10-letter words containing r, c, n
- arctangent — the function the value of which for a given argument is the angle in radians (between –π/2 and π/2) the tangent of which is that argument: the inverse of the tangent function
- arctogaean — of or relating to Arctogaea
- arefaction — the act of drying, or a dried condition
- arenaceous — (of sedimentary rocks and deposits) composed of sand or sandstone
- arithmancy — divination by the use of numbers, especially by the number of letters in names.
- arsenicals — Plural form of arsenical.
- arvicoline — inhabiting meadows or rural areas
- ascertains — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
- ascription — the act of ascribing
- assurances — Plural form of assurance.
- astricting — Present participle of astrict.
- astriction — to bind fast; constrain.
- astrionics — the science dealing with the application of electronics to astronautics.
- astromancy — divination by means of the stars.
- astronomic — of, relating to, or connected with astronomy.
- asynchrony — a lack of synchronism or coincidence in time.
- 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.
- athermancy — an inability to transmit radiant heat or infrared radiation
- attractant — a substance that attracts, esp a chemical (sex attractant) produced by an insect and attracting insects of the same species
- attracting — Present participle of attract.
- attraction — An attraction is a feature which makes something interesting or desirable.
- 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.
- aureomycin — chlortetracycline
- avirulence — The state of being avirulent.
- bacitracin — an antibiotic used mainly in treating bacterial skin infections: obtained from the bacterium Bacillus subtilis
- back green — grass or a garden at the back of a house, esp a tenement
- backburned — Simple past tense and past participle of backburn.
- backburner — a condition of low priority or temporary deferment (usually used in the phrase on the back burner): Put other issues on the back burner until after the election.
- backfiring — Present participle of backfire.
- background — Your background is the kind of family you come from and the kind of education you have had. It can also refer to such things as your social and racial origins, your financial status, or the type of work experience that you have.
- backhander — A backhander is an amount of money that is illegally paid to someone in a position of authority in order to encourage them to do something.
- backronyms — Plural form of backronym.
- bacon rind — the outer edge of a slice of bacon, corresponding to the skin of the pig
- bank clerk — an employee of a bank
- bankruptcy — Bankruptcy is the state of being bankrupt.
- barbecuing — Present participle of barbecue.
- barenecked — Having the neck bare.
- barleycorn — a grain of barley, or barley itself
- barn dance — A barn dance is a social event people go to for country dancing.
- baroclinic — of, relating to, or having the property of baroclinity.
- barracking — Present participle of barrack.
- barycenter — (physics) The center of a mass; often specifically, the point at which the gravitational forces exerted by two objects are equal.
- barycentre — a centre of mass, esp of the earth-moon system or the solar system
- batrachian — any amphibian, esp a frog or toad
- beachfront — A beachfront house, café, shop, or hotel is situated on or by a beach.
- bean caper — a shrub, Zygophyllum fabago, of E Mediterranean regions, whose flower buds are eaten as a substitute for capers: family Zygophyllaceae
- beech fern — a fern, Thelypteris phegopteris, that grows in damp N temperate woods and hills: family Polypodiaceae
- bell crank — a lever with two arms having a common fulcrum at their junction