10-letter words containing r, o, t, c, e
- fractioned — Mathematics. a number usually expressed in the form a/b. a ratio of algebraic quantities similarly expressed.
- frobnicate — /frob'ni-kayt/ (Possibly from frobnitz, and usually abbreviated to frob, but "frobnicate" is recognised as the official full form). To manipulate or adjust, to tweak. One frequently frobs bits or other 2-state devices. Thus: "Please frob the light switch" (that is, flip it), but also "Stop frobbing that clasp; you'll break it". One also sees the construction "to frob a frob". Usage: frob, twiddle, and tweak sometimes connote points along a continuum. "Frob" connotes aimless manipulation; "twiddle" connotes gross manipulation, often a coarse search for a proper setting; "tweak" connotes fine-tuning. If someone is turning a knob on an oscilloscope, then if he's carefully adjusting it, he is probably tweaking it; if he is just turning it but looking at the screen, he is probably twiddling it; but if he's just doing it because turning a knob is fun, he's frobbing it. The variant "frobnosticate" has also been reported.
- frontbench — Alternative form of front bench.
- fructoside — a glycoside that yields fructose upon hydrolysis.
- gastrocele — (anatomy) A cavity in the embryonic gastrula.
- gastrocoel — archenteron.
- geocentric — having or representing the earth as a center: a geocentric theory of the universe.
- geolocator — A device that permits geolocation.
- geometrics — a geometric pattern, design, etc.: an ornate and handsome geometric.
- geothermic — of or relating to the internal heat of the earth.
- get across — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- gloucester — Duke of, Humphrey.
- goatsucker — nightjar (def 2).
- grace note — a note not essential to the harmony or melody, added as an embellishment, especially an appoggiatura.
- grapholect — an established and standardized written language
- greatcoats — Plural form of greatcoat.
- greencloth — the green covering of a billiard or gaming table
- groceteria — a grocery store in which customers pick up products from shelves and pay for them on leaving the store, as opposed to one in which they are served by a shop assistant
- grouchiest — Superlative form of grouchy.
- grove city — a town in central Ohio.
- gut course — snap course.
- gynecocrat — gynarchy.
- gyrocopter — autogiro.
- hectograms — Plural form of hectogram.
- hectograph — a process for making copies of a letter, memorandum, etc., from a prepared gelatin surface to which the original writing has been transferred.
- hectoliter — a unit of capacity equal to 100 liters, equivalent to 2.8378 U.S. bushels, or 26.418 U.S. gallons. Abbreviation: hl.
- hectolitre — a unit of capacity equal to 100 liters, equivalent to 2.8378 U.S. bushels, or 26.418 U.S. gallons. Abbreviation: hl.
- hectometer — a unit of length equal to 100 meters, or 328.08 feet. Abbreviation: hm.
- hectometre — a unit of length equal to 100 meters, or 328.08 feet. Abbreviation: hm.
- hectorship — the quality or character of a hector
- hectostere — a unit of capacity equal to 100 steres, or 131 cubic yards.
- helicopter — any of a class of heavier-than-air craft that are lifted and sustained in the air horizontally by rotating wings or blades turning on vertical axes through power supplied by an engine.
- hematocrit — a centrifuge for separating the cells of the blood from the plasma.
- henceforth — from now on; from this point forward.
- heptachlor — a highly toxic, light-tan, waxy solid, C 10 H 5 Cl 7 , used as an insecticide: its manufacture and use are restricted in the U.S.
- heptachord — a musical scale of seven notes.
- heterocyst — one of the enlarged nitrogen-fixing cells occurring along the filaments in some blue-green algae.
- holosteric — (of an instrument or device) wholly constructed of solids, without any liquids
- homoerotic — a tendency to be sexually aroused by a member of the same sex.
- horsecloth — a cloth used to cover a horse, or as part of its trappings.
- hot corner — third base (def 2).
- hotel rack — rack6 (def 2).
- hovercraft — ACV.
- hydrotheca — the part of the perisarc covering a hydranth.
- hypertonic — Physiology. of or relating to hypertonia.
- hypertoxic — of, pertaining to, affected with, or caused by a toxin or poison: a toxic condition.
- hypocenter — focus (def 5).
- hypocentre — (geology) The focus of an earthquake, directly under the epicentre.
- hypocretin — Either of the peptide hormones orexin.
- hypocrites — Plural form of hypocrite.