10-Letter Nouns Containing OS

Here's the list of all the 967 10-Letter Nouns Containing OS in the English Language.

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philosophy
1. a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
2. the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics
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impossible
1. something that cannot be done
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disclosure
1. the speech act of making something evident
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atmosphere
1. a particular environment or surrounding influence
2. a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade
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opposition
1. the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
2. the relation between opposed entities
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possession
1. the act of having and controlling property
2. anything owned or possessed
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repository
1. a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
2. a person to whom a secret is entrusted
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chromosome
1. a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order
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postscript
1. a note appended to a letter after the signature
2. textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end
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prosperity
1. an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment
2. the condition of prospering; having good fortune
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disposable
1. an item that can be disposed of after it has been used
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homosexual
1. someone who is sexually attracted to persons of the same sex
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deposition
1. the natural process of laying down a deposit of something
2. (law) a pretrial interrogation of a witness; usually conducted in a lawyer's office
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prosecutor
1. a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state
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microscopy
1. research with the use of microscopes
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prospectus
1. a formal written offer to sell securities (filed with the SEC) that sets forth a plan for a (proposed) business enterprise
2. a catalog listing the courses offered by a college or university
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microscope
1. magnifier of the image of small objects
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crossroads
1. a community of people smaller than a village
2. a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made
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drosophila
1. small fruit fly used by Thomas Hunt Morgan in studying basic mechanisms of inheritance
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phosphorus
1. a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
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exposition
1. a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic
2. a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display
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generosity
1. the trait of being willing to give your money or time
2. acting generously
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depository
1. a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
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imposition
1. the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)
2. an uncalled-for burden
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oscillator
1. generator that produces sonic oscillations or alternating current
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thermostat
1. a regulator for automatically regulating temperature by starting or stopping the supply of heat
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diagnosing
1. identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon
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mosquitoes
1. two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals
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retrospect
1. contemplation of things past
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luminosity
1. the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
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thrombosis
1. the formation or presence of a thrombus (a clot of coagulated blood attached at the site of its formation) in a blood vessel
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postmaster
1. the person in charge of a post office
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prostitute
1. a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
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bioscience
1. any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms
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prognostic
1. a sign of something about to happen
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prosthesis
1. corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body
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mackintosh
1. a lightweight waterproof (usually rubberized) fabric
2. a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
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nucleoside
1. a glycoside formed by partial hydrolysis of a nucleic acid
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prospector
1. someone who explores an area for mineral deposits
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depositary
1. a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
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rhinoceros
1. massive powerful herbivorous odd-toed ungulate of southeast Asia and Africa having very thick skin and one or two horns on the snout
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reposition
1. depositing in a warehouse
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apostrophe
1. address to an absent or imaginary person
2. the mark (') used to indicate the omission of one or more letters from a printed word
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ionosphere
1. the outer region of the Earth's atmosphere; contains a high concentration of free electrons
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osteopathy
1. therapy based on the assumption that restoring health is best accomplished by manipulating the skeleton and muscles
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positivity
1. the character of the positive electric pole
2. a quality or state characterized by certainty or acceptance or affirmation and dogmatic assertiveness
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possessive
1. the case expressing ownership
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prostheses
1. corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body
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permafrost
1. ground that is permanently frozen
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crisscross
1. a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
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postmortem
1. discussion of an event after it has occurred
2. an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease
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blossoming
1. the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
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mangosteen
1. East Indian tree with thick leathery leaves and edible fruit
2. two- to three-inch tropical fruit with juicy flesh suggestive of both peaches and pineapples
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furosemide
1. commonly used diuretic (trade name Lasix) used to treat hypertension and edema
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thimerosal
1. a light-colored crystalline powder (trade name Merthiolate) used as a surgical antiseptic
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gooseberry
1. spiny Eurasian shrub having greenish purple-tinged flowers and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berries
2. currant-like berry used primarily in jams and jellies
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virtuosity
1. technical skill or fluency or style exhibited by a virtuoso
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asbestosis
1. lung disease caused by inhaling asbestos particles
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transposon
1. a segment of DNA that can become integrated at many different sites along a chromosome (especially a segment of bacterial DNA that can be translocated as a whole)
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prosciutto
1. Italian salt-cured ham usually sliced paper thin
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bottlenose
1. any of several dolphins with rounded forehead and well-developed beak; chiefly of northern Atlantic and Mediterranean
2. northern Atlantic beaked whale with a bulbous forehead
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positivism
1. the form of empiricism that bases all knowledge on perceptual experience (not on intuition or revelation)
2. a quality or state characterized by certainty or acceptance or affirmation and dogmatic assertiveness
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hemostasis
1. surgical procedure of stopping the flow of blood (as with a hemostat)
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compositor
1. one who sets written material into type
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nanosecond
1. one billionth (10^-9) of a second; one thousandth of a microsecond
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crosshairs
1. a center of interest
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crossbones
1. two crossed bones (or a representation of two crossed bones) used as a symbol danger or death
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eosinophil
1. a leukocyte readily stained with eosin
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apotheosis
1. model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
2. the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god)
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10-Letter Nouns Containing OS