10-letter words containing c, o, d, a
- air-cooled — An air-cooled engine is prevented from getting too hot when it is running by cool air that passes over it, rather than being cooled by a liquid.
- alaska cod — a cod, Gadus macrocephalus.
- allowanced — Simple past tense and past participle of allowance.
- amino acid — Amino acids are substances containing nitrogen and hydrogen and which are found in proteins. Amino acids occur naturally in the body.
- aminoacids — Plural form of aminoacid.
- anchor bed — a sloping, slightly projecting platform on the forecastle of a ship, for supporting an anchor when not in use.
- 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.
- androcracy — social and political rule by men.
- androecium — the stamens of a flowering plant collectively
- androgenic — any substance, as testosterone or androsterone, that promotes male characteristics.
- andromache — the wife of Hector
- anecdotage — anecdotes collectively
- anecdotist — a person who tells or collects anecdotes
- anhidrotic — curbing the secretion of sweat
- anodically — In an anodic manner.
- anthracoid — resembling anthrax
- anticodons — Plural form of anticodon.
- antidromic — (of nerve fibres) conducting nerve impulses in a direction opposite to normal
- apocopated — to shorten by apocope.
- apodeictic — unquestionably true by virtue of demonstration
- approached — to come near or nearer to: The cars slowed down as they approached the intersection.
- arachnoids — Plural form of arachnoid.
- arc second — Astronomy. second2 (def 4).
- arch board — a distinctive area at the upper part of a stern, curving upward toward the center and giving the name and port of the vessel within a carved and painted frame; escutcheon.
- archdeacon — An archdeacon is a high-ranking clergyman who works as an assistant to a bishop, especially in the Anglican church.
- arcimboldi — Giuseppe [juh-sep-ee;; Italian joo-zep-pe] /dʒəˈsɛp i;; Italian dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1527–93, Italian painter.
- arcimboldo — Giuseppe. 1527–93, Italian painter, best remembered for painting grotesque figures composed of fruit, vegetables, and meat
- armor-clad — covered with armor
- ascaridole — a liquid, C 10 H 16 O 2 , constituting the active principle of chenopodium oil, used chiefly as a catalyst in polymerization reactions.
- associated — If one thing is associated with another, the two things are connected with each other.
- atascadero — a town in SW California.
- attack dog — a dog trained to attack on command
- audio disc — an act of recording.
- audiogenic — caused or produced by sound or an audio frequency
- audiologic — of or relating to audiology
- autoclaved — Simple past tense and past participle of autoclave.
- autodidact — a person who is self-taught
- auxocardia — enlargement of the heart, as by hypertrophy or dilatation.
- avoidances — Plural form of avoidance.
- back order — an order to be filled when stock is renewed
- back-order — to treat as a back order: We have to back-order your sofa until the new fabric arrives.
- backboards — Plural form of backboard.
- backcombed — Simple past tense and past participle of backcomb.
- backend-to — in a reversed position; backward.
- background — Your background is the kind of family you come from and the kind of education you have had. It can also refer to such things as your social and racial origins, your financial status, or the type of work experience that you have.
- backlogged — a reserve or accumulation, as of stock, work, or business: a backlog of business orders.
- backswords — Plural form of backsword.
- backwoodsy — like or of the nature of backwoods
- bacon rind — the outer edge of a slice of bacon, corresponding to the skin of the pig
- bandicoots — Plural form of bandicoot.