11-Letter Words Containing OS

Here's the list of all the 1157 11-Letter Words Containing OS in the English Language.

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possibility
1. a future prospect or potential
2. capability of existing or happening or being true
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composition
1. the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
2. the way in which someone or something is composed
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prospective
1. of or concerned with or related to the future
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hospitality
1. kindness in welcoming guests or strangers
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atmospheric
1. relating to or located in the atmosphere
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proposition
1. (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false
2. a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection
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disposition
1. your usual mood
2. the act or means of getting rid of something
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positioning
1. the act of putting something in a certain place
2. causing to fall into line or into position
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prosecution
1. the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior
2. the lawyers acting for the state to put the case against the defendant
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diagnostics
1. the branch of medical science dealing with the classification of disease
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foreclosure
1. the legal proceedings initiated by a creditor to repossess the collateral for loan that is in default
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philosopher
1. a specialist in philosophy
2. a wise person who is calm and rational; someone who lives a life of reason with equanimity
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liposuction
1. lipectomy (especially for cosmetic purposes) in which excess fatty tissue is removed from under the skin by suction
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microscopic
1. of or relating to or used in microscopy
2. visible under a microscope; using a microscope
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glucosamine
1. an amino derivative of glucose that is a component of many polysaccharides
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phosphatase
1. any of a group of enzymes that act as a catalyst in the hydrolysis of organic phosphates
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oscillation
1. the process of oscillating between states
2. (physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean
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chromosomal
1. of or relating to a chromosome
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undisclosed
1. not made known
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hostilities
1. fighting; acts of overt warfare
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cosmetology
1. the practice of beautifying the face and hair and skin
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macroscopic
1. visible to the naked eye; using the naked eye
2. large enough to be visible with the naked eye
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oscillating
1. having periodic vibrations
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homeostasis
1. (physiology) metabolic equilibrium actively maintained by several complex biological mechanisms that operate via the autonomic nervous system to offset disrupting changes
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hydrostatic
1. relating to fluids at rest or to the pressures they exert or transmit
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clostridium
1. spindle-shaped bacterial cell especially one swollen at the center by an endospore
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stethoscope
1. a medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body
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prosthetics
1. the branch of medicine dealing with the production and use of artificial body parts
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supposition
1. a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
2. a hypothesis that is taken for granted
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phosphorous
1. containing or characteristic of phosphorus
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colonoscopy
1. visual examination of the colon (with a colonoscope) from the cecum to the rectum; requires sedation
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predisposed
1. made susceptible
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laparoscopy
1. laparotomy performed with a laparoscope that makes a small incision to examine the abdominal cavity (especially the ovaries and Fallopian tubes)
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troposphere
1. the lowest atmospheric layer; from 4 to 11 miles high (depending on latitude)
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oscillatory
1. having periodic vibrations
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preposition
1. a function word that combines with a noun or pronoun or noun phrase to form a prepositional phrase that can have an adverbial or adjectival relation to some other word
2. (linguistics) the placing of one linguistic element before another (as placing a modifier before the word it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix before the base to which it is attached)
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agnosticism
1. a religious orientation of doubt; a denial of ultimate knowledge of the existence of God
2. the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge
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philosophic
1. of or relating to philosophy or philosophers
2. characterized by the attitude of a philosopher; meeting trouble with level-headed detachment
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aldosterone
1. a corticosteroid hormone that is secreted by the cortex of the adrenal gland; regulates salt (sodium and potassium) and water balance
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undiagnosed
1. eluding diagnosis
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sarcoidosis
1. a chronic disease of unknown cause marked by the formation of nodules in the lungs and liver and lymph glands and salivary glands
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brucellosis
1. infectious bacterial disease of human beings transmitted by contact with infected animals or infected meat or milk products; characterized by fever and headache
2. an infectious disease of domestic animals often resulting in spontaneous abortion; transmittable to human beings
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lithosphere
1. the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle
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anastomosis
1. a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous
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prostatitis
1. inflammation of the prostate gland characterized by perineal pain and irregular urination and (if severe) chills and fever
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arthroscopy
1. a minimally invasive operation to repair a damaged joint; the surgeon examines the joint with an arthroscope while making repairs through a small incision
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amyloidosis
1. a disorder characterized by deposit of amyloid in organs or tissues; often secondary to chronic rheumatoid arthritis or tuberculosis or multiple myeloma
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religiosity
1. exaggerated or affected piety and religious zeal
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monstrosity
1. a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
2. something hideous or frightful
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femtosecond
1. one quadrillionth (10^-15) of a second; one thousandth of a picosecond
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suppository
1. a small plug of medication designed for insertion into the rectum or vagina where it melts
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westernmost
1. farthest to the west
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cryosurgery
1. the use of extreme cold (usually liquid nitrogen) to destroy unwanted tissue (warts or cataracts or skin cancers)
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fluoroscopy
1. examination of body structures using a fluoroscope
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metrosexual
1. a heterosexual man that is particularly interested in his appearance, being well-groomed and fashion
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microsecond
1. one millionth (10^-6) of a second; one thousandth of a millisecond
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orthostatic
1. pertaining to an upright standing posture
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11-Letter Words Containing OS