10-letter words containing a, e, r, o, c, u
- nonnuclear — not utilizing nuclear power, nuclear weapons, etc.: to fight a nonnuclear war.
- nonsecular — of or relating to worldly things or to things that are not regarded as religious, spiritual, or sacred; temporal: secular interests.
- obtruncate — to slice or chop off the head or top part of
- oceanarium — a large saltwater aquarium for the display and observation of fish and other marine life.
- octamerous — consisting of or divided into eight parts.
- oleraceous — having the qualities or nature of a pot-herb for cookery
- onocentaur — a centaur whose legs and body are that of a donkey as opposed to a horse
- operculate — having an operculum.
- orbiculate — orbicular; rounded.
- outmarched — Simple past tense and past participle of outmarch.
- outreached — Simple past tense and past participle of outreach.
- outreaches — Plural form of outreach.
- overlaunch — (in shipbuilding) to overlap planks
- parcel out — an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- paroecious — (of certain mosses) having the male and female reproductive organs beside or near each other.
- pelycosaur — any of a group of large primitive reptiles belonging to the extinct order Pelycosauria, abundant in North America and Europe during the Permian Period, often having a tall spinal sail.
- pernambuco — a state in NE Brazil. 38,000 sq. mi. (98,420 sq. km). Capital: Recife.
- porraceous — resembling a leek, esp in colour
- precarious — dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure: a precarious livelihood.
- precaution — a measure taken in advance to avert possible evil or to secure good results.
- predacious — predatory; rapacious.
- procedural — procedural language
- processual — a systematic series of actions directed to some end: to devise a process for homogenizing milk.
- procurable — obtainable.
- procurance — the act of bringing about or getting something; agency; procurement.
- pronuclear — of or relating to a pronucleus.
- pseudocarp — accessory fruit.
- quadcopter — A rotorcraft propelled by four rotors.
- quadricone — a quadric surface swept out by a straight line that passes through a fixed point such that no straight line can intersect it at more than two points
- quebrachos — Plural form of quebracho.
- racecourse — racetrack.
- racked out — a framework of bars, wires, or pegs on which articles are arranged or deposited: a clothes rack; a luggage rack.
- raconteurs — Plural form of raconteur.
- raconteuse — a woman who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly.
- radiculose — having small roots or rhizoids
- reaccustom — to familiarize by custom or use; habituate: to accustom oneself to cold weather.
- reannounce — to make known publicly or officially; proclaim; give notice of: to announce a special sale.
- recoupable — to get back the equivalent of: to recoup one's losses by a lucky investment.
- recusation — the act of recusing a judge
- rochambeau — Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur [zhahn ba-teest daw-na-syan duh vee-mœr] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ də viˈmœr/ (Show IPA), Count de, 1725–1807, French general: marshal of France 1791–1807; commander of the French army in the American Revolution.
- roche alum — an alumlike substance derived from alunite.
- root cause — origin
- routemarch — march in which a unit retains its column formation but individuals are allowed to break step.
- rubiaceous — belonging to the Rubiaceae, the madder family of plants.
- schongauer — Martin [mahr-tn;; German mahr-teen] /ˈmɑr tn;; German ˈmɑr tin/ (Show IPA), c1430–91, German engraver and painter.
- search out — hunt for, seek
- securocrat — a military or police officer who has the power to influence government policy
- sexlocular — having six loculi or cells for seeds
- sour cream — cream soured by the lactic acid produced by a ferment.
- sour-faced — bad-tempered and unfriendly