11-letter words containing o, p, s, i
- autopoiesis — Self creation; self organization.
- avoirdupois — a system of weights used in many English-speaking countries. It is based on the pound, which contains 16 ounces or 7000 grains. 100 pounds (US) or 112 pounds (Brit) is equal to 1 hundredweight and 20 hundredweights equals 1 ton
- axanthopsia — a defect of vision in which the retina fails to respond to yellow.
- azoospermia — absence of spermatozoa in the semen
- base period — a neutral period used as a standard for comparison in constructing an index to express a variable factor: 100 is usually taken as the index number for the variable in the base period
- basidiocarp — the fruiting body of basidiomycetous fungi; the mushroom of agarics
- basis point — In finance, a basis point is one hundredth of a per cent (.01%).
- bay of pigs — a bay on the SW coast of Cuba: scene of an unsuccessful invasion of Cuba by US-backed troops (April 17, 1961)
- behind post — one of the smaller outer posts inside which the ball must be kicked to score a behind
- bicephalous — having two heads
- biomorphism — a painted, drawn, or sculptured free form or design suggestive in shape of a living organism, especially an ameba or protozoan: The paintings of Joan Miró are often notable for their playful, bright-colored biomorphs.
- biophysical — the branch of biology that applies the methods of physics to the study of biological structures and processes.
- boatmanship — boatsmanship.
- bonapartism — a political system resembling the rules of the Bonapartes, esp Napoleon I and Napoleon III: centralized government by a military dictator, who enjoys popular support given expression in plebiscites
- bonapartist — an adherent of the Bonapartes or their policies.
- bondmanship — the state of being a bondman; serfdom
- bone spavin — a disease of the hock joint of horses in which enlargement occurs because of collected fluids (bog spavin) bony growth (bone spavin) or distention of the veins (blood spavin)
- bonus point — an additional point in a game, a sporting competition, or any similar scheme in which points can be awarded
- bony spavin — enlargement of the hock of a horse by a bony growth, usually caused by inflammation or injury, and often resulting in lameness
- boot polish — a resistant polish specially formulated to protect boots of various kinds
- bossnapping — kidnapping a company executive as part of industrial action
- bridal shop — a shop that specializes in selling bridal wear
- british lop — a breed of large white pig with large drooping ears, originating from Wales, Cumberland, and Ulster
- c-odescript — (language) A Liana interpreter, embeddable in C and C++ programs.
- cacoepistic — Of or relating to mispronounced words.
- cacophonies — Plural form of cacophony.
- callipygous — having well-shaped buttocks.
- calypsonian — a performer or writer of calypsos
- canophilist — a person who loves dogs
- capaciously — In a capacious manner.
- caparisoned — (of a horse) Having a richly ornamented harness.
- capitations — Plural form of capitation.
- cappuccinos — Plural form of cappuccino.
- capricciosa — A pizza garnished with mushrooms, artichokes, ham and olives.
- capriccioso — to be played in a free and lively style
- capricornus — a faint zodiacal constellation in the S hemisphere, lying between Sagittarius and Aquarius
- capsulation — enclosed in or formed into a capsule.
- captionless — (of a cartoon) having no caption
- cardiospasm — failure of the muscle fibers at the lower end of the esophagus to relax, resulting in swallowing difficulty and regurgitation.
- carnaptious — ill-tempered or cantankerous
- caryopteris — any of various shrubs with small blue or white flowers of the genus Caryopteris, all found in S and E Asia
- cataphonics — catacoustics
- cenospecies — a species related to another by the ability to interbreed
- centipoises — Plural form of centipoise.
- ceratopsian — resembling or belonging to the Ceratopsia, a suborder of herbivorous dinosaurs characterized by their parrot-like beaks, horns, and neck frills
- ceroplastic — relating to wax modelling
- chairperson — The chairperson of a meeting, committee, or organization is the person in charge of it.
- champignons — Plural form of champignon.
- championess — a female champion
- chaperonins — Plural form of chaperonin.