10-letter words containing a, r, o, y, s
- hesitatory — Hesitating.
- holy grass — any of several fragrant grasses of the genus Hierochloë, especially H. odorata, the vanilla grass.
- hybridomas — Plural form of hybridoma.
- hydrolases — Plural form of hydrolase.
- hydrosomal — of or relating to a hydrosome
- hydrospace — the regions beneath the surface of the oceans and seas.
- hydrostats — Plural form of hydrostat.
- hydrotaxis — oriented movement toward or away from water.
- hydrozoans — Plural form of hydrozoan.
- hygrochasy — the opening of a fruit or flower caused by water or moisture
- hyoplastra — the second foremost pair of plastral bones in a turtle
- hyperbolas — Plural form of hyperbola.
- hyperchaos — (mathematics) A form of chaotic behaviour with at least two positive Lyapunov exponents.
- hyperosmia — an abnormally acute sense of smell.
- hystorical — Nonstandard spelling of historical.
- karyograms — Plural form of karyogram.
- karyolysis — the dissolution of a cell nucleus.
- karyoplasm — nucleoplasm.
- karyosomes — Plural form of karyosome.
- karyotypes — Plural form of karyotype.
- kymographs — Plural form of kymograph.
- lachrymose — suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful.
- lay person — a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
- lead story — the principal story in a newspaper
- lord's day — the, Sunday.
- macrocytes — Plural form of macrocyte.
- mansionary — a resident or dweller
- matryoshka — Each of a set of brightly painted hollow wooden dolls of varying sizes, designed to nest inside one another.
- maurolycus — a walled plain in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 70 miles (110 km) in diameter.
- missionary — a person sent by a church into an area to carry on evangelism or other activities, as educational or hospital work.
- monolayers — Plural form of monolayer.
- monostylar — having or comprising a sole upright or pillar
- myelograms — Plural form of myelogram.
- myosarcoma — A malignant muscle tumor.
- myrobalans — Plural form of myrobalan.
- myrtaceous — belonging to the Myrtaceae, the myrtle family of plants. Compare myrtle family.
- narcolepsy — a condition characterized by frequent and uncontrollable periods of deep sleep.
- navy cross — a U.S. Navy decoration awarded for outstanding heroism in operations against an enemy.
- non-greasy — smeared, covered, or soiled with grease.
- nonstarchy — Alternative spelling of non-starchy.
- nosography — the systematic description of diseases.
- observably — capable of being or liable to be observed; noticeable; visible; discernible: an observable change in attitude.
- osculatory — to come into close contact or union.
- osmolarity — The concentration of a solution expressed as the total number of solute particles per liter.
- overrashly — in an overrash manner
- overstayer — a person who illegally remains in a country after the period of the permitted visit has expired
- oxyuriasis — human infection with pinworms.
- oyster bay — a town on the N shore of Long Island, in SE New York. Theodore Roosevelt homestead nearby.
- oyster cap — an edible, brownish-gray to white mushroom, Pleurotus ostreatus, that grows in clusters on fallen trees and their stumps.
- paronymous — containing the same root or stem, as the words wise and wisdom.