10-letter words containing a, s, i, c
- crosshairs — Also called cross wire. one of the fine wires or fibers, strands of spider web, or the like, crossing in a focal plane of an optical instrument to center a target or object or to define a line of sight.
- cruikshank — George. 1792–1878, English illustrator and caricaturist
- cruise car — an automobile used by police officers, equipped with a radiotelephone for communicating with police headquarters.
- cruisewear — clothing which is suitable for wearing while on a cruise
- crustation — the action of forming a crust
- cryostasis — the deep-freezing of human bodies or other organisms at death; cryonics.
- cryostatic — of or relating to a cryostat
- crystalise — Alternative spelling of from=non-Oxford British spelling.
- crystalize — (rare) alternative spelling of crystallize.
- cuadrillas — Plural form of cuadrilla.
- cuirassier — a mounted soldier, esp of the 16th century, who wore a cuirass
- culminates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of culminate.
- cultivates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cultivate.
- curateship — the office or position of a curate
- curselarie — (in the works of Shakespeare) cursory
- curtilages — Plural form of curtilage.
- curvacious — pleasingly curved
- cuspidated — Alternative form of cuspidate.
- custodians — Plural form of custodian.
- cutis vera — cutis.
- cyclosarin — Cyclohexyl methylphosphonofluoridate, an extremely toxic substance used as a chemical weapon.
- cysteamine — a drug used to treat cystine excretion or radiation sickness
- cystinuria — a condition in which excessive levels of cystine are present in the urine
- cytoclasis — destruction of cells.
- cytostasis — arrest of cellular growth and division.
- cytostatic — having the capability to inhibit cell growth
- dalliances — A casual romantic or sexual relationship.
- dancercise — an exercise system that uses dancing to improve fitness
- deaconries — Plural form of deaconry.
- deaconship — (in hierarchical churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest.
- dead-stick — designating a landing made by an aircraft or spacecraft without using power
- decaliters — Plural form of decaliter.
- decalogist — a person who interprets and expounds on the Ten Commandments
- decathexis — to withdraw one's feelings of attachment from (a person, idea, or object), as in anticipation of a future loss: He decathected from her in order to cope with her impending death.
- decennials — Plural form of decennial.
- decimalise — (British spelling) alternative spelling of decimalize.
- decimalism — a method or practice based on units, divisions, or multiples of ten
- decimalist — a person who is in favour of decimalism
- decisional — the act or process of deciding; determination, as of a question or doubt, by making a judgment: They must make a decision between these two contestants.
- deckchairs — Plural form of deckchair.
- declassify — If secret documents or records are declassified, it is officially stated that they are no longer secret.
- decrassify — to make (something) less crass
- decreasing — becoming less or fewer; diminishing.
- decstation — (computer) A range of RISC based workstations manufactured by DEC.
- delegacies — Plural form of delegacy.
- delicacies — something delightful or pleasing, especially a choice food considered with regard to its rarity, costliness, or the like: Caviar is a great delicacy.
- descriable — Capable of being descried (detected or perceived).
- desiccants — Plural form of desiccant.
- desiccated — Desiccated things have lost all the moisture that was in them.
- desiccates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of desiccate.