10-letter words containing s, t, p
- multipacks — Plural form of multipack.
- multiphase — having many phases, stages, aspects, or the like.
- multiplies — Plural form of multiply.
- multispeed — Capable of operating at multiple speeds.
- multisport — designed or used for a variety of sports.
- musk plant — a perennial North American plant (Mimulus moschatus) of the figwort family, with yellow tubular flowers and, sometimes, a musky odor
- myopathies — Plural form of myopathy.
- nameplates — Plural form of nameplate.
- naphthenes — any of a group of hydrocarbon ring compounds of the general formula, C n H 2n , derivatives of cyclopentane and cyclohexane, found in certain petroleums.
- 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.
- newel post — a post supporting one end of a handrail at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs.
- nightscape — a scene viewed at night, especially as represented in art.
- nightscope — An optical instrument that provides night vision.
- nightspots — Plural form of nightspot.
- nitpickers — Plural form of nitpicker.
- nonparties — Plural form of nonparty.
- 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.
- nonprofits — Plural form of nonprofit.
- nonsapient — Not sapient.
- nonseptate — not having a septum
- nonspatial — of or relating to space.
- nonstriped — Not striped.
- nonsupport — failure to support a spouse, child, or other dependent as required by law.
- nootropics — Plural form of nootropic.
- nostopathy — a fear of returning home, often observed in those who have been in institutions such as prison or hospital for a long time
- not a snap — not a bit; not at all
- occipitals — Plural form of occipital.
- octoploids — Plural form of octoploid.
- octopusher — a person who plays octopush
- on deposit — payable as the first instalment, as when buying on hire-purchase
- oophoritis — inflammation of an ovary, usually combined with an inflammation of the Fallopian tubes; ovaritis.
- opalescent — exhibiting a play of colors like that of the opal.
- open sight — (on a firearm) a rear sight consisting of a notch across which the gunner aligns the front sight on the target.
- open stock — merchandise, especially china, silverware, and glassware, sold in sets with additional individual pieces available from stock for future purchases, as for replacement.
- open-stack — having or being a system of library management in which patrons have direct access to stacks for browsing and selecting books; open-shelf.
- operations — Plural form of operation.
- operatives — Plural form of operative.
- opinionist — One fond of his own notions, or unduly attached to his own opinions.
- opisometer — an instrument used to measure curved lines on a map
- oppositely — situated, placed, or lying face to face with something else or each other, or in corresponding positions with relation to an intervening line, space, or thing: opposite ends of a room.
- opposition — the action of opposing, resisting, or combating.
- oppositive — Expressing contrariety.
- 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)
- optimising — to make as effective, perfect, or useful as possible.
- optimistic — disposed to take a favorable view of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome.
- optologist — a person who tests eyes for lenses