Countable Nouns Ending in S and Containing OS

Browse 687 valid English countable nouns ending in S and containing OS, from Loss, Cross, Boss, Gross, Diagnosis, Toss and Cosmetics 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
adios
albatross
apotheosis
acidosis
axios
atmos
amyloidosis
anastomosis
allosaurus
alkalosis
ankylosaurus
apatosaurus
autocross
aulos
azygos
altostratus
aponeurosis
aspergillosis
anamorphosis
ankylosis
avitaminosis
amaurosis
apodosis
arthrosis
Starts with B
24 words
boss
brontosaurus
biosynthesis
brachiosaurus
bossyboots
bugloss
basilosaurus
boardercross
backcross
blastomycosis
bigos
bacteriosis
balabos
biocenosis
bulbocavernosus
brosmius
bothros
buceros
bronchostenosis
bronchiostenosis
bronchomycosis
blepharophimosis
blepharostenosis
botryomycosis
Starts with C
24 words
cross
cosmetics
crossroads
cosmos
cos
colossus
chinos
crisscross
crosshairs
colossians
cirrhosis
crossbones
cyanosis
cyclocross
crossways
calvados
christos
cirrostratus
coccidiosis
chondromatosis
cysticercosis
catholicos
cosmopolis
custos
Starts with D
24 words
diagnosis
diagnostics
demos
doss
dermatosis
dolichos
doos
dilophosaurus
didymos
diospyros
dermatophytosis
dromos
diarthrosis
dolos
dunkleosteus
dermatomycosis
dermomycosis
diceros
dipteros
diaulos
diadoumenos
desmosis
diorthosis
dermatoneurosis
Starts with E
24 words
ethos
enos
endocytosis
exocytosis
ecchymosis
exosmosis
eidos
endosymbiosis
electrosynthesis
exodos
elasmosaurus
epos
exomphalos
edmontosaurus
endosmosis
erythrocytosis
ethnos
exostosis
extrados
edaphosaurus
empyrosis
enhypostasis
eucinostomus
enarthrosis
Starts with F
5 words
floss
foss
fractostratus
fostress
flagellosis
Starts with G
20 words
gross
gloss
goosebumps
galapagos
grossness
gauchos
gliosis
giganotosaurus
glossitis
goosegrass
gros
gomphosis
granulosis
gummosis
gliomatosis
gastroanastomosis
glossopharyngeus
gastroenteroanastomosis
gastrocoloptosis
gerontomorphosis
Starts with H
24 words
hostess
hostilities
hypnosis
hoss
huevos
hemochromatosis
hypostasis
hypospadias
hadrosaurus
hydronephrosis
hyperkeratosis
hyperlordosis
hyperostosis
hypervitaminosis
hallucinosis
hyoscyamus
heterokaryosis
hydrarthrosis
hematosis
hypostress
hypermetamorphosis
hydrosaurus
hypotyposis
haplosis
Starts with I
10 words
ios
iconostasis
ichthyosis
ichthyosaurus
isogloss
intrados
incross
ischiocavernosus
intercross
immunodiagnosis
Starts with J
1 words
joss
Starts with K
11 words
ketoacidosis
kos
kurtosis
kyphosis
keratosis
kouros
kanjoos
kantharos
kaross
kottabos
kyllosis
Starts with L
16 words
loss
lipgloss
lordosis
llanos
losings
leukocytosis
lipomatosis
lymphocytosis
leucosis
leukosis
lymphogranulomatosis
lekythos
lipidosis
lichanos
lymphosarcomatosis
lipoidosis
Starts with M
24 words
moss
moses
metamorphosis
motocross
mythos
meiosis
misdiagnosis
mitosis
metempsychosis
mosasaurus
mishegoss
miosis
mycosis
maduros
megalosaurus
melioidosis
molossus
melanosis
microcosmos
monoceros
metanephros
myosotis
mycotoxicosis
mebos
Starts with N
14 words
neurosis
necrosis
nosebleeds
narcosis
nomos
nimbostratus
nephrosis
naos
nostos
nearthrosis
nephroptosis
nonmetamorphosis
nephroangiosclerosis
nephrocoloptosis
Starts with O
24 words
oscars
osmosis
os
ouroboros
overdiagnosis
osteonecrosis
osteomyelitis
osmanthus
organophosphorus
omphalos
osteoarthrosis
osteopetrosis
orthosis
outcross
opisthotonos
orthros
ovibos
onychocryptosis
onos
osteoclasis
opisthodomos
ophthalmomycosis
ophthalmodiagnosis
ophthalmomyositis
Starts with P
24 words
prognosis
psychosis
phosphorus
prosthetics
prospectus
prosthesis
proboscis
prostatitis
pothos
posadas
postmistress
phagocytosis
poss
prognostics
phimosis
ptosis
parados
pharos
porthos
pneumoconiosis
preposterousness
psychoneurosis
parasitosis
pithos
Starts with R
13 words
rhinoceros
rooibos
ringtoss
rallycross
restenosis
reredos
rosmarinus
regloss
resinosis
renosterbos
rhodotypos
rhenosterbos
rhombos
Starts with S
24 words
sos
sclerosis
symbiosis
scoliosis
stenosis
supercross
stegosaurus
semigloss
spinosaurus
schloss
spondylosis
snowboardcross
sakkos
synchondrosis
saros
seismosaurus
syndesmosis
synarthrosis
semiosis
spikemoss
styracosaurus
synostosis
stichos
serodiagnosis
Starts with T
24 words
toss
thermos
taos
thrombosis
tyrannosaurus
topos
telos
trypanosomiasis
tournedos
tendinosis
thyrotoxicosis
toxicosis
tenosynovitis
tripos
temenos
tholos
tomos
therizinosaurus
testcross
tylosis
threnos
topcross
trichosanthes
treponematosis
Starts with U
8 words
underboss
underdiagnosis
uptoss
ulosis
urosis
uredosorus
ureterostegnosis
ureterocystanastomosis
Starts with V
6 words
vaginosis
vibriosis
virosis
varicosis
vassos
visceroptosis
Starts with W
2 words
whosis
whoosis
Starts with X
6 words
xenos
xanthomatosis
xenodiagnosis
xenomorphosis
xenosaurus
xiphosurus
Starts with Z
7 words
zoonosis
zygosis
zymosis
zygosaccharomyces
zaglossus
zosterops
zoosis

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