Phrase Hound found 49 phrases and 81 compound words that contain sac. The most common are listed below. Open sac in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 49
- amniotic sacThe sac in which the foetus develops in mammals, reptiles, and birds.
- cul-de-sacA blind alley or dead end street.
- vocal sacThe flexible membrane of skin possessed by most male frogs, used for amplification of the voice.
- lacrimal sacThe upper dilated end of the nasolacrimal duct that is situated in a groove formed by the lacrimal bone and the frontal process of the maxilla and receives the lacrimal canaliculi.
- sac spiderAny dionychan spider of the family Clubionidae.
- castor sacAn organ of a beaver releasing a secretion for refining the animal’s fell, popular in perfumery as under the name castoreum, and formerly used in medicine.
- Sac CityA city, the county seat of Sac County, Iowa, United States.
- Sac CountyOne of 99 counties in Iowa, United States. County seat: Sac City.
- Sac StateCalifornia State University, Sacramento
- West SacThe city of West Sacramento, California, United States.
- ink sacA muscular bag found in certain cephalopods used to generate ink.
- lesser sacA portion of the peritoneal cavity that lies posterior to the stomach and the lesser omentum.
- shell sacThe sac in which the shell of a mollusc is secreted during development; (now especially) the fold of mantle in which a cephalopod secretes its pen or gladius.
- gestational sacThe intrauterine structure around an embryo in the very early stage of a fetus that can be used to determine if an intrauterine pregnancy exists until the embryo is identified.
- soc and sacThe right of a lord to hear and decide legal cases on his estate without recourse to other courts.
- air sacAn alveolus.
- egg sacSynonym of egg case: A protective capsule that contains the eggs of some insects and molluscs
- greater sacAn abdominal cavity located inside the peritoneum but outside the lesser sac, which is connected to it via the omental foramen.
- heart sacSynonym of pericardium: A serous membrane that surrounds the heart allowing it to contract.
- sac flyA sacrifice fly, a fly out which allows a runner to advance a base.
- tear sacSynonym of lacrimal sac: The upper dilated end of the nasolacrimal duct that is situated in a groove formed by the lacrimal bone and the frontal process of the maxilla and receives the lacrimal canaliculi.
- dart sacA sac connected with the reproductive organs of certain land snails, containing a love dart.
- embryo sacThe megagametophyte in a flowering plant.
- sac fungiplural of sac fungus: Any fungus of the phylum Ascomycota, characterized by the production of a sac, or ascus, which contains non-motile spores.
- sac fungusSynonym of ascomycete: Any fungus of the phylum Ascomycota, characterized by the production of a sac, or ascus, which contains non-motile spores.
Compound words 81
- pseudosacA (non-gestational) sac that develops in the uterus during an ectopic pregnancy
- sacbroodA viral disease in honey bees which affects the larvae, causing them to shrivel up and become scalelike.
- saclessWithout a sac.
- saclikeResembling or characteristic of a sac.
- sporosacA hydrozoan reproductive zooid or simple form of gonophore which does not become medusoid in form or structure
- nectosacThe cavity of a nectocalyx.
- sachetA small scented cloth bag filled with fragrant material such as herbs or potpourri.
- sackedsimple past and past participle of sack
- sacrumA large triangular bone at the base of the spine, located between the two ilia (wings of the pelvis) and formed from vertebrae that fuse in adulthood.
- saccadeA rapid movement of the eye (either voluntary or involuntary) from one focus to another. (Often described as a jerky movement, but this word denotes all such quick eye movements, which happen continually, not just exaggerated or weird …