10-letter words containing c, l, i, t, o, r
- fractional — pertaining to fractions; comprising a part or the parts of a unit; constituting a fraction: fractional numbers.
- frictional — of, relating to, or of the nature of friction.
- girl scout — (sometimes initial capital letters) a member of an organization of girls (Girl Scouts) founded in the U.S. in 1912 by Juliette Low that seeks to develop certain skills, as well as health, citizenship, and character.
- hectoliter — a unit of capacity equal to 100 liters, equivalent to 2.8378 U.S. bushels, or 26.418 U.S. gallons. Abbreviation: hl.
- hectolitre — a unit of capacity equal to 100 liters, equivalent to 2.8378 U.S. bushels, or 26.418 U.S. gallons. Abbreviation: hl.
- helicopter — any of a class of heavier-than-air craft that are lifted and sustained in the air horizontally by rotating wings or blades turning on vertical axes through power supplied by an engine.
- historical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
- holosteric — (of an instrument or device) wholly constructed of solids, without any liquids
- holotropic — Oriented or moving towards wholeness.
- hydrolytic — producing, noting, or resulting in hydrolysis.
- hylotropic — (of a substance) capable of undergoing a change in phase, as from a liquid to a gas, with no change in the original proportions of its constituents.
- hystorical — Nonstandard spelling of historical.
- iconolatry — the worship or adoration of icons.
- in control — If you are in control of something, you have the power to make all the important decisions about the way it is run.
- inculcator — to implant by repeated statement or admonition; teach persistently and earnestly (usually followed by upon or in): to inculcate virtue in the young.
- inoculator — to implant (a disease agent or antigen) in a person, animal, or plant to produce a disease for study or to stimulate disease resistance.
- interlocal — pertaining to or characterized by place or position in space; spatial.
- interlocks — Plural form of interlock.
- jocularity — the state or quality of being jocular.
- laceration — the result of lacerating; a rough, jagged tear.
- lacrimator — a chemical substance that causes the shedding of tears, as tear gas.
- lactosuria — the presence of lactose in the urine
- laeotropic — oriented or coiled in a leftward direction, as a left-spiraling snail shell.
- lectionary — a book or a list of lections for reading in a divine service.
- lectorship — a lecturer in a college or university.
- leiotrichy — the condition of having straight hair
- lipotropic — having an affinity for lipids and thus preventing or correcting excess accumulation of fat in the liver.
- locutorium — parlor (def 4).
- lorication — the act of covering with a protective coating
- lubricator — a person or thing that lubricates.
- matrifocal — of, relating to, or designating a family unit or structure headed by the mother and lacking a father permanently or for extended periods.
- matrilocal — of or relating to residence with the wife's family or tribe; uxorilocal: matrilocal customs.
- matrocliny — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the maternal parent (opposed to patrocliny).
- miarolitic — (of an igneous rock) having irregular cavities into which crystals protrude
- microlenat — /mi:"-kroh-len"-*t/ The unit of bogosity, written uL; the consensus is that this is the largest unit practical for everyday use. The microLenat, originally invented by David Jefferson, was promulgated as an attack against noted computer scientist Doug Lenat by a tenured graduate student at CMU. Doug had failed the student on an important exam for giving only "AI is bogus" as his answer to the questions. The slur is generally considered unmerited, but it has become a running gag nevertheless. Some of Doug's friends argue that *of course* a microLenat is bogus, since it is only one millionth of a Lenat. Others have suggested that the unit should be redesignated after the grad student, as the microReid.
- microlight — An ultralight aircraft.
- microliths — Plural form of microlith.
- microlitic — of or relating to the texture of a porphyry whose groundmass consists of microlites in a glassy matrix.
- microlitre — one millionth of a litre
- microtonal — (music) Of, relating to, or written using microtones.
- microvolts — Plural form of microvolt.
- moralistic — a person who teaches or inculcates morality.
- multicolor — of many colors; multicolored.
- neoterical — Alternative form of neoteric.
- neurolytic — Pathology. disintegration of nerve tissue. exhaustion of a nerve by excess stimulation.
- old turkic — the Turkic languages or dialects spoken in Central Asia from the 8th to the 10th centuries.
- oratorical — of, relating to, or characteristic of an orator or oratory: His oratorical prowess has led to political success.
- orbiculate — orbicular; rounded.
- oscillator — Electronics. a circuit that produces an alternating output current of a certain frequency determined by the characteristics of the circuit components.
- patrifocal — focused or centered on the father.