10-letter words containing c, p, o
- 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.
- apologetic — If you are apologetic, you show or say that you are sorry for causing trouble for someone, for hurting them, or for disappointing them.
- apopemptic — relating to departure, valedictory
- apoplectic — If someone is apoplectic, they are extremely angry about something.
- aposematic — (of the coloration of certain distasteful or poisonous animals) characterized by bright conspicuous markings, which predators recognize and learn to avoid; warning
- apothecary — An apothecary was a person who prepared medicines for people.
- apothecial — Lb lichenology Relating to the apothecium.
- apothecium — a cup-shaped structure that contains the asci, esp in lichens; a type of ascocarp
- apotropaic — preventing or intended to prevent evil
- apple core — the inedible part of an apple which contains the pips
- applicator — An applicator is a device that you use to put something somewhere when you do not want to touch it or do it with your hands.
- approached — to come near or nearer to: The cars slowed down as they approached the intersection.
- approacher — to come near or nearer to: The cars slowed down as they approached the intersection.
- approaches — Plural form of approach.
- approvance — approval
- aprication — the act of sunbathing or basking in the sun
- aquaphobic — abnormally afraid of water
- aquaponics — a farming system that circulates wastewater from animal aquaculture to hydroponically cultivated plants, whereby the plants draw nutrients from the waste and filter the water, allowing for its recycled use by the aquatic animals.
- archbishop — In the Roman Catholic, Orthodox, and Anglican Churches, an archbishop is a bishop of the highest rank, who is in charge of all the bishops and priests in a particular country or region.
- archespore — the cell or group of cells in a sporangium that gives rise to spores
- archipenko — Aleksandr Porfiryevich (alɪkˈsandr parˈfirjɪvitʃ). 1887– 1964, Russian sculptor and painter, in the US after 1923, whose work is characterized by economy of form
- archoplasm — the protoplasmic material surrounding the centrosome, formerly thought to be involved in the formation of the asters and spindle during mitosis
- arctophile — a person who collects teddy bears or is fond of them
- arctophily — the practice of collecting teddy bears
- area opaca — the opaque area of the blastoderm surrounding the area pellucida.
- army corps — a military formation that comprises two or more divisions and additional support arms
- artocarpus — a genus of the mulberry family, originating in Asia, species of which include the jackfruit and the breadfruit
- ascocarpic — relating to an ascocarp
- ascospores — Plural form of ascospore.
- ascosporic — relating to an ascospore
- ascription — the act of ascribing
- asymptotic — of or referring to an asymptote
- attoparsec — (unit, humour) About 31 mm (one inch). "atto-" is the standard SI prefix for multiplication by 10^-18. A parsec (parallax-second) is 3.26 light-years; an attoparsec is thus 3.26 * 10^-18 light years. Thus, one attoparsec per microfortnight is about one inch per second. This unit is reported to be in use (though probably not very seriously) among hackers in the UK.
- auriscopes — Plural form of auriscope.
- auspicious — Something that is auspicious indicates that success is likely.
- autophobic — Of or pertaining to autophobia.
- autoscopic — of or relating to an out-of-body experience
- autotropic — Growing in a straight line.
- axoplasmic — of or relating to the axoplasm
- balopticon — a type of stereopticon for projecting images of objects by reflected light.
- baphometic — relating to the worship of the idol Baphomet, whom the Knights Templar were accused of worshipping during the Crusades