10-letter words containing a, s, c, o
- myrtaceous — belonging to the Myrtaceae, the myrtle family of plants. Compare myrtle family.
- mystagogic — someone who instructs others before initiation into religious mysteries or before participation in the sacraments.
- mythoclast — a destroyer or debunker of myths.
- nanoscopic — Having a scale expressed in nanometers.
- nanosecond — one billionth of a second. Abbreviation: ns, nsec.
- narcolepsy — a condition characterized by frequent and uncontrollable periods of deep sleep.
- narcotised — Simple past tense and past participle of narcotise.
- narcotizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of narcotize.
- narrowcast — to aim a program or programming at a specific, limited audience or sales market.
- navy cross — a U.S. Navy decoration awarded for outstanding heroism in operations against an enemy.
- nectareous — nectarous.
- nematocyst — an organ in coelenterates consisting of a minute capsule containing an ejectable thread that causes a sting.
- neoclassic — (sometimes initial capital letter) belonging or pertaining to a revival of classic styles or something that is held to resemble classic styles, as in art, literature, music, or architecture.
- neofascism — any of various political movements or beliefs inspired by or reminiscent of fascism or Nazism.
- neofascist — any of various political movements or beliefs inspired by or reminiscent of fascism or Nazism.
- neoplastic — the theory and practice of the de Stijl school, chiefly characterized by an emphasis on the formal structure of a work of art, and restriction of spatial or linear relations to vertical and horizontal movements as well as restriction of the artist's palette to black, white, and the primary colors.
- nicholas i — Saint ("Nicholas the Great") died a.d. 867, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 858–867.
- nicholas v — (Thomas Parentucelli) 1397?–1455, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1447–55.
- nicobarese — a member of a people or group of peoples inhabiting the Nicobar Islands.
- nicotianas — Plural form of nicotiana.
- nicrosilal — a form of cast iron alloy containing nickel and chromium, developed for its hardness, ductility, and resistance to heat
- nomarchies — Plural form of nomarchy.
- non-causal — of, constituting, or implying a cause.
- non-fiscal — of or relating to the public treasury or revenues: fiscal policies.
- non-static — pertaining to or characterized by a fixed or stationary condition.
- nonascetic — a person who is not an ascetic
- nonclastic — Biology. breaking up into fragments or separate portions; dividing into parts.
- noncoastal — Not coastal.
- nonelastic — capable of returning to its original length, shape, etc., after being stretched, deformed, compressed, or expanded: an elastic waistband; elastic fiber.
- nonmusical — not belonging to or relating to music
- nonplastic — Often, plastics. any of a group of synthetic or natural organic materials that may be shaped when soft and then hardened, including many types of resins, resinoids, polymers, cellulose derivatives, casein materials, and proteins: used in place of other materials, as glass, wood, and metals, in construction and decoration, for making many articles, as coatings, and, drawn into filaments, for weaving. They are often known by trademark names, as Bakelite, Vinylite, or Lucite.
- nonsecular — of or relating to worldly things or to things that are not regarded as religious, spiritual, or sacred; temporal: secular interests.
- nonspacing — (US) alternative spelling of non-spacing.
- nonspecial — of a distinct or particular kind or character: a special kind of key.
- nonstarchy — Alternative spelling of non-starchy.
- normalcies — the quality or condition of being normal, as the general economic, political, and social conditions of a nation; normality: After months of living in a state of tension, all yearned for a return to normalcy.
- nose candy — cocaine.
- nosocomial — (of infections) contracted as a result of being hospitalized; hospital-acquired.
- nostalgiac — A nostalgic person.
- notchbacks — Plural form of notchback.
- nowcasting — the preparation or production of nowcasts
- nucleobase — (biochemistry) The base of a nucleic acid, such as thymine, uracil, adenine, cytosine and guanine.
- obeisances — Plural form of obeisance.
- obfuscated — to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy.
- obfuscates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of obfuscate.
- obfuscator — Agent noun of obfuscate; one who obfuscates.
- obscurants — Plural form of obscurant.
- obsecrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of obsecrate.
- observance — an act or instance of following, obeying, or conforming to: the observance of traffic laws.
- obstinance — The characteristic of being obstinate.