10-letter words containing s, a, m, o
- opsomaniac — a person with an extreme enthusiasm for a particular food
- order arms — (in the manual of arms in close-order drill) a position in which the rifle is held at the right side, with its butt on the ground.
- organicism — Philosophy. the view that some systems resemble organisms in having parts that function in relation to the whole to which they belong. Compare holism (def 1).
- organismal — a form of life composed of mutually interdependent parts that maintain various vital processes.
- organismic — a form of life composed of mutually interdependent parts that maintain various vital processes.
- oriflammes — Plural form of oriflamme.
- osmic acid — a crystalline or amorphous, colorless, poisonous compound, OsO 4 , soluble in water, alcohol, and ether: used for microscopic staining, in photography, and as a catalyst in organic synthesis.
- osmolality — The concentration of a solution expressed as the total number of solute particles per kilogram.
- osmolarity — The concentration of a solution expressed as the total number of solute particles per liter.
- osteomancy — A kind of divination by means of bones.
- outmatches — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outmatch.
- outmeasure — to measure out
- outsmarted — to get the better of (someone); outwit.
- overmaster — to gain mastery over; conquer; overpower: The sudden impulse had quite overmastered me.
- palimscope — a hand instrument that produces concentrated ultraviolet light for reading palimpsests and other research materials.
- palmaceous — belonging to the plant family Palmae.
- palmerston — Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount, 1784–1865, British statesman: prime minister 1855–58, 1859–65.
- pancosmism — the philosophical doctrine that the material universe is all that exists
- pansophism — a claim or pretension to pansophy.
- paralogism — argument violating principles of valid reasoning.
- parasomnia — any of several sleep disorders characterized by abnormal or unusual behaviour of the nervous system during any of the stages of sleep
- paronymous — containing the same root or stem, as the words wise and wisdom.
- paroxysmal — any sudden, violent outburst; a fit of violent action or emotion: paroxysms of rage.
- paroxysmic — any sudden, violent outburst; a fit of violent action or emotion: paroxysms of rage.
- passamezzo — an Italian dance of the 16th and 17th centuries, similar to the pavane
- paste mold — a mold lined with a moist carbonized paste, for shaping glass as it is blown.
- patriotism — devoted love, support, and defense of one's country; national loyalty.
- pedagogism — the principles, manner, method, or characteristics of pedagogues.
- pentastome — any wormlike invertebrate of the phylum Pentastomida (or subphylum of Arthropoda), having two pairs of hooks at the sides of the mouth: all are parasitic, some in the respiratory tracts of mammals.
- permafrost — (in arctic or subarctic regions) perennially frozen subsoil.
- phantomish — resembling or reminiscent of a phantom
- phytoplasm — protoplasm of a plant or plants.
- pianissimo — very soft.
- pismo clam — a large edible clam, Tivela stultorum, of sandy shores of California and Mexico.
- plaguesome — vexatious or troublesome.
- plasmodial — Biology. an ameboid, multinucleate mass or sheet of cytoplasm characteristic of some stages of organisms, as of myxomycetes or slime molds.
- plasmodium — Biology. an ameboid, multinucleate mass or sheet of cytoplasm characteristic of some stages of organisms, as of myxomycetes or slime molds.
- plasmogamy — the fusion of the protoplasts of cells.
- plasmolyse — to subject (a cell) to plasmolysis or (of a cell) to undergo plasmolysis
- plasmolyze — to subject to or undergo plasmolysis
- plasmosoma — a nucleolus
- plasmosome — a true nucleolus, as distinguished from a karyosome.
- plastogamy — the fusion of multiple cells without the fusion of their nuclei
- polygamist — a person who practices or favors polygamy.
- polygamous — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or practicing polygamy; polygamic.
- polymastia — the condition of having more than the normal number of breasts
- polymastic — a person with a polymastic condition
- polymerase — any of several enzymes that catalyze the formation of a long-chain molecule by linking smaller molecular units, as nucleotides with nucleic acids.
- polysemant — a word with multiple meanings
- pomosexual — of or relating to a person who does not wish his or her sexuality to be put into a conventional category