10-letter words containing h, o, t, a
- antichoice — opposed to granting pregnant women the choice to have an abortion
- antichthon — counterearth.
- antigrowth — acting to restrict or prevent growth
- antiheroes — Plural form of antihero.
- antiheroic — relating to or in the manner of an antihero
- antilochus — a son of Nestor and a trusted friend of Achilles.
- antiphonal — sung or recited in alternation
- antiphonar — Alternative form of antiphonary.
- antiphoner — An antiphonal.
- antiphonic — relating to or resembling an antiphon
- antischool — Opposed to schools.
- antishocks — antishock
- aparthotel — a hotel in which self-catering service apartments are available for rent
- aphoristic — of, relating to, or resembling an aphorism
- apochromat — a lens, consisting of three or more elements of different types of glass, that is designed to bring light of three colours to the same focal point, thus reducing its chromatic aberration
- apophthegm — a short cryptic remark containing some general or generally accepted truth; maxim
- apostrophe — An apostrophe is the mark ' when it is written to indicate that one or more letters have been left out of a word, as in 'isn't' and 'we'll'. It is also added to nouns to form possessives, as in 'Mike's car'.
- apostrophy — Alternative form of apostrophe.
- apothecary — An apothecary was a person who prepared medicines for people.
- apothecial — Lb lichenology Relating to the apothecium.
- apothecium — a cup-shaped structure that contains the asci, esp in lichens; a type of ascocarp
- apotheoses — Plural form of apotheosis.
- apotheosis — If something is the apotheosis of something else, it is an ideal or typical example of it.
- archeocyte — (in sponges) a type of amoebocyte capable of developing into other types of cells, especially reproductive cells.
- archivolts — Plural form of archivolt.
- archontate — an archon's period in office
- arctophile — a person who collects teddy bears or is fond of them
- arctophily — the practice of collecting teddy bears
- arrowsmith — a novel (1925) by Sinclair Lewis.
- art school — tertiary level college for students of art
- arthrodial — a joint, as in the carpal articulations, in which the surfaces glide over each other in movement.
- arthrodire — any of numerous fishes of the extinct order Arthrodira, widely distributed during the Devonian Period, having the anterior part of the body covered by a shield of bony plates.
- arthrogram — an x-ray photograph produced by arthrography.
- arthromere — any of the segments of the body of an arthropod
- arthropoda — the phylum comprising the arthropods.
- arthropods — any invertebrate of the phylum Arthropoda, having a segmented body, jointed limbs, and usually a chitinous shell that undergoes moltings, including the insects, spiders and other arachnids, crustaceans, and myriapods.
- arthrotome — (surgery) A strong scalpel used in the dissection of joints.
- arthrotomy — (medicine) The surgical incision of a joint.
- artichokes — Plural form of artichoke.
- asthenopia — a strained condition of the eyes, often with headache, dizziness, etc.
- astonished — If you are astonished by something, you are very surprised about it.
- astonishes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of astonish.
- astrograph — a navigational device for projecting altitude curves of the stars and planets onto charts or plotting sheets.
- astrophoto — (astronomy, photography) An image of one or more celestial objects made using techniques of astrophotography.
- at home in — familiar or conversant with
- atheromata — Plural form of atheroma.
- atmosphere — A planet's atmosphere is the layer of air or other gases around it.
- atomweight — (martial arts, combat sports) the weightclass below strawweight of less than 105lbs.
- atrophying — Also, atrophia [uh-troh-fee-uh] /əˈtroʊ fi ə/ (Show IPA). Pathology. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
- authorised — Alternative spelling of authorized.