10-letter words containing o, a, f, i, s
- infusorian — any of the Infusoria.
- insofar as — to such an extent (usually followed by as): I will do the work insofar as I am able.
- instead of — as a substitute or replacement; in the place or stead of someone or something: We ordered tea but were served coffee instead.
- ipso facto — by the fact itself; by the very nature of the deed: to be condemned ipso facto.
- isoflavone — a phytoestrogen produced chiefly by plants of the legume family, especially soybeans, potentially useful in lowering cholesterol and in treating some cancers and menopausal symptoms.
- isoflurane — a volatile, halogenated ether, C 3 H 2 ClF 5 O, used as a general anesthetic in surgery.
- laniferous — wool-bearing: sheep and other laniferous animals.
- loan-shift — change or extension of the meaning of a word through the influence of a foreign word, as in the application in English of the meaning “profession” to the word calling through the influence of Latin vocātio.
- manifestos — Plural form of manifesto.
- meiofaunas — Plural form of meiofauna.
- misfashion — To form or fashion wrongly.
- myofascial — Of or relating to the layer of loose tissue (fascia) surrounding the muscle tissues.
- nanofossil — A nanosized fossil.
- neofascism — any of various political movements or beliefs inspired by or reminiscent of fascism or Nazism.
- neofascist — any of various political movements or beliefs inspired by or reminiscent of fascism or Nazism.
- non-fiscal — of or relating to the public treasury or revenues: fiscal policies.
- nonfashion — Not directly related to fashion, or the fashion industry.
- oafishness — The state of being oafish.
- of fashion — of high social standing
- off-island — located or tending away from the shore of an island: an off-island current.
- officiates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of officiate.
- oriflammes — Plural form of oriflamme.
- parrotfish — any of various chiefly tropical marine fishes, especially of the family Scaridae: so called because of their brilliant coloring and the shape of their jaws.
- passiflora — a plant of the genus Passiflora
- poriferans — an animal phylum comprising the sponges.
- profascist — a person who believes in or sympathizes with fascism.
- rainforest — a tropical forest, usually of tall, densely growing, broad-leaved evergreen trees in an area of high annual rainfall.
- sainte foy — a SW suburb of Quebec, on the St Lawrence River. Pop: 72 547 (2001)
- saliferous — containing or producing salt: saliferous strata.
- samariform — having the form of a samara.
- sanforized — (of a fabric) preshrunk using a patented process
- sang-froid — coolness of mind; calmness; composure: They committed the robbery with complete sang-froid.
- saponifier — to convert (a fat) into soap by treating with an alkali.
- semiformal — partly formal; containing some formal elements: a semiformal occasion; semiformal attire.
- solifidian — a person who maintains that faith alone, without the performance of good works, is all that is necessary for salvation.
- squamiform — shaped like a scale.
- stainproof — resistant to stains
- stratiform — Geology. occurring as a bed or beds; arranged in strata.
- sufflation — to inflate.
- trifarious — facing in three different directions
- varifocals — a pair of spectacles with varifocal lenses