10-letter words containing i, c, t
- adhocratic — Relating to adhocracy.
- adiactinic — denoting a substance that does not transmit radiation affecting photochemically sensitive materials, such as a safelight in a photographic darkroom
- adipocytes — Plural form of adipocyte.
- adjectival — Adjectival means relating to adjectives or like an adjective.
- 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.
- adjudicate — If you adjudicate on a dispute or problem, you make an official judgment or decision about it.
- adjunction — (in phrase-structure grammar) the relationship between a branch of a tree representing a sentence to other branches to its left or right that descend from the same node immediately above
- adjunctive — that constitutes an adjunct
- admittance — Admittance is the act of entering a place or institution or the right to enter it.
- advocating — to speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument; recommend publicly: He advocated higher salaries for teachers.
- advocation — the transfer to itself by a superior court of an action pending in a lower court
- advocative — characterized by advocating
- 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.
- aerobiotic — Of or pertaining to aerobiosis.
- aerometric — Describing any measurement of a physical property of air (or other gases), but especially of temperature, pressure and velocity.
- aeronautic — relating to air companies
- aerostatic — of or relating to aerostatics.
- aerotactic — of movement towards or away from oxygen
- aerotropic — of or relating to the growth of plants towards or away from oxygen
- aesthetics — Aesthetics is a branch of philosophy concerned with the study of the idea of beauty.
- aetiologic — Of or pertaining to an aetiology.
- affectible — Alternative form of affectable.
- affections — feelings of fondness, esteem
- afflicting — deeply distressing; painful
- affliction — An affliction is something which causes physical or mental suffering.
- afflictive — causing pain or misery
- affricates — Plural form of affricate.
- africanist — a person specializing in the study of African affairs or culture
- afterpiece — a brief usually comic dramatic piece presented after a play
- agonistics — The range of activities associated with aggressive encounters between members of the same species, including threat, attack, appeasement, or retreat.
- agrammatic — Of, pertaining to, or afflicted by agrammatism.
- agricultor — (archaic) An agriculturist; a farmer.
- agrypnotic — inducing, relating to, or characterized by insomnia
- air castle — a fanciful or impractical notion or hope; daydream.
- air jacket — an air-filled envelope or compartment surrounding a machine or part to reduce the rate at which heat is transferred to or from it
- air pocket — a localized region of low air density or a descending air current, causing an aircraft to suffer an abrupt decrease in height
- air switch — a switch in which the interruption of the circuit occurs in air.
- air ticket — a ticket to travel on a commercial plane
- 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
- all'antica — in the manner of the ancients.
- allocating — to set apart for a particular purpose; assign or allot: to allocate funds for new projects.
- allocation — An allocation is an amount of something, especially money, that is given to a particular person or used for a particular purpose.
- allocative — the act of allocating; apportionment.
- allocution — a formal or authoritative speech or address, esp one that advises, informs, or exhorts