10-letter words containing a, c, e, r
- aldermanic — a member of a municipal legislative body, especially of a municipal council.
- ale conner — a local official appointed to examine the measure and quality of ale, beer, and bread
- all-comers — You use all-comers to refer to everyone who wants to take part in an activity, especially a competition.
- allergenic — causing allergic sensitization.
- allometric — Of or pertaining to allometry.
- allosteric — of, relating to, or designating a function of an enzyme in which the structure and activity of the enzyme are modified by the binding of a metabolic molecule
- altarpiece — An altarpiece is a work of art behind the altar in a church.
- alternance — alternation; regular change
- altimetric — Of or pertaining to altimetry.
- amarynceus — a king of Messene who ruled Elis with Augeas and who was slain by Nestor in a war against the Pylians.
- amberjacks — Plural form of amberjack.
- amboceptor — an immune body formed in the blood during infection or immunization that serves to link the complement to the antigen
- ambuscader — a person waiting in ambush; an ambusher
- amercement — to punish by imposing a fine not fixed by statute.
- americanos — Plural form of americano.
- amphimacer — a metrical foot consisting, in Greek and Latin verse, of one short syllable between two long ones, or, in English verse, of one unaccented syllable between two accented ones (Ex.: | hésĭtáte |)
- amphoteric — able to function as either a base or an acid
- ancestress — a female ancestor (sense 1) ancestor (sense 4)
- ancestries — Plural form of ancestry.
- anchor bed — a sloping, slightly projecting platform on the forecastle of a ship, for supporting an anchor when not in use.
- anchor ice — ice that forms at the bottom of a lake or river
- anchorages — Plural form of anchorage.
- anchorette — (in broadcasting) a young and inexperienced anchorwoman
- anchorites — Plural form of anchorite.
- anchorless — without an anchor
- anderlecht — a town in central Belgium, a suburb of Brussels. Pop: 92 755 (2004 est)
- androecium — the stamens of a flowering plant collectively
- androgenic — any substance, as testosterone or androsterone, that promotes male characteristics.
- andromache — the wife of Hector
- anelectric — not capable of acquiring a static electric charge when subjected to friction.
- anemochore — a plant in which the fruits or seeds are dispersed by wind
- anemochory — the dispersal of plant seeds or spores by the wind.
- anisomeric — (of a chemical compound) lacking isomers
- announcers — Plural form of announcer.
- anorectics — Plural form of anorectic.
- answerback — a reply or answering message from a computer or other electronic device, as by means of teletypewriter or simulated voice.
- antecessor — a predecessor; someone who goes or has gone before
- anthracene — a colourless tricyclic crystalline solid having a slight blue fluorescence, used in the manufacture of chemicals, esp diphenylamine and alizarin, and as crystals in scintillation counters. Formula: C6H4(CH)2C6H4
- anthracite — Anthracite is a type of very hard coal which burns slowly, producing a lot of heat and very little smoke.
- anticancer — acting against cancer
- anticaries — characterized by an ability to prevent caries
- anticenter — Geology. the point on the surface of the earth diametrically opposite the epicenter of an earthquake.
- antierotic — discouraging sexual desire
- antiheroic — relating to or in the manner of an antihero
- aphaeretic — (rare) Of the nature of aphaeresis.
- apiculture — the breeding and care of bees
- apothecary — An apothecary was a person who prepared medicines for people.
- appearance — When someone makes an appearance at a public event or in a broadcast, they take part in it.
- apperceive — to be aware of perceiving
- apple cart — a huckster's handcart for selling apples in the street, etc.