7-letter words containing a, c, o
- acrotic — relating to the surface
- act one — (language, specification) A specification language.
- act out — If you act out an event which has happened, you copy the actions which took place and make them into a play.
- actaeon — a hunter of Boeotia who, having accidentally seen Artemis bathing, was turned into a stag and torn apart by his own hounds
- actino- — indicating a radial structure
- actinon — a radioisotope of radon that is a decay product of radium. Symbol: An or 219Rn; atomic no: 86; half-life: 3.92s
- actions — an independent agency created in 1971 to administer domestic volunteer programs.
- actorly — of, relating to, or characteristic of an actor
- acyloin — an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a carbonyl group
- acyloxy — (organic chemistry) A univalent radical R-COO-, derived from a carboxylic acid.
- ad loc. — at or to the place
- aerobic — Aerobic activity exercises and strengthens your heart and lungs.
- aesopic — of, relating to, or characteristic of Aesop or his fables: a story that points an Aesopian moral.
- afforce — to make stronger; consolidate; reinforce
- afl-cio — American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations: a federation of independent American trade unions formed by the union of these two groups in 1955
- aglucon — an aglycon, especially one combined with glucose to form a glycoside.
- aglycon — a chemical compound formed from a glycoside when a hydrogen atom replaces a glycosyl group
- agogics — Music. stress given to a note through prolonged duration.
- air-con — Air-con is the same as air conditioning.
- airlock — An airlock is a small room that is used to move between areas which do not have the same air pressure, for example in a spacecraft or submarine.
- ajaccio — the capital of Corsica, a port on the W coast. Pop: 64 432 (2007)
- alarcon — Pedro Antonio de (ˈpeðro anˈtonjo de). 1833–91, Spanish novelist and short-story writer, noted for his humorous sketches of rural life, esp in The Three-Cornered Hat (1874)
- alcohol — Drinks that can make people drunk, such as beer, wine, and whisky, can be referred to as alcohol.
- alcopop — an alcoholic drink that tastes like a soft drink
- alcoran — the Koran
- alcorza — a Spanish sweet
- alcoved — having or made as an alcove
- alcoves — Plural form of alcove.
- alcyone — the daughter of Aeolus and wife of Ceyx, who drowned herself in grief for her husband's death. She was transformed into a kingfisher
- alencon — a town in NW France: early lace-manufacturing centre. Pop: 28 935 (1999)
- algol c — (language) A variant of ALGOL 60 developed by Clive Feather of Cambridge University ca. 1981. ALGOL C added structures and exception handling. It was designed for beginners and students.
- ammonic — of or concerned with ammonia or ammonium compounds
- amoebic — of, relating to, or resembling an ameba.
- anchors — the brakes of a motor vehicle
- anchory — ancré.
- anchovy — Anchovies are small fish that live in the sea. They are often eaten salted.
- anconad — (anatomy) located towards the elbow.
- anconal — the elbow.
- and co. — You use and co. after someone's name to mean the group of people associated with that person.
- anionic — a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- anoetic — relating to anoesis
- anosmic — absence or loss of the sense of smell.
- ant cow — an insect, esp an aphid, that excretes a sweet honey-like substance that is collected and eaten by ants
- antioch — a city in S Turkey, on the Orontes River: ancient commercial centre and capital of Syria (300–64 bc); early centre of Christianity. Pop: 155 000 (2005 est)
- aphonic — affected with aphonia
- aphotic — characterized by or growing in the absence of light
- apnoeic — of or relating to apnoea
- apocarp — an apocarpous gynoecium or fruit
- apocope — omission of the final sound or sounds of a word
- apogeic — of or relating to an apogee