10-letter words containing a, c, t, i, o
- catalonian — sb from Catalonia
- cataphonic — catacoustic or of or relating to cataphonics
- cataphoric — the use of a word or phrase to refer to a following word or group of words, as the use of the phrase as follows.
- categorial — of or relating to a category
- categories — any general or comprehensive division; a class.
- categorise — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- categorist — a person who categorizes or inserts items in a list
- categorize — If you categorize people or things, you divide them into sets or you say which set they belong to.
- catenaccio — an extremely defensive style of play
- catenation — the act or process of catenating.
- catholicon — a remedy for all ills; panacea
- catholicos — the patriarch of the Armenian Church
- catholicus — catholicos.
- catoptrics — the branch of optics concerned with reflection, esp the formation of images by mirrors
- catostomid — (zoology) Any member of the Catostomidae.
- causations — Plural form of causation.
- cautionary — A cautionary story or a cautionary note to a story is one that is intended to give a warning to people.
- cautioners — Plural form of cautioner.
- cautioning — Present participle of caution.
- cautiously — showing, using, or characterized by caution: a cautious man; To be cautious is often to show wisdom.
- cavilation — Alternative spelling of cavillation.
- cavitation — the formation of vapour- or gas-filled cavities in a flowing liquid when tensile stress is superimposed on the ambient pressure
- cavortings — sexual frolics
- celadonite — a hydrous silicate of iron and potassium; an iron-rich soft mica.
- centration — The tendency to focus on one aspect of a situation and neglect others.
- centroidal — of or relating to a centroid
- ceratopsid — a dinosaur belonging to the family Ceratopsidae, characterized by their parrot-like beaks, horns and neck frills
- certiorari — an order of a superior court directing that a record of proceedings in a lower court be sent up for review
- cessations — Plural form of cessation.
- cestoidean — one of the Cestoda, a class of tapeworm
- chain shot — cannon shot comprising two balls or half balls joined by a chain, much used formerly, esp in naval warfare to destroy rigging
- chalcocite — a lead-grey or black mineral, found as a copper ore or in veins. It is a source of copper. Composition: copper sulphide. Formula: Cu2S. Crystal structure: orthorhombic
- chalcolite — torbernite.
- charioteer — In ancient times, a charioteer was a chariot driver.
- chemotaxis — the movement of a microorganism or cell in response to a chemical stimulus
- chevrotain — any small timid ruminant artiodactyl mammal of the genera Tragulus and Hyemoschus, of S and SE Asia: family Tragulidae. They resemble rodents, and the males have long tusklike upper canines
- chilognath — any member of the diplopod subclass Chilognatha, including millipedes having exoskeletons heavily sclerotized with calcium carbonate.
- chitarrone — a large lute with a double neck in common use during the baroque period, esp in Italy
- chittagong — a port in E Bangladesh, on the Bay of Bengal: industrial centre. Pop: 4 171 000 (2005 est)
- chloridate — to expose to or prepare with a chloride
- chlorinate — to combine or treat (a substance) with chlorine
- choirstall — one of the benches for the choir of a church, cathedral, etc
- chromatics — the science of colour
- chromatids — Plural form of chromatid.
- chromatins — Plural form of chromatin.
- chromatism — chromatic aberration
- chromatoid — Resembling chromatin.
- ciguatoxin — a toxin found in seafood
- cineration — The reducing of anything to ashes by combustion; cinefaction.
- circulator — a person who moves from place to place.