11-letter words containing nos
- misdiagnose — to make an incorrect diagnosis.
- mochaccinos — Plural form of mochaccino.
- monostrophe — a poem in which all the strophes or stanzas are of the same metrical form.
- monostylous — having only one style.
- myoinositol — an isomer of inositol found in muscle
- nanoscience — The underlying science of nanotechnology.
- nanoseconds — Plural form of nanosecond.
- nanospheres — Plural form of nanosphere.
- nose around — pry, snoop
- nose tackle — nose guard
- nosogenesis — pathogenesis.
- nosological — (medicine) Of or pertaining to nosology.
- nostalgists — Plural form of nostalgist.
- nostradamic — of or pertaining to Nostradamus or resembling his work; prophetic
- nostradamus — (Michel de Nostredame) 1503–66, French astrologer.
- nosy parker — a prying person
- on the nose — the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- ozonosphere — Meteorology. the layer of the upper atmosphere where most atmospheric ozone is concentrated, from about 8 to 30 miles (12 to 48 km) above the earth, with the maximum ozone concentration occurring at an altitude of about 12 miles (19 km).
- paternoster — a molding having the form of a row of pearls.
- pope's nose — the fleshy protuberance at the posterior end of a dressed fowl, especially the tailpiece of a cooked chicken.
- precognosce — to conduct a preliminary examination of (a witness, a claim) prior to a trial
- pyrognostic — relating to heated minerals
- retinoscope — an apparatus that determines the refractive power of the eye by observing the lights and shadows on the pupil when a mirror illumines the retina; skiascope.
- retinoscopy — an objective method of determining the refractive error of an eye.
- sharp-nosed — having a thin, pointed nose.
- shimonoseki — a seaport on SW Honshu, in SW Japan: treaty ending Sino-Japanese War signed 1895.
- solidarnosc — a Polish organization of independent trade unions founded in 1980: outlawed by the government of Poland in 1982.
- synosteosis — synostosis.
- technospeak — any abstruse technical jargon
- trichinosis — a disease resulting from infestation with Trichinella spiralis, occurring in humans, caused by ingestion of infested, undercooked pork, and characterized by fever, muscle weakness, and diarrhea.
- trypanosoma — trypanosome.
- trypanosome — any minute, flagellate protozoan of the genus Trypanosoma, parasitic in the blood or tissues of humans and other vertebrates, usually transmitted by insects, often causing serious diseases, as African sleeping sickness in humans, and many diseases in domestic animals.
- tschernosem — chernozem.
- tyrannosaur — a large, carnivorous dinosaur, Tyrannosaurus rex, from the Late Cretaceous Epoch of North America, that walked erect on its hind feet.
- tyrosinosis — a condition characterized by abnormally large amounts of tyrosine in the urine, caused by faulty metabolism.
- undiagnosed — to determine the identity of (a disease, illness, etc.) by a medical examination: The doctor diagnosed the illness as influenza.
- uranoscopid — any fish of the family Uranoscopidae, comprising the stargazers.