10-letter words containing o, c, a, s
- annoyances — Plural form of annoyance.
- anonaceous — relating to the plant family Anonaceae and its members
- anorectics — Plural form of anorectic.
- antecessor — a predecessor; someone who goes or has gone before
- anticodons — Plural form of anticodon.
- antilochus — a son of Nestor and a trusted friend of Achilles.
- antischool — Opposed to schools.
- antishocks — antishock
- antisocial — Someone who is antisocial is unwilling to meet and be friendly with other people.
- aphoristic — of, relating to, or resembling an aphorism
- apocalypse — The apocalypse is the total destruction and end of the world.
- apocarpous — (of the ovaries of flowering plants such as the buttercup) consisting of separate carpels
- apocolypse — Misspelling of apocalypse.
- apolaustic — concerned with or dedicated to enjoyment
- aposematic — (of the coloration of certain distasteful or poisonous animals) characterized by bright conspicuous markings, which predators recognize and learn to avoid; warning
- approaches — Plural form of approach.
- aquaponics — a farming system that circulates wastewater from animal aquaculture to hydroponically cultivated plants, whereby the plants draw nutrients from the waste and filter the water, allowing for its recycled use by the aquatic animals.
- arachnoids — Plural form of arachnoid.
- arc cosine — Trigonometry. the angle, measured in radians, that has a cosine equal to a given number. Symbol: cos −1. Abbreviation: arc cos;
- arc second — Astronomy. second2 (def 4).
- archbishop — In the Roman Catholic, Orthodox, and Anglican Churches, an archbishop is a bishop of the highest rank, who is in charge of all the bishops and priests in a particular country or region.
- archemorus — Opheltes.
- archespore — the cell or group of cells in a sporangium that gives rise to spores
- archivolts — Plural form of archivolt.
- archoplasm — the protoplasmic material surrounding the centrosome, formerly thought to be involved in the formation of the asters and spindle during mitosis
- archosaurs — Plural form of archosaur.
- arcosolium — (in Roman catacombs) an arched recess for a sarcophagus.
- arenaceous — (of sedimentary rocks and deposits) composed of sand or sandstone
- aristocrat — An aristocrat is someone whose family has a high social rank, especially someone who has a title.
- army corps — a military formation that comprises two or more divisions and additional support arms
- art school — tertiary level college for students of art
- artichokes — Plural form of artichoke.
- artocarpus — a genus of the mulberry family, originating in Asia, species of which include the jackfruit and the breadfruit
- ascaridole — a liquid, C 10 H 16 O 2 , constituting the active principle of chenopodium oil, used chiefly as a catalyst in polymerization reactions.
- ascensions — Plural form of ascension.
- ascigerous — of or relating to asci.
- ascocarpic — relating to an ascocarp
- ascococcus — (biology) A form of micrococcus, found in putrid meat infusions, occurring in peculiar masses, each of which is enclosed in a hyaline capsule and contains a large number of spherical micrococci.
- ascogenous — of, relating to, or producing asci.
- ascogonium — a female reproductive body in some ascomycetous fungi in which, after fertilization, the asci develop
- ascomycete — any fungus of the phylum Ascomycota (formerly class Ascomycetes) in which the spores (ascospores) are formed inside a club-shaped cell (ascus). The group includes yeast, penicillium, aspergillus, truffles, and certain mildews
- ascorbates — Plural form of ascorbate.
- ascospores — Plural form of ascospore.
- ascosporic — relating to an ascospore
- ascription — the act of ascribing
- assertoric — (of a statement) stating a fact, as opposed to expressing an evaluative judgment
- associable — that can be associated or connected in the mind
- associated — If one thing is associated with another, the two things are connected with each other.
- associates — Plural form of associate.
- associator — A person who associates with something.