10-letter words containing e, i, c, o
- allocative — the act of allocating; apportionment.
- allogeneic — being genetically different, while belonging to the same species
- allometric — Of or pertaining to allometry.
- 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
- americanos — Plural form of americano.
- ametabolic — (of certain insects) having no obvious metamorphosis
- amphogenic — producing both male and female offspring.
- amphoteric — able to function as either a base or an acid
- anchor ice — ice that forms at the bottom of a lake or river
- anchorites — Plural form of anchorite.
- androecium — the stamens of a flowering plant collectively
- androgenic — any substance, as testosterone or androsterone, that promotes male characteristics.
- anecdotist — a person who tells or collects anecdotes
- angiogenic — promoting or relating to blood vessel growth
- angioscope — An instrument for examining the capillary vessels of animals and plants.
- anisomeric — (of a chemical compound) lacking isomers
- anorectics — Plural form of anorectic.
- antichoice — opposed to granting pregnant women the choice to have an abortion
- antierotic — discouraging sexual desire
- antiheroic — relating to or in the manner of an antihero
- antipoetic — relating to poetry which does not conform to poetic conventions
- antipolice — opposed to or against the police
- anxiogenic — Causing anxiety, or pertaining to the causing of anxiety.
- apodeictic — unquestionably true by virtue of demonstration
- apologetic — If you are apologetic, you show or say that you are sorry for causing trouble for someone, for hurting them, or for disappointing them.
- apopemptic — relating to departure, valedictory
- apoplectic — If someone is apoplectic, they are extremely angry about something.
- aposematic — (of the coloration of certain distasteful or poisonous animals) characterized by bright conspicuous markings, which predators recognize and learn to avoid; warning
- apothecial — Lb lichenology Relating to the apothecium.
- apothecium — a cup-shaped structure that contains the asci, esp in lichens; a type of ascocarp
- arc cosine — Trigonometry. the angle, measured in radians, that has a cosine equal to a given number. Symbol: cos −1. Abbreviation: arc cos;
- archegonia — the female reproductive organ in ferns, mosses, etc.
- archeozoic — early Precambrian; Archean
- archipenko — Aleksandr Porfiryevich (alɪkˈsandr parˈfirjɪvitʃ). 1887– 1964, Russian sculptor and painter, in the US after 1923, whose work is characterized by economy of form
- arctophile — a person who collects teddy bears or is fond of them
- arefaction — the act of drying, or a dried condition
- artichokes — Plural form of artichoke.
- arvicoline — inhabiting meadows or rural areas
- ascaridole — a liquid, C 10 H 16 O 2 , constituting the active principle of chenopodium oil, used chiefly as a catalyst in polymerization reactions.
- ascensions — Plural form of ascension.
- ascigerous — of or relating to asci.
- assertoric — (of a statement) stating a fact, as opposed to expressing an evaluative judgment
- associable — that can be associated or connected in the mind
- associated — If one thing is associated with another, the two things are connected with each other.
- associates — Plural form of associate.
- atomic age — the period characterized by the use of atomic energy: regarded as beginning with the creation of the first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction on December 2, 1942
- atrocities — acts of extreme cruelty, esp against prisoners or civilians in wartime
- auctioneer — An auctioneer is a person in charge of an auction.
- audiogenic — caused or produced by sound or an audio frequency
- aureomycin — chlortetracycline