10-letter words containing a, c, u
- amarynceus — a king of Messene who ruled Elis with Augeas and who was slain by Nestor in a war against the Pylians.
- ambulacral — one of the radial areas in an echinoderm, as the sea urchin, bearing the tube feet by which the creature moves.
- ambulacrum — any of five radial bands on the ventral surface of echinoderms, such as the starfish and sea urchin, on which the tube feet are situated
- ambulances — Plural form of ambulance.
- ambuscaded — Simple past tense and past participle of ambuscade.
- ambuscader — a person waiting in ambush; an ambusher
- ambuscades — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambuscade.
- amylaceous — of or resembling starch
- anacardium — a genus of plants in the Anacardiaceae family found chiefly in tropical areas
- anacolutha — Plural form of anacoluthon.
- anacoustic — unable to support the propagation of sound; soundless
- anacrustic — Prosody. an unstressed syllable or syllable group that begins a line of verse but is not counted as part of the first foot.
- ancipitous — Alternative form of ancipital.
- andalucian — from or relating to Andalusía
- androecium — the stamens of a flowering plant collectively
- animalcule — a microscopic animal such as an amoeba or rotifer
- announcers — Plural form of announcer.
- announcing — Present participle of announce.
- annunciate — to announce
- anonaceous — relating to the plant family Anonaceae and its members
- anschauung — direct or immediate intuition or perception of sense data with little or no rational interpretation.
- antichurch — opposed to the beliefs, practices, and adherents of the Christian church
- antilochus — a son of Nestor and a trusted friend of Achilles.
- antimachus — Also called the Colophonian. flourished c410 b.c, Greek poet.
- anucleated — without a nucleus
- apiculture — the breeding and care of bees
- apocarpous — (of the ovaries of flowering plants such as the buttercup) consisting of separate carpels
- apolaustic — concerned with or dedicated to enjoyment
- apothecium — a cup-shaped structure that contains the asci, esp in lichens; a type of ascocarp
- applesauce — a relish or dessert made of apples stewed to a pulp and sweetened; (fig.) (sl.) bunkum, nonsense
- aquabatics — gymnastic feats performed in water
- aquaphobic — abnormally afraid of water
- aquaponics — a farming system that circulates wastewater from animal aquaculture to hydroponically cultivated plants, whereby the plants draw nutrients from the waste and filter the water, allowing for its recycled use by the aquatic animals.
- araucanian — a South American Indian language; thought to be an isolated branch of the Penutian phylum, spoken in Chile and W Argentina
- araucarian — related to or belonging to the genus Araucaria
- arbuscular — relating to, or similar to, arbuscles
- arcesilaus — 316–241 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- archemorus — Opheltes.
- archosaurs — Plural form of archosaur.
- 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
- as much as — You use as much as before an amount to suggest that it is surprisingly large.
- ascigerous — of or relating to asci.
- ascococcus — (biology) A form of micrococcus, found in putrid meat infusions, occurring in peculiar masses, each of which is enclosed in a hyaline capsule and contains a large number of spherical micrococci.
- ascogenous — of, relating to, or producing asci.