10-letter words containing l, y, s, o, g
- lazy tongs — extensible tongs for grasping objects at a distance, consisting of a series of pairs of crossing pieces, each pair pivoted together in the middle and connected with the next pair at the extremities.
- longsomely — lengthily, slowly, and tediously
- lysigenous — caused by the breaking down of cells
- lysogenize — to make lysogenic.
- missiology — the theological study of the mission of the church, especially the character and purpose of missionary work.
- musicology — the scholarly or scientific study of music, as in historical research, musical theory, or the physical nature of sound.
- mycologist — the branch of biology dealing with fungi.
- myelograms — Plural form of myelogram.
- non-glossy — having a shiny or lustrous surface.
- 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.
- oogamously — by means of oogamy
- opposingly — to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
- orismology — the science of defining the technical or special terms of a particular subject or field of study.
- oxygenless — without oxygen
- physiology — the branch of biology dealing with the functions and activities of living organisms and their parts, including all physical and chemical processes.
- plasmogamy — the fusion of the protoplasts of cells.
- plastogamy — the fusion of multiple cells without the fusion of their nuclei
- polygamist — a person who practices or favors polygamy.
- polygamous — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or practicing polygamy; polygamic.
- polygenism — the theory that the human race has descended from two or more ancestral types.
- polygenist — a person who advocates polygenism
- polygenous — polygenetic
- polygnotus — fl. c450 b.c., Greek painter.
- polygynist — a person who practices or favors polygyny.
- polygynous — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or practicing polygyny.
- psephology — the study of elections.
- pseudology — lying considered as an art.
- psychology — the science of the mind or of mental states and processes.
- rigorously — characterized by rigor; rigidly severe or harsh, as people, rules, or discipline: rigorous laws.
- satanology — the aspect of knowledge that relates to Satan or evil
- scoffingly — to speak derisively; mock; jeer (often followed by at): If you can't do any better, don't scoff. Their efforts toward a peaceful settlement are not to be scoffed at.
- scowlingly — in a scowling manner
- seismology — the science or study of earthquakes and their phenomena.
- selenology — the branch of astronomy that deals with the nature and origin of the physical features of the moon.
- semeiology — the study of signs and symbols; semiotics.
- shockingly — causing intense surprise, disgust, horror, etc.
- shoutingly — by way of shouting
- shylocking — a relentless and revengeful moneylender in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.
- somatology — the branch of anthropology that deals with human physical characteristics.
- song cycle — a group of art songs that are usually all by the same poet and composer and have a unifying subject or idea.
- songlessly — in a songless manner
- soothingly — that soothes: a soothing voice.
- speleology — the exploration and study of caves.
- spongology — the study of sponges
- sportingly — engaging in, disposed to, or interested in open-air or athletic sports: a rugged, sporting man.
- stereology — a branch of science dealing with the determination of the three-dimensional structure of objects based on two-dimensional views of them.
- stichology — metrical theory or the science of poetic metres
- storiology — the study of the origins and development of folk narratives and legends
- stylograph — a fountain pen in which the writing point is a fine, hollow tube instead of a nib.
- sumerology — the study of the history, language, and culture of the Sumerians.