10-letter words containing a, e, o
- absorptive — able or tending to absorb; absorbent.
- abstemious — Someone who is abstemious avoids doing too much of something enjoyable such as eating or drinking.
- abstenious — Misspelling of abstemious (or possibly of abstentious.).
- abstention — Abstention is a formal act of not voting either for or against a proposal.
- abstersion — the act of wiping clean or cleansing
- acanaceous — possessing prickles or thorns
- acarpelous — without carpels
- acceptions — Plural form of acception.
- accessions — Plural form of accession.
- accomodate — Misspelling of accommodate.
- accomplice — Someone's accomplice is a person who helps them to commit a crime.
- accordable — (obsolete) Agreeing.
- accordance — conformity; agreement; accord (esp in the phrase in accordance with)
- accordment — (obsolete) Agreement; reconcilement.
- accoucheur — a male obstetrician or midwife
- accoutered — to equip or outfit, especially with military clothes, equipment, etc.
- accreditor — A person or organization that provides accreditation.
- accretions — Plural form of accretion.
- accroached — Simple past tense and past participle of accroach.
- 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.
- acephalous — having no head or one that is reduced and indistinct, as certain insect larvae
- acerbation — (rare) Bitterness of feeling.
- acervation — a heaping or piling up, gathering, accumulation
- 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.
- 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
- acid house — Acid house is a type of electronic dance music with a strong, repeated rhythm.
- acidogenic — producing acid, as bacteria, or causing acidity, as of the urine.
- acidometer — a type of hydrometer for measuring the relative density of an acid solution, esp the acid in a battery
- acidophile — Biology, Ecology. acidophilic.
- acinaceous — containing or consisting of kernels, particularly the seeds or stones of grapes
- acknowledg — Obsolete form of acknowledge.
- acoelomate — any animal without a body cavity, such as a flatworm
- acorn tube — a small vacuum tube shaped like an acorn
- acotyledon — any plant, such as a fern or moss, that does not possess cotyledons
- acrogenous — (botany) Increasing by growth from the extremity.
- acromegaly — a chronic disease characterized by enlargement of the bones of the head, hands, and feet, and swelling and enlargement of soft tissue, esp the tongue. It is caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone by the pituitary gland
- acroterial — relating to an acroter
- acroterion — acroterium.
- acroterium — an ornament positioned on top of an acroter
- actinolite — a green mineral of the amphibole group consisting of calcium magnesium iron silicate. Formula: Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
- actionable — If something that you do or say to someone is actionable, it gives them a valid reason for bringing a legal case against you.
- actionless — inactive, without action
- acute dose — a total dose of radiation administered over such a short period that biological recovery is impossible
- ad hominem — directed against a person rather than against his arguments