10-letter words containing o, r, g
- ergophobia — An irrational fear of work.
- ergosterol — (steroid hormone, mycology) The steroid precursor of vitamin D2. It is found in cell membranes of fungi, and is their functional equivalent of cholesterol. It is also found in the membranes of some protists.
- ergotamine — A compound present in some kinds of ergot. An alkaloid, it causes constriction of blood vessels and is used in the treatment of migraine.
- erotogenic — originating from or causing sexual stimulation; erogenous
- estrogenic — (steroid) Of, relating to, or acting like estrogen.
- exorcising — Present participle of exorcise.
- exorcizing — Present participle of exorcize.
- expurgator — One who expurgates.
- fairground — Often, fairgrounds. a place where fairs, horse races, etc., are held; in the U.S. usually an area set aside by a city, county, or state for an annual fair and often containing exhibition buildings.
- farborough — an under constable of a township
- farmington — a city in NW New Mexico.
- fearmonger — a person who creates or spreads alarming news.
- fearnought — a stout woolen cloth for overcoats.
- fellmonger — a preparer of skins or hides of animals, especially sheepskins, prior to leather making.
- ferrograms — plural of Ferrogram
- ferruginol — (organic compound) A diterpene of the abietane chemical class that has been isolated from the needles of the redwood Sequoia sempervirens.
- fibrinogen — a globulin occurring in blood and yielding fibrin in blood coagulation.
- figuration — the act of shaping into a particular figure.
- figure out — a numerical symbol, especially an Arabic numeral.
- figurework — work with figures or numbers
- fingerbone — A bone in the finger.
- fingerbowl — a small bowl filled with water for rinsing the fingers at the table after a meal
- fingerhold — something onto which the fingers can hold
- fingerhole — a hole through which a finger can be inserted
- fingerpost — A post at a road junction from which signs project in the direction of the place or route indicated.
- fingerroot — A plant related to ginger, Boesenbergia rotunda, with finger-like roots used as a spice.
- fingerwork — Alternative spelling of finger work.
- fishmonger — a dealer in fish, especially for eating.
- flagperson — A gender-neutral term for someone who uses a flag, especially as a form of signalling.
- flapdragon — an old game in which the players snatch raisins, plums, etc., out of burning brandy, and eat them.
- flavorings — Plural form of flavoring.
- flavouring — taste, especially the distinctive taste of something as it is experienced in the mouth.
- florigenic — of or relating to the plant hormone florigen
- florilegia — Plural form of florilegium.
- flower bug — any of several bugs of the family Anthocoridae that live on flowers and are predaceous on aphids and other small insects.
- flugelhorn — a brass wind instrument with three valves, usually pitched in B flat and used especially in military bands.
- fog forest — the thick forest growth at fairly high elevations on tropical mountains, where there is a prevalence of clouds, high humidity, and mild temperature.
- folksinger — A person who sings folk songs.
- food grain — any cereal grain produced for human consumption.
- food group — any of the categories into which different foods may be placed according to the type of nourishment they supply, such as carbohydrates or proteins
- foodgrains — Plural form of foodgrain.
- footbridge — a bridge intended for pedestrians only.
- footguards — foot soldiers with ceremonial duties
- for a song — a short metrical composition intended or adapted for singing, especially one in rhymed stanzas; a lyric; a ballad.
- forage cap — (formerly) a small, low, undress cap.
- forbearing — to refrain or abstain from; desist from.
- forbidding — grim; unfriendly; hostile; sinister: his forbidding countenance.
- forclosing — Present participle of forclose.
- fore-stage — the part of a stage in front of the curtain
- forearming — Present participle of forearm.