10-letter words containing s, u, p, o
- hypozeuxis — the use of a series of parallel clauses, each of which has a subject and predicate, as in “I came, I saw, I conquered.”.
- impervious — not permitting penetration or passage; impenetrable: The coat is impervious to rain.
- implexuous — not simple; complicated
- importunes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of importune.
- imposthume — (obsolete) an abscess.
- impostrous — (archaic) Characterized by imposture; deceitful.
- impostumed — having an abscess
- impostures — Plural form of imposture.
- impromptus — made or done without previous preparation: an impromptu address to the unexpected crowds.
- impulsions — Plural form of impulsion.
- inpourings — Plural form of inpouring.
- irruptions — Plural form of irruption.
- isopachous — having the same thickness.
- isopluvial — a line on a map connecting places registering the same amount of precipitation or rainfall
- isopterous — belonging or pertaining to social insects of the order Isoptera, comprising the termites.
- isosporous — having spores of only one kind
- isotropous — (archaic) isotropic.
- jaspideous — Jaspidean; made of jasper.
- jeopardous — perilous; dangerous; hazardous; risky.
- juxtaposed — to place close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.
- juxtaposes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of juxtapose.
- keep house — a building in which people live; residence for human beings.
- kiss up to — be obsequious towards
- la perouse — Jean François de Galaup [zhahn frahn-swa duh ga-loh] /ʒɑ̃ frɑ̃ˈswa də gaˈloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1741–88, French naval officer and explorer.
- leucoplast — a colorless plastid in the cells of roots, storage organs, and underground stems, serving as a point around which starch forms.
- lipofuscin — any of several brown pigments similar to melanin that accumulate in animal cells with age and are products of oxidation of lipids and lipoproteins.
- lipomatous — a benign tumor consisting of fat tissue.
- long purse — wealth; riches
- menopausal — of, relating to, or characteristic of menopause.
- mesohippus — any of a group of prehistoric horselike animals of the genus Mesohippus, which had three toes and which lived during the Oligocene epoch
- micropumps — Plural form of micropump.
- miscompute — To compute erroneously.
- mons pubis — a rounded prominence of fatty tissue over the pubic symphysis, covered with hair after puberty.
- mousepiece — a cut of meat near the shoulder of a sheep or cow that is rich in muscle tissue
- mousetraps — Plural form of mousetrap.
- mouthparts — Plural form of mouthpart.
- muciparous — muciferous.
- multisport — designed or used for a variety of sports.
- museophile — One who loves museums.
- musophobia — Fear of mice.
- neuroplasm — the cytoplasm of a nerve cell.
- neurospora — a genus of fast-growing orange-red fungus characterized by markings on the spores resembling axons, used widely in genetic and biochemical research
- newsgroups — Plural form of newsgroup.
- nonplusing — Present participle of nonplus.
- nonplussed — to render utterly perplexed; puzzle completely.
- nonsupport — failure to support a spouse, child, or other dependent as required by law.
- nurse crop — a crop planted in the same field with another crop, especially to minimize the growth of weeds.
- octopusher — a person who plays octopush
- oesophagus — (anatomy) The tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach.
- off-campus — located or available outside a campus.