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10-letter words containing c, r, e, a, t, i

  • rhinotheca — the covering of the upper part of the beak in birds
  • rhotacized — to change (a sound) to an (r); subject to rhotacism.
  • rice blast — a disease of rice caused by the fungus Pyricularia oryae, characterized by elliptical leaf spots with reddish-brown margins, brownish lesions and neck rot of the fruiting panicles, and stunting of the plant.
  • rickettsia — any member of the genus Rickettsia, comprising rod-shaped to coccoid microorganisms that resemble bacteria but can be as small as a large virus and reproduce only inside a living cell, parasitic in fleas, ticks, lice, and mites and transmitted by bite to vertebrate hosts, including humans, causing such severe diseases as typhus and Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
  • right face — Military. a command, given to a soldier or soldiers at attention, to turn the body about toward the right so as to face in the opposite direction. the act of so turning in a prescribed military manner.
  • rivercraft — a small vessel which is used to travel on rivers
  • rubricated — (in ancient manuscripts, early printed books, etc.) having titles, catchwords, etc., distinctively colored.
  • sanctifier — to make holy; set apart as sacred; consecrate.
  • scattering — distributed or occurring here and there at irregular intervals; scattered.
  • scaturient — gushing; overflowing.
  • sclerotial — a vegetative, resting food-storage body in certain higher fungi, composed of a compact mass of hardened mycelia.
  • secretaire — any writing desk resembling a secretary.
  • secularist — secular spirit or tendency, especially a system of political or social philosophy that rejects all forms of religious faith and worship.
  • secularity — secular views or beliefs; secularism.
  • siegecraft — the science or skill of conducting a siege
  • spec ratio — (benchmark)   Results for each individual benchmark of the SPEC benchmark suites, for example CINT92 and CFP92, expressed as the ratio of the wall clock time to execute one single copy of the benchmark, compared to a fixed "SPEC reference time", which was chosen early-on as the execution time on a VAX 11/780. See also SPEC rate.
  • spectatrix — a female spectator
  • spermaceti — a pearly white, waxy, translucent solid, obtained from the oil in the head of the sperm whale: used chiefly in cosmetics and candles, and as an emollient.
  • sterically — of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
  • sternalgic — relating to or having sternalgia
  • strategics — strategy (def 1).
  • subarticle — an article that forms part of a larger or main article
  • switchgear — switching equipment used in an electric power station.
  • taperstick — a candlestick designed to hold tapers.
  • tapescript — a recording of the spoken word on tape or a transcript of this
  • tax credit — reduction in tax owed
  • taxidermic — the art of preparing and preserving the skins of animals and of stuffing and mounting them in lifelike form.
  • terramycin — a broad-spectrum antibiotic, oxytetracycline, used in treating various infections
  • testicular — of or relating to the testes.
  • tetrabasic — (of an acid) having four atoms of hydrogen replaceable by basic atoms or groups.
  • tetracaine — a white, water-soluble, crystalline solid, C 15 H 24 N 2 O 2 , used chiefly as an anesthetic.
  • tetrameric — of or related to a tetramer
  • tetrasemic — equal to four short syllables
  • tetrastich — a strophe, stanza, or poem consisting of four lines.
  • tetratomic — having four atoms per molecule, especially of a specified kind.
  • the arctic — the regions north of the Arctic Circle
  • theatrical — of or relating to the theater or dramatic presentations: theatrical performances.
  • theocratic — a form of government in which God or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler, the God's or deity's laws being interpreted by the ecclesiastical authorities.
  • timberjack — a person whose occupation is logging; logger.
  • time chart — a chart indicating the standard times of certain parts of the world corresponding to a given time at a specific place.
  • tire chain — a device made of chains, attached around a tire's tread on a motor vehicle to increase traction, as on snow
  • tracheitis — inflammation of the trachea.
  • trachelium — (in classical architecture) any member between the hypotrachelium and the capital of a column.
  • trachiniae — a tragedy (c430 b.c.) by Sophocles.
  • traductive — able to be deduced or transmitted
  • trafficked — the movement of vehicles, ships, persons, etc., in an area, along a street, through an air lane, over a water route, etc.: the heavy traffic on Main Street.
  • trafficker — the movement of vehicles, ships, persons, etc., in an area, along a street, through an air lane, over a water route, etc.: the heavy traffic on Main Street.
  • trajectile — the curve described by a projectile, rocket, or the like in its flight.
  • trajection — to transport, transmit, or transpose.
  • trancelike — a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
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