10-letter words containing a, c, t, i, o
- cismontane — on this (the writer's or speaker's) side of the mountains, esp the Alps
- cistaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Cistaceae, a family of shrubby or herbaceous plants that includes the rockroses
- citalopram — an antidepressant drug, C 20 H 22 BrFN 20 , of the SSRI class, that acts by prolonging the action of serotonin in the brain.
- citational — pertaining to citation
- citronalis — lemon verbena.
- citronella — a tropical Asian grass, Cymbopogon (or Andropogon) nardus, with bluish-green lemon-scented leaves
- clactonian — one of the Lower Palaeolithic cultures found in England, characterized by the use of chopper tools
- claymation — the techniques of animation applied to clay models
- clinostats — Plural form of clinostat.
- clistocarp — cleistothecium.
- clofibrate — a medication used in the treatment of heart disease
- clostridia — Plural form of clostridium.
- cnidoblast — any of the cells of a coelenterate that contain nematocysts
- co-captain — a joint captain
- co-orbital — noting or pertaining to two or more celestial bodies that share or almost share an orbit.
- coach trip — any tour, journey, or voyage made by bus
- coactivate — To cause, or to undergo coactivation.
- coactivity — acting together.
- coalitions — Plural form of coalition.
- coaptation — the joining or reuniting of two surfaces, esp the ends of a broken bone or the edges of a wound
- coasterize — to ruin (a CD), esp while attempting to burn music, etc on to it, thus rendering it useful only as a drinks coaster
- coastlines — Plural form of coastline.
- coat-tails — Coat-tails are the two long pieces at the back of a tailcoat.
- coatbridge — an industrial town in central Scotland, in North Lanarkshire. Pop: 41 170 (2001)
- coated pit — a clathrin-lined depression in the outer surface of a cell membrane, formed of receptors and their specific ligands, that becomes a coated vesicle upon endocytosis.
- coatimundi — The ring-tailed coati, Nasua nasua, a south American carnivore.
- cockatiels — Plural form of cockatiel.
- cockatrice — a legendary monster, part snake and part cock, that could kill with a glance
- cocreation — Joint creation.
- codominant — (of genes) having both alleles expressed equally in the phenotype of the organism
- coelomatic — of or relating to a coelom
- coequality — The condition of being coequal.
- cofavorite — a joint favourite
- cogitating — to think hard; ponder; meditate: to cogitate about a problem.
- cogitation — concerted thought or reflection; meditation; contemplation: After hours of cogitation he came up with a new proposal.
- cogitative — capable of thinking
- cohabitant — a person living together with another or others
- cohabitate — cohabit.
- cohabiting — to live together as if married, usually without legal or religious sanction.
- cohobating — Present participle of cohobate.
- cohobation — (dated, chemistry) The boiling of a material in a liquid with the repeated return of the distillate.
- coimbatore — an industrial city in SW India, in W Tamil Nadu. Pop: 923 085 (2001)
- colatitude — the complement of the celestial latitude
- colemanite — a colourless or white glassy mineral consisting of hydrated calcium borate in monoclinic crystalline form. It occurs with and is a source of borax. Formula: Ca2B6O11.5H2O
- collations — Plural form of collation.
- collegiate — Collegiate means belonging or relating to a college or to college students.
- colligated — Simple past tense and past participle of colligate.
- collimated — Simple past tense and past participle of collimate.
- collimates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of collimate.
- collimator — a small telescope attached to a larger optical instrument as an aid in fixing its line of sight