10-letter words containing c, r, o, s
- archemorus — Opheltes.
- archespore — the cell or group of cells in a sporangium that gives rise to spores
- archivolts — Plural form of archivolt.
- archoplasm — the protoplasmic material surrounding the centrosome, formerly thought to be involved in the formation of the asters and spindle during mitosis
- archosaurs — Plural form of archosaur.
- arcosolium — (in Roman catacombs) an arched recess for a sarcophagus.
- arenaceous — (of sedimentary rocks and deposits) composed of sand or sandstone
- aristocrat — An aristocrat is someone whose family has a high social rank, especially someone who has a title.
- army corps — a military formation that comprises two or more divisions and additional support arms
- art school — tertiary level college for students of art
- artichokes — Plural form of artichoke.
- artocarpus — a genus of the mulberry family, originating in Asia, species of which include the jackfruit and the breadfruit
- ascaridole — a liquid, C 10 H 16 O 2 , constituting the active principle of chenopodium oil, used chiefly as a catalyst in polymerization reactions.
- ascigerous — of or relating to asci.
- ascocarpic — relating to an ascocarp
- ascorbates — Plural form of ascorbate.
- ascospores — Plural form of ascospore.
- ascosporic — relating to an ascospore
- ascription — the act of ascribing
- assertoric — (of a statement) stating a fact, as opposed to expressing an evaluative judgment
- associator — A person who associates with something.
- astriction — to bind fast; constrain.
- astrionics — the science dealing with the application of electronics to astronautics.
- astrocytes — Plural form of astrocyte.
- astrocytic — relating to astrocytes or star-shaped neuroglial cells
- astromancy — divination by means of the stars.
- astronomic — of, relating to, or connected with astronomy.
- asynchrony — a lack of synchronism or coincidence in time.
- atascadero — a town in SW California.
- atrocities — acts of extreme cruelty, esp against prisoners or civilians in wartime
- atrocity's — the quality or state of being atrocious.
- 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.
- attractors — Plural form of attractor.
- auriscopes — Plural form of auriscope.
- avaricious — An avaricious person is very greedy for money or possessions.
- ayers rock — a conspicuous red monadnock in central Australia, in the SW Northern Territory: tourist attraction. 1143 feet (348 meters) high.
- bachelor's — a person who has been awarded a bachelor's degree.
- back score — a line at each end of the rink parallel to and equidistant from the foot score and the sweeping score.
- back story — background information provided, often in narrative form, to give help in understanding something, as the behavior of a character in a film
- backboards — Plural form of backboard.
- backcourts — Plural form of backcourt.
- backronyms — Plural form of backronym.
- backstroke — Backstroke is a swimming stroke that you do lying on your back.
- backswords — Plural form of backsword.
- barcaroles — Plural form of barcarole.
- bardacious — bodacious.
- baroscopic — Relating to, or determined by, the baroscope.
- baroswitch — a switch actuated by barometric pressure.
- bcs theory — Physics. a general quantum theory of superconductivity that describes many properties of superconducting materials.
- beachgoers — Plural form of beachgoer.