10-letter words containing a, t, c, o
- despotical — of, relating to, or of the nature of a despot or despotism; autocratic; tyrannical.
- detoxicate — to rid (a patient) of a poison or its effects
- detraction — a person, thing, circumstance, etc, that detracts
- detractors — to take away a part, as from quality, value, or reputation (usually followed by from).
- detractory — (now rare) That detracts from something; disparaging, depreciatory.
- devocation — A calling off or away.
- diaconates — Plural form of diaconate.
- diacoustic — relating to refracted sounds
- diagnostic — Diagnostic equipment, methods, or systems are used for discovering what is wrong with people who are ill or with things that do not work properly.
- dicationic — (chemistry) Having two missing electrons.
- dichromate — any salt or ester of dichromic acid. Dichromate salts contain the ion Cr2O72–
- dictaphone — a tape recorder designed for recording dictation and later reproducing it for typing
- dictations — Plural form of dictation.
- dictionary — (as modifier)
- dictograph — a telephonic instrument for secretly monitoring or recording conversations by means of a small, sensitive, and often concealed microphone
- diocletian — (Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus) a.d. 245–316, Illyrian soldier: emperor of Rome 284–305.
- diplomatic — of, relating to, or engaged in diplomacy: diplomatic officials.
- discordant — being at variance; disagreeing; incongruous: discordant opinions.
- dislocated — Simple past tense and past participle of dislocate.
- dislocates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dislocate.
- dissociate — to sever the association of (oneself); separate: He tried to dissociate himself from the bigotry in his past.
- distractor — a person or thing that distracts the attention.
- ditrochean — consisting of two trochees
- docimastic — of or relating to docimasy
- dockmaster — a person who supervises the dry-docking of ships.
- doctorates — Plural form of doctorate.
- documental — Also, documental [dok-yuh-men-tl] /ˌdɒk yəˈmɛn tl/ (Show IPA). pertaining to, consisting of, or derived from documents: a documentary history of France.
- dogcatcher — a person employed by a municipal pound, humane society, or the like, to find and impound stray or homeless dogs, cats, etc.
- dogmatical — relating to or of the nature of a dogma or dogmas or any strong set of principles concerning faith, morals, etc., as those laid down by a church; doctrinal: We hear dogmatic arguments from both sides of the political spectrum.
- dogwatches — Plural form of dogwatch.
- dolce vita — sweet life; the good life perceived as one of physical pleasure and self-indulgence (usually preceded by la).
- dolcelatte — A mild, slightly sweet form of gorgonzola cheese.
- domestical — Archaic form of domestic.
- donatistic — relating to a Donatist or Donatism
- double act — Two comedians or entertainers who perform together are referred to as a double act. Their performance can also be called a double act.
- downcasted — Simple past tense and past participle of downcast.
- draconites — a type of precious stone thought to be found in a dragon's head
- dracontine — Belonging to a dragon.
- dracontium — (pharmacy, obsolete) The roots and rhizomes of skunk cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus.
- dress coat — tail coat.
- duplicator — a machine for making duplicates, as a mimeograph.
- dutchwoman — a female native or inhabitant of the Netherlands; a woman of Dutch ancestry.
- each other — Although some insist that each other be used only in reference to two (The two candidates respected each other) and one another in reference to three or more (The three nations threaten one another), in standard practice they are interchangeable. Each other is not restricted to two, nor is one another restricted to three or more. The possessive of each other is each other's; the possessive of one another is one another's.
- east coast — the region of the U.S. bordering on the Atlantic Ocean.
- echo plate — (in sound recording or broadcasting) an electromechanical device for producing echo and reverberation effects
- echolocate — To locate by means of echolocation.
- ecoclimate — the climate of a particular group of plants
- ectocornea — the outer layer of the cornea.
- ectodermal — Of or pertaining to the ectoderm.
- ectoprocta — the phylum Bryozoa, especially as distinguished from the phylum Entoprocta by a body plan having the anus of the polyp outside the crown of tentacles.