10-letter words that end in st
- orthoepist — the study of correct pronunciation.
- orthoptist — One who practices orthoptics.
- osteoblast — a bone-forming cell.
- osteoclast — Cell Biology. one of the large multinuclear cells in growing bone concerned with the absorption of osseous tissue, as in the formation of canals.
- osteoplast — An osteoblast.
- out-thrust — thrust or extended outward: a friendly, outthrust hand.
- overmodest — extremely modest
- overthrust — a thrust fault with a low dip and a large slip.
- pacificist — a person who is opposed to violence
- paddy last — the last person in a race or competition
- palimpsest — a parchment or the like from which writing has been partially or completely erased to make room for another text.
- pandectist — a German law student who followed the Pandects of Justinian
- panegyrist — a person who panegyrizes; eulogist.
- pansophist — someone with universal knowledge
- pantywaist — Informal. a weak, effeminate man; sissy.
- paraphrast — a person who paraphrases.
- partialist — a person who is partial
- party list — of or relating to a system of voting in which people vote for a party rather than for a candidate. Parties are assigned the number of seats which reflects their share of the vote
- passionist — a member of the “Congregation of Barefooted Clerks of the Most Holy Cross and Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ,” founded in 1720 and engaged chiefly in missionary work.
- patch test — Medicine/Medical. a test for suspected allergy by application to the skin of a patch impregnated with an allergen: allergic reaction is indicated by redness at the site of application.
- pediatrist — a physician who specializes in pediatrics.
- pedicurist — professional care and treatment of the feet, as removal of corns and trimming of toenails.
- pedologist — the scientific study of the nature and development of children.
- penny post — (formerly) any of various postal systems delivering mail for a penny a letter.
- penologist — the study of the punishment of crime, in both its deterrent and its reformatory aspects.
- permafrost — (in arctic or subarctic regions) perennially frozen subsoil.
- phalangist — a member of a Lebanese Christian paramilitary organization founded in 1936 and originally based on similar ideas to the fascist Falange in Spain
- pharmacist — a person licensed to prepare and dispense drugs and medicines; druggist; apothecary; pharmaceutical chemist.
- phenocryst — any of the conspicuous crystals in a porphyritic rock.
- phenoplast — phenolic resin.
- piccoloist — a person who plays the piccolo.
- pillionist — a passenger riding on the pillion of a motorcycle
- plagiarist — an act or instance of using or closely imitating the language and thoughts of another author without authorization and the representation of that author's work as one's own, as by not crediting the original author: It is said that he plagiarized Thoreau's plagiarism of a line written by Montaigne. Synonyms: appropriation, infringement, piracy, counterfeiting; theft, borrowing, cribbing, passing off.
- planoblast — the medusa of a hydroid.
- plant cost — the cost to a business of mechanical equipment
- podiatrist — a person qualified to diagnose and treat foot disorders.
- podologist — a person who studies or specializes in podology
- polemicist — a person who is engaged or versed in polemics.
- polychrest — a thing which has adapted to multiple uses
- polygamist — a person who practices or favors polygamy.
- polygenist — a person who advocates polygenism
- polygynist — a person who practices or favors polygyny.
- polytheist — the doctrine of or belief in more than one god or in many gods.
- popularist — designed for the general public; non-specialist; non-intellectual
- portionist — a student at Merton College, Oxford who receives a food or academic allowance from the College, later referred to as a postmaster
- positivist — the state or quality of being positive; definiteness; assurance.
- postarrest — following an arrest, occurring after someone has been arrested
- power list — a list (esp one published in a newspaper, magazine, etc) of the most influential or successful people in a particular field or a particular country
- pragmatist — a person who is oriented toward the success or failure of a particular line of action, thought, etc.; a practical person.
- prefascist — relating to fascist leanings before Fascism was founded in 1919