10-letter words containing e, s, r, o
- introspect — to practice introspection; consider one's own internal state or feelings.
- introverts — Plural form of introvert.
- inversions — Plural form of inversion.
- involucres — Plural form of involucre.
- ionophores — Plural form of ionophore.
- ionosphere — the region of the earth's atmosphere between the stratosphere and the exosphere, consisting of several ionized layers and extending from about 50 to 250 miles (80 to 400 km) above the surface of the earth.
- iridaceous — belonging to the Iridaceae family of plants.
- iridosmine — a native alloy of iridium and osmium, usually containing some rhodium, ruthenium, platinum, etc., used especially for the points of gold pens.
- iron horse — a locomotive.
- ironfisted — ruthless, harsh, and tyrannical: an ironfisted dictator.
- ironmaster — the master of a foundry or ironworks; a manufacturer of iron.
- irresolute — not resolute; doubtful; infirm of purpose; vacillating.
- isentropes — a line on a map or chart joining points having equal entropy.
- isentropic — having a constant entropy.
- isoborneol — (organic compound) The exo-isomer of borneol.
- isoflurane — a volatile, halogenated ether, C 3 H 2 ClF 5 O, used as a general anesthetic in surgery.
- isolateral — Having similar upper and lower (or front and back) surfaces.
- isomerases — Plural form of isomerase.
- isomerized — (chemistry) converted from one isomer to another.
- isometrics — of, relating to, or having equality of measure.
- isoprenoid — pertaining to, derived from, or similar to isoprene.
- isopterous — belonging or pertaining to social insects of the order Isoptera, comprising the termites.
- isosterism — Chemistry. the quality or state of being isosteric.
- isothermal — occurring at constant temperature.
- isothermic — occurring at constant temperature.
- isotopomer — (chemistry) any isomer of an organic compound differing only in the position of an isotope.
- iterations — the act of repeating; a repetition.
- jazzperson — A jazz musician.
- jeistiecor — a tight-fitting garment
- jellyrolls — Plural form of jellyroll.
- jeopardies — Plural form of jeopardy.
- jeopardise — to put in jeopardy; hazard; risk; imperil: He jeopardized his life every time he dived from the tower.
- jeopardous — perilous; dangerous; hazardous; risky.
- job seeker — a person who is actively looking for employment.
- job setter — a worker who readies or adjusts machinery for tooling on the production line.
- jobholders — Plural form of jobholder.
- jobseekers — Plural form of jobseeker.
- jointuress — A woman to whom an estate is bequeathed via jointure.
- journalese — a manner of writing or speaking characterized by clichés, occasional neologism, archness, sensationalizing adjectives, unusual or faulty syntax, etc., used by some journalists, especially certain columnists, and regarded as typical journalistic style.
- journalise — Alternative spelling of journalize.
- kairomones — Plural form of kairomone.
- karyosomes — Plural form of karyosome.
- karyotypes — Plural form of karyotype.
- keep score — sport: record results
- keratinous — composed of or resembling keratin; horny.
- kerbstones — Plural form of kerbstone.
- ketotriose — (carbohydrate) Any ketose having three carbon atoms; in reality, only dihydroxyacetone.
- key escrow — (security) A controversial arrangement where the keys needed to decrypt encrypted data must be held in escrow by a third party so that government agencies can obtain them to decrypt messages which they suspect to be relevant to national security.
- keystrokes — Plural form of keystroke.
- kicksorter — a multichannel pulse-height analyser used esp to distinguish between isotopes by sorting their characteristic pulses (kicks)