10-letter words containing l, e, c, t
- air castle — a fanciful or impractical notion or hope; daydream.
- alchemists — Plural form of alchemist.
- alcoholate — any of a class of compounds, analogous to hydrates, containing chemically combined alcohol, as chloral alcoholate, C 4 Cl 3 H 7 O 2 .
- alkahestic — of or relating to the alkahest
- allocative — the act of allocating; apportionment.
- allometric — Of or pertaining to allometry.
- allosteric — of, relating to, or designating a function of an enzyme in which the structure and activity of the enzyme are modified by the binding of a metabolic molecule
- alpenstock — an early form of ice axe, consisting of a stout stick with an iron tip and sometimes having a pick and adze at the head, formerly used by mountain climbers
- alphabetic — in the order of the letters of the alphabet: alphabetical arrangement.
- alphametic — a mathematical puzzle using letters to express numbers that must be deciphered
- altarpiece — An altarpiece is a work of art behind the altar in a church.
- alternance — alternation; regular change
- altimetric — Of or pertaining to altimetry.
- alutaceous — Zoology. covered with minute cracks or wrinkles and having a pale, leathery-brown color.
- ametabolic — (of certain insects) having no obvious metamorphosis
- analeptics — Plural form of analeptic.
- anderlecht — a town in central Belgium, a suburb of Brussels. Pop: 92 755 (2004 est)
- anelectric — not capable of acquiring a static electric charge when subjected to friction.
- antechapel — the outer part of a chapel at the west end
- anticlines — Plural form of anticline.
- antipolice — opposed to or against the police
- anucleated — without a nucleus
- apiculture — the breeding and care of bees
- aplacental — (of monotremes and marsupials) having no placenta
- apologetic — If you are apologetic, you show or say that you are sorry for causing trouble for someone, for hurting them, or for disappointing them.
- apoplectic — If someone is apoplectic, they are extremely angry about something.
- apothecial — Lb lichenology Relating to the apothecium.
- apple cart — a huckster's handcart for selling apples in the street, etc.
- archetypal — Someone or something that is archetypal has all the most important characteristics of a particular kind of person or thing and is a perfect example of it.
- arctophile — a person who collects teddy bears or is fond of them
- articulate — If you describe someone as articulate, you mean that they are able to express their thoughts and ideas easily and well.
- aspectable — having the ability to be seen
- attachable — to fasten or affix; join; connect: to attach a photograph to an application with a staple.
- attackable — Which may be attacked.
- auriculate — having ears
- auscultate — to examine (a patient) by means of auscultation
- autecology — the ecological study of an individual organism or species
- autoclaved — Simple past tense and past participle of autoclave.
- autoclaves — Plural form of autoclave.
- aviculture — the keeping and rearing of birds
- avunculate — the custom in some societies of assigning rights and duties to a maternal uncle concerning his sister's son
- aztec lily — a bulbous plant, Sprekelia formosissima, of the amaryllis family, native to Mexico, bearing a large, bright-red flower.
- b particle — B meson.
- backlisted — Simple past tense and past participle of backlist.
- backplates — Plural form of backplate.
- backtalker — One who backtalks.
- bacteriol. — bacteriological
- balconette — a lightly padded bra that is designed to lift and enhance the appearance of a woman's bust
- baltic sea — a sea in N Europe, connected with the North Sea by the Skagerrak, Kattegat, and Öresund; shallow, with low salinity and small tides
- basilectal — (linguistics) of, or relating to a basilect.