10-letter words containing a, r, e, c, i
- air ticket — a ticket to travel on a commercial plane
- air-cooled — An air-cooled engine is prevented from getting too hot when it is running by cool air that passes over it, rather than being cooled by a liquid.
- aircrewman — a member of an aircrew.
- alcaiceria — a silk market
- alcheringa — (often initial capital letter) dreamtime.
- aldermanic — a member of a municipal legislative body, especially of a municipal council.
- allergenic — causing allergic sensitization.
- allometric — Of or pertaining to allometry.
- allosteric — of, relating to, or designating a function of an enzyme in which the structure and activity of the enzyme are modified by the binding of a metabolic molecule
- altarpiece — An altarpiece is a work of art behind the altar in a church.
- altimetric — Of or pertaining to altimetry.
- americanos — Plural form of americano.
- amphimacer — a metrical foot consisting, in Greek and Latin verse, of one short syllable between two long ones, or, in English verse, of one unaccented syllable between two accented ones (Ex.: | hésĭtáte |)
- amphoteric — able to function as either a base or an acid
- ancestries — Plural form of ancestry.
- anchor ice — ice that forms at the bottom of a lake or river
- anchorites — Plural form of anchorite.
- androecium — the stamens of a flowering plant collectively
- androgenic — any substance, as testosterone or androsterone, that promotes male characteristics.
- anelectric — not capable of acquiring a static electric charge when subjected to friction.
- anisomeric — (of a chemical compound) lacking isomers
- anorectics — Plural form of anorectic.
- anthracite — Anthracite is a type of very hard coal which burns slowly, producing a lot of heat and very little smoke.
- anticancer — acting against cancer
- anticaries — characterized by an ability to prevent caries
- anticenter — Geology. the point on the surface of the earth diametrically opposite the epicenter of an earthquake.
- antierotic — discouraging sexual desire
- antiheroic — relating to or in the manner of an antihero
- aphaeretic — (rare) Of the nature of aphaeresis.
- apiculture — the breeding and care of bees
- apperceive — to be aware of perceiving
- appreciate — If you appreciate something, for example a piece of music or good food, you like it because you recognize its good qualities.
- apprentice — An apprentice is a young person who works for someone in order to learn their skill.
- arc cosine — Trigonometry. the angle, measured in radians, that has a cosine equal to a given number. Symbol: cos −1. Abbreviation: arc cos;
- arcesilaus — 316–241 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- archegonia — the female reproductive organ in ferns, mosses, etc.
- archeozoic — early Precambrian; Archean
- archerfish — any freshwater percoid fish of the family Toxotidae of S and SE Asia and Australia, esp Toxotes jaculatrix, that catch insects by spitting water at them
- archetypic — Archetypical.
- archfiends — Plural form of archfiend.
- archimedes — ?287–212 bc, Greek mathematician and physicist of Syracuse, noted for his work in geometry, hydrostatics, and mechanics
- archipenko — Aleksandr Porfiryevich (alɪkˈsandr parˈfirjɪvitʃ). 1887– 1964, Russian sculptor and painter, in the US after 1923, whose work is characterized by economy of form
- architects — Plural form of architect.
- architrave — the lowest part of an entablature that bears on the columns
- archpriest — (formerly) a chief assistant to a bishop, performing many of his sacerdotal functions during his absence
- arciniegas — Germán [her-mahn] /hɛrˈmɑn/ (Show IPA), 1900–1999, Colombian author, editor, and diplomat.
- arctophile — a person who collects teddy bears or is fond of them
- arefaction — the act of drying, or a dried condition
- arithmetic — Arithmetic is the part of mathematics that is concerned with the addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of numbers.
- armistices — a temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement of the warring parties; truce: World War I ended with the armistice of 1918.