10-letter words containing a, t, y, c
- arithmancy — divination by the use of numbers, especially by the number of letters in names.
- arrhythmic — having irregular rhythm
- articulacy — uttered clearly in distinct syllables.
- articulary — (anatomy) A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes.
- ascomycete — any fungus of the phylum Ascomycota (formerly class Ascomycetes) in which the spores (ascospores) are formed inside a club-shaped cell (ascus). The group includes yeast, penicillium, aspergillus, truffles, and certain mildews
- astacology — the investigation and analysis of crayfish
- astrocytes — Plural form of astrocyte.
- astrocytic — relating to astrocytes or star-shaped neuroglial cells
- astromancy — divination by means of the stars.
- asymmetric — Asymmetric means the same as asymmetrical.
- asymptotic — of or referring to an asymptote
- asyntactic — showing no syntactical rules or regularity
- athermancy — an inability to transmit radiant heat or infrared radiation
- atomically — of, pertaining to, resulting from, or using atoms, atomic energy, or atomic bombs: an atomic explosion.
- atrocity's — the quality or state of being atrocious.
- attendancy — the condition or quality of accompanying or attending
- atypically — not typical; not conforming to the type; irregular; abnormal: atypical behavior; a flower atypical of the species.
- auctionary — of or relating to auctions or auctioneers
- autecology — the ecological study of an individual organism or species
- aztec lily — a bulbous plant, Sprekelia formosissima, of the amaryllis family, native to Mexico, bearing a large, bright-red flower.
- back forty — remote, usually uncultivated acreage on a large piece of land, as on a farm or ranch.
- back story — background information provided, often in narrative form, to give help in understanding something, as the behavior of a character in a film
- bankruptcy — Bankruptcy is the state of being bankrupt.
- barycenter — (physics) The center of a mass; often specifically, the point at which the gravitational forces exerted by two objects are equal.
- barycentre — a centre of mass, esp of the earth-moon system or the solar system
- bat chayil — (in some congregations) a ceremony of confirmation for a girl of at least Bat Mitzvah age
- bathyscaph — a submersible vessel having a flotation compartment with an observation capsule underneath, capable of reaching ocean depths of over 10 000 metres (about 5000 fathoms)
- battle cry — A battle cry is a phrase that is used to encourage people to support a particular cause or campaign.
- berecyntia — Cybele.
- beta decay — the radioactive transformation of an atomic nucleus accompanying the emission of an electron. It involves unit change of atomic number but none in mass number
- betacyanin — any one of a group of red nitrogenous pigments found in certain plants, such as beetroot
- biotically — from a biotic point of view
- blastocyst — the blastula of mammals: a sphere of cells (trophoblast) enclosing an inner mass of cells and a fluid-filled cavity (blastocoel)
- body track — the tracks of a railroad yard used for switching or sorting cars.
- booty call — a meeting arranged for the purpose of having sex
- bradytelic — of or relating to evolution at a rate slower than the standard for a given group of plants or animals.
- buffy coat — a yellowish-white layer consisting of leukocytes that, upon centrifugation of blood, covers the red blood cells.
- cacodylate — a salt of cacodylic acid.
- cacotrophy — malnutrition
- cad system — A CAD system is a computer system for designing parts or products before they are manufactured.
- caecostomy — (surgery) An operation involving bringing the caecum through the abdominal wall, most often by a tube, and opening it for drainage or decompression, usually to treat an obstruction of the colon.
- caloricity — Ectothermy.
- calotypist — a person who produces photographs using the calotype process
- calyculate — having a calycule
- campimetry — a technique for assessing the central part of the visual field
- candy-coat — sugarcoat (def 2).
- candytufts — Plural form of candytuft.
- canon city — a town in central Colorado.
- canonicity — the fact or quality of being canonical
- canterbury — a late 18th-century low wooden stand with partitions for holding cutlery and plates: often mounted on casters