10-letter words containing s, a, n, c
- agonistics — The range of activities associated with aggressive encounters between members of the same species, including threat, attack, appeasement, or retreat.
- agronomics — the branch of economics dealing with the distribution, management, and productivity of land
- air casing — a casing for the funnel of a powered vessel, large enough to provide an air space all around the funnel.
- albescence — becoming white; whitish.
- albinistic — Of or pertaining to albinism.
- alcoranist — a person who believes in an absolutely literal interpretation of the Koran.
- allowances — Plural form of allowance.
- alpenstock — an early form of ice axe, consisting of a stout stick with an iron tip and sometimes having a pick and adze at the head, formerly used by mountain climbers
- amarynceus — a king of Messene who ruled Elis with Augeas and who was slain by Nestor in a war against the Pylians.
- ambisonics — the technique of reproducing and transmitting surround sound
- ambulances — Plural form of ambulance.
- americanos — Plural form of americano.
- aminoacids — Plural form of aminoacid.
- amnioscopy — Examination of a foetus and the amniotic fluid in the lowest part of the amniotic sac using an amnioscope introduced through the cervical canal.
- amoscanate — An experimental anthelmintic agent of the arylisothiocyanate class, found to be highly effective in animals against hookworms and the four major species of schistosomes, but possibly hepatotoxic.
- amphiscian — an inhabitant of the tropics
- anachorism — a geographical misplacement; something located in an incongruous position
- anaclastic — relating to refraction
- anacoustic — unable to support the propagation of sound; soundless
- anacrustic — Prosody. an unstressed syllable or syllable group that begins a line of verse but is not counted as part of the first foot.
- analeptics — Plural form of analeptic.
- analgesics — Plural form of analgesic.
- anamnestic — of or relating to anamnesis
- anaplastic — of or relating to anaplasia
- anarchists — Plural form of anarchist.
- ancestress — a female ancestor (sense 1) ancestor (sense 4)
- ancestries — Plural form of ancestry.
- anchorages — Plural form of anchorage.
- anchorites — Plural form of anchorite.
- anchorless — without an anchor
- anchylosis — (anatomy, medicine) alternative spelling of ankylosis.
- ancipitous — Alternative form of ancipital.
- anecdotist — a person who tells or collects anecdotes
- anemoscope — any device that shows the presence and direction of a wind
- anesthetic — relating to, with, or characterized by anesthesia
- angioscope — An instrument for examining the capillary vessels of animals and plants.
- anglicised — Made into a form similar to that used by the English.
- anglicizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anglicize.
- anglistics — the study of English language and literature
- anisocoria — inequality in the size of the pupils.
- anisomeric — (of a chemical compound) lacking isomers
- ankle sock — a short sock coming up to the ankle
- annalistic — a chronicler of events, especially yearly ones; historian.
- announcers — Plural form of announcer.
- annoyances — Plural form of annoyance.
- anonaceous — relating to the plant family Anonaceae and its members
- anorectics — Plural form of anorectic.
- anschauung — direct or immediate intuition or perception of sense data with little or no rational interpretation.
- answerback — a reply or answering message from a computer or other electronic device, as by means of teletypewriter or simulated voice.
- antecessor — a predecessor; someone who goes or has gone before