10-letter words containing c, s, t
- actuations — to incite or move to action; impel; motivate: actuated by selfish motives.
- actus reus — a criminal action regarded as a constituent element of a crime, as compared with the state of mind of the perpetrator
- acute dose — a total dose of radiation administered over such a short period that biological recovery is impossible
- adactylous — possessing no fingers or toes
- addictions — Plural form of addiction.
- addictives — Plural form of addictive.
- adipocytes — Plural form of adipocyte.
- adjectives — Grammar. any member of a class of words that modify nouns and pronouns, primarily by describing a particular quality of the word they are modifying, as wise in a wise grandmother, or perfect in a perfect score, or handsome in He is extremely handsome. Other terms, as numbers (one cup; twelve months), certain demonstrative pronouns (this magazine; those questions), and terms that impose limits (each person; no mercy) can also function adjectivally, as can some nouns that are found chiefly in fixed phrases where they immediately precede the noun they modify, as bottle in bottle cap and bus in bus station. Synonyms: modifier, qualifier, identifier, describer, describing word.
- adolescent — Adolescent is used to describe young people who are no longer children but who have not yet become adults. It also refers to their behaviour.
- 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.
- aeciostage — the period in their life cycle during which certain rust fungi produce aecia
- aerobatics — Aerobatics are skilful displays of flying, usually to entertain people watching from the ground.
- aerostatic — of or relating to aerostatics.
- aesthetics — Aesthetics is a branch of philosophy concerned with the study of the idea of beauty.
- affections — feelings of fondness, esteem
- affectless — showing no emotion or concern for others
- affricates — Plural form of affricate.
- africanist — a person specializing in the study of African affairs or culture
- afterclaps — Plural form of afterclap.
- afterdecks — Plural form of afterdeck.
- aftershock — Aftershocks are smaller earthquakes which occur after a large earthquake.
- agathocles — 361–289 b.c, tyrant of Syracuse 317–289.
- agonistics — The range of activities associated with aggressive encounters between members of the same species, including threat, attack, appeasement, or retreat.
- air castle — a fanciful or impractical notion or hope; daydream.
- air switch — a switch in which the interruption of the circuit occurs in air.
- alacritous — cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness: We accepted the invitation with alacrity.
- albinistic — Of or pertaining to albinism.
- alchemists — Plural form of alchemist.
- alchymists — Plural form of alchymist.
- alcoranist — a person who believes in an absolutely literal interpretation of the Koran.
- alkahestic — of or relating to the alkahest
- allostatic — Relating to allostasis.
- allosteric — of, relating to, or designating a function of an enzyme in which the structure and activity of the enzyme are modified by the binding of a metabolic molecule
- alpenstock — an early form of ice axe, consisting of a stout stick with an iron tip and sometimes having a pick and adze at the head, formerly used by mountain climbers
- altruistic — If your behaviour or motives are altruistic, you show concern for the happiness and welfare of other people rather than for yourself.
- alutaceous — Zoology. covered with minute cracks or wrinkles and having a pale, leathery-brown color.
- amebocytes — Plural form of amebocyte, an alternative spelling of amoebocyte.
- ammocoetes — Plural form of ammocoete.
- amoscanate — An experimental anthelmintic agent of the arylisothiocyanate class, found to be highly effective in animals against hookworms and the four major species of schistosomes, but possibly hepatotoxic.
- anaclastic — relating to refraction
- anacoustic — unable to support the propagation of sound; soundless
- anacrustic — Prosody. an unstressed syllable or syllable group that begins a line of verse but is not counted as part of the first foot.
- analeptics — Plural form of analeptic.
- anamnestic — of or relating to anamnesis
- anaplastic — of or relating to anaplasia
- anarchists — Plural form of anarchist.
- ancestress — a female ancestor (sense 1) ancestor (sense 4)
- ancestries — Plural form of ancestry.
- anchorites — Plural form of anchorite.