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 sclerote Synonym of sclerotium. sclerotherapeutic Of or pertaining to sclerotherapy. sclerotherapist One who carries out sclerotherapy. sclerotherapy A treatment for varicose veins, hemorrhoids, and ulcers involving an injection of material into a blood vessel to make it harden and shrink. sclerotial Of or pertaining to a sclerotium sclerotic Of or relating to the sclera of the eye. sclerotical sclerotic sclerotiet A small sclerotium. sclerotin The crosslinked protein component of the cuticles of insects. sclerotinaceous Of or relating to the Sclerotinaceae. sclerotiniaceous Belonging to the family Sclerotiniaceae. sclerotinial Relating to Sclerotinia fungi. sclerotisation The act or process of sclerotising. sclerotise To harden. sclerotitic Of or relating to sclerotitis. sclerotitis Synonym of scleritis. sclerotium A compact mass of hardened mycelium stored with reserve food material that, in some higher fungi such as ergot, becomes detached and remains dormant until a favourable opportunity for growth occurs. sclerotoid Resembling a sclerotium. sclerotomal Relating to a sclerotome sclerotome A knife used in sclerotomy sclerotomic Relating to a sclerotome. sclerotomy The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision in the sclera sclerous hard; hardened; sclerotic sclerouvectomy A medical operation to remove part of the uvea leaving the sclera and retina intact scleroxanthin A hydrated compound of sclerocrystallin. Scmidt A surname from German, variant of Schmidt. scnRNA small-scan RNA scob A flaw in which the weft misses a few warp threads. scobberlotcher An idle person. scobby The chaffinch. scobe A chav or ned; a delinquent. Scobee A surname. Scobey A surname. Scobeyville An unincorporated community in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. scobicular Synonym of scobiform (“resembling sawdust”). scobiculate Synonym of scobiform (“resembling sawdust”). Scobie A surname from Scottish Gaelic. scobiform Resembling sawdust, filings or shavings. scobina The pedicle of the spikelets of grasses. scobinate Having a nodular or rough surface; nodulated. scobs Raspings of wood, ivory, hartshorn, metals, or other hard substance. scoby A surname. Scocca A surname from Italian. scoff A derisive or mocking expression of scorn, contempt, or reproach. scoffable Able to be scorned or mocked at. scoffer One who scoffs or mocks. Scoffern A surname. scoffery The act of scoffing; mockery. scoffing The act of one who scoffs; derision; mockery. scoffingly In a scoffing manner; scornfully. scofflaw a criminal or lawbreaker, especially one who is openly contemptuous or dismissive of current laws or displays conspicuous or outward disrespect, distain, or disregard for the law scofflawry A habitual disregard for minor laws or failure to respond to trivial courts summonses. Scofield A surname. Scogan The ship (romantic pairing) between Cyclops (Scott Summers) and Wolverine (James Howlett, alias: Logan) from Marvel. Scoganism scurrilous jesting Scoggin A surname. Scoggins A surname. scogie A kitchen drudge. Scogin A surname. scoke Pokeweed, Phytolacca americana (formerly Phytolacca decandra). Scola A surname. Scolamieri A surname. Scolaro A surname from Italian. scold A person who habitually scolds, in particular a troublesome and angry woman. scoldable Able or fit to be scolded. scoldee One who receives a scolding. scoldenore The long-tailed duck. scolder One who scolds. scolding An unloving succession of critical remarks, such as those directed by a parent towards a misbehaving child; an earful; dressing down. scoldingly In a scolding manner. Scole A village and civil parish in South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England, bordering onto Suffolk (OS grid ref TM1579). scoleciasis Infestation or disease caused by worms, catepillars, or moth larvae. scolecid Any member of the Scolecida, an infraclass of polychaete worms. scoleciform Shaped like a scolex. scoleciphobia The fear of worms. scolecite A monoclinic-domatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon. scolecodont The fossilized jaw of a polychaete annelid. scolecoid Resembling a scolex. scolecology The scientific study of worms. scolecomorphid Any in the family Scolecomorphidae of caecilians. scolecophagous That eats worms. scolecophidian Any blind snake of the infraorder Scolecophidia