10-letter words containing a, c, e, y
- ascendency — the state of being in the ascendant; governing or controlling influence; domination.
- 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
- astrocytes — Plural form of astrocyte.
- asymmetric — Asymmetric means the same as asymmetrical.
- athermancy — an inability to transmit radiant heat or infrared radiation
- attendancy — the condition or quality of accompanying or attending
- aureomycin — chlortetracycline
- autecology — the ecological study of an individual organism or species
- axenically — in a manner not associated with any other living organism
- ayers rock — a conspicuous red monadnock in central Australia, in the SW Northern Territory: tourist attraction. 1143 feet (348 meters) high.
- ayurvedics — a therapeutic system based on the Ayurveda
- aztec lily — a bulbous plant, Sprekelia formosissima, of the amaryllis family, native to Mexico, bearing a large, bright-red flower.
- baby-faced — having a smooth round face like a baby's
- back alley — dirty, unprepossessing, sordid, or clandestine: back-alley morals; back-alley political schemes.
- back-alley — Back-alley activities are carried out unofficially, secretly, and often illegally.
- barleycorn — a grain of barley, or barley itself
- barycenter — (physics) The center of a mass; often specifically, the point at which the gravitational forces exerted by two objects are equal.
- barycentre — a centre of mass, esp of the earth-moon system or the solar system
- battle cry — A battle cry is a phrase that is used to encourage people to support a particular cause or campaign.
- belly pack — fanny pack.
- bellyaches — Informal. a pain in the abdomen or bowels.
- benignancy — kind, especially to inferiors; gracious: a benignant sovereign.
- berecyntia — Cybele.
- beta decay — the radioactive transformation of an atomic nucleus accompanying the emission of an electron. It involves unit change of atomic number but none in mass number
- betacyanin — any one of a group of red nitrogenous pigments found in certain plants, such as beetroot
- blackberry — A blackberry is a small, soft black or dark purple fruit.
- brachydome — a dome whose face is parallel to the brachydiagonal axis in a crystal
- bradytelic — of or relating to evolution at a rate slower than the standard for a given group of plants or animals.
- bricklayer — A bricklayer is a person whose job is to build walls using bricks.
- byssaceous — consisting of fine threads
- cable buoy — a buoy marking or supporting part of a submerged cable.
- cacodylate — a salt of cacodylic acid.
- cad system — A CAD system is a computer system for designing parts or products before they are manufactured.
- caddicefly — caddisfly.
- caecostomy — (surgery) An operation involving bringing the caecum through the abdominal wall, most often by a tube, and opening it for drainage or decompression, usually to treat an obstruction of the colon.
- caerphilly — a market town in SE Wales, in Caerphilly county borough: site of the largest castle in Wales (13th–14th centuries). Pop: 31 060 (2001)
- call money — money loaned by banks and recallable on demand
- calyculate — having a calycule
- camera-shy — Someone who is camera-shy is nervous and uncomfortable about being filmed or about having their photograph taken.
- campimetry — a technique for assessing the central part of the visual field
- candy cane — A candy cane is a stick of red and white candy with a curve at one end.
- caney fork — a river in central Tennessee, flowing NW to the Cumberland River. 144 miles (232 km) long.
- cankeredly — spitefully or crabbedly
- canterbury — a late 18th-century low wooden stand with partitions for holding cutlery and plates: often mounted on casters
- cardplayer — a person who plays cards
- carelessly — If someone does something carelessly, they do it without much thought or effort.
- carpellary — (botany) Of or pertaining to carpels.
- carry over — If something carries over or is carried over from one situation to another, it continues to exist or apply in the new situation.
- carry-over — that which is carried over, postponed, or extended to a later time, account, etc.
- carryovers — Plural form of carryover.