Countable Nouns Ending in S and Containing IS
Browse 1,505 valid English countable nouns ending in S and containing IS, from Miss, Analysis, Basis, Kiss, Crisis, Statistics and Emphasis to rarer terms. Check definitions and spelling below, or visit our noun grammar guide to review singular and plural count rules.
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Starts with A
24 words analysis
axis
arthritis
antithesis
avis
adonis
appendicitis
acropolis
apotheosis
acidosis
amaryllis
amniocentesis
amyloidosis
anastomosis
anamnesis
apheresis
autolysis
arabidopsis
alkalosis
amanuensis
atelectasis
aphis
apsis
agonistes
Starts with B
24 words basis
bourgeois
biosynthesis
bris
beaujolais
bursitis
balanitis
biocatalysis
berberis
brevis
bellis
bombogenesis
bronchiectasis
bristols
bavarois
blastomycosis
bacteriolysis
blepharoconjunctivitis
bacteriosis
barachois
biocenosis
braaivleis
bishopess
bitis
Starts with C
24 words crisis
chris
cannabis
chassis
catharsis
clitoris
crisscross
colitis
chamois
capris
calisthenics
chrysalis
cirrhosis
cystitis
conjunctivitis
clovis
chablis
cyanosis
catalysis
coulis
carcinogenesis
cassis
clematis
chinois
Starts with D
24 words diagnosis
distress
denis
dialysis
dis
doris
diss
dermatitis
discus
dais
dermis
digitalis
deixis
diuresis
disagreeableness
diathesis
deemphasis
diegesis
dermatosis
diaeresis
dauphinois
diastasis
discobolus
diaphysis
Starts with E
24 words emphasis
elvis
ellipsis
epidermis
encephalitis
edelweiss
esophagitis
exegesis
epiglottis
electrophoresis
endocytosis
ephemeris
epididymis
epiglottitis
emesis
encephalomyelitis
exocytosis
epistaxis
epistasis
ecchymosis
ethnogenesis
ekphrasis
endodermis
exosmosis
Starts with F
24 words furnishings
foolishness
ferris
fishnets
farris
finis
fortis
felis
follis
feis
fiscus
fascis
febris
finalis
fissidens
fisheress
frontolysis
fontinalis
fishgrass
fasciolopsis
fetialis
fimbristylis
flagellosis
fasciodesis
Starts with G
23 words genesis
gastroenteritis
glottis
gneiss
gametogenesis
glacis
glomerulonephritis
gris
gliosis
gracilis
gravis
glossitis
gomphosis
grisgris
granulosis
gummosis
gliomatosis
gastroanastomosis
gastroduodenitis
gastroenterocolitis
gastroenteroanastomosis
gastrocoloptosis
gerontomorphosis
Starts with H
24 words hypothesis
hiss
hepatitis
hypnosis
heuristics
hibiscus
headmistress
haggis
hydrolysis
hysteresis
hemodialysis
hemochromatosis
hypophysis
hypostasis
hemiparesis
hypodermis
housefurnishings
housemistress
hemerocallis
hydronephrosis
hemipenis
hyperkeratosis
hyperlordosis
hamamelis
Starts with I
24 words iris
ibis
isthmus
isometrics
ignis
indiscreetness
iconostasis
ichthyosis
iontophoresis
isogloss
immunoelectrophoresis
irbis
ischiocavernosus
iberis
immunodiagnosis
isoetes
ionophoresis
interkinesis
inquisitress
ichthyornis
ideopolis
illadopsis
ixodiasis
immunophoresis
Starts with K
23 words kiss
khakis
ketoacidosis
kurtosis
kyphosis
kinesis
kris
keratitis
kishkes
keratosis
kermis
koumiss
keratoconjunctivitis
katabasis
kalis
kalpis
karyokinesis
keratomileusis
kribensis
karyolysis
kalimeris
kenogenesis
kyllosis
Starts with L
24 words louis
lewis
levis
lapis
lysis
lis
loris
lipolysis
lordosis
lycoris
lisianthus
leishmaniasis
lyonnais
lachesis
liatris
lenis
leukocytosis
lithiasis
latissimus
lychnis
lymphadenitis
lipomatosis
lymphocytosis
leucosis
Starts with M
24 words miss
mistress
metropolis
metamorphosis
morris
missus
miniseries
marquis
metastasis
mantis
meiosis
misdiagnosis
mitosis
meniscus
mavis
metis
mutagenesis
maquis
majlis
megalopolis
mastoiditis
metathesis
metempsychosis
mishegas
Starts with N
24 words nemesis
neurosis
narcissus
necrosis
necropolis
narcosis
neuritis
nis
nephrosis
naris
nisus
noncrisis
neurolysis
neurohypophysis
nereis
nearthrosis
narcoanalysis
nephroptosis
nephthytis
nephrolepis
notornis
nonmetamorphosis
natis
narcocatharsis
Starts with O
24 words oasis
osmosis
overemphasis
overdiagnosis
overanalysis
osteonecrosis
osteomyelitis
omnishambles
organogenesis
orris
orbicularis
oxalis
orchis
osteoarthrosis
osteopetrosis
orthosis
orogenesis
onomatopoiesis
ozonolysis
opisthotonos
occipitofrontalis
ornis
ovotestis
onychocryptosis
Starts with P
24 words paris
premises
piss
penis
provisions
paralysis
prognosis
psychosis
pelvis
psychoanalysis
parenthesis
psoriasis
prosthesis
patois
philistines
praxis
palisades
prophylaxis
pubis
precis
pathogenesis
proboscis
pharyngitis
pyrolysis
Starts with Q
3 words quebecois
quartermistress
quisqualis
Starts with R
20 words reanalysis
resynthesis
rachis
restenosis
reemphasis
radiolysis
resinosis
rhexis
rheotaxis
rhipsalis
risorius
rudis
rhinopharyngitis
rhodohypoxis
rachischisis
raphis
rhaphiolepis
rhoicissus
rhipsalidopsis
radioanaphylaxis
Starts with S
24 words statistics
swiss
synthesis
sis
scissors
synopsis
sclerosis
stasis
sinusitis
symbiosis
scoliosis
sisyphus
stenosis
schoolmistress
symphysis
stomatitis
synapsis
spondylosis
spondylolisthesis
stephanotis
seychellois
syllepsis
synchondrosis
synovitis
Starts with T
24 words thesis
travis
tetris
trellis
tendinitis
thrombosis
takis
testis
trois
thrombolysis
trypanosomiasis
thyroiditis
tendinosis
thyrotoxicosis
travois
tuchis
torticollis
thoracentesis
thrombophlebitis
temporalis
toxicosis
tenosynovitis
tibialis
tracheobronchitis
Starts with U
13 words urinalysis
urethritis
underdiagnosis
urolithiasis
underemphasis
unguis
uvulitis
ulosis
urosis
uraniscus
ureterostegnosis
ureteropyelonephritis
ureterocystanastomosis
Starts with V
17 words vasculitis
vaginosis
viscountess
vermis
viscus
vaudois
vitis
valvulitis
vulvovaginitis
vectis
vibriosis
vichyssois
vallis
visitress
virosis
varicosis
visceroptosis
Starts with W
8 words wiseass
whosis
whoosis
whatsis
werris
whiss
whoremistress
workmistress
Starts with X
7 words xanthomatosis
xenodiagnosis
xyris
xenogenesis
xenomorphosis
xanthoxalis
xiphihumeralis
Starts with Z
10 words zoonosis
zygapophysis
zygosis
zymosis
zymolysis
zygolabialis
zaphrentis
zoosis
zygomaticoauricularis
zygopteris