10-letter words containing s, o
- astounding — If something is astounding, you are shocked or amazed that it could exist or happen.
- astriction — to bind fast; constrain.
- astrionics — the science dealing with the application of electronics to astronautics.
- astrobleme — a mark on the earth's surface, usually circular, formed by a large ancient meteorite impact
- astrocytes — Plural form of astrocyte.
- astrocytic — relating to astrocytes or star-shaped neuroglial cells
- astrodomes — Plural form of astrodome.
- astrogator — Astronavigator.
- astrograph — a navigational device for projecting altitude curves of the stars and planets onto charts or plotting sheets.
- astrolabes — Plural form of astrolabe.
- astrolatry — a reverence for, devotion to, or deification of celestial objects
- astrologer — An astrologer is a person who uses astrology to try to tell you things about your character and your future.
- astromancy — divination by means of the stars.
- astrometry — the branch of astronomy concerned with the measurement of the position and motion of celestial bodies
- astronauts — Plural form of astronaut.
- astronomer — An astronomer is a scientist who studies the stars, planets, and other natural objects in space.
- astronomic — of, relating to, or connected with astronomy.
- 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
- asynchrony — a lack of synchronism or coincidence in time.
- asystolism — the indications or symptoms which are representative of asystole
- atascadero — a town in SW California.
- ateleiosis — the condition of having restricted or impaired growth
- atmologist — a person who studies or is expert in atmology or the study of aqueous vapour
- atmosphere — A planet's atmosphere is the layer of air or other gases around it.
- atrocities — acts of extreme cruelty, esp against prisoners or civilians in wartime
- atrocity's — the quality or state of being atrocious.
- attentions — acts of consideration, courtesy, or gallantry indicating affection or love
- 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.
- attractors — Plural form of attractor.
- audio disc — an act of recording.
- audiobooks — Plural form of audiobook.
- audiograms — Plural form of audiogram.
- audiotapes — Plural form of audiotape.
- auriferous — (of rock) containing gold; gold-bearing
- auriscopes — Plural form of auriscope.
- ausforming — a treatment to strengthen hard steels, prior to quenching, in which the specimen is plastically deformed while it is in the austenite temperature range
- auspicious — Something that is auspicious indicates that success is likely.
- australoid — denoting, relating to, or belonging to a supposed racial group that includes the native Australians and certain other peoples of southern Asia and the Pacific islands.
- australorp — a heavy black breed of domestic fowl
- authorised — Alternative spelling of authorized.
- authorises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of authorise.
- authorizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of authorize.
- authorless — having no author; anonymous
- authorship — The authorship of a piece of writing is the identity of the person who wrote it.
- autoclaves — Plural form of autoclave.
- autodigest — To carry out autodigestion.
- autoecious — (of parasites, esp the rust fungi) completing the entire life cycle on a single species of host
- autogamous — Botany. pollination of the ovules of a flower by its own pollen; self-fertilization (opposed to allogamy).