9-letter words containing o, s, t, i, a
- autecious — autoecious
- authorise — to give authority or official power to; empower: to authorize an employee to sign purchase orders.
- authorish — like or similar to an author
- authorism — the state or condition of being author
- autoecism — the development of the entire life cycle of a parasitic fungus on a single host or group of hosts.
- autogiros — Plural form of autogiro.
- autoicous — (of plants, esp mosses) having male and female reproductive organs on the same plant
- autolysin — any agent that produces autolysis
- autolysis — the destruction of cells and tissues of an organism by enzymes produced by the cells themselves
- autopista — a Spanish motorway
- autopsied — inspection and dissection of a body after death, as for determination of the cause of death; postmortem examination.
- autopsies — Plural form of autopsy.
- autopsist — a surgeon who specializes in conducting autopsies
- bar joist — a welded steel joist having an open web consisting of a single bent bar running in a zigzag pattern between horizontal upper and lower chords.
- baritones — Plural form of baritone.
- barotitis — inflammation of the ear caused by a change in air pressure
- bastinado — punishment or torture in which the soles of the feet are beaten with a stick
- bastioned — Furnished with a bastion; having bastions.
- betsiboka — a river in central Madagascar, flowing NW to the Mozambique Channel. About 200 miles (320 km) long.
- bialystok — a city in E Poland.
- białystok — a city in E Poland: belonged to Prussia (1795–1807) and to Russia (1807–1919). Pop: 315 000 (2005 est)
- bicoastal — Someone or something that is bicoastal lives or occurs on both the east coast and the west coast of the U.S.
- biosafety — the precautions taken to control the cultivation and distribution of genetically modified crops and products
- biostable — resistant to the effects of microorganisms
- biostatic — the branch of biology dealing with the structure of organisms in relation to their functions (opposed to biodynamics).
- bissonata — a coarse woolen cloth constructed in plain weave and dyed black or brown, used in the manufacture of clerical vestments.
- boa vista — a town in N Brazil, capital of the state of Roraima, on the Rio Branco. Pop: 275 000 (2005 est)
- boatswain — a petty officer on a merchant ship or a warrant officer on a warship who is responsible for the maintenance of the ship and its equipment
- bombastic — If you describe someone as bombastic, you are criticizing them for trying to impress other people by saying things that sound impressive but have little meaning.
- bostonian — a person from Boston
- c rations — tinned food formerly issued in packs to US soldiers
- cacoepist — One who engages in cacoepy, especially frequently.
- callosity — hardheartedness
- canoeists — Plural form of canoeist.
- cantonise — divide into cantons
- cariosity — (medicine) caries.
- carnosity — an abnormal fleshy protrusion growing on any part of the body
- caseation — the formation of cheese from casein during the coagulation of milk
- cashpoint — A cashpoint is the same as a cash dispenser.
- cassation — (esp in France) annulment, as of a judicial decision by a higher court
- cast iron — Cast iron is iron which contains a small amount of carbon. It is hard and cannot be bent so it has to be made into objects by casting.
- cast-iron — made of cast iron.
- castroism — the philosophy and policies of Fidel Castro and his followers
- castroist — of or relating to the philosophy and policies of Fidel Castro and his followers
- catholics — Plural form of Catholic.
- causation — The causation of something, usually something bad, is the factors that have caused it.
- certosina — a technique of inlaying light-colored material, as bone, ivory, metal, or pale wood, in elaborate designs on a dark ground.
- cessation — The cessation of something is the stopping of it.
- chamosite — a mineral of the chlorite group, hydrous aluminum silicate of iron, occurring in gray or black crystals in oolitic iron ore.
- choralist — a person who sings in a chorus or ensemble