10-letter words containing a, c, u, r
- arcosolium — (in Roman catacombs) an arched recess for a sarcophagus.
- arcubalist — an arbalest
- arenaceous — (of sedimentary rocks and deposits) composed of sand or sandstone
- articulacy — uttered clearly in distinct syllables.
- articulary — (anatomy) A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes.
- articulate — If you describe someone as articulate, you mean that they are able to express their thoughts and ideas easily and well.
- artocarpus — a genus of the mulberry family, originating in Asia, species of which include the jackfruit and the breadfruit
- ascigerous — of or relating to asci.
- assurances — Plural form of assurance.
- atracurium — a drug used to relax muscles
- atraumatic — (of a medical or surgical procedure) causing minimal tissue injury.
- au courant — up-to-date, esp in knowledge of current affairs
- auctionary — of or relating to auctions or auctioneers
- auctioneer — An auctioneer is a person in charge of an auction.
- aureomycin — chlortetracycline
- auriculate — having ears
- auriscopes — Plural form of auriscope.
- autarchies — Plural form of autarchy.
- autarchist — of or relating to autarchism
- autarkical — of or relating to autarky
- auto court — motel.
- autochrome — a material once used for color photography, consisting of a photographic emulsion applied over a multicolored screen of minute starch grains dyed red, green, and blue-violet.
- autocratic — An autocratic person or organization has complete power and makes decisions without asking anyone else's advice.
- autoerotic — producing sexual excitement or pleasure without association with another person or external stimulation.
- autotropic — Growing in a straight line.
- auxocardia — enlargement of the heart, as by hypertrophy or dilatation.
- auxochrome — a group of atoms that can be attached to a chromogen to convert it into a dye
- avaricious — An avaricious person is very greedy for money or possessions.
- avicularia — Plural form of avicularium.
- aviculture — the keeping and rearing of birds
- avirulence — The state of being avirulent.
- awe-struck — filled with awe
- ayurvedics — a therapeutic system based on the Ayurveda
- bacilluria — the presence of bacilli in the urine
- backburned — Simple past tense and past participle of backburn.
- backburner — a condition of low priority or temporary deferment (usually used in the phrase on the back burner): Put other issues on the back burner until after the election.
- backcourts — Plural form of backcourt.
- background — Your background is the kind of family you come from and the kind of education you have had. It can also refer to such things as your social and racial origins, your financial status, or the type of work experience that you have.
- baculiform — shaped like a rod
- bankruptcy — Bankruptcy is the state of being bankrupt.
- bar-le-duc — Dutch Maas. a river in W Europe, flowing from NE France through E Belgium and S Netherlands into the North Sea. 575 miles (925 km) long.
- barbecuing — Present participle of barbecue.
- barbituric — of or derived from barbituric acid
- bardacious — bodacious.
- barracouta — a large predatory Pacific fish, Thyrsites atun, with a protruding lower jaw and strong teeth: family Gempylidae
- barracudas — Plural form of barracuda.
- betancourt — Rómulo [rom-yuh-loh;; Spanish raw-moo-law] /ˈrɒm yəˌloʊ;; Spanish ˈrɔ muˌlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1908–81, Venezuelan journalist and political leader: president of Venezuela 1945–48 and 1959–64.
- bicapsular — (of plants) having two capsules or one capsule with two chambers
- bicornuate — Botany, Zoology. having two horns or hornlike parts.
- bicultural — having two cultures