10-letter words containing a, c, n, t, h, o
- notch baby — a person who was born in the U.S. between 1917 and 1921 and as a retiree received lower cost-of-living increases in Social Security than others after Congress readjusted Social Security benefits in 1977.
- notchbacks — Plural form of notchback.
- nouakchott — Official name Islamic Republic of Mauritania. a republic in W Africa, largely in the Sahara Desert: formerly a French colony; a member of the French Community 1958–66; independent 1960. 418,120 sq. mi. (1,082,931 sq. km). Capital: Nouakchott.
- 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.
- octachoron — (mathematics) A four-dimensional object equivalent to a cube, constructed out of sixteen cubes.
- octahedron — a solid figure having eight faces.
- orthocaine — a methyl ester used for local anaesthesia
- pantheonic — a domed circular temple at Rome, erected a.d. 120–124 by Hadrian, used as a church since a.d.
- pathogenic — Pathology. capable of producing disease: pathogenic bacteria.
- pentachord — a series of five consecutive notes of a scale
- phonematic — phonemic.
- phonetical — Also, phonetical. of or relating to speech sounds, their production, or their transcription in written symbols.
- pina cloth — a fine, sheer fabric of pineapple-leaf fiber, used especially for lingerie.
- pitchwoman — a female pitchman
- pocahontas — (Rebecca Rolfe) 1595?–1617, American Indian woman who is said to have prevented the execution of Captain John Smith.
- postlaunch — relating to or occurring in the period after a launch
- prognathic — having protrusive jaws; having a gnathic index over 103.
- rhinotheca — the covering of the upper part of the beak in birds
- shackleton — Sir Ernest Henry, 1874–1922, English explorer of the Antarctic.
- stanchions — an upright bar, beam, post, or support, as in a window, stall, ship, etc.
- sticharion — a white tunic of silk or linen, corresponding to the alb, worn by deacons, priests, and bishops.
- stracchino — a soft cheese from North Italy
- tachypnoea — excessively rapid respiration.
- talcahuano — a seaport in central Chile.
- technocrat — a proponent, adherent, or supporter of technocracy.
- technofear — fear of using technological devices, such as computers; technophobia
- thanatotic — an ancient Greek personification of death.
- theomantic — relating to theomancy or divination
- theophanic — a manifestation or appearance of God or a god to a person.
- thiocyanic — of, from, or relating to a sulphacid (or liquid acid HSCN) having a strong odour but no colour
- tiahuanaco — of or relating to a pre-Incan culture existing c300 b.c.–a.d. c900, chiefly in Peru and Bolivia, characterized by the use of megalithic masonry carved with geometric and animal designs, stone statues, polychrome pottery, and bronze artifacts.
- tibouchina — a member of the genus Tibouchina, which includes 350 species of shrubs found in South America
- trochanter — Anatomy. either of two knobs at the top of the femur, the greater on the outside and the lesser on the inside, serving for the attachment of muscles between the thigh and pelvis.
- turnbroach — (formerly) a servant whose job was to turn the spit on which meat, poultry, etc, was roasting
- unactorish — not resembling or characteristic of actors or acting
- watchwoman — A female watchman.
- watchwomen — Plural form of watchwoman.