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 stegodont A stegodon, an extinct relative of the modern elephants; a member of the taxonomic genus †Stegodon. stegodontid Any extinct elephant in the family Stegodontidae. stegognathous Having a jaw composed of imbricated plates. stegokrotaphic Of a caecilian: Having a skull with a closed or fused temporal region. stegokrotaphy herpetology The trait of having a stegokrotaphic skull. stegopterous Keeping the wings deflexed when at rest. stegosaur Any extinct herbivorous dinosaur, of the suborder Stegosauria, having two rows of bony plates along the back. stegosaurian Any dinosaur of the suborder Stegosauria stegosaurid Any member of the family Stegosauridae of dinosaurs. stegosaurine stegosaurian stegosaurus Any of the clade †Stegosauria of quadruped ornithischian dinosaurs with dorsal plates and spikes, alive during the Jurassic and early Cretaceous periods. stegosauruslike Resembling or characteristic of stegosauruses. stegostom The posterior (innermost) portion of the stoma (oral cavity) of a nematode. stegostomatal Relating to fish of the genus Stegostoma stegotext A text that contains a secret subtext encoded via steganography. stegural A membranous outgrowth of the first urodermal in the caudal fin of various fish Stehle A surname. Stehlik A surname. Stehling A surname from German. Stehman A surname from German. Stehouwer A surname. Stehr A surname. Steib A surname. Steichen A surname from German. Steidl A surname. Steiger A surname from German. steigerite A monoclinic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, and vanadium. Steigerwald A surname from German. Steigerwalt A surname from German. Steil A surname. Steilacoom A town in Pierce County, Washington, United States. Steimberg A surname. Steimel A surname. Steimle A surname. stein A beer mug, usually made of ceramic or glass. Steinbach A surname from German. Steinbacher A surname. Steinbart A surname. Steinbeck A surname. Steinbeckian Of or pertaining to John Ernst Steinbeck, Jr. (1902–1968), American writer. Steinberg A surname from German. Steinberger A white wine from Steinberg, Kloster Eberbach. steinbock A type of ibex (Capra ibex). Steinborn A surname from German. Steinbrecher A surname. Steinbrenner A surname from German. steined Lined with stones. Steinem A surname. Steiner A surname from German. Steinerian Of or relating to Rudolf Steiner (1861–1925), Austrian philosopher, social reformer, architect, and esotericist. steinernematid Any nematode of the family Steinernematidae Steinert A surname. Steines A surname from German. Steinfeld A surname. Steinfeldt A surname from German. Steinfield A surname. steinful Enough to fill a stein (beer mug). Steingart A surname Steinhardt A surname. Steinhart A surname. Steinhauer A surname. Steinhauser A surname. Steinhilber A surname from German. Steinhoff A surname. steinholding A bar game where one holds a full stein (“beer mug”) of beer with a straight arm out front for as long as possible without bending, dipping, or, spilling beer. Steinian Of or relating to Gertrude Stein (1874–1946), American writer. steinie A bottle or serving of Steinlager beer. Steininger A surname. Steinkamp A surname. Steinke A surname. steinkern A fossil formed from sediment that filled a hollow structure such as a shell. steinkirk A kind of neckcloth originating in France, worn in a loose and disorderly fashion. Steinkjer A municipality of Trøndelag, Norway. Steinkopf A surname from German. Steinle A surname. Steinman A surname. Steinmann A surname. Steinmeier A surname from German. Steinmetz A surname from German. Steinmetzian Of or relating to Charles Proteus Steinmetz (1865–1923), German-American mathematician and electrical engineer. Steinmeyer A surname. Steinseifer A surname from German. steinstrasse A complication of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) in the treatment of kidney stones, in which multiple small stone fragments line up within the ureter, causing obstruction. Steinway A piano made by Steinway & Sons, a German-American piano company founded in 1853 in New York City by German piano builder Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg. Steitz A surname. Stejari A village in Băiculești, Argeș County, Romania. Stejaru A village in Scorțeni, Bacău County, Romania. Stejskal A surname from Czech. Stekelian Of or relating to Wilhelm Stekel (1868–1940), Austrian physician and psychologist, and one of Sigmund Freud's earliest followers. steklite An anthropogenic substance and trigonal mineral with formula KAl(SO₄)₂ stela An obelisk or upright stone pillar, usually as a primitive commemoration or gravestone. stelar Of or relating to a stele. stele An upright (or formerly upright) slab containing engraved or painted decorations or inscriptions; a stela. stelene Resembling, or used as, a stela; columnar. Stelfox A surname. Stelian A male given name from Romanian. stelic Synonym of stelar. stelidium Any of the teeth of the column in Bulbophyllum. Stelio A transliteration of the Greek male given name Στέλιο (Stélio), used in Greece. Stelios A transliteration of the Greek male given name diminutive Στέλιος (Stélios), used in Greece. stell To place in position; set up, fix, plant; prop, mount. stella A star-shaped structure. stellacyanin Any of a group of metalloproteins containing copper Stellaluna A female given name originating as a coinage. stellar Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of stars. stellarator A magnetic device used to confine a plasma, especially one used to sustain nuclear fusion stellarcentric centered on a star stellarite A type of torbanite, which sparks when set on fire. stellarity A parameter (between 0.0 and 1.0), generated by a neural network, that seeks to characterize how stellar an observed astronomical object is. stellarly In a stellar manner. Stellarton A town in Nova Scotia, Canada, just outside of the larger town of New Glasgow. stellary stellar; astral; relating to the stars stellasterol The marine sterol (3S,5S,9R,10S,13R,14R,17R)-17-[(E,2R,5R)-5,6-dimethylhept-3-en-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,5,6,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol stellate Shaped like a star, having points, or rays radiating from a center. stellated star-shaped; stellate stellately In a stellate manner. stellation The construction of a stellated polyhedron (or other polytope) by extending edges or planes. Stellato A surname from Italian. Stelle A surname from German. stellectomized Having undergone a stellectomy. stellectomy The excision of the stellate ganglion. stelled Firmly placed or fixed. stellenbosch To shift sideways. steller Steller's sea cow, an extinct sirenian. stellerid A starfish. stellerine steller; a kind of sea cow stellerite A hydrated calcium aluminosilicate zeolite, similar to stilbite. stelliferous Filled with stars; starry. stellified Placed in the heavens by the gods in the form of a celestial body. stelliform Shaped like a star. stellify To transform from an earthly body into a celestial body; to place in the sky as such stelligerous Star-bearing or producing. stelling A site or position (especially at shoreline or with reference to (former) Dutch colonies) Stellingen A quarter in Eimsbüttel borough, Hamburg, Germany. Stellingwerfs A form of Dutch Low Saxon, spoken in the Dutch province of Friesland. stellio The agamid lizard Laudakia stellio. stellion A lizard (Laudakia stellio or Stellagama stellio). It is olive-green with small stellate spots, commonly found in the rocky areas around the Mediterranean. stellionate Any fraud not distinguished by a more special name; chiefly applied to sales of the same property to two different persons, or selling that for one's own which belongs to another, etc. stellite Any of a range of alloys of cobalt and chromium. stellium satellitium Stellman A surname. stellocentric Synonym of astrocentric. stellular Having the shape or appearance of little stars; stellate; stellated; radiated. stellulate minutely stellate; having the shape of tiny stars Stellwagen A surname. Stelly A surname. stelo A monetary unit of Esperantists from 1945 to 1993, one of whose aims was to achieve a single world currency. stelocyttarous Supported by one or more pillars. stelography The art of writing or inscribing characters on pillars. Stelter A surname.