10-letter words containing c, o, i, t, u, s
- inosculate — Join by intertwining or fitting closely together.
- insouciant — free from concern, worry, or anxiety; carefree; nonchalant.
- instructor — a person who instructs; teacher.
- insurrecto — (US) A rebel, especially in Cuba or the Philippines during American military involvement there around the start of the 20th century.
- introduces — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of introduce.
- isacoustic — of or relating to two sounds of equal intensity.
- isobutyric — Of or pertaining to isobutyric acid or its derivatives.
- lactosuria — the presence of lactose in the urine
- licentious — sexually unrestrained; lascivious; libertine; lewd.
- mesokurtic — (of a frequency distribution or its graphical representation) having the same kurtosis as the normal distribution.
- meticulous — taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough: a meticulous craftsman; meticulous personal appearance.
- microburst — an intense, localized downdraft of air that spreads on the ground, causing rapid changes in wind direction and speed; a localized downburst.
- microtubes — Plural form of microtube.
- miscompute — To compute erroneously.
- misconduct — improper conduct; wrong behavior.
- miscounted — Simple past tense and past participle of miscount.
- monticulus — a small protrusion on the face or top of something
- moustachio — Alternative spelling of mustachio.
- muscovites — Plural form of muscovite.
- mustachios — A long or elaborate mustache.
- obnoctious — Obsolete form of obnoxious.
- old fustic — a large tropical American moraceous tree, Chlorophora tinctoria
- osculating — Present participle of osculate.
- osculation — the act of kissing.
- outscoring — Present participle of outscore.
- pleustonic — a buoyant mat of weeds, algae, and associated organisms that floats on or near the surface of a lake, river, or other body of fresh water.
- polyclitus — flourished c450–c420 b.c, Greek sculptor.
- populistic — a member of the People's party.
- portcullis — (especially in medieval castles) a strong grating, as of iron, made to slide along vertical grooves at the sides of a gateway of a fortified place and let down to prevent passage.
- prosciutto — salted ham that has been cured by drying, always sliced paper-thin for serving.
- recusation — the act of recusing a judge
- rediscount — to discount again.
- rusticator — to go to the country.
- sclerotium — a vegetative, resting food-storage body in certain higher fungi, composed of a compact mass of hardened mycelia.
- scrutinous — strict, thorough
- sioux city — a port in W Iowa, on the Missouri River.
- solicitous — anxious or concerned (usually followed by about, for, etc., or a clause): solicitous about a person's health.
- solicitude — the state of being solicitous; anxiety or concern.
- stock unit — the tax basis for evaluating farmers' stock. Cattle, sheep, and deer are each given differing stock-unit values, the basic measure being the ewe equivalent
- subatomics — the study of subatomic particles
- subduction — an act or instance of subducting; subtraction or withdrawal.
- subjection — the act of subjecting.
- subsection — a part or division of a section.
- subsociety — a subdivision of a society
- subtropics — the region lying between the tropics and temperate lands
- supertonic — the second tone of a diatonic scale, being the next above the tonic.
- supraoptic — above the optic chiasm
- surjection — onto function.
- theocritus — flourished c270 b.c, Greek poet.
- tiliaceous — belonging to the Tiliaceae, the linden family of plants.