10-letter words containing o, r, g, a
- allegorist — a person who writes allegories
- allegorize — to transform (a story, narrative, fable, etc) into or compose in the form of allegory
- allegretto — (to be performed) fairly quickly or briskly
- alligators — either of two broad-snouted crocodilians of the genus Alligator, of the southeastern U.S. and eastern China.
- allografts — Plural form of allograft.
- allographs — Plural form of allograph.
- alongshore — close to, by, or along a shore
- altogether — You use altogether to emphasize that something has stopped, been done, or finished completely.
- ambagitory — ambiguous
- aminosugar — a monosaccharide with an amino or substituted amino group in place of a nonglycosidic hydroxyl group.
- amortising — Present participle of amortise.
- amortizing — Present participle of amortize.
- amphigoric — a meaningless or nonsensical piece of writing, especially one intended as a parody.
- amphigouri — amphigory.
- amyl group — any of several univalent, isomeric groups having the formula C 5 H 11 –, whose derivatives are found in fusel oil, fruit extracts, etc.
- anaxagoras — ?500–428 bc, Greek philosopher who maintained that all things were composed of minute particles arranged by an eternal intelligence
- anchorages — Plural form of anchorage.
- andragogic — the methods or techniques used to teach adults: Many educators believe that the principles of andragogy, as advanced by Malcolm Knowles, have great relevance to adult education; others are not so certain.
- androgenic — any substance, as testosterone or androsterone, that promotes male characteristics.
- androgynal — Androgynous.
- androgynes — Plural form of androgyne.
- andropogon — (botany) Any member of the grass genus Andropogon.
- anemograph — a self-recording anemometer
- angiograms — Plural form of angiogram.
- angiograph — The film or image of the blood vessels produced by angiography.
- angiosperm — any seed-bearing plant of the phylum Angiospermophyta (division Angiospermae in traditional systems), in which the ovules are enclosed in an ovary, which develops into the fruit after fertilization; any flowering plant
- angkor wat — the largest and best preserved Khmer temple in the Angkor complex of ruins.
- angle iron — an iron or a steel structural bar that has an L-shaped cross section
- angledozer — a bulldozer with an angled blade which allows earth to be pushed aside
- angora cat — a long-haired variety of cat, originating in Britain from crosses between Abyssinian and Siamese breeds in the 1960s
- anno regni — in the year of the reign
- anorgasmia — inability to experience sexual orgasm.
- antifogger — an antifoggant.
- antigorite — a variety of serpentine occurring in a brownish-green lamellar form.
- antigrowth — acting to restrict or prevent growth
- any longer — anymore
- aphorizing — Present participle of aphorize.
- apologiser — Agent noun of apologise; one who apologises.
- apologizer — to offer an apology or excuse for some fault, insult, failure, or injury: He apologized for accusing her falsely.
- apterygote — belonging or pertaining to the Apterygota, a subclass of primitive wingless insects that undergo little or no metamorphosis.
- aragonitic — relating to aragonite
- archegonia — the female reproductive organ in ferns, mosses, etc.
- archeology — archaeology
- arctogaean — of or relating to Arctogaea
- areligious — unconcerned with or indifferent to religious matters.
- areography — the description of the physical features, such as the surface, atmosphere, etc, of the planet Mars
- areopagite — a member of the Areopagus, a judicial council of ancient Athens that met on the hill of that name
- argenteous — silvery.
- argyrodite — a rare mineral, Ag8GeS6, that contains silver, germanium, and sulphur
- aristology — the art of eating