10-letter words containing o, s
- agonistics — The range of activities associated with aggressive encounters between members of the same species, including threat, attack, appeasement, or retreat.
- agrologist — a person who specializes in agrology
- agronomics — the branch of economics dealing with the distribution, management, and productivity of land
- agronomist — An agronomist is someone who studies the growing and harvesting of crops.
- ahorseback — on horseback
- air pistol — An air pistol is a small gun which is fired by means of air pressure.
- air shower — a shower of secondary cosmic radiation, caused by the interaction of cosmic radiation or gamma radiation with the atmosphere.
- air-to-sea — operating between an aircraft in flight and a target on the sea
- alabastron — a jar characteristically having an elongated shape, narrow neck, flat-rimmed mouth, and rounded base requiring a stand or support, chiefly used for fragrant ointments.
- alacritous — cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness: We accepted the invitation with alacrity.
- alaska cod — a cod, Gadus macrocephalus.
- albondigas — Small meatballs, prepared in the Mexican, Spanish, or South American way.
- albuminose — Alternative form of albuminous.
- albuminous — of or containing albumin
- alcoholics — Plural form of alcoholic.
- alcoholise — Alternative spelling of alcoholize.
- alcoholism — People who suffer from alcoholism cannot stop drinking large quantities of alcohol.
- alcoranist — a person who believes in an absolutely literal interpretation of the Koran.
- aldohexose — any aldose containing six carbon atoms, such as glucose or mannose
- aldotriose — (carbohydrate) Any aldose having three carbon atoms; in reality, just glyceraldehyde.
- alessandro — Victor Nicholas, 1915–76, U.S. orchestra conductor.
- alexandros — Alexander (def 2).
- alfonso vi — died 1109, king of Léon (1065–1109) and of Castile (1072–1109). He appointed his vassal, the Spanish hero El Cid, ruler of Valencia
- algol 68rs — (language) An extension of ALGOL 68 supporting function closures by the Royal Signals Radar Establishment, Malvern UK. It has been ported to Multics and VAX/VMS.
- algologist — the branch of botany dealing with algae.
- algorithms — Plural form of algorithm.
- alienators — Plural form of alienator.
- all-comers — You use all-comers to refer to everyone who wants to take part in an activity, especially a competition.
- all-elbows — (jargon) Said of a TSR (terminate-and-stay-resident) mess-dos program, such as the N pop-up calendar and calculator utilities that circulate on BBS systems: unsociable. Used to describe a program that rudely steals the resources that it needs without considering that other TSRs may also be resident. One particularly common form of rudeness is lock-up due to programs fighting over the keyboard interrupt.
- allegories — Plural form of allegory.
- allegorist — a person who writes allegories
- allhallows — All Saints' Day
- alliaceous — of or relating to Allium, a genus of plants that have a strong onion or garlic smell and often have bulbs: family Alliaceae. The genus occurs in the N hemisphere and includes onion, garlic, leek, chive, and shallot
- alligators — either of two broad-snouted crocodilians of the genus Alligator, of the southeastern U.S. and eastern China.
- allogamous — cross-fertilization in plants (opposed to autogamy).
- allografts — Plural form of allograft.
- allographs — Plural form of allograph.
- allomerism — similarity of crystalline structure in substances of different chemical composition
- allomorphs — Plural form of allomorph.
- allophones — Plural form of allophone.
- alloplasty — implantation of a synthetic material to replace a diseased or damaged body tissue or organ.
- allosaurus — any of a genus (Allosaurus) of huge, carnivorous saurischian dinosaurs of the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods
- allostasis — The process by which the body responds to stressors in order to regain homeostasis.
- allostatic — Relating to allostasis.
- allosteric — of, relating to, or designating a function of an enzyme in which the structure and activity of the enzyme are modified by the binding of a metabolic molecule
- allotheism — the worship of gods foreign to one's own land or culture
- allotments — Plural form of allotment.
- allotropes — Plural form of allotrope.
- allowables — that may be allowed; legitimate; permissible: an allowable tax deduction.
- allowances — Plural form of allowance.