10-letter words containing c, o, l, r, s
- pronucleus — either of the gametic nuclei that unite in fertilization to form the nucleus of the zygote.
- radiculose — having small roots or rhizoids
- rallycross — a form of motor sport in which cars race over a one-mile circuit of rough grass with some hard-surfaced sections
- rascallion — a villain, a rascal
- reclosable — capable of being closed again easily or tightly after opening: a reclosable box of crackers.
- recoilless — having little or no recoil: a recoilless rifle.
- reconciles — to cause (a person) to accept or be resigned to something not desired: He was reconciled to his fate.
- resorcinol — a white, needlelike, water-soluble solid, C 6 H 6 O 2 , a benzene derivative originally obtained from certain resins, now usually synthesized: used chiefly in making dyes, as a reagent, in tanning, in the synthesis of certain resins, and in medicine in treating certain skin conditions; meta-dihydroxybenzene.
- ridiculous — causing or worthy of ridicule or derision; absurd; preposterous; laughable: a ridiculous plan.
- riflescope — a telescopic sight mounted on top of a rifle that helps to improve one's aim by magnifying and pinpointing a target.
- rock falls — a city in NW Illinois.
- rock-solid — Something that is rock-solid is extremely hard.
- roscoelite — a brown variety of muscovite in which some aluminum is replaced by vanadium.
- rothschild — Lionel Nathan, Baron de ("Lord Natty") 1809–79, English banker: first Jewish member of Parliament (son of Nathan Meyer Rothschild).
- royalistic — relating to a royalist
- rupicolous — rupestrine.
- sacerdotal — of priests; priestly.
- sacroiliac — the joint where the sacrum and ilium meet.
- salicornia — any chenopodiaceous plant of the genus Salicornia, of seashores and salt marshes: includes glasswort
- saloon car — Also, saloon carriage. a railway sleeping, dining, or parlor car similar to a U.S. Pullman.
- san carlos — a city in W California, S of San Francisco.
- sao carlos — a city in São Paulo state, SE Brazil.
- sarcocolla — a Persian medicinal gum
- sarcolemma — the membranous sheath of a muscle fiber.
- sarcophile — a flesh-eating animal, especially the Tasmanian devil.
- sarcoplasm — the cytoplasm of a striated muscle fiber.
- sarcosomal — relating to a sarcosome
- scaleboard — a very thin board, as for the back of a picture.
- scansorial — capable of or adapted for climbing, as the feet of certain birds, lizards, etc.
- school run — The school run is the journey that parents make each day when they take their children to school and bring them home from school.
- schoolgirl — a girl attending school.
- schoolmarm — a female schoolteacher, especially of the old-time country school type, popularly held to be strict and priggish.
- schoolroom — a room in which a class is conducted or pupils are taught.
- schoolward — towards or in the direction of school
- schoolwork — the material studied in or for school, comprising homework and work done in class.
- schoolyard — a playground or sports field near a school.
- schwarzlot — a type of black decoration on German glassware and ceramics that was popular in the 17th and 18th centuries
- scleroderm — a fish of the sclerodermi tribe
- sclerotial — a vegetative, resting food-storage body in certain higher fungi, composed of a compact mass of hardened mycelia.
- sclerotium — a vegetative, resting food-storage body in certain higher fungi, composed of a compact mass of hardened mycelia.
- sclerotize — to harden and darken (an insect's cuticle)
- sclerotome — Embryology. the part of a mesodermal somite contributing to the development of the vertebrae and ribs.
- sclerotomy — incision into the sclera, as to extract foreign bodies.
- scornfully — full of scorn; derisive; contemptuous: He smiled in a scornful way.
- scrobicule — a small pit, for example around one of a sea urchin's nodules
- scrofulous — pertaining to, resembling, of the nature of, or affected with scrofula.
- scroll bar — computers;
- scroll saw — a narrow saw mounted vertically in a frame and operated with an up-and-down motion, used for cutting curved ornamental designs.
- scrollable — able to be scrolled
- scrollhead — billethead.