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10-letter words containing h, p, s

  • asphaltene — any of the constituents of a bitumen, as asphalt, that are insoluble in pentane, hexane, or naphthalene.
  • asphalting — any of various dark-colored, solid, bituminous substances, native in various areas of the earth and composed mainly of hydrocarbon mixtures.
  • asphaltite — any of various naturally occurring hydrocarbons that resemble asphalt but have a higher melting point
  • aspherical — (of a reflecting surface or lens) deviating slightly from a perfectly spherical shape and relatively free from aberrations.
  • asphyxiant — causing asphyxia
  • asphyxiate — If someone is asphyxiated, they die or lose consciousness because they are unable to breathe properly.
  • asthenopia — a strained condition of the eyes, often with headache, dizziness, etc.
  • astrograph — a navigational device for projecting altitude curves of the stars and planets onto charts or plotting sheets.
  • astrophoto — (astronomy, photography) An image of one or more celestial objects made using techniques of astrophotography.
  • athapascan — a group of North American Indian languages belonging to the Na-Dene phylum, including Apache and Navaho
  • atmosphere — A planet's atmosphere is the layer of air or other gases around it.
  • authorship — The authorship of a piece of writing is the identity of the person who wrote it.
  • autographs — Plural form of autograph.
  • autotrophs — Plural form of autotroph.
  • auxotrophs — Plural form of auxotroph.
  • awl-shaped — shaped like an awl
  • backsplash — any tiled area by, for example, a sink, cooker or bath to prevent damage to a wall by food or water splashes
  • bailieship — the office or district of a bailie
  • barbershop — Barbershop is a style of singing where a small group of people, usually men, sing in close harmony and without any musical instruments accompanying them.
  • barographs — Plural form of barograph.
  • barysphere — centrosphere (def 2).
  • bashawship — the position or jurisdiction of a bashaw
  • basophiles — Biology. a basophilic cell, tissue, organism, or substance.
  • basophilia — an abnormal increase of basophil leucocytes in the blood
  • basophilic — having an affinity for basic stains.
  • bathyscaph — a submersible vessel having a flotation compartment with an observation capsule underneath, capable of reaching ocean depths of over 10 000 metres (about 5000 fathoms)
  • battleship — A battleship is a very large, heavily armed warship.
  • beachscape — a section or expanse of beach and shore scenery.
  • beechdrops — a North American flowering plant, Epifagus virginiana, which is parasitic on beech trees
  • bell sheep — a sheep that a shearer is just starting to shear (and which he is allowed to finish) as the bell rings for the end of a work period
  • bench stop — a metal device set flush with the top of a workbench and having a portion able to be raised to stop longitudinal movement of an object placed against it.
  • biophysics — the physics of biological processes and the application of methods used in physics to biology
  • biopsychic — of, relating to, or comprising psychological and biological phenomena.
  • biospheric — relating to the biosphere
  • bishopbird — any African weaverbird of the genus Euplectes (or Pyromelana), the males of which have black plumage marked with red or yellow
  • bisphenoid — a tetrahedral form, each edge of which is bisected by the perpendicular bisecting the edge that does not intersect it.
  • bisulphate — a salt or ester of sulphuric acid containing the monovalent group -HSO4 or the ion HSO4–
  • bisulphide — a disulfide.
  • bisulphite — a salt or ester of sulphurous acid containing the monovalent group -HSO3 or the ion HSO3–
  • bitch-slap — to strike (someone) with one's open hand
  • blasphemer — to speak impiously or irreverently of (God or sacred things).
  • blasphemes — to speak impiously or irreverently of (God or sacred things).
  • blepharism — spasm of the eyelids, causing rapid involuntary blinking
  • blimpishly — in a blimpish manner
  • bodyshaper — an undergarment which flattens the stomach, bottom etc
  • bread shop — a baker's shop
  • brokership — an agent who buys or sells for a principal on a commission basis without having title to the property.
  • bsp method — (programming)   A CASE method from IBM.
  • bucephalus — the favourite horse of Alexander the Great
  • bumpkinish — like a bumpkin
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