10-letter words containing a, t, e, r, c, o
- orchestras — Plural form of orchestra.
- orthocaine — a methyl ester used for local anaesthesia
- orthoclase — a common white or pink mineral of the feldspar group, KAlSi 3 O 8 , having two good cleavages at right angles, and found in silica-rich igneous rocks: used in the manufacture of porcelain.
- ostracised — Simple past tense and past participle of ostracise.
- ostracises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ostracise.
- ostracized — Simple past tense and past participle of ostracize.
- ostracizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ostracize.
- outmarched — Simple past tense and past participle of outmarch.
- outreached — Simple past tense and past participle of outreach.
- outreaches — Plural form of outreach.
- over-react — to react or respond more strongly than is necessary or appropriate.
- overacting — Present participle of overact.
- overaction — Excessive action (as of a muscle of the body).
- overactive — exceptionally or excessively active; too active.
- overaffect — To have too great an effect on.
- overcasted — Simple past tense and past participle of overcast.
- oyster cap — an edible, brownish-gray to white mushroom, Pleurotus ostreatus, that grows in clusters on fallen trees and their stumps.
- pancreato- — pancreas
- parcel out — an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- part-score — a contract to make less than the number of tricks required for game: to bid a part-score of three diamonds.
- pectoralis — either of two muscles on each side of the upper and anterior part of the thorax, the action of the larger (pectoralis major) assisting in drawing the shoulder forward and rotating the arm inward, and the action of the smaller (pectoralis minor) assisting in drawing the shoulder downward and forward.
- pentachord — a series of five consecutive notes of a scale
- per contra — on the other hand; on the contrary.
- percolator — a kind of coffeepot in which boiling water in a repeated process is forced up a hollow stem, filters down through ground coffee in a sievelike container, and returns to the pot below.
- pernoctate — to stay all night
- petrol can — a container for carrying petrol
- petrol cap — a small cover that goes over the hole in a vehicle into which you put petrol
- pleromatic — relating to the pleroma
- pocket rat — kangaroo rat (sense 1)
- polycrates — died 522? b.c, Greek tyrant of Samos.
- pontefract — a city in West Yorkshire, in N central England, SE of Leeds: ruins of a 12th-century castle.
- pratincole — any of several limicoline birds of the genus Glareola, of the Eastern Hemisphere, having a short bill, long, narrow, pointed wings, and a forked tail.
- pre-atomic — of or relating to the period of history preceding the atomic age.
- precaution — a measure taken in advance to avert possible evil or to secure good results.
- precontact — prior contact
- predicator — the verbal element of a clause or sentence.
- pro-active — serving to prepare for, intervene in, or control an expected occurrence or situation, especially a negative or difficult one; anticipatory: proactive measures against crime.
- procaryote — any cellular organism that has no nuclear membrane, no organelles in the cytoplasm except ribosomes, and has its genetic material in the form of single continuous strands forming coils or loops, characteristic of all organisms in the kingdom Monera, as the bacteria and blue-green algae.
- proclinate — (of a part) directed or inclined forward.
- procreator — to beget or generate (offspring).
- proctodeal — a depression in the ectoderm of the anal region of a young embryo, which develops into part of the anal canal.
- proctorage — the duty of a proctor
- protectant — a substance, as a chemical spray, that provides protection, as against insects, frost, rust, etc.; protective agent.
- protracted — to draw out or lengthen, especially in time; extend the duration of; prolong.
- quadcopter — A rotorcraft propelled by four rotors.
- racemation — a bunch, collection, or group
- racked out — a framework of bars, wires, or pegs on which articles are arranged or deposited: a clothes rack; a luggage rack.
- raconteurs — Plural form of raconteur.
- raconteuse — a woman who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly.
- re-contact — the act or state of touching; a touching or meeting, as of two things or people.