10-letter words containing s, o, c, i, p
- microscope — an optical instrument having a magnifying lens or a combination of lenses for inspecting objects too small to be seen or too small to be seen distinctly and in detail by the unaided eye.
- microscopy — the use of the microscope.
- microsleep — a moment of sleep followed by disorientation, experienced especially by persons suffering from narcolepsy or sleep deprivation.
- microspore — the smaller of the two kinds of spores characteristically produced by seed plants and some fern allies, developing into a male gametophyte. Compare megaspore,
- miscaption — to provide with an incorrect caption
- miscompute — To compute erroneously.
- misocapnic — having a dislike or hate of tobacco smoke
- monophasic — having one phase.
- morphemics — the study of the classification, description, and functions of morphemes; morphology.
- mosaic map — a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.
- mousepiece — a cut of meat near the shoulder of a sheep or cow that is rich in muscle tissue
- muciparous — muciferous.
- myrioscope — a form of kaleidoscope
- mysophobic — a dread of dirt or filth.
- nanoscopic — Having a scale expressed in nanometers.
- necropolis — a cemetery, especially one of large size and usually of an ancient city.
- necropsied — the examination of a body after death; autopsy.
- necropsies — Plural form of necropsy.
- neoplastic — the theory and practice of the de Stijl school, chiefly characterized by an emphasis on the formal structure of a work of art, and restriction of spatial or linear relations to vertical and horizontal movements as well as restriction of the artist's palette to black, white, and the primary colors.
- neotropics — Tropical America: the tropical areas of North, Central and South America; the tropics of the New World.
- nepotistic — patronage bestowed or favoritism shown on the basis of family relationship, as in business and politics: She was accused of nepotism when she made her nephew an officer of the firm.
- nightscope — An optical instrument that provides night vision.
- nonplastic — Often, plastics. any of a group of synthetic or natural organic materials that may be shaped when soft and then hardened, including many types of resins, resinoids, polymers, cellulose derivatives, casein materials, and proteins: used in place of other materials, as glass, wood, and metals, in construction and decoration, for making many articles, as coatings, and, drawn into filaments, for weaving. They are often known by trademark names, as Bakelite, Vinylite, or Lucite.
- nonspacing — (US) alternative spelling of non-spacing.
- nonspecial — of a distinct or particular kind or character: a special kind of key.
- nootropics — Plural form of nootropic.
- nosepieces — Plural form of nosepiece.
- noviceship — The state or position of being a novice.
- occipitals — Plural form of occipital.
- octoploids — Plural form of octoploid.
- opalescing — Present participle of opalesce.
- opsomaniac — a person with an extreme enthusiasm for a particular food
- optic axis — (in a crystal exhibiting double refraction) the direction or directions, uniaxial or biaxial, respectively, along which this phenomenon does not occur.
- optic disc — a small oval-shaped area on the retina marking the site of entrance into the eyeball of the optic nerve
- optic disk — blind spot (sense 1)
- optimistic — disposed to take a favorable view of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome.
- orthoptics — a method of exercising the eye and its muscles in order to cure strabismus or improve vision.
- oven chips — chips or fries that can be cooked in the oven
- palimscope — a hand instrument that produces concentrated ultraviolet light for reading palimpsests and other research materials.
- pancosmism — the philosophical doctrine that the material universe is all that exists
- parodistic — parodic.
- paroecious — (of certain mosses) having the male and female reproductive organs beside or near each other.
- paroxysmic — any sudden, violent outburst; a fit of violent action or emotion: paroxysms of rage.
- parsonical — a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- 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.
- pecos bill — a legendary cowboy of the American frontier who performed such fabulous feats as digging the Rio Grande.
- pectoralis — either of two muscles on each side of the upper and anterior part of the thorax, the action of the larger (pectoralis major) assisting in drawing the shoulder forward and rotating the arm inward, and the action of the smaller (pectoralis minor) assisting in drawing the shoulder downward and forward.
- pedagogics — the science or art of teaching or education; pedagogy.
- pediculous — the state of being infested with lice.
- percussion — the striking of one body against another with some sharpness; impact; blow.