8-letter words containing c, o, a
- apagogic — relating to apagoge
- apocarpy — the quality of being apocarpous
- apocopic — of or relating to apocope
- apocrine — denoting a type of glandular secretion in which part of the secreting cell is lost with the secretion, as in mammary glands
- apofocus — Apocenter.
- apogamic — Of or relating to apogamy.
- aporetic — Tending to doubt.
- apositic — causing apositia
- apostacy — Abandonment of religion.
- apothece — a shop or storehouse
- approach — When you approach something, you get closer to it.
- apricots — Plural form of apricot.
- araceous — belonging to the plant family Araceae.
- archaeo- — indicating ancient or primitive time or condition
- archaeon — A microorganism, physically resembling a bacterium, of the kingdom Archaea.
- archetto — a tool, consisting of a bow strung with wire, for trimming excess material from a piece being modeled.
- arciform — shaped like an arch
- arcology — a type of architecture concerned with the design of enormous vertical cities that maximize population density and so preserve the surrounding countryside
- armlocks — Plural form of armlock.
- armonica — a glass harmonica, being a musical instrument of the 18th century consisting of a set of glass bowls of graduated pitches, played by rubbing the fingers over the moistened rims or by a keyboard mechanism
- armorica — an ancient name for Brittany
- aromatic — An aromatic plant or food has a strong, pleasant smell of herbs or spices.
- arriccio — (formerly in fresco painting) a second coat of plaster, somewhat finer than the first coat, applied over the entire surface and on which the drawing for the fresco is done.
- art deco — Art Deco is a style of decoration and architecture that was common in the 1920s and 30s. It uses simple, bold designs on materials such as plastic and glass.
- art rock — a type of rock music, often with poetic lyrics, characterized by sophisticated harmonic, dynamic, and technical complexity based on forms derived from classical music and requiring performers of considerable training and skill.
- arvicole — a mouse or water vole that belongs to the genus Arvicola
- ascocarp — (in some ascomycetous fungi) a globular structure containing the asci
- ascomata — a fruiting body that bears asci.
- asconoid — pertaining to or resembling an ascon.
- ascorbic — Of or pertaining to ascorbic acid or its derivatives.
- ashcroft — Dame Peggy. 1907–91, English stage and film actress
- asuncion — the capital and chief port of Paraguay, on the Paraguay River, 1530 km (950 miles) from the Atlantic. Pop: 1 750 000 (2005 est)
- atamasco — relating to an American lily of the genus Zephyranthes
- atchison — a city in NE Kansas, on the Missouri River.
- atomical — of, pertaining to, resulting from, or using atoms, atomic energy, or atomic bombs: an atomic explosion.
- atrocity — An atrocity is a very cruel, shocking action.
- atrophic — Also, atrophia [uh-troh-fee-uh] /əˈtroʊ fi ə/ (Show IPA). Pathology. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
- attercop — a spider
- auctions — Plural form of auction.
- autacoid — any natural internal secretion, esp one that exerts an effect similar to a drug
- autocade — a procession or parade of automobiles; motorcade.
- autocarp — any fruit that is produced through self-fertilization
- autocide — suicide by crashing the vehicle one is driving.
- autocode — (language) 1. The assembly language accepted by AUTOCODER. 2. A generic term for symbolic assembly language. Versions of Autocode were developed for Ferranti Atlas, Titan, Mercury and Pegasus and IBM 702 and IBM 705.
- autocoid — Alternative form of autacoid.
- autoconf — (software, tool) The GNU project's tool that configures a source code distribution to compile and run on a different platform. Among open source hackers, a mere running binary of a program is not considered a full release; what's interesting is a source tree that can be built into binaries using standard tools. Since the mid-1990s, autoconf, automake, and libtools have been the standard way to make a distribution portable so that it can be built on multiple operating systems without change.
- autocrat — An autocrat is a person in authority who has complete power.
- autopsic — relating to autopsy
- autoptic — relating to or belonging to personal observation
- auxocyte — any cell undergoing meiosis, esp an oocyte or spermatocyte