10-letter words containing a, e, r, o, c
- artichokes — Plural form of artichoke.
- arvicoline — inhabiting meadows or rural areas
- ascaridole — a liquid, C 10 H 16 O 2 , constituting the active principle of chenopodium oil, used chiefly as a catalyst in polymerization reactions.
- ascigerous — of or relating to asci.
- ascorbates — Plural form of ascorbate.
- ascospores — Plural form of ascospore.
- assertoric — (of a statement) stating a fact, as opposed to expressing an evaluative judgment
- astrocytes — Plural form of astrocyte.
- atascadero — a town in SW California.
- atef-crown — a symbolic headdress of certain Egyptian gods, as Osiris, and of Egyptian kings, consisting of a tall conical cap flanked by two plumes and bearing representations of the uraeus and the sun.
- atrocities — acts of extreme cruelty, esp against prisoners or civilians in wartime
- attoparsec — (unit, humour) About 31 mm (one inch). "atto-" is the standard SI prefix for multiplication by 10^-18. A parsec (parallax-second) is 3.26 light-years; an attoparsec is thus 3.26 * 10^-18 light years. Thus, one attoparsec per microfortnight is about one inch per second. This unit is reported to be in use (though probably not very seriously) among hackers in the UK.
- auctioneer — An auctioneer is a person in charge of an auction.
- aureomycin — chlortetracycline
- auriscopes — Plural form of auriscope.
- 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.
- autoerotic — producing sexual excitement or pleasure without association with another person or external stimulation.
- auxochrome — a group of atoms that can be attached to a chromogen to convert it into a dye
- ayers rock — a conspicuous red monadnock in central Australia, in the SW Northern Territory: tourist attraction. 1143 feet (348 meters) high.
- bachelor's — a person who has been awarded a bachelor's degree.
- back cover — the back part of the cover of a book or magazine
- back order — an order to be filled when stock is renewed
- back score — a line at each end of the rink parallel to and equidistant from the foot score and the sweeping score.
- back-order — to treat as a back order: We have to back-order your sofa until the new fabric arrives.
- backstroke — Backstroke is a swimming stroke that you do lying on your back.
- bacteriol. — bacteriological
- barcaroles — Plural form of barcarole.
- barcarolle — a boating song of the Venetian gondoliers.
- barleycorn — a grain of barley, or barley itself
- baroceptor — Baroreceptor.
- barometric — Barometric pressure is the atmospheric pressure that is shown by a barometer.
- beachfront — A beachfront house, café, shop, or hotel is situated on or by a beach.
- beachgoers — Plural form of beachgoer.
- benefactor — A benefactor is a person who helps a person or organization by giving them money.
- 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.
- bichromate — dichromate
- bicornuate — Botany, Zoology. having two horns or hornlike parts.
- bioreactor — a machine for growing organisms
- blue coral — any coral of the genus Heliopora, having brown polyps and a blue skeleton, found in the Indo-Pacific region.
- bomb scare — an alarm arising from the fear that a bomb may have been left in a place
- bon marche — a bargain.
- box camera — a simple box-shaped camera having an elementary lens, shutter, and viewfinder
- brace root — prop root.
- brachydome — a dome whose face is parallel to the brachydiagonal axis in a crystal
- broadfaced — having a broad, wide face.
- broadpiece — an English coin replaced by the guinea in 1663
- broadscale — on a broad scale; extensive; spread over a wide area
- brocatelle — a heavy brocade with the design in deep relief, used chiefly in upholstery
- cabo verde — a republic in the Atlantic off the coast of West Africa, consisting of a group of ten islands and five islets: an overseas territory of Portugal until 1975, when the islands became independent. Official language: Portuguese. Religion: Christian (Roman Catholic) majority; animist minority. Currency: Cape Verdean escudo. Capital: Praia. Pop: 531 046 (2013 est). Area: 4033 sq km (1557 sq miles)
- cabriolets — Plural form of cabriolet.