10-letter words containing s, c, h, o, p, e
- mesophilic — (of bacteria) growing best at moderate temperatures, between 25°C and 40°C.
- mesophytic — Relating to a mesophyte.
- mesoscaphe — a mid-20th century vessel lowered into the sea to a moderate depth for the purpose of underwater exploration
- morphemics — the study of the classification, description, and functions of morphemes; morphology.
- nephoscope — an instrument for determining the speed and direction of cloud motion.
- nightscope — An optical instrument that provides night vision.
- noviceship — The state or position of being a novice.
- octopusher — a person who plays octopush
- orthoscope — (formerly) an instrument for examining the internal structures of the eye through a layer of water that neutralizes the refraction of the cornea.
- oven chips — chips or fries that can be cooked in the oven
- pack-horse — a horse used for carrying goods, freight, supplies, etc.
- peacockish — the male of the peafowl distinguished by its long, erectile, greenish, iridescent tail coverts that are brilliantly marked with ocellated spots and that can be spread in a fan.
- phenocryst — any of the conspicuous crystals in a porphyritic rock.
- phonoscope — an instrument for making visible the motions or properties of a sounding body.
- photocells — a solid-state device that converts light into electrical energy by producing a voltage, as in a photovoltaic cell, or uses light to regulate the flow of current, as in a photoconductive cell: used in automatic control systems for doors, lighting, etc.
- pick holes — If you pick holes in an argument or theory, you find weak points in it so that it is no longer valid.
- pitchstone — a glassy volcanic rock having a resinous luster and resembling hardened pitch.
- poachiness — the state of being poachy
- polychrest — a thing which has adapted to multiple uses
- pot cheese — cottage cheese.
- pre-school — Pre-school is used to describe things relating to the care and education of children before they reach the age when they have to go to school.
- prosthetic — of or relating to an artificial body part or prosthesis: He was fitted for a prosthetic arm.
- rhinoscope — a special instrument used to examine the nasal passages
- sarcophile — a flesh-eating animal, especially the Tasmanian devil.
- scunthorpe — a town in E England, in North Lincolnshire unitary authority, Lincolnshire: developed rapidly after the discovery of local iron ore in the late 19th century; iron and steel industries have declined. Pop: 72 660 (2001)
- semaphoric — an apparatus for conveying information by means of visual signals, as a light whose position may be changed.
- show-place — an estate, mansion, or the like, usually open to the public, renowned for its beauty, excellent design and workmanship, historical interest, etc.
- shower cap — a plastic cap worn in the shower to keep the hair dry
- slop chest — a supply of clothing, boots, tobacco, and other personal goods for sale to the crew of a ship during a voyage.
- sophoclean — 495?–406? b.c, Greek dramatist.
- space shoe — a custom shoe molded to the contours of the wearer's foot
- space shot — the launch of a spacecraft and its subsequent flight in space
- spherocyte — an abnormal blood cell
- spirochete — any of various spiral-shaped motile bacteria of the family Spirochaetaceae, certain species, as Treponema, Leptospira, and Borrelia, being pathogenic to humans and other animals, and other species being free-living, saprophytic, or parasitic.
- spot check — impromptu inspection
- spot-check — to examine or investigate by means of a spot check.
- supermacho — extremely macho
- teichopsia — a temporary visual impairment associated with migraine
- tophaceous — a calcareous concretion formed in the soft tissue about a joint, in the pinna of the ear, etc., especially in gout; a gouty deposit.
- typhaceous — belonging to the family of flowering plants Typhaceae