scolecospore A slender, threadlike fungal spore Scoles A surname. scolex The structure at the front end of a tapeworm which, in the adult, has suckers and hooks by which it attaches itself to a host. scolexin A plasma protein that induced immunological coagulation in response to some infections scolicidal that kills scolexes of tapeworms scolie A type of X-ray taken when diagnosing scoliosis. scoliid Any wasp in the family Scoliidae. scoliograptic Of or relating to scoliography, the description, measurement, or representation of scoliosis. scoliokyphosis An abnormal curvature of the spine in both a lateral (side-to-side) and a posterior (front-to-back) direction; a combination of scoliosis and kyphosis. scoliokyphotic Of or relating to scoliokyphosis. scolioma Synonym of scoliosis. scoliometer An instrument that is used to measure body asymmetry in cases of scoliosis scoliometry The use of a scoliometer scolion Any of a genre of songs sung in turn by symposiasts to the accompaniment of a lyre. scoliorachitic Of or relating to scoliorachitis. scoliorachitis A spinal deformity caused by rachitis (rickets), characterized by a lateral curvature of the spine (scoliosis). scoliosis The abnormal lateral curvature of the spine. scoliotic Of, pertaining to, or affected by scoliosis. scoliotone A machine for elongating the spine and lessening the rotation in lateral curvature. scolite A fossil worm or its trace. scolithus A tubular structure found in sedimentary rocks, such as sandstone, believed to be the fossil burrow of a marine worm. Scollon A surname from Irish. scolopaceous Resembling a snipe. scolopacid Any member of the family Scolopacidae of waders or shorebirds. scolopacine Of or relating to the Scolopacidae, or sandpipers. scolopale A tube-like structure on the chordotonal organ of an insect. scolopendra A mythical sea-creature, reputed to be able to disgorge its bowels to dislodge any fishing-hook. scolopendrasin An antimicrobial peptide produced by Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans. scolopendrellid Any in the family Scolopendrellidae of pseudocentipedes. scolopendrid Any of the family Scolopendridae of centipedes. scolopendriform Resembling the centipedes of the genus Scolopendra. scolopendrine Belonging to, or pertaining to the Scolopendra, a genus of centipedes. scolopendrism A condition caused by venom from the centipede genus Scolopendra. scolopendromorph Any member of the Scolopendromorpha. scolopidial Relating to the scolopidia. scolopidium The most fundamental unit of a mechanoreceptor organ in insects scolopin An antimicrobial peptide produced by Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans. scoloplacid Any catfish in the family Scoloplacidae. scolopophore scolopidium Scoloveno A surname. scolymoside Synonym of veronicastroside. scolytid A bark beetle (of Scolytus) scolytine Any bark beetle of the subfamily Scolytinae scolytoid Resembling or characteristic of the bark-beetle genus Scolytus. Scoma A surname. scomber A fish of the genus Scomber. scomberesocid Any fish in the family Scomberesocidae of sauries. scombral Of or relating to mackerel. scombrid Any fish of the family Scombridae. scombriform Any fish of the order Scombriformes scombroid Pertaining to mackerel. scombrolabracid Any fish in the family Scombrolabracidae. which consists only of the species Scombrolabrax heterolepis. scombropid Any fish in the family Scombropidae, the gnomefish. scomfish To suffocate, stifle, or smother. scomfit To defeat, vanquish. scomm An idiot: a buffoon. ScoMo Syllabic abbreviation of Scott Morrison (born 1968), Australian politician and 30th Prime Minister of Australia. sconce A fixture for a light, which holds it and provides a screen against wind or against a naked flame or lightbulb. sconcer One who sconces. sconcheon A squinch. sconcing The activity of sconcing in general, as part of a meal or drinking game (commonly associated with crewdates; very similar to fining at Cambridge University). scone A small, rich, pastry or quick bread, sometimes baked on a griddle. sconey Resembling or characteristic of a scone. Sconiers A surname. Sconnie A person or people from the U.S. state of Wisconsin. sconut A baked good consisting of deep-fried scone dough. Sconyers A surname. scoober a frisbee throwing style in which the disc is held upside-down with a forehand grip and thrown in front of and across the body