10-letter words containing c, u, r, i, o
- lubricious — arousing or expressive of sexual desire; lustful; lecherous.
- luciferous — bringing or providing light.
- lumbricoid — resembling an earthworm.
- maraboutic — Of, or pertaining to, a marabout.
- mesokurtic — (of a frequency distribution or its graphical representation) having the same kurtosis as the normal distribution.
- microburst — an intense, localized downdraft of air that spreads on the ground, causing rapid changes in wind direction and speed; a localized downburst.
- microbuses — Plural form of microbus.
- microcurie — a unit of radioactivity, equal to one millionth of a curie; 3.70 × 10 4 disintegrations per second. Symbol: μCi, μc.
- microfauna — Biology. microscopic animals.
- microfungi — Plural form of microfungus.
- microgauss — (physics) A unit of magnetic field strength equal to one millionth of a gauss.
- micromount — a mineralogical specimen displayed in such a way as to facilitate viewing it under a binocular microscope.
- micropumps — Plural form of micropump.
- microquake — Microearthquake.
- microtubes — Plural form of microtube.
- mid-course — the middle of a course.
- minicourse — a short, intensive course of study, usually a few weeks long.
- miraculous — performed by or involving a supernatural power or agency: a miraculous cure.
- mordacious — biting or given to biting.
- muciferous — secreting or containing mucus.
- muciparous — muciferous.
- multicolor — of many colors; multicolored.
- music roll — a roll of perforated paper for actuating a player piano.
- myocardium — the muscular substance of the heart.
- neurogenic — originating in a nerve or nerve tissue.
- neurologic — Relating to neurology or the nervous system.
- neurolytic — Pathology. disintegration of nerve tissue. exhaustion of a nerve by excess stimulation.
- neurotoxic — poisonous to nerve tissue, as to the brain or spinal cord.
- noncrucial — Not crucial.
- nuciferous — (of a tree or bush) bearing nuts.
- nucivorous — (of animals) feeding on nuts
- oceanarium — a large saltwater aquarium for the display and observation of fish and other marine life.
- oculogyric — (medicine) Pertaining to the rotation of the eyeballs within their orbits.
- old turkic — the Turkic languages or dialects spoken in Central Asia from the 8th to the 10th centuries.
- or circuit — a circuit that is energized when any of its inputs are energized.
- orbiculate — orbicular; rounded.
- orichalcum — a brass rich in zinc, prepared by the ancients.
- outscoring — Present participle of outscore.
- paroecious — (of certain mosses) having the male and female reproductive organs beside or near each other.
- percussion — the striking of one body against another with some sharpness; impact; blow.
- periculous — dangerous; perilous
- pernicious — causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful: pernicious teachings; a pernicious lie.
- poculiform — having the shape of a cup; cup-shaped.
- portcullis — (especially in medieval castles) a strong grating, as of iron, made to slide along vertical grooves at the sides of a gateway of a fortified place and let down to prevent passage.
- precarious — dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure: a precarious livelihood.
- precaution — a measure taken in advance to avert possible evil or to secure good results.
- preciouses — of high price or great value; very valuable or costly: precious metals.
- preciously — of high price or great value; very valuable or costly: precious metals.
- preclusion — to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of; make impossible: The insufficiency of the evidence precludes a conviction.
- precocious — unusually advanced or mature in development, especially mental development: a precocious child.