10-letter words containing g, s, p
- nomographs — Plural form of nomograph.
- nonplusing — Present participle of nonplus.
- nonspacing — (US) alternative spelling of non-spacing.
- nosography — the systematic description of diseases.
- oesophagus — (anatomy) The tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach.
- offsprings — children or young of a particular parent or progenitor.
- oleographs — Plural form of oleograph.
- oligopsony — the market condition that exists when there are few buyers, as a result of which they can greatly influence price and other market factors.
- omophagous — the eating of raw food, especially raw meat.
- opal glass — a translucent or opaque glass, usually of a milky white hue.
- opalescing — Present participle of opalesce.
- open sight — (on a firearm) a rear sight consisting of a notch across which the gunner aligns the front sight on the target.
- operagoers — Plural form of operagoer.
- opposingly — to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
- oppressing — to burden with cruel or unjust impositions or restraints; subject to a burdensome or harsh exercise of authority or power: a people oppressed by totalitarianism.
- optimising — to make as effective, perfect, or useful as possible.
- optologist — a person who tests eyes for lenses
- organ stop — a set of organ pipes allowed to sound as a group by stopping all others
- orphanages — Plural form of orphanage.
- paganistic — pagan spirit or attitude in religious or moral questions.
- palm sugar — sugar from the sap of certain palm trees.
- panegyrist — a person who panegyrizes; eulogist.
- pangenesis — the theory that a reproductive cell contains gemmules or invisible germs that were derived from the individual cells from every part of the organism and that these gemmules are the bearers of hereditary attributes.
- parageusia — an abnormal or hallucinatory sense of taste.
- paraglossa — the outer lobe of the lingua or labium of certain insects
- paragnosis — knowledge obtained by supernatural means
- paralogism — argument violating principles of valid reasoning.
- paraskiing — the sport of jumping off high mountains wearing skis and a light parachute composed of inflatable fabric tubes that form a semirigid wing
- pasargadae — an ancient ruined city in S Iran, NE of Persepolis: an early capital of ancient Persia; tomb of Cyrus the Great.
- pascagoula — a city in SE Mississippi, on the Gulf of Mexico.
- pasigraphy — a system of writing intelligible to persons of all languages; a universal language
- passageway — a way for passing into, through, or out of something, as within a building or between buildings; a corridor, hall, alley, catwalk, or the like.
- pastry bag — a conical tube with a patterned hole at one end, fitted over the opening of a cloth funnel (pastry bag) for shaping icings, food pastes, etc., as they are forced through by squeezing the bag.
- peace sign — a sign representing “peace,” made by extending the forefinger and middle finger upward in a V -shape with the palm turned outward.
- pedagogics — the science or art of teaching or education; pedagogy.
- pedagogism — the principles, manner, method, or characteristics of pedagogues.
- pedologist — the scientific study of the nature and development of children.
- peep sight — a plate containing a small hole through which a gunner peeps in sighting.
- pelagius i — died a.d. 561, pope 556–561.
- pellagrous — a disease caused by a deficiency of niacin in the diet, characterized by skin changes, severe nerve dysfunction, mental symptoms, and diarrhea.
- pemphigous — of, relating to, or affected by pemphigus
- penologist — the study of the punishment of crime, in both its deterrent and its reformatory aspects.
- pepsinogen — crystals, occurring in the gastric glands, that during digestion are converted into pepsin.
- pergelisol — permafrost.
- periegesis — a descriptive account of a place or area
- perigynous — situated around the pistil on the edge of a cuplike receptacle, as stamens or petals.
- perrysburg — a town in NW Ohio.
- persiflage — light, bantering talk or writing.
- persisting — to continue steadfastly or firmly in some state, purpose, course of action, or the like, especially in spite of opposition, remonstrance, etc.: to persist in working for world peace; to persist in unpopular political activities.
- perspiring — to secrete a salty, watery fluid from the sweat glands of the skin, especially when very warm as a result of strenuous exertion; sweat.