11-letter words containing ost
- periostitis — inflammation of the periosteum.
- photostated — a camera for making facsimile copies of documents, drawings, etc., in the form of paper negatives on which the positions of lines, objects, etc., in the originals are maintained.
- photostatic — a camera for making facsimile copies of documents, drawings, etc., in the form of paper negatives on which the positions of lines, objects, etc., in the originals are maintained.
- phytosterol — Biochemistry. any of various sterols obtained from plants.
- pigeon post — the use of homing pigeons to carry messages
- plagiostome — (of fish) belonging to the genus Plagiostomi, which includes sharks and rays, characterized by a transverse mouth with the jaw suspended from the skull
- pneumostome — a breathing hole in the mantle of a gastropod.
- post chaise — a four-wheeled coach for rapid transportation of passengers and mail, used in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
- post office — an office or station of a government postal system at which mail is received and sorted, from which it is dispatched and distributed, and at which stamps are sold or other services rendered.
- post-bellum — of or during the period after a war, esp the American Civil War
- post-coital — sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- post-crisis — a stage in a sequence of events at which the trend of all future events, especially for better or for worse, is determined; turning point.
- post-cyclic — denoting rules that apply only after the transformations of a whole cycle
- post-holder — a person who has a particular job or position
- post-larval — of, relating to, or in the form of a larva.
- post-modern — noting or pertaining to architecture of the late 20th century, appearing in the 1960s, that consciously uses complex forms, fantasy, and allusions to historic styles, in contrast to the austere forms and emphasis on utility of standard modern architecture.
- post-mortem — discussion of recent event
- post-racial — characterized by the absence of racial discord, discrimination, or prejudice previously or historically present: post-racial politics; the post-racial era.
- postal card — a card sold by the post office with a stamp already printed on it.
- postal code — British. postcode.
- postal vote — a voting slip that can be filled in at home and sent by post
- postcollege — an institution of higher learning, especially one providing a general or liberal arts education rather than technical or professional training. Compare university.
- postconcert — occurring after a concert
- postcranial — located posterior to the head.
- postcubital — Anatomy, Zoology. pertaining to, involving, or situated near the cubitus.
- postdivorce — of, or relating to the period after a person is divorced
- postediting — the act of editing after a piece of writing has been produced or printed by a machine
- postel, jon — Jon Postel
- posteriorly — situated behind or at the rear of; hinder (opposed to anterior).
- posterities — succeeding or future generations collectively: Judgment of this age must be left to posterity.
- postexilian — being or occurring subsequent to the exile of the Jews in Babylonia 597–538 b.c.
- postglacial — after a given glacial epoch, especially the Pleistocene.
- postharvest — Also, harvesting. the gathering of crops.
- postholiday — occurring after a holiday
- posticteric — pertaining to or affected with icterus; jaundiced.
- postillator — a writer of postils; an annotator, a postiller
- postlanding — occurring after a landing (of an aircraft, shuttle, etc)
- postmarital — occurring, effective, or provided after marriage
- postnatally — after birth, following a birth
- postnuptial — subsequent to marriage: postnuptial adjustments.
- postorbital — located behind the orbit or socket of the eye.
- postponence — the act of postponing
- postprimary — of or relating to education after primary school
- postpuberty — the period after puberty
- postpyloric — the opening between the stomach and the duodenum.
- postscenium — a wing on either side of the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theatre where props could be stored and actors could prepare; a parascenium
- posttension — (in prestressed-concrete construction) to apply tension to (reinforcing strands) after the concrete has set. Compare pretension2 (def 1).
- posttussive — of or relating to a cough.
- posttyphoid — occurring as a sequela of typhoid fever.
- postulating — to ask, demand, or claim.