10-letter words containing c, o, r, a
- diachronic — of, relating to, or studying the development of a phenomenon through time; historical
- dichromacy — The quality of having two independent channels for conveying color information in the eye.
- dichromasy — Alternative spelling of dichromacy.
- dichromate — any salt or ester of dichromic acid. Dichromate salts contain the ion Cr2O72–
- dicoumarin — any compound formed with two bonded coumarin molecules
- dicoumarol — a substance obtained naturally from sweet clover or produced synthetically as a drug, used as an anticoagulant
- dictionary — (as modifier)
- dictograph — a telephonic instrument for secretly monitoring or recording conversations by means of a small, sensitive, and often concealed microphone
- dinosauric — Of or pertaining to dinosaurs.
- disaccords — Plural form of disaccord.
- discordant — being at variance; disagreeing; incongruous: discordant opinions.
- discourage — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- discoursal — of or relating to discourse
- disorganic — Not organic; having no organization.
- distractor — a person or thing that distracts the attention.
- ditrochean — consisting of two trochees
- dockmaster — a person who supervises the dry-docking of ships.
- doctorates — Plural form of doctorate.
- docudramas — Plural form of docudrama.
- dog collar — a collar used to restrain or identify a dog.
- dog-collar — A dog-collar is a stiff, round, white collar that fastens at the back and that is worn by Christian priests and ministers.
- dogcatcher — a person employed by a municipal pound, humane society, or the like, to find and impound stray or homeless dogs, cats, etc.
- domiciliar — a canon of a minor order.
- donor card — a signed and witnessed card, meant to be carried in a wallet, purse, etc., specifying a person's wish to offer body organs or parts for transplantation or scientific use in case of death.
- door chain — a short chain with a removable slide fitting that can be attached between the inside of a door and the doorjamb to prevent the door from being opened more than a few inches without the chain being removed.
- doulocracy — Government by slaves.
- draconites — a type of precious stone thought to be found in a dragon's head
- dracontine — Belonging to a dragon.
- dracontium — (pharmacy, obsolete) The roots and rhizomes of skunk cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus.
- dreadlocks — a hair style, especially among Rastafarians, in which the hair is worn in long, ropelike locks.
- dress coat — tail coat.
- drop black — carbon, as animal black or lampblack, formed into pellets by mixing with water or glue: used as a black pigment.
- drop cable — Wiring between a computer and its Ethernet transceiver. Maximum length if full-spec is 47m.
- drupaceous — resembling or relating to a drupe; consisting of drupes.
- duckboards — Plural form of duckboard.
- duplicator — a machine for making duplicates, as a mimeograph.
- dyschromia — Abnormal alteration of the color of the skin or nails.
- each other — Although some insist that each other be used only in reference to two (The two candidates respected each other) and one another in reference to three or more (The three nations threaten one another), in standard practice they are interchangeable. Each other is not restricted to two, nor is one another restricted to three or more. The possessive of each other is each other's; the possessive of one another is one another's.
- echography — a device that records oceanic depths by means of sonic waves.
- echopraxia — the abnormal repetition of the actions of another person.
- ecowarrior — Alternative spelling of eco-warrior.
- ectocornea — the outer layer of the cornea.
- ectodermal — Of or pertaining to the ectoderm.
- ectoprocta — the phylum Bryozoa, especially as distinguished from the phylum Entoprocta by a body plan having the anus of the polyp outside the crown of tentacles.
- ectromelia — Medicine/Medical. the congenital absence or imperfection of a limb or limbs.
- ecuadorean — a republic in NW South America. 109,483 sq. mi. (283,561 sq. km). Capital: Quito.
- ecuadorian — person from Ecuador
- edificator — (rare) One who or that which edifies; an edifier.
- edulcorant — tending to edulcorate
- edulcorate — to free from acids, salts, or impurities by washing; purify.