10-letter words containing o, r, e, c
- artichokes — Plural form of artichoke.
- arvicoline — inhabiting meadows or rural areas
- ascaridole — a liquid, C 10 H 16 O 2 , constituting the active principle of chenopodium oil, used chiefly as a catalyst in polymerization reactions.
- ascigerous — of or relating to asci.
- ascorbates — Plural form of ascorbate.
- ascospores — Plural form of ascospore.
- assertoric — (of a statement) stating a fact, as opposed to expressing an evaluative judgment
- astrocytes — Plural form of astrocyte.
- atascadero — a town in SW California.
- atef-crown — a symbolic headdress of certain Egyptian gods, as Osiris, and of Egyptian kings, consisting of a tall conical cap flanked by two plumes and bearing representations of the uraeus and the sun.
- atrocities — acts of extreme cruelty, esp against prisoners or civilians in wartime
- attoparsec — (unit, humour) About 31 mm (one inch). "atto-" is the standard SI prefix for multiplication by 10^-18. A parsec (parallax-second) is 3.26 light-years; an attoparsec is thus 3.26 * 10^-18 light years. Thus, one attoparsec per microfortnight is about one inch per second. This unit is reported to be in use (though probably not very seriously) among hackers in the UK.
- auctioneer — An auctioneer is a person in charge of an auction.
- aureomycin — chlortetracycline
- auriscopes — Plural form of auriscope.
- 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.
- autoerotic — producing sexual excitement or pleasure without association with another person or external stimulation.
- auxochrome — a group of atoms that can be attached to a chromogen to convert it into a dye
- ayers rock — a conspicuous red monadnock in central Australia, in the SW Northern Territory: tourist attraction. 1143 feet (348 meters) high.
- bachelor's — a person who has been awarded a bachelor's degree.
- back cover — the back part of the cover of a book or magazine
- back order — an order to be filled when stock is renewed
- back score — a line at each end of the rink parallel to and equidistant from the foot score and the sweeping score.
- back-order — to treat as a back order: We have to back-order your sofa until the new fabric arrives.
- backstroke — Backstroke is a swimming stroke that you do lying on your back.
- bacteriol. — bacteriological
- barcaroles — Plural form of barcarole.
- barcarolle — a boating song of the Venetian gondoliers.
- barleycorn — a grain of barley, or barley itself
- baroceptor — Baroreceptor.
- barometric — Barometric pressure is the atmospheric pressure that is shown by a barometer.
- bcs theory — Physics. a general quantum theory of superconductivity that describes many properties of superconducting materials.
- beachfront — A beachfront house, café, shop, or hotel is situated on or by a beach.
- beachgoers — Plural form of beachgoer.
- bee orchid — a European orchid, Ophrys apifera, whose flower resembles a bumble bee in shape and colour
- beechdrops — a North American flowering plant, Epifagus virginiana, which is parasitic on beech trees
- beltcourse — a horizontal band or course, as of stone, projecting beyond or flush with the face of a building, often molded and sometimes richly carved.
- bench work — work done at a workbench, worktable, etc., as in a factory or laboratory.
- benefactor — A benefactor is a person who helps a person or organization by giving them money.
- 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
- bertolucci — Bernardo (berˈnardo). born 1940, Italian film director: his films include The Spider's Stratagem (1970), The Conformist (1970), 1900 (1976), The Last Emperor (1987), The Sheltering Sky (1990), and The Dreamers (2003)
- betancourt — Rómulo [rom-yuh-loh;; Spanish raw-moo-law] /ˈrɒm yəˌloʊ;; Spanish ˈrɔ muˌlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1908–81, Venezuelan journalist and political leader: president of Venezuela 1945–48 and 1959–64.
- bichloride — a binary compound containing two atoms of chlorine for each atom of another element; dichloride
- bichromate — dichromate
- bicornuate — Botany, Zoology. having two horns or hornlike parts.
- biocentric — centered in life; having life as its principal fact.
- biometrics — that branch of biology which deals with its data statistically and by mathematical analysis
- bioprocess — a method or operation of preparing a biological material, especially a product of genetic engineering, for commercial use.
- bioreactor — a machine for growing organisms
- biospheric — relating to the biosphere