10-letter words containing c, o, i, s
- fictitious — created, taken, or assumed for the sake of concealment; not genuine; false: fictitious names.
- fiercesome — (nonstandard, dialect) fierce.
- fimicolous — of or relating to an organism that lives on or in animal excrement.
- first-come — arranged, considered, or done in order of application or arrival, as for purposes of service: orders filled on a first-come basis.
- firstcomer — a person who arrives first or among the first.
- fixed cost — a cost unvarying with a change in the volume of business (distinguished from variable cost).
- flintlocks — Plural form of flintlock.
- floristics — the study of the distribution, number, types, and relationships of plant species in an area or areas.
- foliaceous — of, like, or of the nature of a plant leaf; leaflike.
- folk music — music, usually of simple character and anonymous authorship, handed down among the common people by oral tradition.
- fonticulus — a fontanelle of the cranium
- forclosing — Present participle of forclose.
- forinsecal — foreign
- formicates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of formicate.
- fornicates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fornicate.
- fortalices — Plural form of fortalice.
- fosfomycin — A broad-spectrum antibiotic, 3-methyloxiran-2-ylphosphonic acid, obtained from certain Streptomyces bacteria.
- fossicking — Present participle of fossick.
- franchisor — Also, franchisor [fran-chahy-zer, fran-chuh-zawr] /ˈfræn tʃaɪ zər, ˌfræn tʃəˈzɔr/ (Show IPA). a person or company that grants a franchise.
- frolicsome — merrily playful; full of fun.
- fructoside — a glycoside that yields fructose upon hydrolysis.
- fucivorous — feeding on seaweed
- galacticos — Plural form of galactico.
- gasparovic — Ivan. born 1941, Slovakian politician, president of Slovakia (2004–14)
- geochemist — (chemistry, geology) A chemist or geologist who specializes in geochemistry.
- geodesical — Alternative form of geodesic.
- geometrics — a geometric pattern, design, etc.: an ornate and handsome geometric.
- geophysics — the branch of geology that deals with the physics of the earth and its atmosphere, including oceanography, seismology, volcanology, and geomagnetism.
- geoscience — earth science.
- geostatics — the branch of physics concerned with the statics of rigid bodies, esp the balance of forces within the earth
- girl scout — (sometimes initial capital letters) a member of an organization of girls (Girl Scouts) founded in the U.S. in 1912 by Juliette Low that seeks to develop certain skills, as well as health, citizenship, and character.
- glasnostic — relating to the policy of glasnost
- glowsticks — Plural form of glowstick.
- glucosides — Plural form of glucoside.
- glucosidic — Of or pertaining to a glucoside.
- glucosuria — glycosuria.
- glycolysis — the catabolism of carbohydrates, as glucose and glycogen, by enzymes, with the release of energy and the production of lactic or pyruvic acid.
- glycosides — Plural form of glycoside.
- glycosidic — any of the class of compounds that yield a sugar and an aglycon upon hydrolysis.
- glycosuria — excretion of glucose in the urine, as in diabetes.
- gnosticism — a group of ancient heresies, stressing escape from this world through the acquisition of esoteric knowledge.
- gnosticize — to adopt or maintain Gnostic views.
- gold stick — the gilded rod carried on state occasions by certain members of the royal household.
- goldilocks — (used with a singular verb) a person with golden hair.
- gonioscope — an optical instrument used for measuring the angle of the anterior chamber of the eye.
- gonioscopy — an optical instrument used for measuring the angle of the anterior chamber of the eye.
- graciosity — graciousness
- graciously — pleasantly kind, benevolent, and courteous.
- grouchiest — Superlative form of grouchy.
- guilloches — Plural form of guilloche.