10-letter words containing s, o, c, i, p
- gyroscopic — an apparatus consisting of a rotating wheel so mounted that its axis can turn freely in certain or all directions, and capable of maintaining the same absolute direction in space in spite of movements of the mountings and surrounding parts: used to maintain equilibrium, determine direction, etc.
- hagioscope — squint (def 13).
- harpsicord — Dated form of harpsichord.
- hectorship — the quality or character of a hector
- helioscope — a telescope for viewing the sun, adapted to protect the eye of the viewer from the sun's glare.
- hopsacking — bagging made chiefly of hemp and jute.
- hyperosmic — Of, pertaining to, or affected by hyperosmia.
- hypersonic — noting or pertaining to speed that is at least five times that of sound in the same medium.
- hypocorism — a pet name.
- hypocrisie — Obsolete form of hypocrisy.
- hypocrites — Plural form of hypocrite.
- hypostatic — of or relating to a hypostasis; fundamental.
- iconoscope — a television camera tube in which a beam of high-velocity electrons scans a photoemissive mosaic.
- impactions — Plural form of impaction.
- inceptions — Plural form of inception.
- inceptisol — a soil so young that horizons have just begun to form: especially prevalent in tundra areas.
- incomposed — (obsolete) disordered; disturbed.
- inspection — the act of inspecting or viewing, especially carefully or critically: an inspection of all luggage on the plane.
- inspectors — Plural form of inspector.
- introspect — to practice introspection; consider one's own internal state or feelings.
- ipso facto — by the fact itself; by the very nature of the deed: to be condemned ipso facto.
- isentropic — having a constant entropy.
- iso pascal — A Lex scanner and Yacc parser are in the comp.sources.unix volume 13 archive.
- isocephaly — (of a composition) having the heads of all figures on approximately the same level.
- isographic — (in the study of the geographical distribution of a dialect) a line drawn on a map to indicate areas having common linguistic characteristics.
- isomorphic — Biology. different in ancestry, but having the same form or appearance.
- isopachous — having the same thickness.
- isopiestic — of or noting equal pressure; isobaric.
- isoplethic — Relating to isopleths.
- isopycnals — Plural form of isopycnal.
- jockeyship — the art or skill of a jockey
- kiloparsec — a unit of distance, equal to 1000 parsecs. Abbreviation: kpc.
- kilopascal — one thousand pascals
- kinescopes — Plural form of kinescope.
- lectorship — a lecturer in a college or university.
- leptosomic — a person of asthenic build.
- lipofuscin — any of several brown pigments similar to melanin that accumulate in animal cells with age and are products of oxidation of lipids and lipoproteins.
- logopedics — the study and treatment of speech defects.
- macroprism — a prism belonging to an orthorhombic crystal found between the macropinacoid and the unit prism
- meconopsis — Any of several poppy-like plants, of the genus Meconopsis, most of which are found in the Himalayas.
- megascopic — Visible to the naked eye.
- mesophilic — (of bacteria) growing best at moderate temperatures, between 25°C and 40°C.
- mesophytic — Relating to a mesophyte.
- microchips — Plural form of microchip.
- micropenis — (medical) An unusually small penis.
- micropolis — a small city
- micropores — a tiny opening, as in specialized biological filters or in the shells of some animals.
- microprism — a small prism incorporated in the focusing screen of many single-lens reflex cameras. The prism stops shimmering when the subject is in focus
- micropumps — Plural form of micropump.
- micropyles — Plural form of micropyle.