10-letter words containing a, c, t, e, r
- affricates — Plural form of affricate.
- afterclaps — Plural form of afterclap.
- afterdecks — Plural form of afterdeck.
- afterpiece — a brief usually comic dramatic piece presented after a play
- aftershock — Aftershocks are smaller earthquakes which occur after a large earthquake.
- air castle — a fanciful or impractical notion or hope; daydream.
- air jacket — an air-filled envelope or compartment surrounding a machine or part to reduce the rate at which heat is transferred to or from it
- air pocket — a localized region of low air density or a descending air current, causing an aircraft to suffer an abrupt decrease in height
- air ticket — a ticket to travel on a commercial plane
- akaryocyte — A cell that has no nucleus.
- allometric — Of or pertaining to allometry.
- allosteric — of, relating to, or designating a function of an enzyme in which the structure and activity of the enzyme are modified by the binding of a metabolic molecule
- altarpiece — An altarpiece is a work of art behind the altar in a church.
- alternance — alternation; regular change
- altimetric — Of or pertaining to altimetry.
- amboceptor — an immune body formed in the blood during infection or immunization that serves to link the complement to the antigen
- amercement — to punish by imposing a fine not fixed by statute.
- amphoteric — able to function as either a base or an acid
- 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.
- anderlecht — a town in central Belgium, a suburb of Brussels. Pop: 92 755 (2004 est)
- anelectric — not capable of acquiring a static electric charge when subjected to friction.
- anorectics — Plural form of anorectic.
- antecessor — a predecessor; someone who goes or has gone before
- 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.
- anticancer — acting against cancer
- anticaries — characterized by an ability to prevent caries
- anticenter — Geology. the point on the surface of the earth diametrically opposite the epicenter of an earthquake.
- antierotic — discouraging sexual desire
- antiheroic — relating to or in the manner of an antihero
- aphaeretic — (rare) Of the nature of aphaeresis.
- apiculture — the breeding and care of bees
- apothecary — An apothecary was a person who prepared medicines for people.
- apple cart — a huckster's handcart for selling apples in the street, etc.
- appreciate — If you appreciate something, for example a piece of music or good food, you like it because you recognize its good qualities.
- apprentice — An apprentice is a young person who works for someone in order to learn their skill.
- arc secant — the angle, measured in radians, that has a secant equal to a given number. Symbol: sec −1. Abbreviation: arc sec;
- archeocyte — (in sponges) a type of amoebocyte capable of developing into other types of cells, especially reproductive cells.
- archetypal — Someone or something that is archetypal has all the most important characteristics of a particular kind of person or thing and is a perfect example of it.
- archetypes — the original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based; a model or first form; prototype.
- archetypic — Archetypical.
- architects — Plural form of architect.
- architrave — the lowest part of an entablature that bears on the columns
- archontate — an archon's period in office
- archpriest — (formerly) a chief assistant to a bishop, performing many of his sacerdotal functions during his absence
- arctangent — the function the value of which for a given argument is the angle in radians (between –π/2 and π/2) the tangent of which is that argument: the inverse of the tangent function
- arctogaean — of or relating to Arctogaea