10-letter words containing c, o, n
- allowanced — Simple past tense and past participle of allowance.
- allowances — Plural form of allowance.
- 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
- ambisonics — the technique of reproducing and transmitting surround sound
- americanos — Plural form of americano.
- 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.
- ammoniacal — of, containing, using, or resembling ammonia
- amnioscopy — Examination of a foetus and the amniotic fluid in the lowest part of the amniotic sac using an amnioscope introduced through the cervical canal.
- amoscanate — An experimental anthelmintic agent of the arylisothiocyanate class, found to be highly effective in animals against hookworms and the four major species of schistosomes, but possibly hepatotoxic.
- amphictyon — a delegate to an amphictyonic council
- amphogenic — producing both male and female offspring.
- anachorism — a geographical misplacement; something located in an incongruous position
- anachronic — out of chronological order or out of date
- anachronym — Synonym of backronym.
- anacolutha — Plural form of anacoluthon.
- anacoustic — unable to support the propagation of sound; soundless
- anagogical — of or relating to an anagoge.
- analogical — of, expressing, or based upon analogy
- anamorphic — of, relating to, or caused by anamorphosis or anamorphism
- anatomical — Anatomical means relating to the structure of the bodies of people and animals.
- anchor bed — a sloping, slightly projecting platform on the forecastle of a ship, for supporting an anchor when not in use.
- anchor ice — ice that forms at the bottom of a lake or river
- anchorages — Plural form of anchorage.
- anchorette — (in broadcasting) a young and inexperienced anchorwoman
- anchorites — Plural form of anchorite.
- anchoritic — of or relating to an anchorite
- anchorless — without an anchor
- anchylosis — (anatomy, medicine) alternative spelling of ankylosis.
- ancipitous — Alternative form of ancipital.
- 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
- anemochore — a plant in which the fruits or seeds are dispersed by wind
- anemochory — the dispersal of plant seeds or spores by the wind.
- anemoscope — any device that shows the presence and direction of a wind
- angiogenic — promoting or relating to blood vessel growth
- angioscope — An instrument for examining the capillary vessels of animals and plants.
- angora cat — a long-haired variety of cat, originating in Britain from crosses between Abyssinian and Siamese breeds in the 1960s
- anharmonic — of or concerned with an oscillation whose frequency is not an integral factor or multiple of the base frequency
- anhidrotic — curbing the secretion of sweat
- anisocoria — inequality in the size of the pupils.
- anisomeric — (of a chemical compound) lacking isomers
- ankle sock — a short sock coming up to the ankle
- announcers — Plural form of announcer.
- announcing — Present participle of announce.