10-letter words containing p, a, s, o
- arthropods — any invertebrate of the phylum Arthropoda, having a segmented body, jointed limbs, and usually a chitinous shell that undergoes moltings, including the insects, spiders and other arachnids, crustaceans, and myriapods.
- artocarpus — a genus of the mulberry family, originating in Asia, species of which include the jackfruit and the breadfruit
- ascocarpic — relating to an ascocarp
- ascospores — Plural form of ascospore.
- ascosporic — relating to an ascospore
- ascription — the act of ascribing
- asperation — The act of asperating; a making or becoming rough.
- aspersions — disparaging or malicious remarks; slanderous accusations
- aspersoria — Plural form of aspersorium.
- aspiration — Someone's aspirations are their desire to achieve things.
- aspirators — Plural form of aspirator.
- aspiratory — of or suited for breathing or suction
- assumption — If you make an assumption that something is true or will happen, you accept that it is true or will happen, often without any real proof.
- asthenopia — a strained condition of the eyes, often with headache, dizziness, etc.
- astrograph — a navigational device for projecting altitude curves of the stars and planets onto charts or plotting sheets.
- astrophoto — (astronomy, photography) An image of one or more celestial objects made using techniques of astrophotography.
- asymptotes — Plural form of asymptote.
- asymptotic — of or referring to an asymptote
- atmosphere — A planet's atmosphere is the layer of air or other gases around it.
- attoparsec — (unit, humour) About 31 mm (one inch). "atto-" is the standard SI prefix for multiplication by 10^-18. A parsec (parallax-second) is 3.26 light-years; an attoparsec is thus 3.26 * 10^-18 light years. Thus, one attoparsec per microfortnight is about one inch per second. This unit is reported to be in use (though probably not very seriously) among hackers in the UK.
- audiotapes — Plural form of audiotape.
- auriscopes — Plural form of auriscope.
- auspicious — Something that is auspicious indicates that success is likely.
- australorp — a heavy black breed of domestic fowl
- authorship — The authorship of a piece of writing is the identity of the person who wrote it.
- autographs — Plural form of autograph.
- autopilots — Plural form of autopilot.
- autoplasty — surgical repair of defects by grafting or transplanting tissue from the patient's own body
- autopsying — Present participle of autopsy.
- autoscopic — of or relating to an out-of-body experience
- autotrophs — Plural form of autotroph.
- auxospores — Plural form of auxospore.
- auxotrophs — Plural form of auxotroph.
- axoplasmic — of or relating to the axoplasm
- azeotropes — Plural form of azeotrope.
- azygospore — a thick-walled spore produced by parthenogenesis in certain algae and fungi
- ballpoints — Plural form of ballpoint.
- barbershop — Barbershop is a style of singing where a small group of people, usually men, sing in close harmony and without any musical instruments accompanying them.
- bargepoles — Plural form of bargepole.
- barographs — Plural form of barograph.
- baroscopic — Relating to, or determined by, the baroscope.
- barpersons — Plural form of barperson.
- baseperson — (baseball, softball) A fielder (of either gender) positioned near a base.
- basophiles — Biology. a basophilic cell, tissue, organism, or substance.
- basophilia — an abnormal increase of basophil leucocytes in the blood
- basophilic — having an affinity for basic stains.
- bioplastic — plastic suitable for use as a biomaterial.
- bipetalous — having two petals
- black spot — If you describe a place, time, or part of a situation as a black spot, you mean that it is particularly bad or likely to cause problems.
- blastopore — the opening of the archenteron in the gastrula that develops into the anus of some animals