10-letter words containing o, u, s
- allosaurus — any of a genus (Allosaurus) of huge, carnivorous saurischian dinosaurs of the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods
- almshouses — Plural form of almshouse.
- alutaceous — Zoology. covered with minute cracks or wrinkles and having a pale, leathery-brown color.
- amatorious — amatorial
- ambilevous — (rare) Having equally bad ability in both hands; clumsy; butterfingered.
- aminosugar — a monosaccharide with an amino or substituted amino group in place of a nonglycosidic hydroxyl group.
- amphibious — In an amphibious military operation, army and navy forces attack a place from the sea.
- amphinomus — Penelope's favorite suitor.
- amylaceous — of or resembling starch
- anacoustic — unable to support the propagation of sound; soundless
- anadromous — (of fishes such as the salmon) migrating up rivers from the sea in order to breed
- anarthrous — having no joints or articulated limbs
- anatropous — (of a plant ovule) inverted during development by a bending of the stalk (funicle) attaching it to the carpel wall
- ancipitous — Alternative form of ancipital.
- andropause — the period, usually occurring between the ages of 45 and 55, during which a man's testosterone levels may fall, leading to a reduction in vigour and sexual drive
- ankylosaur — any of various quadrupedal herbivorous ornithischian dinosaurs constituting the suborder Ankylosauria, which were most abundant in upper Cretaceous times and had a very heavily armoured tanklike body
- annotinous — one year old.
- announcers — Plural form of announcer.
- anoestrous — anestrous.
- anonaceous — relating to the plant family Anonaceae and its members
- anonymouse — (informal) a person who posts to an online forum, or otherwise distributes information anonymously.
- anovulants — Plural form of anovulant.
- antilochus — a son of Nestor and a trusted friend of Achilles.
- antilogous — having the opposite name or character
- antimonous — of or containing antimony in the trivalent state
- antonymous — of, or having the nature of, an antonym; opposite in meaning
- apatosaurs — Plural form of apatosaur.
- apocarpous — (of the ovaries of flowering plants such as the buttercup) consisting of separate carpels
- apolaustic — concerned with or dedicated to enjoyment
- aposporous — characterized by apospory
- apotropous — (of a plant ovule) anatrophous with a ventral raphe
- aquafortis — concentrated nitric acid, used for etching
- aquaponics — a farming system that circulates wastewater from animal aquaculture to hydroponically cultivated plants, whereby the plants draw nutrients from the waste and filter the water, allowing for its recycled use by the aquatic animals.
- aquaporins — Plural form of aquaporin.
- aquiferous — conveying, containing or yielding water
- arboresque — a tree.
- arboretums — Plural form of arboretum.
- archemorus — Opheltes.
- archosaurs — Plural form of archosaur.
- arcosolium — (in Roman catacombs) an arched recess for a sarcophagus.
- areligious — unconcerned with or indifferent to religious matters.
- arenaceous — (of sedimentary rocks and deposits) composed of sand or sandstone
- argenteous — silvery.
- ariovistus — flourished c71–58 b.c, Germanic leader of the Suevi.
- armigerous — of, having, or entitled to have a coat of arms
- armourless — having no armour
- arse about — to play the fool; act stupidly, esp in an irritating manner
- artocarpus — a genus of the mulberry family, originating in Asia, species of which include the jackfruit and the breadfruit
- ascigerous — of or relating to asci.
- ascococcus — (biology) A form of micrococcus, found in putrid meat infusions, occurring in peculiar masses, each of which is enclosed in a hyaline capsule and contains a large number of spherical micrococci.