10-letter words containing c, i, n, s
- noviceship — The state or position of being a novice.
- nowcasting — the preparation or production of nowcasts
- nuciferous — (of a tree or bush) bearing nuts.
- nucivorous — (of animals) feeding on nuts
- nuclearism — a political philosophy maintaining that nuclear weapons are the best means of assuring peace and of attaining political goals.
- nucleonics — the branch of science that deals with nuclear phenomena, as radioactivity, fission, or fusion, especially practical applications, as in industrial engineering.
- nucleoside — any of the class of compounds derived by the hydrolysis of nucleic acids or nucleotides, consisting typically of deoxyribose or ribose combined with adenine, guanine, cytosine, uracil, or thymine.
- numismatic — of, relating to, or consisting of coins, medals, paper money, etc.
- nyctinasty — (botany) The movement of leaves or petals in response to darkness; the closing of a flower at night.
- obeisances — Plural form of obeisance.
- obesogenic — Tending to cause obesity.
- objections — Plural form of objection.
- obnoctious — Obsolete form of obnoxious.
- obstinance — The characteristic of being obstinate.
- obstinancy — (rare) Obstinance; the characteristic of being obstinate.
- occasional — occurring or appearing at irregular or infrequent intervals; occurring now and then: an occasional headache.
- occasioned — a particular time, especially as marked by certain circumstances or occurrences: They met on three occasions.
- occasioner — a person who or that which generates or precipitates something
- occlusions — Plural form of occlusion.
- ochronosis — An autosomal-recessive metabolic disorder that causes an excess of homogentisic acid, resulting in adverse pigmentation, calcification, and inflammation of cartilaginous and related tissue throughout the body.
- octonaries — Plural form of octonary.
- omniscient — having complete or unlimited knowledge, awareness, or understanding; perceiving all things.
- omniscious — (obsolete) omniscient; all-knowing.
- oncologist — (oncology) A doctor or scientist who specializes in oncology.
- onomastics — the study of the origin, history, and use of proper names.
- opalescing — Present participle of opalesce.
- opsomaniac — a person with an extreme enthusiasm for a particular food
- ordinances — Plural form of ordinance.
- organicism — Philosophy. the view that some systems resemble organisms in having parts that function in relation to the whole to which they belong. Compare holism (def 1).
- organicist — Philosophy. the view that some systems resemble organisms in having parts that function in relation to the whole to which they belong. Compare holism (def 1).
- organismic — a form of life composed of mutually interdependent parts that maintain various vital processes.
- oscitantly — in an oscitant manner
- oscitation — The act of yawning or gaping. Also figuratively.
- osculating — Present participle of osculate.
- osculation — the act of kissing.
- osteogenic — derived from or made up of bone-forming tissue.
- outscoring — Present participle of outscore.
- oven chips — chips or fries that can be cooked in the oven
- paganistic — pagan spirit or attitude in religious or moral questions.
- pancosmism — the philosophical doctrine that the material universe is all that exists
- pandectist — a German law student who followed the Pandects of Justinian
- panniculus — a layer of tissue, especially a subcutaneous layer of fat.
- panspermic — relating to panspermia
- parischane — a parish
- parsonical — a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- patchiness — characterized by or made up of patches.
- peace sign — a sign representing “peace,” made by extending the forefinger and middle finger upward in a V -shape with the palm turned outward.
- pendencies — the state or time of being pending, undecided, or undetermined, as of a lawsuit awaiting settlement.
- pentastich — a strophe, stanza, or poem consisting of five lines or verses.
- pentelicus — Latin name of Pendelikon.