10-letter words containing i, l, c, o
- oligomeric — a polymer molecule consisting of a small number of monomers.
- olivaceous — of a deep shade of green; olive.
- oncologist — (oncology) A doctor or scientist who specializes in oncology.
- only child — sb without siblings
- opalescing — Present participle of opalesce.
- ophicleide — a musical wind instrument, a development of the old wooden serpent, consisting of a conical metal tube bent double.
- ophiolitic — composed of, or relating to ophiolite
- ophthalmic — of or relating to the eye; ocular.
- oratorical — of, relating to, or characteristic of an orator or oratory: His oratorical prowess has led to political success.
- orbiculate — orbicular; rounded.
- orchidlike — Resembling an orchid or some aspect of one.
- orichalcum — a brass rich in zinc, prepared by the ancients.
- oscillated — Simple past tense and past participle of oscillate.
- oscillates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of oscillate.
- oscillator — Electronics. a circuit that produces an alternating output current of a certain frequency determined by the characteristics of the circuit components.
- oscitantly — in an oscitant manner
- osculating — Present participle of osculate.
- osculation — the act of kissing.
- otological — the science of the ear and its diseases.
- overfacile — excessively facile
- overnicely — in an overnice manner
- oxycalcium — pertaining to or produced by oxygen and calcium.
- palaeozoic — of, denoting, or relating to an era of geological time that began 600 million years ago with the Cambrian period and lasted about 375 million years until the end of the Permian period
- pali canon — a collection of scriptures, originally recorded from oral traditions in the 1st century b.c., divided into one of three parts (Pitaka) sermons () the rules of the Buddhist order () and several treatises on philosophy and psychology ()
- palimscope — a hand instrument that produces concentrated ultraviolet light for reading palimpsests and other research materials.
- panic bolt — a bar that spans an emergency exit door on its interior and opens the latch when pressure is applied.
- parsonical — a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- pathologic — of or relating to pathology.
- patrifocal — focused or centered on the father.
- patrilocal — virilocal.
- patrocliny — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the paternal parent (opposed to matrocliny).
- peccadillo — a very minor or slight sin or offense; a trifling fault.
- pecos bill — a legendary cowboy of the American frontier who performed such fabulous feats as digging the Rio Grande.
- pectoralis — either of two muscles on each side of the upper and anterior part of the thorax, the action of the larger (pectoralis major) assisting in drawing the shoulder forward and rotating the arm inward, and the action of the smaller (pectoralis minor) assisting in drawing the shoulder downward and forward.
- pediculous — the state of being infested with lice.
- pedophilic — pedophile.
- pelargonic — of or derived from a pelargonium or pelargonic acid.
- pencil box — a shallow covered box, usually of pasteboard, for holding pencils and crayons: used by children as an item of school equipment.
- peptolytic — causing the hydrolysis of peptides.
- perchloric — of or derived from perchloric acid.
- periculous — dangerous; perilous
- periodical — a magazine or other journal that is issued at regularly recurring intervals.
- phlegmonic — relating to or having the characteristics of a phlegmon
- phlogistic — Pathology. inflammatory.
- phocomelia — a usually congenital deformity of the extremities in which the limbs are abnormally short.
- phonetical — Also, phonetical. of or relating to speech sounds, their production, or their transcription in written symbols.
- phonically — of or relating to speech sounds.
- photically — in a photic manner, by way of photic processes
- phycobilin — any of a class of red or blue-green pigments found in the red algae and cyanobacteria
- phylogenic — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.