10-letter words containing a, c, o, e, n, s
- mesocranic — having a skull with a cranial index between that of dolichocranic and brachycranic skulls.
- 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.
- misocainea — an abnormal aversion to anything new.
- moccasined — Wearing moccasins.
- monarchies — a state or nation in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch. Compare absolute monarchy, limited monarchy.
- monospaced — Simple past tense and past participle of monospace.
- monstrance — a receptacle in which the consecrated Host is exposed for adoration.
- mooncalves — Plural form of mooncalf.
- moonscapes — Plural form of moonscape.
- nanosecond — one billionth of a second. Abbreviation: ns, nsec.
- narcolepsy — a condition characterized by frequent and uncontrollable periods of deep sleep.
- narcotised — Simple past tense and past participle of narcotise.
- narcotizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of narcotize.
- nectareous — nectarous.
- nematocyst — an organ in coelenterates consisting of a minute capsule containing an ejectable thread that causes a sting.
- neoclassic — (sometimes initial capital letter) belonging or pertaining to a revival of classic styles or something that is held to resemble classic styles, as in art, literature, music, or architecture.
- neofascism — any of various political movements or beliefs inspired by or reminiscent of fascism or Nazism.
- neofascist — any of various political movements or beliefs inspired by or reminiscent of fascism or Nazism.
- neoplastic — the theory and practice of the de Stijl school, chiefly characterized by an emphasis on the formal structure of a work of art, and restriction of spatial or linear relations to vertical and horizontal movements as well as restriction of the artist's palette to black, white, and the primary colors.
- nicobarese — a member of a people or group of peoples inhabiting the Nicobar Islands.
- nomarchies — Plural form of nomarchy.
- nonascetic — a person who is not an ascetic
- nonelastic — capable of returning to its original length, shape, etc., after being stretched, deformed, compressed, or expanded: an elastic waistband; elastic fiber.
- nonsecular — of or relating to worldly things or to things that are not regarded as religious, spiritual, or sacred; temporal: secular interests.
- nonspecial — of a distinct or particular kind or character: a special kind of key.
- 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.
- nose candy — cocaine.
- nucleobase — (biochemistry) The base of a nucleic acid, such as thymine, uracil, adenine, cytosine and guanine.
- obeisances — Plural form of obeisance.
- observance — an act or instance of following, obeying, or conforming to: the observance of traffic laws.
- obstinance — The characteristic of being obstinate.
- occasioned — a particular time, especially as marked by certain circumstances or occurrences: They met on three occasions.
- occasioner — a person who or that which generates or precipitates something
- oceanwards — Oceanward.
- octonaries — Plural form of octonary.
- olecranons — Plural form of olecranon.
- opalescent — exhibiting a play of colors like that of the opal.
- opalescing — Present participle of opalesce.
- open space — Ecology. undeveloped land that is protected from development by legislation.
- open-stack — having or being a system of library management in which patrons have direct access to stacks for browsing and selecting books; open-shelf.
- ordinances — Plural form of ordinance.
- osteomancy — A kind of divination by means of bones.
- pantoscope — a panoramic camera
- pennaceous — having the texture of a penna; not downy.
- pleonastic — the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy.
- poachiness — the state of being poachy
- pollen sac — one of the cavities in an anther in which pollen is produced.
- postulance — the period or state of being a postulant, especially in a religious order.
- rackabones — 'a rack of bones', a metaphor for a person or animal that is very thin or emaciated
- raconteurs — Plural form of raconteur.