10-letter words containing s, e, c, t
- austenitic — consisting mainly of austenite.
- autarchies — Plural form of autarchy.
- autoclaves — Plural form of autoclave.
- autoecious — (of parasites, esp the rust fungi) completing the entire life cycle on a single species of host
- aviatrices — Plural form of aviatrix.
- awe-struck — filled with awe
- bacchantes — Plural form of bacchant.
- backbiters — Plural form of backbiter.
- backlisted — Simple past tense and past participle of backlist.
- backplates — Plural form of backplate.
- backseater — A navigator who accompanies the pilot of an aircraft.
- backstreet — a street in a town remote from the main roads
- backstroke — Backstroke is a swimming stroke that you do lying on your back.
- backwaters — Plural form of backwater.
- baltic sea — a sea in N Europe, connected with the North Sea by the Skagerrak, Kattegat, and Öresund; shallow, with low salinity and small tides
- basic rate — the standard or lowest level on a scale of money payable, esp in taxation
- basilectal — (linguistics) of, or relating to a basilect.
- basketcase — Alternative form of basket case.
- batchmates — Plural form of batchmate.
- bcs theory — Physics. a general quantum theory of superconductivity that describes many properties of superconducting materials.
- beast epic — a long verse narrative in which the misadventures of animals satirize human foibles and follies.
- bedclothes — Bedclothes are the sheets and covers which you put over yourself when you get into bed.
- beech mast — the edible nuts of the beech, especially when lying on the ground.
- beltcourse — a horizontal band or course, as of stone, projecting beyond or flush with the face of a building, often molded and sometimes richly carved.
- bench seat — a seat for more than one person
- bench stop — a metal device set flush with the top of a workbench and having a portion able to be raised to stop longitudinal movement of an object placed against it.
- bench test — the critical evaluation of a new or repaired component, device, apparatus, etc, prior to installation to ensure that it is in perfect condition
- benedictus — a short canticle beginning Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini in Latin and Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord in English
- beta stock — any of the second rank of active securities on the Stock Exchange, of which there are about 500. Continuous display of prices by market makers is required but not immediate publication of transactions
- bile ducts — a large duct that transports bile from the liver to the duodenum, having in humans and many other vertebrates a side branch to a gallbladder for bile storage.
- biochemist — A biochemist is a scientist or student who studies biochemistry.
- biometrics — that branch of biology which deals with its data statistically and by mathematical analysis
- bitchiness — characteristic of a bitch; spiteful; malicious.
- black site — a secret facility used by a country's military as a prison and interrogation centre, whose existence is denied by the government
- black stem — a disease of plants, characterized by blackened stems and defoliation, caused by any of several fungi, as Ascochyta imperfecta or Mycosphaerella lethalis.
- blackstone — Sir William. 1723–80, English jurist noted particularly for his Commentaries on the Laws of England (1765–69), which had a profound influence on jurisprudence in the US
- blast cell — any undifferentiated or immature cell.
- blastocoel — the cavity within a blastula
- breadstick — bread baked in a long thin crisp stick
- bruschetta — Bruschetta is a slice of toasted bread which is brushed with olive oil and usually covered with chopped tomatoes.
- c terminus — the carboxyl end of a protein molecule.
- cablecasts — Plural form of cablecast.
- cabriolets — Plural form of cabriolet.
- cacomistle — a catlike omnivorous mammal, Bassariscus astutus, of S North America, related to but smaller than the raccoons: family Procyonidae, order Carnivora (carnivores). It has yellowish-grey fur and a long bushy tail banded in black and white
- cactaceous — belonging to the Cactaceae, the cactus family of plants.
- cad system — A CAD system is a computer system for designing parts or products before they are manufactured.
- caecostomy — (surgery) An operation involving bringing the caecum through the abdominal wall, most often by a tube, and opening it for drainage or decompression, usually to treat an obstruction of the colon.
- caen stone — a cream-colored limestone quarried near Caen, France, for use in building.
- caespitose — growing in dense tufts
- cafeterias — Plural form of cafeteria.