10-letter words containing o, s, t, i, a
- axiomatics — the study of axioms
- balloonist — A balloonist is a person who flies a hot-air balloon.
- ballpoints — Plural form of ballpoint.
- bandicoots — Plural form of bandicoot.
- baroswitch — a switch actuated by barometric pressure.
- bassoonist — A bassoonist is someone who plays the bassoon.
- batholiths — Plural form of batholith.
- batologist — someone who practises batology
- battailous — ready for battle; pugnacious
- battalions — Plural form of battalion.
- bioclastic — (of deposits, esp limestones) derived from shell fragments or similar organic remains
- bioplastic — plastic suitable for use as a biomaterial.
- biostatics — the branch of biology that deals with the structure of organisms in relation to their function
- bipetalous — having two petals
- birostrate — having two beaks or beak-like projections
- blastodisc — the blastula that forms as a flattened sphere on top of the yolk in the yolk-laden eggs of birds and reptiles.
- blastodisk — germinal disk
- bloodstain — A bloodstain is a mark on a surface caused by blood.
- bollandist — any of the editors of the Acta Sanctorum.
- bostonians — of, relating to, or typical of Boston, Mass., or its residents: a Bostonian childhood; Bostonian reserve.
- bovaristic — an exaggerated, especially glamorized, estimate of oneself; conceit.
- brainstorm — If you have a brainstorm, you suddenly become unable to think clearly.
- cabriolets — Plural form of cabriolet.
- cacomistle — a catlike omnivorous mammal, Bassariscus astutus, of S North America, related to but smaller than the raccoons: family Procyonidae, order Carnivora (carnivores). It has yellowish-grey fur and a long bushy tail banded in black and white
- caespitose — growing in dense tufts
- cagliostro — Count Alessandro di (alesˈsandro di), original name Giuseppe Balsamo. 1743–95, Italian adventurer and magician, who was imprisoned for life by the Inquisition for his association with freemasonry
- calamitous — If you describe an event or situation as calamitous, you mean it is very unfortunate or serious.
- calotypist — a person who produces photographs using the calotype process
- camorrista — a member of a camorra
- canonistic — relating to or belonging to a canonist
- cap pistol — a toy gun using caps to imitate the sound of a real pistol.
- capacitors — Plural form of capacitor.
- capacitous — Having the legal capacity to do something.
- captiously — In a captious manner.
- carnations — Plural form of carnation.
- cartoonish — like a cartoon, esp in being one-dimensional, brightly coloured, or exaggerated
- cartoonist — A cartoonist is a person whose job is to draw cartoons for newspapers and magazines.
- cash ratio — the ratio of cash on hand to total deposits that by law or custom commercial banks must maintain
- cashpoints — Plural form of cashpoint.
- cassations — Plural form of cassation.
- castigator — to criticize or reprimand severely.
- castor oil — Castor oil is a thick yellow oil that is obtained from the seeds of the castor oil plant. It has a very unpleasant taste and in former times was used as a medicine.
- castration — to remove the testes of; emasculate; geld.
- catabiosis — (medicine) The physiological process by which cells physically degrade due to age.
- catabolise — to cause (a nutrient or other substance) to undergo catabolism.
- catabolism — a metabolic process in which complex molecules are broken down into simple ones with the release of energy; destructive metabolism
- catalogist — a list or record, as of items for sale or courses at a university, systematically arranged and often including descriptive material: a stamp catalog.
- categories — any general or comprehensive division; a class.
- categorise — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- categorist — a person who categorizes or inserts items in a list