10-letter words containing o, r, i, e
- 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.
- apishamore — A saddle-blanket, a saddle blanket.
- 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.
- 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.
- aquiferous — conveying, containing or yielding water
- arborvitae — any of a number of N. American or Far Eastern evergreen conifers, belonging chiefly to the genus Thuja
- 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.
- archeozoic — early Precambrian; Archean
- archipenko — Aleksandr Porfiryevich (alɪkˈsandr parˈfirjɪvitʃ). 1887– 1964, Russian sculptor and painter, in the US after 1923, whose work is characterized by economy of form
- arctophile — a person who collects teddy bears or is fond of them
- arefaction — the act of drying, or a dried condition
- areligious — unconcerned with or indifferent to religious matters.
- areopagite — a member of the Areopagus, a judicial council of ancient Athens that met on the hill of that name
- argyrodite — a rare mineral, Ag8GeS6, that contains silver, germanium, and sulphur
- aristotype — a process of photographic printing in which paper coated with silver chloride in gelatin is used.
- armigerous — of, having, or entitled to have a coat of arms
- armipotent — strong in arms or war
- aromatized — Simple past tense and past participle of aromatize.
- arpeggione — a stringed musical instrument of the early 19th century which was played with a bow
- arrogative — Making undue claims and pretensions; prone to arrogance.
- arsenolite — a mineral, arsenic trioxide, As 2 O 3 , occurring usually as a white incrustation on arsenical ores.
- arteriolar — relating to arterioles or minuscule arteries
- arterioles — Plural form of arteriole.
- arthrodire — any of numerous fishes of the extinct order Arthrodira, widely distributed during the Devonian Period, having the anterior part of the body covered by a shield of bony plates.
- artichokes — Plural form of artichoke.
- arvicoline — inhabiting meadows or rural areas
- arytenoids — Plural form of arytenoid.
- 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.
- asgeirsson — Asgeir [ahs-gair] /ˈɑs gɛər/ (Show IPA), 1894–1972, Icelandic statesman: president 1952–68.
- aside from — Aside from means the same as apart from. This form is more usual in American English.
- asperation — The act of asperating; a making or becoming rough.
- aspersions — disparaging or malicious remarks; slanderous accusations
- aspersoria — Plural form of aspersorium.