10-letter words containing t, y, s, o
- nematocyst — an organ in coelenterates consisting of a minute capsule containing an ejectable thread that causes a sting.
- news story — a news report of any length, usually presented in a straightforward style and without editorial comment.
- newsworthy — of sufficient interest to the public or a special audience to warrant press attention or coverage.
- non-sticky — having the property of adhering, as glue; adhesive.
- nonstarchy — Alternative spelling of non-starchy.
- 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 to say — You can use not to say when adding a stronger or more extreme description than the one you have just used.
- numerosity — very many; being or existing in great quantity: numerous visits; numerous fish.
- numinosity — Quality of being numinous.
- nystagmoid — having a similarity to or characteristics of nystagmus
- obsoletely — no longer in general use; fallen into disuse: an obsolete expression.
- obstinancy — (rare) Obstinance; the characteristic of being obstinate.
- octogynous — having eight pistils
- on standby — a staunch supporter or adherent; one who can be relied upon.
- on the sly — cunning or wily: sly as a fox.
- 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.
- orthostyle — (of columns) erected in a straight row.
- oscitantly — in an oscitant manner
- osculatory — to come into close contact or union.
- osmolality — The concentration of a solution expressed as the total number of solute particles per kilogram.
- osmolarity — The concentration of a solution expressed as the total number of solute particles per liter.
- osteectomy — excision of part or all of a bone.
- ostensibly — outwardly appearing as such; professed; pretended: an ostensible cheerfulness concealing sadness.
- osteocytes — Plural form of osteocyte.
- osteolysis — The pathological destruction or disappearance of bone tissue.
- osteomancy — A kind of divination by means of bones.
- osteometry — the anthropometric measurement of bones.
- osteopathy — a therapeutic system originally based upon the premise that manipulation of the muscles and bones to promote structural integrity could restore or preserve health: current osteopathic physicians use the diagnostic and therapeutic techniques of conventional medicine as well as manipulative measures.
- osteophyte — a small osseous excrescence or outgrowth on bone.
- otomycosis — (pathology) a fungal ear infection.
- overcostly — Too costly. (from 16th c.).
- overstayer — a person who illegally remains in a country after the period of the permitted visit has expired
- overstorey — the highest level of trees in a rainforest
- oyster bay — a town on the N shore of Long Island, in SE New York. Theodore Roosevelt homestead nearby.
- oyster bed — a place where oysters breed or are cultivated.
- oyster cap — an edible, brownish-gray to white mushroom, Pleurotus ostreatus, that grows in clusters on fallen trees and their stumps.
- oysterfish — the oyster toadfish. See under toadfish (def 1).
- pastorally — having the simplicity, charm, serenity, or other characteristics generally attributed to rural areas: pastoral scenery; the pastoral life.
- pastrycook — a person who makes pastry or pastries
- penny post — (formerly) any of various postal systems delivering mail for a penny a letter.
- peptolysis — causing the hydrolysis of peptides.
- personalty — personal estate or property.
- phenocryst — any of the conspicuous crystals in a porphyritic rock.
- phenotypes — the observable constitution of an organism.
- photolyses — the chemical decomposition of materials under the influence of light.
- photolysis — the chemical decomposition of materials under the influence of light.
- photonasty — a nastic movement in response to a change in light intensity
- photostory — photo essay.
- physiocrat — one of a school of political economists who followed Quesnay in holding that an inherent natural order properly governed society, regarding land as the basis of wealth and taxation, and advocating a laissez-faire economy.
- physiotype — the set of physical features that make a person or organism different from others.