10-letter words containing t, o, s, p
- protrusive — projecting or protuberant; thrusting forward, upward, or outward.
- pseudo-tty — (operating system) Berkeley Unix networking device which appears to an application program as an ordinary terminal but which is in fact connected via the network to a process running on a different host or a windowing system. Pseudo-ttys have a slave half and a control half. The slave tty (/dev/ttyp*) is the device that user programs use and the control tty (/dev/ptyp*) is used by daemons to talk to the net.
- pseudosalt — a compound whose formula is that of a salt, but that does not ionize in solution
- pseudosuit — /soo'doh-s[y]oot"/ A suit wannabee; a hacker who has decided that he wants to be in management or administration and begins wearing ties, sport coats, and (shudder!) suits voluntarily. It's his funeral. See also lobotomy.
- psilophyte — any plant that is adapted to grow well in the dry savannah
- psychopath — a person with a psychopathic personality, which manifests as amoral and antisocial behavior, lack of ability to love or establish meaningful personal relationships, extreme egocentricity, failure to learn from experience, etc.
- pterylosis — the arrangement of feathers on a bird
- ptolemaeus — a walled plain in the third quadrant of the face of the moon: about 90 miles (144 km) in diameter.
- ptolemaist — an adherent or advocate of the Ptolemaic system of astronomy.
- pulsometer — a pulsimeter.
- pultaceous — resembling pap
- pultrusion — a process for manufacturing reinforced plastic products in which a bundle of glass fibres is pulled through a resin bath and then through a heated die to shape the resin
- pumy stone — a piece of pumice stone
- push about — to bully; keep telling (a person) what to do in a bossy manner
- pushbutton — A pushbutton machine or process is controlled by means of buttons or switches.
- pussy-toes — any of various woolly composite plants of the genus Antennaria, having small white or grayish flower heads.
- put across — to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
- put to sea — the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- put to use — to use; find a use for
- pyatigorsk — a city in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, in Caucasia.
- pycnostyle — having an intercolumniation of 1½ diameters.
- pyrolusite — a common mineral, manganese dioxide, MnO 2 , the principal ore of manganese, used in various manufactures, as a decolorizer of brown or green tints in glass, and as a depolarizer in dry-cell batteries.
- pyrolysate — a product of pyrolysis
- pythagoras — c582–c500 b.c, Greek philosopher, mathematician, and religious reformer.
- queen post — either of a pair of timbers or posts extending vertically upward from the tie beam of a roof truss or the like, one on each side of the center.
- quoin post — the vertical post at the side of a lock gate, about which the gate swings
- rat poison — substance toxic to rodents
- reposition — the act of depositing or storing.
- repository — a receptacle or place where things are deposited, stored, or offered for sale: a repository for discarded clothing.
- reptilious — like a reptile, resembling or characteristic of a reptile
- resorption — the destruction, disappearance, or dissolution of a tissue or part by biochemical activity, as the loss of bone or of tooth dentin.
- respirator — a masklike device, usually of gauze, worn over the mouth, or nose and mouth, to prevent the inhalation of noxious substances or the like.
- respondent — a person who responds or makes reply.
- resumption — the act of resuming; a reassumption, as of something previously granted.
- retrospect — contemplation of the past; a survey of past time, events, etc.
- rhapsodist — a person who rhapsodizes.
- rhodoplast — a plastid found in red algae, containing red pigment as well as chlorophyll
- ripsnorter — something or someone exceedingly strong or violent: a ripsnorter of a gale.
- root crops — crops, such as turnips or beets, cultivated for the food value of their roots
- rose topaz — a rose-pink form of topaz produced by heating yellow-brown topaz
- rudderpost — the vertical member of a stern frame on which the rudder is hung; a sternpost.
- sally port — a gateway permitting the passage of a large number of troops at a time.
- salopettes — a garment worn for skiing, consisting of quilted trousers reaching to the chest and held up by shoulder straps
- salt spoon — a small spoon with which to take salt at the table.
- saprophyte — any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria.
- saprotroph — any organism, esp a fungus or bacterium, that lives and feeds on dead organic matter
- scatophagy — the act of eating dung or excrement
- scatoscopy — examination of the feces for diagnostic purposes.
- scots pine — a coniferous tree, Pinus sylvestris, of Europe and W and N Asia, having blue-green needle-like leaves and brown cones with a small prickle on each scale: a valuable timber tree
- scout camp — organized outdoor activity for boys