10-letter words containing c, l, o
- ale conner — a local official appointed to examine the measure and quality of ale, beer, and bread
- algolagnic — Of or relating to algolagnia.
- all-comers — You use all-comers to refer to everyone who wants to take part in an activity, especially a competition.
- alliaceous — of or relating to Allium, a genus of plants that have a strong onion or garlic smell and often have bulbs: family Alliaceae. The genus occurs in the N hemisphere and includes onion, garlic, leek, chive, and shallot
- allocating — to set apart for a particular purpose; assign or allot: to allocate funds for new projects.
- allocation — An allocation is an amount of something, especially money, that is given to a particular person or used for a particular purpose.
- allocative — the act of allocating; apportionment.
- allochthon — a geological formation not formed in the region where found and moved to its present location by tectonic forces. Compare autochthon (def 3).
- allocution — a formal or authoritative speech or address, esp one that advises, informs, or exhorts
- allogeneic — being genetically different, while belonging to the same species
- allometric — Of or pertaining to allometry.
- allopathic — of, relating to, or used in allopathy
- allopatric — (of biological speciation or species) taking place or existing in areas that are geographically separated from one another
- allophonic — any of the members of a class of speech sounds that, taken together, are commonly felt to be a phoneme, as the t- sounds of toe, stow, tree, hatpin, catcall, cats, catnip, button, metal, city; a speech sound constituting one of the phonetic manifestations or variants of a particular phoneme.
- allostatic — Relating to allostasis.
- 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
- allowanced — Simple past tense and past participle of allowance.
- allowances — Plural form of allowance.
- allycholly — melancholy
- alogically — in an alogical manner
- alpenstock — an early form of ice axe, consisting of a stout stick with an iron tip and sometimes having a pick and adze at the head, formerly used by mountain climbers
- altocumuli — Plural form of altocumulus.
- alutaceous — Zoology. covered with minute cracks or wrinkles and having a pale, leathery-brown color.
- ametabolic — (of certain insects) having no obvious metamorphosis
- ammoniacal — of, containing, using, or resembling ammonia
- amphibolic — equivocal; uncertain; changing; ambiguous.
- ampholytic — capable of ionizing into both anions and cations; amphoteric.
- amylaceous — of or resembling starch
- anacolutha — Plural form of anacoluthon.
- anagogical — of or relating to an anagoge.
- analogical — of, expressing, or based upon analogy
- anatomical — Anatomical means relating to the structure of the bodies of people and animals.
- anchorless — without an anchor
- anchylosis — (anatomy, medicine) alternative spelling of ankylosis.
- ankle sock — a short sock coming up to the ankle
- anodically — In an anodic manner.
- antilochus — a son of Nestor and a trusted friend of Achilles.
- antipolice — opposed to or against the police
- antischool — Opposed to schools.
- antisocial — Someone who is antisocial is unwilling to meet and be friendly with other people.
- anxiolytic — any of a class of drugs that reduce anxiety
- apagogical — proving by apagoge
- apocalypse — The apocalypse is the total destruction and end of the world.
- apocolypse — Misspelling of apocalypse.
- apocryphal — An apocryphal story is one which is probably not true or did not happen, but which may give a true picture of someone or something.
- apolaustic — concerned with or dedicated to enjoyment
- apolitical — Someone who is apolitical is not interested in politics.
- apologetic — If you are apologetic, you show or say that you are sorry for causing trouble for someone, for hurting them, or for disappointing them.
- apoplectic — If someone is apoplectic, they are extremely angry about something.