11-letter words containing g, o, s, i, p
- gospel side — (in some Protestant churches) the left side of a church, facing the altar.
- gossypiboma — (surgery) A gauze or surgical sponge left inside a patient's body during surgery.
- graptolites — Plural form of graptolite.
- gypsiferous — containing gypsum.
- hagioscopes — Plural form of hagioscope.
- heliographs — Plural form of heliograph.
- hieroglyphs — Plural form of hieroglyph.
- hippogriffs — Plural form of hippogriff.
- hippologist — the study of horses.
- histography — a treatise on or description of organic tissues.
- hot springs — city in central Ark., adjoining a national park: the park has 47 hot mineral springs: pop. 36,000
- hygroscopic — absorbing or attracting moisture from the air.
- hypnotising — Present participle of hypnotise.
- hypogastric — of, relating to, or situated in the hypogastrium.
- hypogenesis — underdevelopment of an organ or function, especially in the embryo.
- hypoglottis — Anatomy. the underside of the tongue.
- imprisoning — Present participle of imprison.
- improvising — Present participle of improvise.
- in progress — a movement toward a goal or to a further or higher stage: the progress of a student toward a degree.
- interposing — Present participle of interpose.
- iron sponge — sponge iron.
- juxtaposing — to place close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.
- lipogenesis — (biochemistry) The biochemical production of fat, especially the conversion of carbohydrate into fat so that it may be stored as a long-term source of energy when food is scarce.
- lithographs — Plural form of lithograph.
- long splice — a splice for forming a united rope narrow enough to pass through a block, made by unlaying the ends of two ropes for a considerable distance, overlapping the strands so as to make pairs of one strand from each rope, unlaying one of each pair, twisting the other strand into its place in the united rope, and tucking the yarns of the unlaid strand separately into place.
- megalopolis — a very large city.
- megaphonist — Someone who uses a megaphone.
- megapolises — Plural form of megapolis.
- meliphagous — feeding on honey
- mesopelagic — of, relating to, or living in the ocean at a depth of between 600 feet (180 meters) and 3000 feet (900 meters).
- micrographs — Plural form of micrograph.
- microphages — Plural form of microphage.
- mimeographs — Plural form of mimeograph.
- mycophagist — a fungus-eating organism.
- myographist — a person who has expert knowledge of muscles
- neopaganism — a 20th-century revival of interest in the worship of nature, fertility, etc., as represented by various deities.
- nightscopes — Plural form of nightscope.
- nonplussing — Present participle of nonplus.
- nonspeaking — the act, utterance, or discourse of a person who speaks.
- nonsporting — engaging in, disposed to, or interested in open-air or athletic sports: a rugged, sporting man.
- oligopolies — Plural form of oligopoly.
- oligopolist — A member of an oligopoly; one of a small number of sellers with undue influence over a market.
- open string — a staircase string whose top follows the profile of the steps in such a way that the treads project beyond its outer face.
- openinsight — (programming, database) The workflow-enabled Windows 95/Windows NT version of Advanced Revelation, featuring native support for Lotus Notes, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle and ODBC. OpenInsight is available from Revelation Software.
- ophiologist — the branch of herpetology dealing with snakes.
- outpourings — Plural form of outpouring.
- outsleeping — Present participle of outsleep.
- outspanning — Present participle of outspan.
- outspeeding — Present participle of outspeed.
- panglossian — characterized by or given to extreme optimism, especially in the face of unrelieved hardship or adversity.