10-letter words containing c
- ambuscader — a person waiting in ambush; an ambusher
- ambuscades — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambuscade.
- amebocytes — Plural form of amebocyte, an alternative spelling of amoebocyte.
- amercement — to punish by imposing a fine not fixed by statute.
- americanos — Plural form of americano.
- ametabolic — (of certain insects) having no obvious metamorphosis
- amino acid — Amino acids are substances containing nitrogen and hydrogen and which are found in proteins. Amino acids occur naturally in the body.
- aminoacids — Plural form of aminoacid.
- ammocoetes — Plural form of ammocoete.
- ammoniacal — of, containing, using, or resembling ammonia
- amnioscopy — Examination of a foetus and the amniotic fluid in the lowest part of the amniotic sac using an amnioscope introduced through the cervical canal.
- amoebocyte — any cell having properties similar to an amoeba, such as shape, mobility, and ability to engulf particles
- 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.
- amphibolic — equivocal; uncertain; changing; ambiguous.
- amphibrach — a metrical foot consisting of a long syllable between two short syllables (◡ – ◡)
- amphictyon — a delegate to an amphictyonic council
- amphigoric — a meaningless or nonsensical piece of writing, especially one intended as a parody.
- amphimacer — a metrical foot consisting, in Greek and Latin verse, of one short syllable between two long ones, or, in English verse, of one unaccented syllable between two accented ones (Ex.: | hésĭtáte |)
- amphiscian — an inhabitant of the tropics
- amphogenic — producing both male and female offspring.
- ampholytic — capable of ionizing into both anions and cations; amphoteric.
- amphoteric — able to function as either a base or an acid
- ampicillin — a semisynthetic penicillin used to treat various infections
- amylaceous — of or resembling starch
- anacardium — a genus of plants in the Anacardiaceae family found chiefly in tropical areas
- anachorism — a geographical misplacement; something located in an incongruous position
- anachronic — out of chronological order or out of date
- anachronym — Synonym of backronym.
- anaclastic — relating to refraction
- anacolutha — Plural form of anacoluthon.
- 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.
- anagenetic — Biology. the progressive evolution of a species. Compare catagenesis.
- anaglyphic — Relating to anaglyphs.
- anaglyptic — Of or pertaining to anaglyptics or to an anaglyph.
- anagogical — of or relating to an anagoge.
- anal canal — the terminal part of the rectum forming the passage to the anus
- analeptics — Plural form of analeptic.
- analgesics — Plural form of analgesic.
- analogical — of, expressing, or based upon analogy
- analytical — An analytical way of doing something involves the use of logical reasoning.
- anammelech — one of the gods worshiped by the Sepharvites. II Kings 17:31.
- anamnestic — of or relating to anamnesis
- anamorphic — of, relating to, or caused by anamorphosis or anamorphism
- anaplastic — of or relating to anaplasia
- anarchical — of, like, or tending to anarchy.
- anarchists — Plural form of anarchist.
- anatomical — Anatomical means relating to the structure of the bodies of people and animals.
- ancestress — a female ancestor (sense 1) ancestor (sense 4)
- ancestries — Plural form of ancestry.