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10-letter words containing a, t, c, o

  • technofear — fear of using technological devices, such as computers; technophobia
  • teichopsia — a temporary visual impairment associated with migraine
  • terrachlor — pentachloronitrobenzene.
  • terracotta — a hard, fired clay, brownish-red in color when unglazed, that is used for architectural ornaments and facings, structural units, pottery, and as a material for sculpture.
  • tesla coil — an air-core transformer used to produce high voltages of high-frequency alternating currents.
  • testaceous — of, relating to, or derived from shells.
  • tetrachord — a diatonic series of four tones, the first and last separated by a perfect fourth.
  • tetratomic — having four atoms per molecule, especially of a specified kind.
  • thanatotic — an ancient Greek personification of death.
  • theocratic — a form of government in which God or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler, the God's or deity's laws being interpreted by the ecclesiastical authorities.
  • theomantic — relating to theomancy or divination
  • theophanic — a manifestation or appearance of God or a god to a person.
  • thioacetic — of or derived from thioacetic acid.
  • thiocyanic — of, from, or relating to a sulphacid (or liquid acid HSCN) having a strong odour but no colour
  • thiouracil — a white, slightly water-soluble, bitter, crystalline powder C 4 H 4 N 2 OS, used chiefly in treating hyperthyroidism by reducing the activity of the thyroid gland.
  • throw back — to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
  • tiahuanaco — of or relating to a pre-Incan culture existing c300 b.c.–a.d. c900, chiefly in Peru and Bolivia, characterized by the use of megalithic masonry carved with geometric and animal designs, stone statues, polychrome pottery, and bronze artifacts.
  • tibouchina — a member of the genus Tibouchina, which includes 350 species of shrubs found in South America
  • tiliaceous — belonging to the Tiliaceae, the linden family of plants.
  • timocharis — a crater in the second quadrant of the face of the moon: about 25 miles (40 km) in diameter.
  • tinctorial — pertaining to coloring or dyeing.
  • tippecanoe — a river in N Indiana, flowing SW to the Wabash: battle 1811. 200 miles (320 km) long.
  • toad juice — a fertilizer produced by liquidizing cane toads
  • toast rack — A toast rack is an object that is designed to hold pieces of toast in an upright position and separate from each other, ready for people to eat.
  • tobramycin — a highly toxic aminoglycoside antibiotic, C 18 H 37 N 5 O 9 , derived from Streptomyces tenebarius, used in the treatment of serious infections due to susceptible Gram-positive and Gram-negative organisms.
  • tocophobia — an abnormal fear of giving birth or becoming pregnant
  • tomcatting — (of a man) the practice of being sexually promiscuous or having many sexual partners
  • tophaceous — a calcareous concretion formed in the soft tissue about a joint, in the pinna of the ear, etc., especially in gout; a gouty deposit.
  • topicality — the state or quality of being topical.
  • topicalize — to introduce as, convert into, or mark as the topic of a sentence.
  • tossicated — drunk or intoxicated; confused
  • totalistic — totalitarian.
  • toto caelo — by the entire extent of the heavens; diametrically.
  • touch base — make contact
  • touchpaper — paper saturated with potassium nitrate to make it burn slowly, used for igniting explosives and fireworks.
  • tovarishch — comrade (used as a term of address in the Soviet Union).
  • towel rack — a rack consisting of one or more bars on which towels or washcloths are hung.
  • toxication — poisoning.
  • tracheolar — of or relating to the tracheole
  • track down — a structure consisting of a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs.
  • track shoe — a light, heelless, usually leather shoe having either steel spikes for use outdoors on a cinder or dirt track, or a rubber sole for use indoors on a board floor.
  • track shot — a camera shot in which the cameraman follows a specific person or event in the action
  • trackpoint — (hardware)   (Or "pointing stick", "nipple") A small knob found in the middle of some keyboards that works like a very short isometric joystick. Pressing it toward or away from you or from side to side moves the pointer on the screen. Ted Selker brought the concept of an in-keyboard pointing device to IBM in September 1987. TrackPoint was introduced in 1992 on the IBM ThinkPad and later on some desktops. It takes up virtually no extra room on the box or the work area and also requires minimal movement of the hands from the keyboard. Many imitations of highly variable quality appeared. Pointing sticks have also been used in many other notebook brands, including TI, HP, Compac, Dell, Toshiba (e.g. Portege 4000's "AccuPoint II"), and AST (e.g. Ascentia 910N). "TrackPoint" and "Trackpoint" are IBM trademarks.
  • traduction — a transmission or communication
  • tragicomic — a dramatic or other literary composition combining elements of both tragedy and comedy.
  • trajection — to transport, transmit, or transpose.
  • trajectory — the curve described by a projectile, rocket, or the like in its flight.
  • trance out — to go into a trancelike or ecstatic state, esp through the effects of drugs or music
  • transactor — to carry on or conduct (business, negotiations, activities, etc.) to a conclusion or settlement. Synonyms: enact, conclude, settle, manage, negotiate.
  • transcoder — a technology, such as a software package, used to transfer data from one format to another
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