Phrase Hound found 12 phrases and 53 compound words that contain sci. The most common are listed below. Open sci in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 12
- sci-fiA genre of movies featuring mostly fictional scientific scenes.
- pop-sciClipping of popular science: An interpretation of science intended for a general audience, rather than for other scientists or students.
- sci-techClipping of science and technology.
- comp sciSyllabic abbreviation of computer science.
- poly sciAbbreviation of political science: The systematic study of government and politics.
- soc scisocial science
- poli sciClipping of political science: The systematic study of government and politics.
- mat sciClipping of materials science: The study of materials, their internal structures, properties and modes of failure.
- sci-ficUncommon form of sci-fi.
- sci-fierA science-fictioner.
- sci-fiersplural of sci-fier: A science-fictioner.
- sci-fixRare form of sci-fi.
Compound words 53
- NeurosciNeuroscience (in journal titles such as "J Hist Neurosci" - "Journal of the History of Neuroscience").
- ScipioA male given name from Latin of mostly historical use.
- SciotoA 231-mile-long river which flows through Ohio, United States, joining the Ohio River at Portsmouth, OH.
- sciroccoAlternative spelling of sirocco: A hot and often strong southerly to southeasterly wind on the Mediterranean that originates in the Sahara and adjacent North African regions.
- scionsplural of scion: A descendant, especially a first-generation descendant of a distinguished family.
- scientKnowing; aware; knowledgeable.
- compsciAlternative spelling of comp sci: Syllabic abbreviation of computer science.
- scillaA plant of the genus Scilla; a squill.
- SciaccaA surname.
- SciotaA village in McDonough County, Illinois.