10-letter words containing a, c, e, s, o
- ankle sock — a short sock coming up to the ankle
- announcers — Plural form of announcer.
- annoyances — Plural form of annoyance.
- anonaceous — relating to the plant family Anonaceae and its members
- anorectics — Plural form of anorectic.
- antecessor — a predecessor; someone who goes or has gone before
- apocalypse — The apocalypse is the total destruction and end of the world.
- apocolypse — Misspelling of apocalypse.
- aposematic — (of the coloration of certain distasteful or poisonous animals) characterized by bright conspicuous markings, which predators recognize and learn to avoid; warning
- approaches — Plural form of approach.
- arc cosine — Trigonometry. the angle, measured in radians, that has a cosine equal to a given number. Symbol: cos −1. Abbreviation: arc cos;
- arc second — Astronomy. second2 (def 4).
- archemorus — Opheltes.
- archespore — the cell or group of cells in a sporangium that gives rise to spores
- arenaceous — (of sedimentary rocks and deposits) composed of sand or sandstone
- artichokes — Plural form of artichoke.
- ascaridole — a liquid, C 10 H 16 O 2 , constituting the active principle of chenopodium oil, used chiefly as a catalyst in polymerization reactions.
- ascensions — Plural form of ascension.
- ascigerous — of or relating to asci.
- ascogenous — of, relating to, or producing asci.
- ascomycete — any fungus of the phylum Ascomycota (formerly class Ascomycetes) in which the spores (ascospores) are formed inside a club-shaped cell (ascus). The group includes yeast, penicillium, aspergillus, truffles, and certain mildews
- ascorbates — Plural form of ascorbate.
- ascospores — Plural form of ascospore.
- assertoric — (of a statement) stating a fact, as opposed to expressing an evaluative judgment
- associable — that can be associated or connected in the mind
- associated — If one thing is associated with another, the two things are connected with each other.
- associates — Plural form of associate.
- astrocytes — Plural form of astrocyte.
- atascadero — a town in SW California.
- atrocities — acts of extreme cruelty, esp against prisoners or civilians in wartime
- attoparsec — (unit, humour) About 31 mm (one inch). "atto-" is the standard SI prefix for multiplication by 10^-18. A parsec (parallax-second) is 3.26 light-years; an attoparsec is thus 3.26 * 10^-18 light years. Thus, one attoparsec per microfortnight is about one inch per second. This unit is reported to be in use (though probably not very seriously) among hackers in the UK.
- auriscopes — Plural form of auriscope.
- autoclaves — Plural form of autoclave.
- autoecious — (of parasites, esp the rust fungi) completing the entire life cycle on a single species of host
- avenaceous — belonging to or of the nature of oats or oat grasses
- avoidances — Plural form of avoidance.
- ayers rock — a conspicuous red monadnock in central Australia, in the SW Northern Territory: tourist attraction. 1143 feet (348 meters) high.
- bachelor's — a person who has been awarded a bachelor's degree.
- back score — a line at each end of the rink parallel to and equidistant from the foot score and the sweeping score.
- backstroke — Backstroke is a swimming stroke that you do lying on your back.
- barcaroles — Plural form of barcarole.
- beachgoers — Plural form of beachgoer.
- because of — If an event or situation occurs because of something, that thing is the reason or cause.
- beta stock — any of the second rank of active securities on the Stock Exchange, of which there are about 500. Continuous display of prices by market makers is required but not immediate publication of transactions
- blackstone — Sir William. 1723–80, English jurist noted particularly for his Commentaries on the Laws of England (1765–69), which had a profound influence on jurisprudence in the US
- blastocoel — the cavity within a blastula
- bomb scare — an alarm arising from the fear that a bomb may have been left in a place
- broadscale — on a broad scale; extensive; spread over a wide area
- bulbaceous — bulbous
- byssaceous — consisting of fine threads