Words Containing OSTA

298 words contain OSTA anywhere. Scores range up to 34 points (QUINQUECOSTATE), averaging 16.3 points with standard English tile values. Every entry below shows its point value, US and UK dictionary validity, and a definition where available.

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Easy to approach and speak to.

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In Proto-Indo-European, with accent fixed on root syllable.

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An aircraft that stays aloft by buoyancy, like a balloon.

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Related to air pressure and lighter-than-air craft.

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Relating to aerostatics, the study of gases in equilibrium.

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Plural of AEROSTATIC.

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The art or science of navigating balloons in the air.

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Plural of AEROSTATION.

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Plural of AEROSTAT.

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A vasodilatory drug used to treat erectile dysfunction.

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Plural of ALPROSTADIL.

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Plural of APOSTACY.

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Archaic form of apostasy.

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Plural of APOSTASY.

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The abandonment of a belief, principle, or religion.

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A person who renounces their religion or belief.

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Plural of APOSTATE.

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Relating to apostasy; abandoning one's faith.

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Apostate; abandoning one's beliefs.

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To abandon one's beliefs or allegiance.

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Past tense of APOSTATISE.

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Third-person singular present tense of APOSTATISE.

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Present participle of APOSTATISE.

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To renounce one's beliefs or allegiance.

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Past tense of APOSTATIZE.

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Third-person singular present tense of APOSTATIZE.

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Present participle of APOSTATIZE.

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Plural of AUTOSTABILITY.

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The ability to maintain a stable position or motion through inherent design.

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Plural of bacteriostasis.

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Inhibition of bacterial growth without killing.

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A substance that inhibits bacterial growth.

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Inhibiting bacterial growth without destroying.

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Plural of BACTERIOSTAT.

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A device that keeps pressure constant.

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Plural of BAROSTAT.

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Remaining chemically stable within the body.

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Inhibiting the growth or multiplication of organisms, especially microorganisms.

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In a way that inhibits the growth of organisms.

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Plural of BIOSTATIC.

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Relating to biostatistics.

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A statistician who applies statistical methods to biological data.

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Statistical methods applied to biological and medical data.

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An Ottoman palace guard or gardener.

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Plural of BOSTANGI.

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Apparatus for continuous culture of microorganisms at a steady state.

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Plural of CHEMOSTAT.

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A rotating device used to study plant growth responses.

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Plural of CLINOSTAT.

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An agent that inhibits the growth of Coccidia parasites.

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Plural of COCCIDIOSTAT.

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An instrument with mirrors that tracks celestial bodies for telescopes.

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Plural of COELOSTAT.

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Suitable for decomposition into compost.

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Plural of COMPOSTABLE.

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A rib or rib-like structure in animals.

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Plural of costa, meaning ribs or rib-like parts.

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Relating to ribs.

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Pain in the ribs or chest wall muscles.

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Plural of COSTALGIA.

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How many words containing osta are there?

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What is the highest-scoring word contain OSTA anywhere?

QUINQUECOSTATE scores 34 points, the highest in this list using standard English tile values.