10-letter words containing a, p, t, o
- anatropous — (of a plant ovule) inverted during development by a bending of the stalk (funicle) attaching it to the carpel wall
- ancipitous — Alternative form of ancipital.
- angiopathy — (pathology) Any disease of the blood vessels.
- anisotropy — Physics. of unequal physical properties along different axes. Compare isotropic (def 1).
- anthophore — an elongation of the receptacle of a flower between the calyx and corolla
- anthropoid — resembling man
- antilepton — the antiparticle of any of the leptons
- antilopine — of or relating to the antelope
- antipatico — (of people or situations) Unpleasant, odious, unsympathetic, harsh, (of person) crabby.
- antiphonal — sung or recited in alternation
- antiphonar — Alternative form of antiphonary.
- antiphoner — An antiphonal.
- antiphonic — relating to or resembling an antiphon
- antipodean — Antipodean describes people or things that come from or relate to Australia and New Zealand.
- antipoetic — relating to poetry which does not conform to poetic conventions
- antipolice — opposed to or against the police
- antiporter — a membrane protein that transports substances across cell membranes
- antiproton — the antiparticle of the proton; a particle having the same mass as the proton but an equal and opposite charge
- antiutopia — dystopia.
- apart from — You use apart from when you are making an exception to a general statement.
- aparthotel — a hotel in which self-catering service apartments are available for rent
- apatosaurs — Plural form of apatosaur.
- aphoristic — of, relating to, or resembling an aphorism
- apiologist — the scientific study of bees, especially honeybees.
- apochromat — a lens, consisting of three or more elements of different types of glass, that is designed to bring light of three colours to the same focal point, thus reducing its chromatic aberration
- apocopated — to shorten by apocope.
- apodeictic — unquestionably true by virtue of demonstration
- apolaustic — concerned with or dedicated to enjoyment
- apolitical — Someone who is apolitical is not interested in politics.
- apologetic — If you are apologetic, you show or say that you are sorry for causing trouble for someone, for hurting them, or for disappointing them.
- apologists — Plural form of apologist.
- apopemptic — relating to departure, valedictory
- apophthegm — a short cryptic remark containing some general or generally accepted truth; maxim
- apoplectic — If someone is apoplectic, they are extremely angry about something.
- apoprotein — any conjugated protein from which the prosthetic group has been removed, such as apohaemoglobin (the protein of haemoglobin without its haem group)
- aposematic — (of the coloration of certain distasteful or poisonous animals) characterized by bright conspicuous markings, which predators recognize and learn to avoid; warning
- apostatise — Alternative spelling of apostatize.
- apostatize — to forsake or abandon one's belief, faith, or allegiance
- apostilled — Simple past tense and past participle of apostille.
- apostolate — the office, authority, or mission of an apostle
- apostolise — to preach
- apostolize — to proclaim
- apostrophe — An apostrophe is the mark ' when it is written to indicate that one or more letters have been left out of a word, as in 'isn't' and 'we'll'. It is also added to nouns to form possessives, as in 'Mike's car'.
- apostrophy — Alternative form of apostrophe.
- apothecary — An apothecary was a person who prepared medicines for people.
- apothecial — Lb lichenology Relating to the apothecium.
- apothecium — a cup-shaped structure that contains the asci, esp in lichens; a type of ascocarp
- apotheoses — Plural form of apotheosis.
- apotheosis — If something is the apotheosis of something else, it is an ideal or typical example of it.
- apotropaic — preventing or intended to prevent evil