10-letter words containing s, u, i
- albuminous — of or containing albumin
- alexicacus — an epithet of Apollo, meaning “averter of evil,” in reference to his dispelling a plague that afflicted the Athenian forces in the Peloponnesian War.
- alliaceous — of or relating to Allium, a genus of plants that have a strong onion or garlic smell and often have bulbs: family Alliaceae. The genus occurs in the N hemisphere and includes onion, garlic, leek, chive, and shallot
- allusively — having reference to something implied or inferred; containing, abounding in, or characterized by allusions.
- alphavirus — Any virus of the genus Alphavirus (family Togaviridae).
- altruistic — If your behaviour or motives are altruistic, you show concern for the happiness and welfare of other people rather than for yourself.
- aluminates — Plural form of aluminate.
- amanuensis — a person employed to take dictation or to copy manuscripts
- amateurish — If you describe something as amateurish, you think that it is not skilfully made or done.
- amateurism — Amateurism is the belief that people should take part in sports and other activities as a hobby, for pleasure, rather than as a job, for money.
- amatorious — amatorial
- ambilevous — (rare) Having equally bad ability in both hands; clumsy; butterfingered.
- ambisexual — relating to or affecting both the male and female sexes
- aminosugar — a monosaccharide with an amino or substituted amino group in place of a nonglycosidic hydroxyl group.
- amphiaraus — a hero who joined the Seven against Thebes, although he knew that his death was fated: deified after death.
- amphibious — In an amphibious military operation, army and navy forces attack a place from the sea.
- amphimarus — a son of Poseidon, sometimes believed to be the father, by Urania, of the poet Linus.
- amphinomus — Penelope's favorite suitor.
- amplitudes — Plural form of amplitude.
- anacoustic — unable to support the propagation of sound; soundless
- anacrustic — Prosody. an unstressed syllable or syllable group that begins a line of verse but is not counted as part of the first foot.
- ancipitous — Alternative form of ancipital.
- andalusian — from or relating to Andalusia
- andalusite — a grey, pink, or brown hard mineral consisting of aluminium silicate in orthorhombic crystalline form. It occurs in metamorphic rocks and is used as a refractory and as a gemstone. Formula: Al2SiO5
- aneurismal — Alternative spelling of aneurysmal.
- anguishing — excruciating or acute distress, suffering, or pain: the anguish of grief.
- annotinous — one year old.
- annualised — to calculate for or as for an entire year: Investors earned an annualized rate of seven percent paid quarterly.
- annuitants — Plural form of annuitant.
- anthuriums — Plural form of anthurium.
- anti-virus — Anti-virus software is software that protects a computer against viruses.
- antibusing — opposed to busing, the policy of transporting students to faraway schools in order to achieve racial balance within the public education system
- antilochus — a son of Nestor and a trusted friend of Achilles.
- antilogous — having the opposite name or character
- antimachus — Also called the Colophonian. flourished c410 b.c, Greek poet.
- antimasque — a comic or grotesque dance, presented between the acts of a masque
- antimonous — of or containing antimony in the trivalent state
- antinausea — preventing or alleviating nausea
- antiquarks — Plural form of antiquark.
- antiquates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of antiquate.
- antiserums — Plural form of antiserum.
- antisexual — a person opposed to sexuality or sexual activity
- antitragus — a cartilaginous projection of the external ear opposite the tragus
- apolaustic — concerned with or dedicated to enjoyment
- applausive — characterized by applause
- aquabatics — gymnastic feats performed in water
- aquafortis — concentrated nitric acid, used for etching
- aquaponics — a farming system that circulates wastewater from animal aquaculture to hydroponically cultivated plants, whereby the plants draw nutrients from the waste and filter the water, allowing for its recycled use by the aquatic animals.
- aquaporins — Plural form of aquaporin.
- aquiferous — conveying, containing or yielding water