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10-letter words containing o, n, e, i, r

  • anseriform — (ornithology) Of or pertaining to birds of the family Anseriformes including ducks, geese, swans, and screamers.
  • anteriorly — in an anterior position
  • antierotic — discouraging sexual desire
  • antifogger — an antifoggant.
  • antigorite — a variety of serpentine occurring in a brownish-green lamellar form.
  • antiheroes — Plural form of antihero.
  • antiheroic — relating to or in the manner of an antihero
  • antimodern — opposed to modern attitudes
  • antiphoner — An antiphonal.
  • antiporter — a membrane protein that transports substances across cell membranes
  • antireform — opposed to reform
  • antismoker — a person opposed to tobacco smoking
  • antiterror — Denoting political activities or measures designed to prevent or thwart terrorism.
  • antitorque — Describing the rotor on the tail of a helicopter that prevents the helicopter from spinning in a direction opposite to that of the main rotor blades.
  • apoprotein — any conjugated protein from which the prosthetic group has been removed, such as apohaemoglobin (the protein of haemoglobin without its haem group)
  • appointers — Plural form of appointer.
  • arc cosine — Trigonometry. the angle, measured in radians, that has a cosine equal to a given number. Symbol: cos −1. Abbreviation: arc cos;
  • archegonia — the female reproductive organ in ferns, mosses, etc.
  • archipenko — Aleksandr Porfiryevich (alɪkˈsandr parˈfirjɪvitʃ). 1887– 1964, Russian sculptor and painter, in the US after 1923, whose work is characterized by economy of form
  • arefaction — the act of drying, or a dried condition
  • armipotent — strong in arms or war
  • arpeggione — a stringed musical instrument of the early 19th century which was played with a bow
  • arsenolite — a mineral, arsenic trioxide, As 2 O 3 , occurring usually as a white incrustation on arsenical ores.
  • arvicoline — inhabiting meadows or rural areas
  • arytenoids — Plural form of arytenoid.
  • asgeirsson — Asgeir [ahs-gair] /ˈɑs gɛər/ (Show IPA), 1894–1972, Icelandic statesman: president 1952–68.
  • asperation — The act of asperating; a making or becoming rough.
  • aspersions — disparaging or malicious remarks; slanderous accusations
  • assertions — Plural form of assertion.
  • auctioneer — An auctioneer is a person in charge of an auction.
  • auditioner — a person who attends an audition
  • aureomycin — chlortetracycline
  • autowinder — a battery-operated device for advancing the film in a camera automatically after each exposure
  • aversation — (obsolete) A turning from with dislike; aversion.
  • bandoliers — Plural form of bandolier.
  • baronetize — to make (someone) a baronet; confer a baronetcy upon.
  • ben-gurion — David, original name David Gruen. 1886–1973, Israeli socialist statesman, born in Poland; first prime minister of Israel (1948–53, 1955–63)
  • bergsonism — the philosophy of Henri Bergson, which emphasizes duration as the basic element of experience and asserts the existence of a life-giving force that permeates the entire natural order
  • beribboned — adorned with ribbons
  • berlusconi — Silvio (ˈsilvjo). born 1936, Italian politician and media tycoon: prime minister of Italy (1994–95, 2001–06, 2008–11); convicted of tax fraud and expelled from the Italian Senate in 2013
  • bete noire — If you refer to someone or something as your bete noire, you mean that you have a particular dislike for them or that they annoy you a great deal.
  • bicornuate — Botany, Zoology. having two horns or hornlike parts.
  • biocentric — centered in life; having life as its principal fact.
  • bioreagent — a reagent of biological origin, such as an enzyme
  • birthstone — a precious or semiprecious stone associated with a month or sign of the zodiac and thought to bring luck if worn by a person born in that month or under that sign
  • bittorrent — a file transfer protocol which enables users to upload and download large files on the internet in the form of software, games, film, video, music, etc, from other users rather than from a central server
  • boccherini — Luigi (luˈidʒi). 1743–1805, Italian composer and cellist
  • bolstering — a long, often cylindrical, cushion or pillow for a bed, sofa, etc.
  • bonnetiere — a tall, narrow wardrobe of the 18th century, found especially in Normandy and Brittany.
  • bookbinder — A bookbinder is a person whose job is fastening books together and putting covers on them.
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