10-letter words containing a, c, o, r
- applicator — An applicator is a device that you use to put something somewhere when you do not want to touch it or do it with your hands.
- approached — to come near or nearer to: The cars slowed down as they approached the intersection.
- approacher — to come near or nearer to: The cars slowed down as they approached the intersection.
- approaches — Plural form of approach.
- approvance — approval
- aprication — the act of sunbathing or basking in the sun
- arachnoids — Plural form of arachnoid.
- aragonitic — relating to aragonite
- arc cosine — Trigonometry. the angle, measured in radians, that has a cosine equal to a given number. Symbol: cos −1. Abbreviation: arc cos;
- arc second — Astronomy. second2 (def 4).
- arch board — a distinctive area at the upper part of a stern, curving upward toward the center and giving the name and port of the vessel within a carved and painted frame; escutcheon.
- archbishop — In the Roman Catholic, Orthodox, and Anglican Churches, an archbishop is a bishop of the highest rank, who is in charge of all the bishops and priests in a particular country or region.
- archdeacon — An archdeacon is a high-ranking clergyman who works as an assistant to a bishop, especially in the Anglican church.
- archegonia — the female reproductive organ in ferns, mosses, etc.
- archemorus — Opheltes.
- archeocyte — (in sponges) a type of amoebocyte capable of developing into other types of cells, especially reproductive cells.
- archeology — archaeology
- archeozoic — early Precambrian; Archean
- archespore — the cell or group of cells in a sporangium that gives rise to spores
- archipenko — Aleksandr Porfiryevich (alɪkˈsandr parˈfirjɪvitʃ). 1887– 1964, Russian sculptor and painter, in the US after 1923, whose work is characterized by economy of form
- archivolts — Plural form of archivolt.
- archontate — an archon's period in office
- archoplasm — the protoplasmic material surrounding the centrosome, formerly thought to be involved in the formation of the asters and spindle during mitosis
- archosaurs — Plural form of archosaur.
- arcimboldi — Giuseppe [juh-sep-ee;; Italian joo-zep-pe] /dʒəˈsɛp i;; Italian dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1527–93, Italian painter.
- arcimboldo — Giuseppe. 1527–93, Italian painter, best remembered for painting grotesque figures composed of fruit, vegetables, and meat
- arcosolium — (in Roman catacombs) an arched recess for a sarcophagus.
- arctic fox — a fox, Alopex lagopus, of arctic regions, whose fur is dark grey in the summer and white in the winter
- arctogaean — of or relating to Arctogaea
- arctophile — a person who collects teddy bears or is fond of them
- arctophily — the practice of collecting teddy bears
- area opaca — the opaque area of the blastoderm surrounding the area pellucida.
- arefaction — the act of drying, or a dried condition
- arenaceous — (of sedimentary rocks and deposits) composed of sand or sandstone
- aristocrat — An aristocrat is someone whose family has a high social rank, especially someone who has a title.
- armor-clad — covered with armor
- army corps — a military formation that comprises two or more divisions and additional support arms
- aromatical — (rare) aromatic.
- arricciato — arriccio.
- art school — tertiary level college for students of art
- artichokes — Plural form of artichoke.
- artocarpus — a genus of the mulberry family, originating in Asia, species of which include the jackfruit and the breadfruit
- 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.
- ascigerous — of or relating to asci.
- ascocarpic — relating to an ascocarp
- ascorbates — Plural form of ascorbate.
- ascospores — Plural form of ascospore.
- ascosporic — relating to an ascospore
- ascription — the act of ascribing