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10-letter words containing c, i, r

  • allergenic — causing allergic sensitization.
  • 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
  • altarpiece — An altarpiece is a work of art behind the altar in a church.
  • altimetric — Of or pertaining to altimetry.
  • altrincham — a residential town in NW England, in Trafford unitary authority, Greater Manchester. Pop: 40 695 (2001)
  • altruistic — If your behaviour or motives are altruistic, you show concern for the happiness and welfare of other people rather than for yourself.
  • americanos — Plural form of americano.
  • amphibrach — a metrical foot consisting of a long syllable between two short syllables (◡ – ◡)
  • amphigoric — a meaningless or nonsensical piece of writing, especially one intended as a parody.
  • amphimacer — a metrical foot consisting, in Greek and Latin verse, of one short syllable between two long ones, or, in English verse, of one unaccented syllable between two accented ones (Ex.: | hésĭtáte |)
  • amphoteric — able to function as either a base or an acid
  • anacardium — a genus of plants in the Anacardiaceae family found chiefly in tropical areas
  • anachorism — a geographical misplacement; something located in an incongruous position
  • anachronic — out of chronological order or out of date
  • anacrustic — Prosody. an unstressed syllable or syllable group that begins a line of verse but is not counted as part of the first foot.
  • anamorphic — of, relating to, or caused by anamorphosis or anamorphism
  • anarchical — of, like, or tending to anarchy.
  • anarchists — Plural form of anarchist.
  • ancestries — Plural form of ancestry.
  • anchor ice — ice that forms at the bottom of a lake or river
  • anchorites — Plural form of anchorite.
  • anchoritic — of or relating to an anchorite
  • ancilliary — Misspelling of ancillary.
  • andragogic — the methods or techniques used to teach adults: Many educators believe that the principles of andragogy, as advanced by Malcolm Knowles, have great relevance to adult education; others are not so certain.
  • androecium — the stamens of a flowering plant collectively
  • androgenic — any substance, as testosterone or androsterone, that promotes male characteristics.
  • anelectric — not capable of acquiring a static electric charge when subjected to friction.
  • anharmonic — of or concerned with an oscillation whose frequency is not an integral factor or multiple of the base frequency
  • anhidrotic — curbing the secretion of sweat
  • anisocoria — inequality in the size of the pupils.
  • anisomeric — (of a chemical compound) lacking isomers
  • anorectics — Plural form of anorectic.
  • antarctica — a continent around the South Pole: consists of an ice-covered plateau, 1800–3000 m (6000 ft to 10 000 ft) above sea level, and mountain ranges rising to 4500 m (15 000 ft) with some volcanic peaks; average temperatures all below freezing and human settlement is confined to research stations. All political claims to the mainland are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty of 1959
  • anthracite — Anthracite is a type of very hard coal which burns slowly, producing a lot of heat and very little smoke.
  • anthracoid — resembling anthrax
  • anticancer — acting against cancer
  • anticaries — characterized by an ability to prevent caries
  • anticenter — Geology. the point on the surface of the earth diametrically opposite the epicenter of an earthquake.
  • antichrist — the antagonist of Christ, expected by early Christians to appear and reign over the world until overthrown at Christ's Second Coming
  • antichurch — opposed to the beliefs, practices, and adherents of the Christian church
  • 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
  • antipiracy — acting against the piracy of copyrighted material
  • antiracial — of or relating to the social construct of race: racial diversity; racial stereotypes.
  • antiracing — Opposing racing.
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