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10-letter words containing c, r

  • ad-hockery — reliance on temporary solutions rather than on consistent, long-term plans.
  • adherences — Plural form of adherence.
  • adhocratic — Relating to adhocracy.
  • adirondack — a member of an Algonquian people living mainly north of the St. Lawrence River.
  • admiraunce — admirance
  • adrenergic — releasing or activated by adrenaline or an adrenaline-like substance
  • adriamycin — a trade name of the anticancer drug doxorubicin
  • advertence — heedfulness or attentiveness
  • advertency — the state or quality of being advertent.
  • advocaters — Plural form of advocater.
  • advocators — to speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument; recommend publicly: He advocated higher salaries for teachers.
  • advocatory — of an advocate
  • aeciospore — any of the spores produced in an aecium of the rust fungi, which spread to and infect the primary host
  • aerenchyma — plant tissue with large air-filled spaces, which is typical of aquatic plants and allows air to reach waterlogged parts
  • aerobacter — any bacteria of a former genus (Aerobacter) normally found in the intestine: now in either of two genera (Enterobacter or Klebsiella)
  • aerobatics — Aerobatics are skilful displays of flying, usually to entertain people watching from the ground.
  • aerobeacon — A light used to warn aircraft away from tall structures.
  • aerobicize — (of a person) to perform aerobics
  • aerobiotic — Of or pertaining to aerobiosis.
  • aeromancer — A practitioner of aeromancy.
  • aerometric — Describing any measurement of a physical property of air (or other gases), but especially of temperature, pressure and velocity.
  • aeronautic — relating to air companies
  • aerophilic — (biology, especially of microorganisms) That thrive in the presence of molecular oxygen.
  • aeroponics — aeroculture.
  • aeroscepsy — perception of atmospheric conditions, as the perception of odors by the antennae of insects.
  • aerostatic — of or relating to aerostatics.
  • aerotactic — of movement towards or away from oxygen
  • aerotropic — of or relating to the growth of plants towards or away from oxygen
  • affirmance — a verification, confirmation, or affirmation
  • affordance — A potential action that is made possible by a given object or environment; especially, one that is made easily discoverable.
  • affricates — Plural form of affricate.
  • africander — one of a breed of red beef cattle, raised originally in southern Africa, well adapted to high temperatures.
  • africanism — something characteristic of Africa or Africans, esp a characteristic feature of an African language when introduced into a non-African language
  • africanist — a person specializing in the study of African affairs or culture
  • africanize — to make African, esp to give control of (policy, government, etc) to Africans
  • afro-chain — (in the Caribbean) a large chain necklace with a central pendant: usually worn with a dashiki by men
  • afro-cuban — of or relating to a type of jazz influenced by Cuban variants of African rhythms
  • afterclaps — Plural form of afterclap.
  • afterdecks — Plural form of afterdeck.
  • afterpiece — a brief usually comic dramatic piece presented after a play
  • aftershock — Aftershocks are smaller earthquakes which occur after a large earthquake.
  • agrammatic — Of, pertaining to, or afflicted by agrammatism.
  • agricultor — (archaic) An agriculturist; a farmer.
  • agronomics — the branch of economics dealing with the distribution, management, and productivity of land
  • agrypnotic — inducing, relating to, or characterized by insomnia
  • ahorseback — on horseback
  • air casing — a casing for the funnel of a powered vessel, large enough to provide an air space all around the funnel.
  • air castle — a fanciful or impractical notion or hope; daydream.
  • air jacket — an air-filled envelope or compartment surrounding a machine or part to reduce the rate at which heat is transferred to or from it
  • air piracy — the hijacking of an aircraft; skyjacking
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