10-letter words containing a, t, c, o
- akaryocyte — A cell that has no nucleus.
- alacritous — cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness: We accepted the invitation with alacrity.
- alcoholate — any of a class of compounds, analogous to hydrates, containing chemically combined alcohol, as chloral alcoholate, C 4 Cl 3 H 7 O 2 .
- alcoranist — a person who believes in an absolutely literal interpretation of the Koran.
- allocating — to set apart for a particular purpose; assign or allot: to allocate funds for new projects.
- allocation — An allocation is an amount of something, especially money, that is given to a particular person or used for a particular purpose.
- allocative — the act of allocating; apportionment.
- allochthon — a geological formation not formed in the region where found and moved to its present location by tectonic forces. Compare autochthon (def 3).
- allocution — a formal or authoritative speech or address, esp one that advises, informs, or exhorts
- allometric — Of or pertaining to allometry.
- allopathic — of, relating to, or used in allopathy
- allopatric — (of biological speciation or species) taking place or existing in areas that are geographically separated from one another
- allostatic — Relating to allostasis.
- 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
- allotropic — of or characterized by allotropy
- alpenstock — an early form of ice axe, consisting of a stout stick with an iron tip and sometimes having a pick and adze at the head, formerly used by mountain climbers
- altocumuli — Plural form of altocumulus.
- alutaceous — Zoology. covered with minute cracks or wrinkles and having a pale, leathery-brown color.
- amboceptor — an immune body formed in the blood during infection or immunization that serves to link the complement to the antigen
- amebocytes — Plural form of amebocyte, an alternative spelling of amoebocyte.
- ametabolic — (of certain insects) having no obvious metamorphosis
- ammocoetes — Plural form of ammocoete.
- amoebocyte — any cell having properties similar to an amoeba, such as shape, mobility, and ability to engulf particles
- amoscanate — An experimental anthelmintic agent of the arylisothiocyanate class, found to be highly effective in animals against hookworms and the four major species of schistosomes, but possibly hepatotoxic.
- amphictyon — a delegate to an amphictyonic council
- ampholytic — capable of ionizing into both anions and cations; amphoteric.
- amphoteric — able to function as either a base or an acid
- anacolutha — Plural form of anacoluthon.
- anacoustic — unable to support the propagation of sound; soundless
- anatomical — Anatomical means relating to the structure of the bodies of people and animals.
- anchorette — (in broadcasting) a young and inexperienced anchorwoman
- anchorites — Plural form of anchorite.
- anchoritic — of or relating to an anchorite
- ancipitous — Alternative form of ancipital.
- anecdotage — anecdotes collectively
- anecdotist — a person who tells or collects anecdotes
- angora cat — a long-haired variety of cat, originating in Britain from crosses between Abyssinian and Siamese breeds in the 1960s
- anhidrotic — curbing the secretion of sweat
- anorectics — Plural form of anorectic.
- antecessor — a predecessor; someone who goes or has gone before
- anthracoid — resembling anthrax
- anti-knock — An anti-knock agent helps to stop an engine from knocking, making it function more smoothly.
- antibiotic — Antibiotics are medical drugs used to kill bacteria and treat infections.
- antichoice — opposed to granting pregnant women the choice to have an abortion
- antichthon — counterearth.
- anticodons — Plural form of anticodon.
- anticorona — a luminous edging around the shadow of an observer or the point where his or her shadow would fall, as thrown by the sun upon a cloud or fog bank.
- antidromic — (of nerve fibres) conducting nerve impulses in a direction opposite to normal
- antierotic — discouraging sexual desire
- antiheroic — relating to or in the manner of an antihero