10-letter words containing c, o
- 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.
- annoyances — Plural form of annoyance.
- anodically — In an anodic manner.
- anonaceous — relating to the plant family Anonaceae and its members
- anorectics — Plural form of anorectic.
- antecessor — a predecessor; someone who goes or has gone before
- anthracoid — resembling anthrax
- anti-knock — An anti-knock agent helps to stop an engine from knocking, making it function more smoothly.
- antibiotic — Antibiotics are medical drugs used to kill bacteria and treat infections.
- antichoice — opposed to granting pregnant women the choice to have an abortion
- antichthon — counterearth.
- anticodons — Plural form of anticodon.
- anticorona — a luminous edging around the shadow of an observer or the point where his or her shadow would fall, as thrown by the sun upon a cloud or fog bank.
- antidromic — (of nerve fibres) conducting nerve impulses in a direction opposite to normal
- antierotic — discouraging sexual desire
- antiheroic — relating to or in the manner of an antihero
- antilochus — a son of Nestor and a trusted friend of Achilles.
- antipatico — (of people or situations) Unpleasant, odious, unsympathetic, harsh, (of person) crabby.
- antiphonic — relating to or resembling an antiphon
- antipoetic — relating to poetry which does not conform to poetic conventions
- antipolice — opposed to or against the police
- antischool — Opposed to schools.
- antishocks — antishock
- antisocial — Someone who is antisocial is unwilling to meet and be friendly with other people.
- anxiogenic — Causing anxiety, or pertaining to the causing of anxiety.
- anxiolytic — any of a class of drugs that reduce anxiety
- apagogical — proving by apagoge
- aphoristic — of, relating to, or resembling an aphorism
- apocalypse — The apocalypse is the total destruction and end of the world.
- apocarpous — (of the ovaries of flowering plants such as the buttercup) consisting of separate carpels
- apochromat — a lens, consisting of three or more elements of different types of glass, that is designed to bring light of three colours to the same focal point, thus reducing its chromatic aberration
- apocolypse — Misspelling of apocalypse.
- apocopated — to shorten by apocope.
- apocryphal — An apocryphal story is one which is probably not true or did not happen, but which may give a true picture of someone or something.
- apocryphon — something that is regarded as probably untrue
- apodeictic — unquestionably true by virtue of demonstration
- apolaustic — concerned with or dedicated to enjoyment
- apolitical — Someone who is apolitical is not interested in politics.