10-letter words containing a, c, t
- accoutring — Present participle of accoutre.
- accredited — appointed and having official credentials
- accreditor — A person or organization that provides accreditation.
- accrescent — (of a calyx or other part) continuing to grow after flowering
- accretions — Plural form of accretion.
- accrington — a town in NW England, in SE Lancashire. Pop: 35 203 (2001)
- accruement — the action of accruing
- accubation — the action or state of leaning backwards, esp at a table for meals
- accultural — characterized by or showing traits of a different and influential culture
- accumbents — Plural form of accumbent.
- accuminate — Tapering to a point.
- accumulate — When you accumulate things or when they accumulate, they collect or are gathered over a period of time.
- accurately — free from error or defect; consistent with a standard, rule, or model; precise; exact.
- accusation — If you make an accusation against someone, you criticize them or express the belief that they have done something wrong.
- accusative — In the grammar of some languages, the accusative, or the accusative case, is the case used for a noun when it is the direct object of a verb, or the object of some prepositions. In English, only the pronouns 'me', 'him', 'her', 'us', and 'them' are in the accusative. Compare nominative.
- accusatory — An accusatory look, remark, or tone of voice suggests blame or criticism.
- accusement — a charge or accusation of wrongdoing or crime
- accustomed — If you are accustomed to something, you know it so well or have experienced it so often that it seems natural, unsurprising, or easy to deal with.
- acebutolol — a beta blocker, C 18 H 28 N 2 O 4 , used in the management of hypertension, angina pectoris, and cardiac arrhythmias.
- acerbating — Present participle of acerbate.
- acerbation — (rare) Bitterness of feeling.
- acervation — a heaping or piling up, gathering, accumulation
- acetabular — Cup-shaped; saucer-shaped; acetabuliform.
- acetabulum — the deep cuplike cavity on the side of the hipbone that receives the head of the thighbone
- acetanilid — Alternative form of acetanilide.
- acetifying — Present participle of acetify.
- acetimeter — acetometer
- acetometer — a device for measuring the concentration of acetic acid in a solution, esp in vinegar
- acetonemia — ketonemia.
- acetonuria — ketonuria.
- acetyl coa — the acetylated form of coenzyme A, formed as an intermediate in the oxidation of carbohydrates, fats, and protein in animal metabolism.
- acetylated — Simple past tense and past participle of acetylate.
- acetylenic — (organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to acetylene or its derivatives; having a carbon-to-carbon triple bond.
- acetylides — Plural form of acetylide.
- acherontic — Of or pertaining to Acheron; infernal; hence, dismal, gloomy; moribund.
- achitophel — Ahithophel
- achondrite — a rare stony meteorite that consists mainly of silicate minerals and has the texture of igneous rock but contains no chondrules
- achromatic — without colour
- achromatin — the material of the nucleus of a cell that does not stain with basic dyes
- aciculated — Alternative form of aciculate.
- acidimeter — any instrument or standard solution for determining the amount of acid in a sample solution
- acidimetry — the determination of the amount of acid present in a solution, measured by an acidimeter or by volumetric analysis
- acidometer — a type of hydrometer for measuring the relative density of an acid solution, esp the acid in a battery
- acidulated — Simple past tense and past participle of acidulate.
- acidulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acidulate.
- acoelomate — any animal without a body cavity, such as a flatworm
- acolouthos — the chief of the Varangian guard in the Byzantine empire during the Palaeologan period
- acorn tube — a small vacuum tube shaped like an acorn
- acotyledon — any plant, such as a fern or moss, that does not possess cotyledons
- acoustical — acoustic; specif., having to do with the control of sound