10-letter words containing l, a, c, t, o
- octavalent — having a valence of eight.
- officialty — the office, jurisdiction, or charge of an official
- olfactible — Having an odor; capable of being smelled.
- opalescent — exhibiting a play of colors like that of the opal.
- operculate — having an operculum.
- 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.
- orchestral — of, relating to, or resembling an orchestra.
- orthoclase — a common white or pink mineral of the feldspar group, KAlSi 3 O 8 , having two good cleavages at right angles, and found in silica-rich igneous rocks: used in the manufacture of porcelain.
- 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.
- osculatory — to come into close contact or union.
- osteoclast — Cell Biology. one of the large multinuclear cells in growing bone concerned with the absorption of osseous tissue, as in the formation of canals.
- osteocolla — a limey deposit which can form an incrustation on the roots and stems of some plants
- otological — the science of the ear and its diseases.
- outbalance — to outweigh.
- outclassed — to surpass in excellence or quality, especially by a wide margin; be superior: He far outclasses the other runners in the race.
- outclasses — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outclass.
- palm court — a large room, usually in a prestigious hotel, where functions are staged, notably tea dances
- panic bolt — a bar that spans an emergency exit door on its interior and opens the latch when pressure is applied.
- parcel out — an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- 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).
- patrol car — squad car.
- 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.
- percolator — a kind of coffeepot in which boiling water in a repeated process is forced up a hollow stem, filters down through ground coffee in a sievelike container, and returns to the pot below.
- petrol can — a container for carrying petrol
- petrol cap — a small cover that goes over the hole in a vehicle into which you put petrol
- phallocrat — a male who assumes authority over females due to his maleness
- phonetical — Also, phonetical. of or relating to speech sounds, their production, or their transcription in written symbols.
- photically — in a photic manner, by way of photic processes
- pictorials — pertaining to, expressed in, or of the nature of a picture.
- pina cloth — a fine, sheer fabric of pineapple-leaf fiber, used especially for lingerie.
- planktonic — the aggregate of passively floating, drifting, or somewhat motile organisms occurring in a body of water, primarily comprising microscopic algae and protozoa.
- plant cost — the cost to a business of mechanical equipment
- pleonastic — the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy.
- pleromatic — relating to the pleroma
- plutocracy — the rule or power of wealth or of the wealthy.
- pocketable — small enough to be carried in one's pocket; pocket-size.
- poetically — possessing the qualities or charm of poetry: poetic descriptions of nature.
- point lace — lace made with a needle rather than with bobbins; needlepoint.
- politician — a person who is active in party politics.
- polyactine — the spicule of a polyactinal sponge