10-letter words containing l, o, s
- alcoholism — People who suffer from alcoholism cannot stop drinking large quantities of alcohol.
- alcoranist — a person who believes in an absolutely literal interpretation of the Koran.
- aldohexose — any aldose containing six carbon atoms, such as glucose or mannose
- aldotriose — (carbohydrate) Any aldose having three carbon atoms; in reality, just glyceraldehyde.
- alessandro — Victor Nicholas, 1915–76, U.S. orchestra conductor.
- alexandros — Alexander (def 2).
- alfonso vi — died 1109, king of Léon (1065–1109) and of Castile (1072–1109). He appointed his vassal, the Spanish hero El Cid, ruler of Valencia
- algol 68rs — (language) An extension of ALGOL 68 supporting function closures by the Royal Signals Radar Establishment, Malvern UK. It has been ported to Multics and VAX/VMS.
- algologist — the branch of botany dealing with algae.
- algorithms — Plural form of algorithm.
- alienators — Plural form of alienator.
- all-comers — You use all-comers to refer to everyone who wants to take part in an activity, especially a competition.
- all-elbows — (jargon) Said of a TSR (terminate-and-stay-resident) mess-dos program, such as the N pop-up calendar and calculator utilities that circulate on BBS systems: unsociable. Used to describe a program that rudely steals the resources that it needs without considering that other TSRs may also be resident. One particularly common form of rudeness is lock-up due to programs fighting over the keyboard interrupt.
- allegories — Plural form of allegory.
- allegorist — a person who writes allegories
- allhallows — All Saints' Day
- alliaceous — of or relating to Allium, a genus of plants that have a strong onion or garlic smell and often have bulbs: family Alliaceae. The genus occurs in the N hemisphere and includes onion, garlic, leek, chive, and shallot
- alligators — either of two broad-snouted crocodilians of the genus Alligator, of the southeastern U.S. and eastern China.
- allogamous — cross-fertilization in plants (opposed to autogamy).
- allografts — Plural form of allograft.
- allographs — Plural form of allograph.
- allomerism — similarity of crystalline structure in substances of different chemical composition
- allomorphs — Plural form of allomorph.
- allophones — Plural form of allophone.
- alloplasty — implantation of a synthetic material to replace a diseased or damaged body tissue or organ.
- allosaurus — any of a genus (Allosaurus) of huge, carnivorous saurischian dinosaurs of the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods
- allostasis — The process by which the body responds to stressors in order to regain homeostasis.
- allostatic — Relating to allostasis.
- allosteric — of, relating to, or designating a function of an enzyme in which the structure and activity of the enzyme are modified by the binding of a metabolic molecule
- allotheism — the worship of gods foreign to one's own land or culture
- allotments — Plural form of allotment.
- allotropes — Plural form of allotrope.
- allowables — that may be allowed; legitimate; permissible: an allowable tax deduction.
- allowances — Plural form of allowance.
- almshouses — Plural form of almshouse.
- aloes wood — eaglewood
- alongshore — close to, by, or along a shore
- alpenhorns — Plural form of alpenhorn.
- alpenstock — an early form of ice axe, consisting of a stout stick with an iron tip and sometimes having a pick and adze at the head, formerly used by mountain climbers
- altiplanos — Plural form of altiplano.
- altisonant — having an impressive sound
- altostrati — Plural form of altostratus.
- alutaceous — Zoology. covered with minute cracks or wrinkles and having a pale, leathery-brown color.
- alveolitis — an inflammation of the alveoli, occurring either in the lungs or in the socket of a tooth
- ambilevous — (rare) Having equally bad ability in both hands; clumsy; butterfingered.
- ameloblast — a type of cell involved in forming dental enamel
- aminoplast — amino resin.
- ampelopsis — any woody vine of the vitaceous genus Ampelopsis, of tropical and subtropical Asia and America
- amylaceous — of or resembling starch
- amylolysis — the conversion of starch into sugar