10-letter words containing a, c, n, t
- altrincham — a residential town in NW England, in Trafford unitary authority, Greater Manchester. Pop: 40 695 (2001)
- amercement — to punish by imposing a fine not fixed by statute.
- amoscanate — An experimental anthelmintic agent of the arylisothiocyanate class, found to be highly effective in animals against hookworms and the four major species of schistosomes, but possibly hepatotoxic.
- amphictyon — a delegate to an amphictyonic council
- anaclastic — relating to refraction
- anacolutha — Plural form of anacoluthon.
- anacoustic — unable to support the propagation of sound; soundless
- anacrustic — Prosody. an unstressed syllable or syllable group that begins a line of verse but is not counted as part of the first foot.
- anagenetic — Biology. the progressive evolution of a species. Compare catagenesis.
- anaglyptic — Of or pertaining to anaglyptics or to an anaglyph.
- analeptics — Plural form of analeptic.
- analytical — An analytical way of doing something involves the use of logical reasoning.
- anamnestic — of or relating to anamnesis
- anaplastic — of or relating to anaplasia
- anarchists — Plural form of anarchist.
- anatomical — Anatomical means relating to the structure of the bodies of people and animals.
- ancestress — a female ancestor (sense 1) ancestor (sense 4)
- ancestries — Plural form of ancestry.
- anchorette — (in broadcasting) a young and inexperienced anchorwoman
- anchorites — Plural form of anchorite.
- anchoritic — of or relating to an anchorite
- ancipitous — Alternative form of ancipital.
- anderlecht — a town in central Belgium, a suburb of Brussels. Pop: 92 755 (2004 est)
- anecdotage — anecdotes collectively
- anecdotist — a person who tells or collects anecdotes
- anelectric — not capable of acquiring a static electric charge when subjected to friction.
- anesthetic — relating to, with, or characterized by anesthesia
- anglistics — the study of English language and literature
- angora cat — a long-haired variety of cat, originating in Britain from crosses between Abyssinian and Siamese breeds in the 1960s
- anhidrotic — curbing the secretion of sweat
- annalistic — a chronicler of events, especially yearly ones; historian.
- annunciate — to announce
- anorectics — Plural form of anorectic.
- antarctica — a continent around the South Pole: consists of an ice-covered plateau, 1800–3000 m (6000 ft to 10 000 ft) above sea level, and mountain ranges rising to 4500 m (15 000 ft) with some volcanic peaks; average temperatures all below freezing and human settlement is confined to research stations. All political claims to the mainland are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty of 1959
- antecedent — An antecedent of something happened or existed before it and was similar to it in some way.
- anteceding — to go before, in time, order, rank, etc.; precede: Shakespeare antecedes Milton.
- antecessor — a predecessor; someone who goes or has gone before
- antechapel — the outer part of a chapel at the west end
- 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.
- anthracoid — resembling anthrax
- anti-knock — An anti-knock agent helps to stop an engine from knocking, making it function more smoothly.
- antibiotic — Antibiotics are medical drugs used to kill bacteria and treat infections.
- anticaking — denoting an agent used to prevent substances from going hard or forming lumps
- anticancer — acting against cancer
- anticaries — characterized by an ability to prevent caries
- anticavity — designed to prevent the occurrence of cavities in teeth: an anticavity toothpaste.
- anticenter — Geology. the point on the surface of the earth diametrically opposite the epicenter of an earthquake.
- antichange — Opposing change.
- antichoice — opposed to granting pregnant women the choice to have an abortion