10-letter words containing a, t, r, o, c
- alacritous — cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness: We accepted the invitation with alacrity.
- alcoranist — a person who believes in an absolutely literal interpretation of the Koran.
- allometric — Of or pertaining to allometry.
- allopatric — (of biological speciation or species) taking place or existing in areas that are geographically separated from one another
- 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
- amboceptor — an immune body formed in the blood during infection or immunization that serves to link the complement to the antigen
- amphoteric — able to function as either a base or an acid
- anchorette — (in broadcasting) a young and inexperienced anchorwoman
- anchorites — Plural form of anchorite.
- anchoritic — of or relating to an anchorite
- 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
- 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
- aphoristic — of, relating to, or resembling an aphorism
- apochromat — a lens, consisting of three or more elements of different types of glass, that is designed to bring light of three colours to the same focal point, thus reducing its chromatic aberration
- apothecary — An apothecary was a person who prepared medicines for people.
- apotropaic — preventing or intended to prevent evil
- applicator — An applicator is a device that you use to put something somewhere when you do not want to touch it or do it with your hands.
- aprication — the act of sunbathing or basking in the sun
- aragonitic — relating to aragonite
- archeocyte — (in sponges) a type of amoebocyte capable of developing into other types of cells, especially reproductive cells.
- archivolts — Plural form of archivolt.
- archontate — an archon's period in office
- arctic fox — a fox, Alopex lagopus, of arctic regions, whose fur is dark grey in the summer and white in the winter
- arctogaean — of or relating to Arctogaea
- arctophile — a person who collects teddy bears or is fond of them
- arctophily — the practice of collecting teddy bears
- arefaction — the act of drying, or a dried condition
- aristocrat — An aristocrat is someone whose family has a high social rank, especially someone who has a title.
- aromatical — (rare) aromatic.
- arricciato — arriccio.
- art school — tertiary level college for students of art
- artichokes — Plural form of artichoke.
- artocarpus — a genus of the mulberry family, originating in Asia, species of which include the jackfruit and the breadfruit
- ascorbates — Plural form of ascorbate.
- ascription — the act of ascribing
- assertoric — (of a statement) stating a fact, as opposed to expressing an evaluative judgment
- associator — A person who associates with something.
- astriction — to bind fast; constrain.
- astrionics — the science dealing with the application of electronics to astronautics.
- astrocytes — Plural form of astrocyte.
- astrocytic — relating to astrocytes or star-shaped neuroglial cells
- astromancy — divination by means of the stars.