10-letter words containing a, c, o, e, l
- arvicoline — inhabiting meadows or rural areas
- ascaridole — a liquid, C 10 H 16 O 2 , constituting the active principle of chenopodium oil, used chiefly as a catalyst in polymerization reactions.
- associable — that can be associated or connected in the mind
- autecology — the ecological study of an individual organism or species
- autoclaved — Simple past tense and past participle of autoclave.
- autoclaves — Plural form of autoclave.
- avouchable — able to be avouched
- bachelor's — a person who has been awarded a bachelor's degree.
- back vowel — a vowel whose sound is produced in the back of the mouth or the throat
- backlogged — a reserve or accumulation, as of stock, work, or business: a backlog of business orders.
- bacteriol. — bacteriological
- balconette — a lightly padded bra that is designed to lift and enhance the appearance of a woman's bust
- barcaroles — Plural form of barcarole.
- barcarolle — a boating song of the Venetian gondoliers.
- barleycorn — a grain of barley, or barley itself
- bellacoola — a member of a riverine tribe of North American Indians inhabiting an area near the central coast of British Columbia.
- biblioteca — a library.
- biocellate — (of animals and plants) marked with two eyelike spots or ocelli
- biomedical — Biomedical research examines the effects of drugs and medical techniques on the biological systems of living creatures.
- black code — any code of law that defined and especially limited the rights of former slaves after the Civil War.
- black hole — Black holes are areas in space, where gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape from them. Black holes are thought to be formed by collapsed stars.
- black pope — the head of the Jesuit order (so called from the power he once possessed and from the black habit worn by the order).
- 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
- blue coral — any coral of the genus Heliopora, having brown polyps and a blue skeleton, found in the Indo-Pacific region.
- bold-faced — confident or impudent
- bomb lance — a harpoon fitted with an explosive head.
- bone black — a fine charcoal made by burning animal bones in closed containers: used as a pigment, in refining sugar, etc.
- bottle cap — a device for closing or sealing a bottle, especially a metal cover with a cork gasket fitting tightly over the mouth of a glass or plastic bottle, held in place by crimping the edge of the cap over the lip or flange of the bottle.
- bounceable — to spring back from a surface in a lively manner: The ball bounced off the wall.
- broadscale — on a broad scale; extensive; spread over a wide area
- brocatelle — a heavy brocade with the design in deep relief, used chiefly in upholstery
- bulbaceous — bulbous
- cable buoy — a buoy marking or supporting part of a submerged cable.
- cablephoto — a photographic image transmitted via cable, especially for use by newspapers or in police work.
- cabriolets — Plural form of cabriolet.
- cacodylate — a salt of cacodylic acid.
- cacomistle — a catlike omnivorous mammal, Bassariscus astutus, of S North America, related to but smaller than the raccoons: family Procyonidae, order Carnivora (carnivores). It has yellowish-grey fur and a long bushy tail banded in black and white
- cajolement — The act of cajoling or the state of being cajoled.
- cake flour — finely ground wheat flour.
- calabooses — Plural form of calaboose.
- calcaneous — Misspelling of calcaneus.
- calcareous — of, containing, or resembling calcium carbonate; chalky
- calcedonio — a type of Venetian opaque glassware, with veins of colour, intended to imitate chalcedony
- calceiform — shaped like a shoe or slipper
- calceolate — shaped like a slipper, as the large, middle petal of an orchid
- calciferol — a fat-soluble steroid, found esp in fish-liver oils, produced by the action of ultraviolet radiation on ergosterol. It increases the absorption of calcium from the intestine and is used in the treatment of rickets. Formula: C28H43OH
- calciphobe — calcifuge.
- caledonian — of or relating to Scotland
- calefactor — a heater