9-letter words containing osi
- etoposide — (medicine) A derivative of podophyllotoxin that is used in the treatment of some cancers by inhibiting mitosis.
- exosmosis — Osmosis in which fluid flows through a membrane towards a region of lower concentration.
- exostosis — A benign outgrowth of cartilaginous tissue on a bone.
- explosion — A violent and destructive shattering or blowing apart of something, as is caused by a bomb.
- explosive — Able or likely to shatter violently or burst apart, as when a bomb explodes.
- expositor — A person or thing that explains complicated ideas or theories.
- fluorosis — an abnormal condition caused by excessive intake of fluorides, characterized in children by discoloration and pitting of the teeth and in adults by pathological bone changes.
- fungosity — the condition of being fungous.
- furiosity — Lb obsolete furiousness; fury.
- gibbosity — the state of being gibbous.
- glucoside — any of an extensive group of compounds that yield glucose and some other substance or substances when treated with a dilute acid or decomposed by a ferment or enzyme.
- glycoside — any of the class of compounds that yield a sugar and an aglycon upon hydrolysis.
- gomphosis — an immovable articulation in which one bone or part is received in a cavity in another, as a tooth in its socket.
- guanosine — a ribonucleoside component of ribonucleic acid, comprising ribose and guanine.
- gummosity — the quality of being gummous
- halitosis — a condition of having offensive-smelling breath; bad breath.
- hematosis — hematopoiesis.
- heterosis — the increase in growth, size, fecundity, function, yield, or other characters in hybrids over those of the parents.
- hideosity — horrible or frightful to the senses; repulsive; very ugly: a hideous monster.
- hircosity — the quality of being like a goat
- hypinosis — a protein deficiency or reduction in blood
- implosion — the act of imploding; a bursting inward (opposed to explosion).
- implosive — characterized by a partial vacuum behind the point of closure.
- inclosing — Present participle of inclose.
- inosinate — Any salt or ester of inosinic acid; the salts are used as flavour enhancers.
- keratosis — any skin disease characterized by a horny growth, as a wart.
- kinetosis — any condition caused by motion of the body, as seasickness.
- kraurosis — atrophy and shrinkage of the skin, especially of the vulva.
- leprosity — the state of being leprous
- lipidosis — A disorder of lipid metabolism in the body tissues.
- losingest — losing more than average; less successful than average.
- madarosis — the abnormal loss of eyebrows or eyelashes
- melanosis — abnormal deposition or development of black or dark pigment in the tissues.
- microsite — (Internet) A self-contained page or group of pages meant to supplement a larger website.
- morphosis — the sequence or manner of development or change in an organism or any of its parts.
- mucositis — A complication of some cancer therapies in which the lining of the digestive system becomes inflamed. Often seen as sores in the mouth.
- necrosing — Present participle of necrose.
- nephrosis — kidney disease, especially marked by noninflammatory degeneration of the tubular system.
- nervosity — the quality of being nervous; nervousness.
- nigrosine — any of the class of deep blue or black dyes obtained by the oxidation of aniline, used as coloring agents in inks and shoe polishes and for dyeing leather, wood, textiles, and furs.
- ominosity — The state or quality of being ominous.
- onerosity — burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome; causing hardship: onerous duties.
- operosity — the quality or characteristic of being operose
- opposites — 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.
- pastosity — having a heavy impasto.
- pentoside — a glycoside that, upon hydrolysis, yields a pentose
- petrosian — Tigran (tiɡˈran). 1929–84, Soviet chess player; world champion (1963–69)
- polyposis — the development of numerous polyps on a hollow internal organ, seen especially in the intestinal tract.
- pomposity — the quality of being pompous.
- posidrive — having a patent screwhead that allows greater torque