10-letter words containing l, o, u, i, s
- hippolytus — Also, Hippolytos [hi-pol-i-tuh s, -tos] /hɪˈpɒl ɪ təs, -ˌtɒs/ (Show IPA). Classical Mythology. the son of Theseus who was falsely accused by his stepmother, Phaedra, of raping her after he had rejected her advances and who was killed by Poseidon in response to the plea of Theseus.
- hirtellous — minutely hirsute.
- holodiscus — a genus of flowering deciduous shrubs of the family Rosaceae
- hoodlumish — like a hoodlum
- hoodlumism — Behavior characteristic of a hoodlum.
- hounsfield — ˈGodfrey Newˌbold (ˈnuˌboʊld ) ; no̅oˈbōldˌ) 1919-2004; Brit. engineer & inventor: developed the CAT scanner
- houseflies — Plural form of housefly.
- houselight — One of the lights in an auditorium.
- houselling — administration of the Eucharist
- humicolous — of or relating to organisms that live in or on soil.
- humoralism — a theory of the composition and workings of the human body, based on the idea that it was filled with four basic substances, or humours, adopted by Greek and Roman physicians and philosophers.
- humoralist — a person who believes in humoralism
- ideologues — Plural form of ideologue.
- idolatrous — worshiping idols.
- illuminous — (obsolete) bright; clear.
- illusional — of, relating to, or characterized by illusions; deceptive; misleading.
- illusioned — something that deceives by producing a false or misleading impression of reality.
- illusorily — causing illusion; deceptive; misleading.
- illustrous — (obsolete, rare) Without lustre.
- implexuous — not simple; complicated
- impulsions — Plural form of impulsion.
- inclusions — Plural form of inclusion.
- infamously — having an extremely bad reputation: an infamous city.
- infusorial — pertaining to, containing, or consisting of infusorians: infusorial earth.
- inglorious — shameful; disgraceful: inglorious retreat.
- inoculants — Plural form of inoculant.
- inoculates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inoculate.
- inosculate — Join by intertwining or fitting closely together.
- insulation — material used for insulating.
- insulators — Plural form of insulator.
- insulinoma — a benign tumor of the insulin-secreting cells of the pancreas that may produce signs of hypoglycemia.
- involucres — Plural form of involucre.
- irresolute — not resolute; doubtful; infirm of purpose; vacillating.
- isoflurane — a volatile, halogenated ether, C 3 H 2 ClF 5 O, used as a general anesthetic in surgery.
- isoleucine — a crystalline amino acid, C 6 H 13 O 2 , occurring in proteins, that is essential to the nutrition of humans and animals. Symbol: I. Abbreviation: Ile;
- isopluvial — a line on a map connecting places registering the same amount of precipitation or rainfall
- jealousies — Plural form of jealousy.
- journalise — Alternative spelling of journalize.
- journalism — the occupation of reporting, writing, editing, photographing, or broadcasting news or of conducting any news organization as a business.
- journalist — a person who practices the occupation or profession of journalism.
- jugoslavia — formerly, a federal republic in S Europe: since 1992 comprised of Serbia and Montenegro; disbanded into independent countries in 2006. 39,449 sq. mi. (102,173 sq. km). Capital: Belgrade.
- kilojoules — Plural form of kilojoule.
- labourious — Lb nonstandard Alternative form of from=UK.
- lactosuria — the presence of lactose in the urine
- laniferous — wool-bearing: sheep and other laniferous animals.
- lanuginose — covered with lanugo, or soft, downy hairs.
- lanuginous — covered with lanugo, or soft, downy hairs.
- lascivious — inclined to lustfulness; wanton; lewd: a lascivious, girl-chasing old man.
- laudations — Plural form of laudation.
- laviscious — (nonstandard) Lascivious.