10-letter words containing s, t, o, u
- democritus — ?460–?370 bc, Greek philosopher who developed the atomist theory of matter of his teacher, Leucippus
- despiteous — malicious; spiteful.
- destructor — a furnace or incinerator for the disposal of refuse, esp one that uses the resulting heat to generate power
- deutoplasm — nutritive material in a cell, esp the yolk in a developing ovum
- devoutness — devoted to divine worship or service; pious; religious: a devout Catholic.
- dexterious — Misspelling of dextrous, alternative spelling to dexterous.
- dextrously — Alternative form of dexterously.
- diacoustic — relating to refracted sounds
- diophantus — 3rd century ad, Greek mathematician, noted for his treatise on the theory of numbers, Arithmetica
- dipetalous — bipetalous.
- disastrous — causing great distress or injury; ruinous; very unfortunate; calamitous: The rain and cold proved disastrous to his health.
- discounted — to deduct a certain amount from (a bill, charge, etc.): All bills that are paid promptly will be discounted at two percent.
- discounter — a person who discounts.
- disjunctor — a small body found in the spores of some fungi
- dismounted — Pertaining to a horseman who has gotten off his horse, or to something which has been removed from its usual mounting, as with a statue off its pedestal, a framed picture from a wall, or a chandelier hanging from a ceiling.
- dispiteous — malicious; cruel; pitiless.
- disruption — forcible separation or division into parts.
- disruptors — Plural form of disruptor.
- distichous — Botany. arranged alternately in two vertical rows on opposite sides of an axis, as leaves.
- distrouble — to trouble; to interrupt
- disulfoton — a pale-yellow, highly toxic liquid, C 8 H 19 O 2 PS 3 , used as an insecticide and miticide.
- dithionous — as in dithionous acid
- do justice — present, treat fairly
- domestique — Cycling. a member of a bicycle-racing team who assists the leader, as by setting a pace, preventing breakaways by other teams, or supplying food during a race.
- doorbuster — Informal. a retail item that is heavily discounted for a very limited time in order to draw customers to the store. the price of such an item.
- doubletons — Plural form of doubleton.
- doughtiest — Superlative form of doughty.
- downbursts — Plural form of downburst.
- downspouts — Plural form of downspout.
- drainspout — downspout.
- drug store — the place of business of a druggist, usually also selling cosmetics, stationery, toothpaste, mouthwash, cigarettes, etc., and sometimes soft drinks and light meals.
- drugstores — Plural form of drugstore.
- duodenitis — inflammation of the duodenum.
- duotheists — Plural form of duotheist.
- durometers — Plural form of durometer.
- dust cloud — a large cloud of dust that hangs in the air
- dust cover — a cloth or plastic covering used to protect furniture or equipment, as during a period of nonuse.
- dust mouse — a dust ball.
- dust storm — a storm of strong winds and dust-filled air over an extensive area during a period of drought over normally arable land (distinguished from sandstorm).
- eastbourne — a seaport in East Sussex, in SE England.
- eave spout — waterspout (def 1).
- ecotourism — tourism to places having unspoiled natural resources, with minimal impact on the environment being a primary concern.
- ecotourist — A participant in ecotourism.
- ectogenous — growing outside the body of the host, as certain bacteria and other parasites.
- eczematous — an inflammatory condition of the skin attended with itching and the exudation of serous matter.
- edentulous — lacking teeth; toothless.
- edmundston — a city in NW New Brunswick, in SE Canada, on the upper part of the St. John River.
- educations — Plural form of education.
- elocutions — Plural form of elocution.
- emoluments — Plural form of emolument.