10-letter words containing a, c, i, n, r, o
- maraschino — a sweet cordial or liqueur distilled from marascas.
- marcionism — the doctrines and principles of the Marcionites.
- marcionite — a member of a Gnostic ascetic sect that flourished from the 2nd to 7th century a.d. and that rejected the Old Testament and denied the incarnation of God in Christ.
- marcomanni — an ancient Germanic people who lived in central Europe.
- matrocliny — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the maternal parent (opposed to patrocliny).
- matronymic — metronymic.
- mesocranic — having a skull with a cranial index between that of dolichocranic and brachycranic skulls.
- microciona — a genus of bright-red sponges of the Atlantic coasts of North America and Europe, used in experiments on the dissociation and reintegration of sponge cells.
- microfauna — Biology. microscopic animals.
- microlenat — /mi:"-kroh-len"-*t/ The unit of bogosity, written uL; the consensus is that this is the largest unit practical for everyday use. The microLenat, originally invented by David Jefferson, was promulgated as an attack against noted computer scientist Doug Lenat by a tenured graduate student at CMU. Doug had failed the student on an important exam for giving only "AI is bogus" as his answer to the questions. The slur is generally considered unmerited, but it has become a running gag nevertheless. Some of Doug's friends argue that *of course* a microLenat is bogus, since it is only one millionth of a Lenat. Others have suggested that the unit should be redesignated after the grad student, as the microReid.
- microloans — Plural form of microloan.
- micronesia — one of the three principal divisions of Oceania, comprising the small Pacific islands N of the equator and E of the Philippines, whose main groups are the Mariana Islands, the Caroline Islands, and the Marshall Islands.
- microtonal — (music) Of, relating to, or written using microtones.
- monarchial — pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a monarch: monarchal pomp.
- monarchies — a state or nation in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch. Compare absolute monarchy, limited monarchy.
- monarchism — the principles of monarchy.
- monarchist — the principles of monarchy.
- monarchize — to carry out the duties or functions of a monarch
- monocarpic — producing fruit only once and then dying.
- monocratic — government by only one person; autocracy.
- monoracial — Of a single race (ethnicity).
- monorganic — (biology, medicine) Belonging to, or affecting, a single organ or a single set of organs.
- morganatic — of or relating to a form of marriage in which a person of high rank, as a member of the nobility, marries someone of lower station with the stipulation that neither the low-ranking spouse nor their children, if any, will have any claim to the titles or entailed property of the high-ranking partner.
- morphactin — any of various synthetic compounds, derived from fluorine and carboxylic acid, that regulate the growth and development of plants.
- morticians — Plural form of mortician.
- narcomania — Psychiatry. abnormal craving for a drug to deaden pain.
- narcotised — Simple past tense and past participle of narcotise.
- narcotized — to subject to or treat with a narcotic; stupefy.
- narcotizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of narcotize.
- neoterical — Alternative form of neoteric.
- nicobarese — a member of a people or group of peoples inhabiting the Nicobar Islands.
- nicrosilal — a form of cast iron alloy containing nickel and chromium, developed for its hardness, ductility, and resistance to heat
- nigromancy — black magic; demonic magic
- nomarchies — Plural form of nomarchy.
- noncaloric — of or relating to calories: the caloric content of food.
- noncardiac — not related to the heart or to heart disease
- noncarrier — a person or thing that does not carry something, such as a disease or genetic predisposition to something
- noncrucial — Not crucial.
- nonorganic — noting or pertaining to a class of chemical compounds that formerly comprised only those existing in or derived from plants or animals, but that now includes all other compounds of carbon.
- normalcies — the quality or condition of being normal, as the general economic, political, and social conditions of a nation; normality: After months of living in a state of tension, all yearned for a return to normalcy.
- occasioner — a person who or that which generates or precipitates something
- oceanarium — a large saltwater aquarium for the display and observation of fish and other marine life.
- ochratoxin — a toxin produced by Aspergillus ochraceus and several other molds that commonly contaminate cereal grains: causes intestinal inflammation and kidney and liver degeneration when ingested by animals.
- octandrian — relating to the classification Octandria or those plants that have eight stamens
- octonaries — Plural form of octonary.
- orcharding — the cultivation of orchards
- ordinances — Plural form of ordinance.
- ordovician — noting or pertaining to a geologic period of the Paleozoic Era, from 500 million to 425 million years ago, notable for the advent of fish.
- organicism — Philosophy. the view that some systems resemble organisms in having parts that function in relation to the whole to which they belong. Compare holism (def 1).
- organicist — Philosophy. the view that some systems resemble organisms in having parts that function in relation to the whole to which they belong. Compare holism (def 1).