10-letter words containing s, o
- almshouses — Plural form of almshouse.
- aloes wood — eaglewood
- alongshore — close to, by, or along a shore
- alpenhorns — Plural form of alpenhorn.
- alpenstock — an early form of ice axe, consisting of a stout stick with an iron tip and sometimes having a pick and adze at the head, formerly used by mountain climbers
- altiplanos — Plural form of altiplano.
- altisonant — having an impressive sound
- altostrati — Plural form of altostratus.
- alutaceous — Zoology. covered with minute cracks or wrinkles and having a pale, leathery-brown color.
- alveolitis — an inflammation of the alveoli, occurring either in the lungs or in the socket of a tooth
- amatorious — amatorial
- ambassador — An ambassador is an important official who lives in a foreign country and represents his or her own country's interests there.
- ambilevous — (rare) Having equally bad ability in both hands; clumsy; butterfingered.
- ambisonics — the technique of reproducing and transmitting surround sound
- ambystomid — Also called mole salamander. any of various small- to moderate-sized salamanders of the genus Ambystoma, terrestrial or semiaquatic, inhabiting North America from New England to Florida and westward to Texas.
- amebocytes — Plural form of amebocyte, an alternative spelling of amoebocyte.
- ameloblast — a type of cell involved in forming dental enamel
- americanos — Plural form of americano.
- amersfoort — a town in the central Netherlands, in E Utrecht province. Pop: 131 000 (2003 est)
- aminoacids — Plural form of aminoacid.
- aminoplast — amino resin.
- aminosugar — a monosaccharide with an amino or substituted amino group in place of a nonglycosidic hydroxyl group.
- ammocoetes — Plural form of ammocoete.
- ammonifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ammonify.
- amnioscopy — Examination of a foetus and the amniotic fluid in the lowest part of the amniotic sac using an amnioscope introduced through the cervical canal.
- amoebiasis — infection, esp of the intestines, caused by the parasitic amoeba Endamoeba histolytica
- amortising — Present participle of amortise.
- amoscanate — An experimental anthelmintic agent of the arylisothiocyanate class, found to be highly effective in animals against hookworms and the four major species of schistosomes, but possibly hepatotoxic.
- ampelopsis — any woody vine of the vitaceous genus Ampelopsis, of tropical and subtropical Asia and America
- amphibious — In an amphibious military operation, army and navy forces attack a place from the sea.
- amphinomus — Penelope's favorite suitor.
- amylaceous — of or resembling starch
- amylolysis — the conversion of starch into sugar
- amyloplast — a non-pigmented granule in a plant cell which stores amylopectin
- anachorism — a geographical misplacement; something located in an incongruous position
- anacoustic — unable to support the propagation of sound; soundless
- anadromous — (of fishes such as the salmon) migrating up rivers from the sea in order to breed
- anaerobies — (biology) anaerobes.
- analogised — Simple past tense and past participle of analogise.
- analogizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of analogize.
- anarthrous — having no joints or articulated limbs
- anastomose — to join (two parts of a blood vessel, etc) by anastomosis
- anastrophe — reversal of the usual order of the parts of a sentence; inversion (Ex.: “Came the dawn”)
- anatomists — Plural form of anatomist.
- anatomizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anatomize.
- anatropous — (of a plant ovule) inverted during development by a bending of the stalk (funicle) attaching it to the carpel wall
- anaxagoras — ?500–428 bc, Greek philosopher who maintained that all things were composed of minute particles arranged by an eternal intelligence
- anchorages — Plural form of anchorage.
- anchorites — Plural form of anchorite.
- anchorless — without an anchor