10-letter words containing r, e, l, i, c
- triple sec — a type of curaçao liqueur.
- triplicate — one of three identical items, especially copies of typewritten material.
- trisulcate — having three grooves or furrows
- troctolite — a rare type of coarse-grained igneous rock generally composed mainly of olivine and feldspar
- tuberculin — a sterile liquid prepared from cultures of the tubercle bacillus, used in the diagnosis and, formerly, in the treatment of tuberculosis.
- turcophile — a person who favors or admires Turkey, Turkish customs, or Turks.
- ulcerating — to form an ulcer; become ulcerous: His skin ulcerated after exposure to radioactive material.
- ulceration — to form an ulcer; become ulcerous: His skin ulcerated after exposure to radioactive material.
- ulcerative — causing ulceration.
- ultrafiche — a form of microfiche with the images greatly reduced in size, generally by a factor of 100 or more.
- unclerical — not clerical; not characteristic of or appropriate for a member of the clergy
- uncloister — to free from confinement of any kind
- uncredible — not able to be believed
- uncrippled — not crippled
- undercliff — a low cliff created by extreme weather
- unforcible — not able to be forced
- unicameral — consisting of a single chamber, as a legislative assembly.
- unicentral — (of growth or development) in, from, or around one central point
- uninuclear — (of a cell) having one nucleus
- unmerciful — merciless; relentless; severe; cruel; pitiless.
- unmetrical — not having, using, or relating to poetic metre
- unprincely — not befitting or characteristic of a prince
- uricotelic — designating those animals, as reptiles or birds, that excrete most of their waste nitrogen in the form of uric acid, usually in the urine
- utriculate — having a utricle; utricular; baglike.
- varicocele — a varicose condition of the spermatic veins of the scrotum.
- ventricles — Zoology. any of various hollow organs or parts in an animal body.
- ventriculi — the part of the food tract in which digestion takes place, especially the lower cavity of a compound stomach in insects.
- vermicelli — a kind of pasta in the form of long, slender, solid threads, resembling spaghetti but thinner. Compare macaroni (def 1).
- vermicidal — a substance or agent used to kill worms, especially a drug used to kill parasitic intestinal worms.
- vermicular — of, relating to, or done by worms.
- versicolor — changeable in color: versicolor skies.
- versicular — of or consisting of verses.
- vertically — being in a position or direction perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb.
- victualler — a person who furnishes victuals, especially a sutler.
- viscerally — of or relating to the viscera.
- volumetric — of or relating to measurement by volume.
- vorticella — any ciliated protozoan of the genus Vorticella, having a transparent, bell-shaped body with a retractile stalk.
- vulcanizer — to treat (rubber) with sulfur and heat, thereby imparting strength, greater elasticity, durability, etc.
- w particle — either of two types of charged intermediate vector bosons, one having a positive charge and the other a negative charge. Symbols: W + , W −.
- wheelchair — a chair mounted on wheels for use by persons who cannot walk.
- wildcarded — (computing) Replaced or supplemented with a wildcard character to allow matching against a range of possible values.
- wildcatter — an oil prospector.
- wire cloth — a material of wires of moderate fineness, used for making strainers, manufacturing paper, etc.
- xerophilic — Capable of growing and reproducing in conditions with a low availability of water.
- z particle — one of three particles, called intermediate vector bosons, that are believed to transmit the weak force. Symbol: Z 0.