10-letter words containing i, l, c, o
- historical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
- holocarpic — (of a fungus) having the entire thallus converted into fruiting bodies.
- holodiscus — a genus of flowering deciduous shrubs of the family Rosaceae
- holophytic — (of a plant) obtaining energy by synthesizing inorganic substances; autotrophic.
- holosteric — (of an instrument or device) wholly constructed of solids, without any liquids
- holotropic — Oriented or moving towards wholeness.
- homiletics — the art of preaching; the branch of practical theology that treats of homilies or sermons.
- homocyclic — of or noting a cyclic compound having atoms of only one element, usually carbon, in the ring (contrasted with heterocyclic).
- homoleptic — (chemistry) Describing an organometallic compound having a single type of ligand.
- homophilic — (immunology) that reacts only with a specific antigen.
- homosocial — Pertaining to homosociality, to social interaction with the same sex.
- horrifical — Of or pertaining to horror.
- humicolous — of or relating to organisms that live in or on soil.
- hyaluronic — Of or pertaining to hyaluronic acid or its derivatives.
- hydrologic — the science dealing with the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of the waters of the earth and its atmosphere.
- hydrolytic — producing, noting, or resulting in hydrolysis.
- hydrosolic — of or relating to a hydrosol
- hydroxylic — (chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or containing hydroxyl groups.
- hylotropic — (of a substance) capable of undergoing a change in phase, as from a liquid to a gas, with no change in the original proportions of its constituents.
- hylozoical — characterized by the theory that all matter possesses life or that life is an essential property of matter
- hyperbolic — having the nature of hyperbole; exaggerated.
- hypergolic — (especially of rocket-fuel propellant constituents) igniting spontaneously upon contact with a complementary substance.
- hypolithic — growing beneath rocks.
- hystorical — Nonstandard spelling of historical.
- ichthammol — a viscous, reddish-brown to brownish-black substance, obtained by the destructive distillation of bituminous shales, used in medicine chiefly as an antiseptic, analgesic, and local stimulant in skin disorders.
- iconically — of, relating to, or characteristic of an icon.
- iconoclasm — the action or spirit of iconoclasts.
- iconoclast — a person who attacks cherished beliefs, traditional institutions, etc., as being based on error or superstition.
- iconolatry — the worship or adoration of icons.
- iconophile — a connoisseur of icons or images.
- idiolectal — Of or relating to an idiolect.
- idiolectic — Pertaining to an idiolect.
- idoloclast — a breaker of idols; iconoclast
- ileocaecal — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the connection between the final segment of the small intestine (ileum) and large intestine (colon).
- illocality — Want of locality or place.
- illocution — pertaining to a linguistic act performed by a speaker in producing an utterance, as suggesting, warning, promising, or requesting.
- in control — If you are in control of something, you have the power to make all the important decisions about the way it is run.
- inceptisol — a soil so young that horizons have just begun to form: especially prevalent in tundra areas.
- inchoately — not yet completed or fully developed; rudimentary.
- incisional — Relating to an incision.
- incisorial — of or relating to the incisors
- inclusions — Plural form of inclusion.
- incomplete — not complete; lacking some part.
- incorporal — Obsolete form of incorporeal.
- inculcator — to implant by repeated statement or admonition; teach persistently and earnestly (usually followed by upon or in): to inculcate virtue in the young.
- indicolite — Mineralogy. a dark-blue tourmaline, used as a gem.
- indocility — The quality or condition of being indocile.
- inflection — modulation of the voice; change in pitch or tone of voice.
- infliction — the act of inflicting.
- innocently — free from moral wrong; without sin; pure: innocent children.