10-letter words containing t, a, c
- anticivism — opposition to citizenship
- anticlimax — You can describe something as an anticlimax if it disappoints you because it happens after something that was very exciting, or because it is not as exciting as you expected.
- anticlinal — of, relating to, or resembling an anticline
- anticlines — Plural form of anticline.
- anticodons — Plural form of anticodon.
- anticorona — a luminous edging around the shadow of an observer or the point where his or her shadow would fall, as thrown by the sun upon a cloud or fog bank.
- anticyclic — not conforming to or following a cycle: anticyclical sales that rise when the economy fades.
- antidromic — (of nerve fibres) conducting nerve impulses in a direction opposite to normal
- antiemetic — preventing vomiting
- antierotic — discouraging sexual desire
- antiheroic — relating to or in the manner of an antihero
- antihijack — acting to prevent or resolve hijack situations
- antilithic — preventing the formation or development of calculi, as of the urinary tract
- antilochus — a son of Nestor and a trusted friend of Achilles.
- antimachus — Also called the Colophonian. flourished c410 b.c, Greek poet.
- antipathic — characterized by antipathy
- antipatico — (of people or situations) Unpleasant, odious, unsympathetic, harsh, (of person) crabby.
- antiphonic — relating to or resembling an antiphon
- antipiracy — acting against the piracy of copyrighted material
- antipoetic — relating to poetry which does not conform to poetic conventions
- antipolice — opposed to or against the police
- antiracial — of or relating to the social construct of race: racial diversity; racial stereotypes.
- antiracing — Opposing racing.
- antiracism — the policy of challenging racism and promoting racial tolerance
- antiracist — a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- antischool — Opposed to schools.
- antiseptic — Antiseptic is a substance that kills germs and harmful bacteria.
- antishocks — antishock
- antisocial — Someone who is antisocial is unwilling to meet and be friendly with other people.
- antistatic — (of a substance, textile, etc) retaining sufficient moisture to provide a conducting path, thus avoiding the effects of static electricity
- antithetic — of the nature of or involving antithesis.
- anucleated — without a nucleus
- anxiolytic — any of a class of drugs that reduce anxiety
- aphaeretic — (rare) Of the nature of aphaeresis.
- aphoristic — of, relating to, or resembling an aphorism
- apiculture — the breeding and care of bees
- aplacental — (of monotremes and marsupials) having no placenta
- apochromat — a lens, consisting of three or more elements of different types of glass, that is designed to bring light of three colours to the same focal point, thus reducing its chromatic aberration
- apocopated — to shorten by apocope.
- apodeictic — unquestionably true by virtue of demonstration
- apolaustic — concerned with or dedicated to enjoyment
- apolitical — Someone who is apolitical is not interested in politics.
- apologetic — If you are apologetic, you show or say that you are sorry for causing trouble for someone, for hurting them, or for disappointing them.
- apopemptic — relating to departure, valedictory
- apoplectic — If someone is apoplectic, they are extremely angry about something.
- aposematic — (of the coloration of certain distasteful or poisonous animals) characterized by bright conspicuous markings, which predators recognize and learn to avoid; warning
- apothecary — An apothecary was a person who prepared medicines for people.
- apothecial — Lb lichenology Relating to the apothecium.
- apothecium — a cup-shaped structure that contains the asci, esp in lichens; a type of ascocarp
- apotropaic — preventing or intended to prevent evil