10-letter words containing c, a, r, l, i
- replicator — Any construct that acts to produce copies of itself; this could be a living organism, an idea (see meme), a program (see quine, worm, wabbit, fork bomb, and virus), a pattern in a cellular automaton (see life), or (speculatively) a robot or nanobot. It is even claimed by some that Unix and C are the symbiotic halves of an extremely successful replicator; see Unix conspiracy.
- republican — of, relating to, or of the nature of a republic.
- reticulate — netted; covered with a network.
- retractile — capable of being drawn back or in, as the head of a tortoise; exhibiting the power of retraction.
- rhetorical — used for, belonging to, or concerned with mere style or effect.
- rhythmical — periodic, as motion, or a drumbeat.
- rice blast — a disease of rice caused by the fungus Pyricularia oryae, characterized by elliptical leaf spots with reddish-brown margins, brownish lesions and neck rot of the fruiting panicles, and stunting of the plant.
- ritschlian — of or relating to the theology of Albrecht Ritschl (1822–89), who developed a liberal Christian theology and maintained that religious faith is based on value judgments.
- roach clip — a small tweezerlike clip for holding the butt of a marijuana cigarette.
- rockabilly — a style of popular music combining the features of rock-'n'-roll and hillbilly music.
- romancical — relating to or dealing with romance
- royalistic — relating to a royalist
- sacralized — to make sacred; imbue with sacred character, especially through ritualized devotion: a society that sacralized science.
- sacroiliac — the joint where the sacrum and ilium meet.
- sale price — discounted cost
- salicornia — any chenopodiaceous plant of the genus Salicornia, of seashores and salt marshes: includes glasswort
- sarcophile — a flesh-eating animal, especially the Tasmanian devil.
- saucerlike — resembling a saucer
- scansorial — capable of or adapted for climbing, as the feet of certain birds, lizards, etc.
- scarlatina — scarlet fever.
- sclerotial — a vegetative, resting food-storage body in certain higher fungi, composed of a compact mass of hardened mycelia.
- scrabbling — to scratch or scrape, as with the claws or hands.
- scrambling — motocross, off-road biking
- screw nail — drive screw.
- scriptural — (sometimes initial capital letter) of, relating to, or in accordance with sacred writings, especially the Scriptures.
- sdrucciola — (of rhymes) triple
- secularism — secular spirit or tendency, especially a system of political or social philosophy that rejects all forms of religious faith and worship.
- secularist — secular spirit or tendency, especially a system of political or social philosophy that rejects all forms of religious faith and worship.
- secularity — secular views or beliefs; secularism.
- secularize — to make secular; separate from religious or spiritual connection or influences; make worldly or unspiritual; imbue with secularism.
- sickle bar — cutter bar (def 1).
- silverback — an older male gorilla, usually the leader of a troop, whose hairs along the back turn gray with age.
- simple arc — a curve that does not cross itself and has no points missing; a curve that can be put into one-to-one correspondence with the closed interval from 0 to 1.
- simulacral — simulacrum.
- simulacrum — a slight, unreal, or superficial likeness or semblance.
- siren call — the appeal that something has although it is harmful or dangerous
- social war — Greek History. the war between Athens and its confederates, 357–355 b.c.
- socializer — to make social; make fit for life in companionship with others.
- spark coil — a coil of many turns of insulated wire on an iron core, used for producing sparks.
- sporadical — (of similar things or occurrences) appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional: sporadic renewals of enthusiasm.
- sporicidal — a substance or preparation for killing spores.
- sterically — of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- sternalgic — relating to or having sternalgia
- strickland — William, 1787–1854, U.S. architect and engineer.
- subarticle — an article that forms part of a larger or main article
- subcaliber — noting or pertaining to ammunition of smaller caliber than the gun in which it is used.
- subcalibre — (of a projectile) having a calibre less than that of the firearm from which it is discharged and therefore either fitted with a disc or fired through a tube inserted into the barrel
- subcranial — of the area beneath the cranium or skull
- supercilia — the fillet above the cyma of a cornice.
- surgically — pertaining to or involving surgery or surgeons.