10-letter words containing o, c, u
- anacolutha — Plural form of anacoluthon.
- anacoustic — unable to support the propagation of sound; soundless
- ancipitous — Alternative form of ancipital.
- androecium — the stamens of a flowering plant collectively
- announcers — Plural form of announcer.
- announcing — Present participle of announce.
- anonaceous — relating to the plant family Anonaceae and its members
- antilochus — a son of Nestor and a trusted friend of Achilles.
- apocarpous — (of the ovaries of flowering plants such as the buttercup) consisting of separate carpels
- apolaustic — concerned with or dedicated to enjoyment
- apothecium — a cup-shaped structure that contains the asci, esp in lichens; a type of ascocarp
- aquaphobic — abnormally afraid of water
- 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.
- archemorus — Opheltes.
- 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
- artocarpus — a genus of the mulberry family, originating in Asia, species of which include the jackfruit and the breadfruit
- ascigerous — of or relating to asci.
- 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
- au courant — up-to-date, esp in knowledge of current affairs
- auctionary — of or relating to auctions or auctioneers
- auctioneer — An auctioneer is a person in charge of an auction.
- auctioning — Present participle of auction.
- audio disc — an act of recording.
- audiogenic — caused or produced by sound or an audio frequency
- audiologic — of or relating to audiology
- aureomycin — chlortetracycline
- auriscopes — Plural form of auriscope.
- auspicious — Something that is auspicious indicates that success is likely.
- autecology — the ecological study of an individual organism or species
- auto court — motel.
- autochrome — a material once used for color photography, consisting of a photographic emulsion applied over a multicolored screen of minute starch grains dyed red, green, and blue-violet.
- autochthon — one of the earliest known inhabitants of any country; aboriginal
- autoclaved — Simple past tense and past participle of autoclave.
- autoclaves — Plural form of autoclave.
- autocratic — An autocratic person or organization has complete power and makes decisions without asking anyone else's advice.
- autodidact — a person who is self-taught
- autoecious — (of parasites, esp the rust fungi) completing the entire life cycle on a single species of host
- autoerotic — producing sexual excitement or pleasure without association with another person or external stimulation.
- automatics — Plural form of automatic.
- autonoetic — Of or relating to autonoesis.
- autonomics — the study of self-regulating systems for process control
- autophobic — Of or pertaining to autophobia.
- autoscopic — of or relating to an out-of-body experience
- autotropic — Growing in a straight line.
- auxocardia — enlargement of the heart, as by hypertrophy or dilatation.
- auxochrome — a group of atoms that can be attached to a chromogen to convert it into a dye