10-letter words that end in is
- enthesitis — (pathology) An inflammatory disorder of entheses (bone attachments).
- epenthesis — The insertion of a sound or letter within a word, e.g., the b in thimble.
- epexegesis — The addition of words to clarify meaning.
- epididymis — A highly convoluted duct behind the testis, along which sperm passes to the vas deferens.
- epigenesis — The theory, now generally held, that an embryo develops progressively from an undifferentiated egg cell.
- epiglottis — A flap of cartilage at the root of the tongue, which is depressed during swallowing to cover the opening of the windpipe.
- eragrostis — Any of several species of grass from the genus Eragrostis; lovegrass.
- exocytosis — A process by which the contents of a cell vacuole are released to the exterior through fusion of the vacuole membrane with the cell membrane.
- fibrositis — Fibromyalgia.
- filariasis — infection by filarial worms in the blood and lymph channels, lymph glands, and other tissues, the various species causing skin swellings, blindness, or elephantiasis if untreated.
- fontinalis — a type of aquatic moss
- fort lewis — a military reservation in W central Washington State, SW of Tacoma.
- garibaldis — Plural form of garibaldi.
- geokinesis — (parapsychology) The ability to manipulate the movement of minerals in the earth using supposed psychic powers.
- giardiasis — an intestinal disorder characterized by abdominal discomfort and prolonged, intermittent diarrhea, caused by the protozoan Giardia lamblia and contracted by drinking untreated water, as of streams or ponds, contaminated with the feces of infected animals.
- gingivitis — inflammation of the gums.
- glycolysis — the catabolism of carbohydrates, as glucose and glycogen, by enzymes, with the release of energy and the production of lactic or pyruvic acid.
- gold basis — a gold standard as a basis for prices.
- gomphiasis — looseness of the teeth.
- granulosis — a disease that predominantly affects larval Lepidoptera and which causes loss of appetite and sluggishness
- haematosis — Alternative form of hematosis.
- haemolysis — Alternative spelling of hemolysis.
- heliopolis — Biblical name On. an ancient ruined city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta.
- heliotaxis — movement of an organism toward or away from sunlight.
- hemoptysis — the expectoration of blood or bloody mucus.
- hemostasis — the stoppage of bleeding.
- herb paris — a European plant, Paris quadrifolia, of the lily family, formerly used in medicine.
- here sb is — You say 'here we are' or 'here you are' when the statement that you are making about someone's character or situation is unexpected.
- histolysis — disintegration or dissolution of organic tissues.
- hydrolysis — chemical decomposition in which a compound is split into other compounds by reacting with water.
- hydrotaxis — oriented movement toward or away from water.
- hypodermis — Zoology. an underlayer of epithelial cells in arthropods and certain other invertebrates that secretes substances for the overlying cuticle or exoskeleton.
- hypophysis — pituitary gland.
- hypopiesis — abnormally low arterial blood pressure; hypotension.
- hypostasis — Metaphysics. something that stands under and supports; foundation. the underlying or essential part of anything as distinguished from attributes; substance, essence, or essential principle.
- hypothesis — a proposition, or set of propositions, set forth as an explanation for the occurrence of some specified group of phenomena, either asserted merely as a provisional conjecture to guide investigation (working hypothesis) or accepted as highly probable in the light of established facts.
- hypozeuxis — the use of a series of parallel clauses, each of which has a subject and predicate, as in “I came, I saw, I conquered.”.
- hysteresis — the lag in response exhibited by a body in reacting to changes in the forces, especially magnetic forces, affecting it. Compare magnetic hysteresis.
- hysteritis — an inflammation of the uterus
- ichthyosis — a hereditary skin disease in which the epidermis continuously flakes off in large scales or plates.
- jaborandis — Plural form of jaborandi.
- jacob riis — Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- james otis — Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- kannapolis — a town in W North Carolina.
- kaolinosis — the inhalation of clay dust leading to pneumoconiosis
- karamanlis — Konstantinos [kawn-stahn-dee-naws] /ˌkɔn stɑnˈdi nɔs/ (Show IPA), 1907–98, Greek politician: prime minister 1955–63, 1974–80; president 1980–85, 1990–95.
- karyolysis — the dissolution of a cell nucleus.
- klinotaxis — a wavering side-to-side motion of the head occurring as an organism moves forward in response to a source of stimulation, caused by the alternating reaction of sensory receptors on either side of the body.
- laryngitis — inflammation of the larynx, often with accompanying sore throat, hoarseness or loss of voice, and dry cough.
- leontiasis — a lionlike facial distortion.