft for storing waste material, or for use as a step or support. Stemper A surname from German. stemphol A particular resorcinolic lipid. Stempien A surname from Polish. Stempinski A surname from Polish. stemple A surname. stemplot A means of displaying data used especially in exploratory data analysis. stempost A vertical post, at the front of the keel, that forms the main part of the bow stemson A piece of curved timber bolted to the stem, keelson, and apron in a ship's frame near the bow. stemward Oriented towards a stem stemwards Towards a stem stemware Drinking glasses that have a stem, such as wine glasses or champagne flutes. stemwood The wood of the stem of a tree sten The Sten gun, a family of British 9-millimeter submachine guns used extensively by British and Commonwealth forces throughout World War II, the Korean War and other conflicts. stenandrium Any of the genus Stenandrium of flowering plants of the Americas. Stenbeck A surname Stenberg A surname from Swedish. stenbolone A particular anabolic steroid. Stencel A surname. stench a strong foul smell; a stink. stenchcore Crust punk music. stenchful Full of stench; foul-smelling. stenchsome Characterised or marked by stench stenchy Having a stench or foul odour, malodorous. stencil A thin sheet, either perforated or using some other technique, with which a pattern may be produced upon a surface; a utensil that contains a perforated sheet. stenciler One who, or that which, stencils. stenciling A work produced using a stencil. stencilled Printed on a duplicator from a typed stencil. stencilmaker A manufacturer of stencils. stencilmaking The manufacture of stencils. stend To rear or leap. Stende A town in Latvia. Stender A surname. Stendhalian Of, pertaining to, or in the style of French novelist Marie-Henri Beyle (1783–1842), known as Stendhal. stendo a magazine that holds more cartridges than is standard, esp. that of a Glock handgun. Stendy The ship of characters Stan Marsh and Wendy Testaburger from the South Park series. Stene A surname from Norwegian. stenellid Any dolphin of the genus Stenella. stengah A drink of whisky and soda. Stengel A surname from German. Stengelese The confusing phrases used by baseball player Casey Stengel. Stenger A surname. Stenhouse A surname. Stenhousemuir A town in Falkirk council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS8783). Stenhousian Of or relating to Lawrence Stenhouse (1926-1982), British educational thinker who sought to promote an active role for teachers in educational research and curriculum development. stenhuggarite A tetragonal-pyramidal bright reddish orange mineral containing antimony, arsenic, calcium, iron, and oxygen. Stenian The final geologic period in the Mesoproterozoic Era, from 1200 million to 1000 million years ago. Stenlake A surname. Stennett A surname. Stennian Of a geologic period within the Mesoproterozoic era from about 1200 to 1000 million years ago. Stenning A surname. Stenny Stenhousemuir steno a stenographer, someone whose job is to take dictation in shorthand stenobathic Able to live only within a limited range of depths of water. stenobiomic Inhabiting very few different biomes stenobiont An organism that is able to tolerate only a limited range of environments. stenobiontic Able to tolerate only a limited range of environments. stenocardia Angina pectoris. stenochilid Any spider of the family Stenochilidae. stenochoria Lack of land, a reason for Greek colonization in ancient times. stenochoric Relating to stenochoria stenochrome An image produced by stenochromy. stenochromic Of or relating to stenochromy. stenochromy A multicolor printing process using several pigmented blocks. stenodactylin A highly toxic ribosome-inactivating protein found in the passionflower Adenia stenodactyla stenoderm Any of the bats resembling that of the genus Stenoderma. stenodermatine Any bat of the subfamily Stenodermatinae stenodermine Of or relating to the species Stenoderma rufum (red fruit bat or red fig-eating bat) or to the subfamily Stenodermatinae, which includes several West Indian and South American nose-leaf bats. stenoecious That can live in only a restrictive range of habitats stenoecy The condition of being stenoecious. stenoendemic Native to a particular area or culture; originating where it occurs. stenog A stenographer. stenogamous Requiring no nuptial flight stenogamy The condition of being stenogamous stenogastrine Any of the wasps of the subfamily Stenogastrinae. stenoglossan Any marine snail of the suborder Stenoglossa. stenogram A work resulting from using stenography, a shorthand, a transcript stenograph A production of stenography; anything written in shorthand. stenographer Someone skilled in the writing of shorthand or the use of a stenotype machine, especially for the purpose of rapid transcription of speech. One employed in such a role: a professional transcriptionist who employs shorthand. stenographic Of or pertaining to stenography stenographically In a stenographic manner. stenographist A stenographer. stenography The practice of transcribing speech (primarily for later dictation or testimony), usually using shorthand stenohaline Tolerant of only a narrow range of saltwater concentrations. Used of aquatic organisms stenoid Synonym of stenotic. stenoky The property of being stenoecious. stenolaemate Any bryozoan of the class †Stenolaemata. stenometer A device for measuring distances by adjusting a telescope until two distant objects appear to be superimposed. stenonid Any plant of the genus Stenonia stenonite A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, barium, carbon, fluorine, oxygen, sodium, and strontium. stenooclusive Of or relating to stenosis and occlusion. stenopaeic Pertaining to a narrow opening or slit in an opaque barrier that restricts the light which reaches the eye. stenopalynous Having a restricted form of pollen stenopelmatid Any member of the family Stenopelmatidae of Jerusalem crickets. stenopetalous Having narrow petals. stenophagous Feeding on a limited variety of food. stenophagy Eating just a few types of food, generally all of similar types, such as eating only some kinds of termites, or some kinds of lily bulbs, or some kinds of Eucalyptus leaves. stenophobia Fear of narrow spaces. stenophyllanin A particular ellagitannin. stenophyllous Having narrow leaves. stenoplesictid Any extinct civet-like mammal in the family Stenoplesictidae. stenopodid Any shrimp in the family Stenopodidae. stenopodidean Any decapod crustacean of the infraorder Stenopodidea (boxer shrimp) stenopsocid Any barklouse in the family Stenopsocidae. stenopsychid Any caddis fly in the family Stenopsychidae. stenopterous Having narrow wings. stenopterygiid Any ichthyosaur in the family Stenopterygiidae. Stenoscript A system of English shorthand, written using traditional cursive characters with a few variations.