10-letter words containing a, c, t, e, s
- austenitic — consisting mainly of austenite.
- autarchies — Plural form of autarchy.
- autoclaves — Plural form of autoclave.
- autoecious — (of parasites, esp the rust fungi) completing the entire life cycle on a single species of host
- aviatrices — Plural form of aviatrix.
- awe-struck — filled with awe
- bacchantes — Plural form of bacchant.
- backbiters — Plural form of backbiter.
- backlisted — Simple past tense and past participle of backlist.
- backplates — Plural form of backplate.
- backseater — A navigator who accompanies the pilot of an aircraft.
- backstreet — a street in a town remote from the main roads
- backstroke — Backstroke is a swimming stroke that you do lying on your back.
- backwaters — Plural form of backwater.
- baltic sea — a sea in N Europe, connected with the North Sea by the Skagerrak, Kattegat, and Öresund; shallow, with low salinity and small tides
- basic rate — the standard or lowest level on a scale of money payable, esp in taxation
- basilectal — (linguistics) of, or relating to a basilect.
- basketcase — Alternative form of basket case.
- batchmates — Plural form of batchmate.
- beast epic — a long verse narrative in which the misadventures of animals satirize human foibles and follies.
- beech mast — the edible nuts of the beech, especially when lying on the ground.
- bench seat — a seat for more than one person
- beta stock — any of the second rank of active securities on the Stock Exchange, of which there are about 500. Continuous display of prices by market makers is required but not immediate publication of transactions
- black site — a secret facility used by a country's military as a prison and interrogation centre, whose existence is denied by the government
- black stem — a disease of plants, characterized by blackened stems and defoliation, caused by any of several fungi, as Ascochyta imperfecta or Mycosphaerella lethalis.
- 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
- blast cell — any undifferentiated or immature cell.
- blastocoel — the cavity within a blastula
- breadstick — bread baked in a long thin crisp stick
- bruschetta — Bruschetta is a slice of toasted bread which is brushed with olive oil and usually covered with chopped tomatoes.
- cablecasts — Plural form of cablecast.
- cabriolets — Plural form of cabriolet.
- 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
- cactaceous — belonging to the Cactaceae, the cactus family of plants.
- cad system — A CAD system is a computer system for designing parts or products before they are manufactured.
- caecostomy — (surgery) An operation involving bringing the caecum through the abdominal wall, most often by a tube, and opening it for drainage or decompression, usually to treat an obstruction of the colon.
- caen stone — a cream-colored limestone quarried near Caen, France, for use in building.
- caespitose — growing in dense tufts
- cafeterias — Plural form of cafeteria.
- cake stand — a plate on a pedestal used for displaying cakes in a shop or café, or for special cakes such as wedding cakes
- calamities — a great misfortune or disaster, as a flood or serious injury.
- calcsinter — travertine.
- calculates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of calculate.
- calibrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of calibrate.
- caliphates — Plural form of caliphate.
- cameltoe's — the outline of a vulva as sometimes seen when a woman is wearing tight pants.
- cameralist — any of the mercantilist economists or public servants in Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries who held that the economic power of a nation can be enhanced by increasing its monetary wealth, as by the accumulation of bullion.
- camp stove — a portable stove used for cooking or heating, especially outdoors.
- campestral — of or relating to open fields or country
- cancelbots — Plural form of cancelbot.