10-letter words containing h, o, p, s, c
- docentship — privatdocent.
- doctorship — a person licensed to practice medicine, as a physician, surgeon, dentist, or veterinarian.
- dropcloths — Plural form of dropcloth.
- dysmorphic — relating to or resulting in misshapenness of parts of the body
- dystrophic — Medicine/Medical. pertaining to or caused by dystrophy.
- ecphonesis — the use of an exclamatory phrase, as in “O tempore! O mores!”.
- ectomorphs — Plural form of ectomorph.
- ectophytes — Plural form of ectophyte.
- ethnoscape — A transnational distribution of correlated people.
- exospheric — Of or pertaining to an exosphere.
- factorship — The business of a factor.
- geophysics — the branch of geology that deals with the physics of the earth and its atmosphere, including oceanography, seismology, volcanology, and geomagnetism.
- hagioscope — squint (def 13).
- harpsicord — Dated form of harpsichord.
- hectorship — the quality or character of a hector
- helioscope — a telescope for viewing the sun, adapted to protect the eye of the viewer from the sun's glare.
- hocuspocus — Alternative spelling of hocus-pocus.
- home scrap — scrap steel reprocessed in the steel mill in which it was produced.
- hope chest — (especially formerly) a chest or the like in which a young woman collected clothing, linens, and other articles in anticipation of marriage.
- hopsacking — bagging made chiefly of hemp and jute.
- horoscopes — Plural form of horoscope.
- hydroscope — an optical device for viewing objects below the surface of water.
- hydrospace — the regions beneath the surface of the oceans and seas.
- hygroscope — an instrument that indicates the approximate humidity of the air.
- hygroscopy — The ability of a substance to attract and hold water molecules from the surrounding environment.
- hyperchaos — (mathematics) A form of chaotic behaviour with at least two positive Lyapunov exponents.
- hyperosmic — Of, pertaining to, or affected by hyperosmia.
- hypersonic — noting or pertaining to speed that is at least five times that of sound in the same medium.
- hypocausts — Plural form of hypocaust.
- hypocorism — a pet name.
- hypocotyls — Plural form of hypocotyl.
- hypocrisie — Obsolete form of hypocrisy.
- hypocrites — Plural form of hypocrite.
- hypostatic — of or relating to a hypostasis; fundamental.
- isocephaly — (of a composition) having the heads of all figures on approximately the same level.
- isographic — (in the study of the geographical distribution of a dialect) a line drawn on a map to indicate areas having common linguistic characteristics.
- isomorphic — Biology. different in ancestry, but having the same form or appearance.
- isopachous — having the same thickness.
- isoplethic — Relating to isopleths.
- jockeyship — the art or skill of a jockey
- lectorship — a lecturer in a college or university.
- machoflops — /mach'oh-flops/ A pun on "megaflops" referring to the inflated performance figures often quoted by computer manufacturers. Real application programs are lucky to get half the quoted speed. See Your mileage may vary, benchmark.
- macpherson — James, 1736–96, Scottish author and translator.
- mesophilic — (of bacteria) growing best at moderate temperatures, between 25°C and 40°C.
- mesophytic — Relating to a mesophyte.
- mesoscaphe — a mid-20th century vessel lowered into the sea to a moderate depth for the purpose of underwater exploration
- microchips — Plural form of microchip.
- monophasic — having one phase.
- morphemics — the study of the classification, description, and functions of morphemes; morphology.
- mysophobic — a dread of dirt or filth.