10-letter words containing t, e, a, c
- altimetric — Of or pertaining to altimetry.
- alutaceous — Zoology. covered with minute cracks or wrinkles and having a pale, leathery-brown color.
- amboceptor — an immune body formed in the blood during infection or immunization that serves to link the complement to the antigen
- amebocytes — Plural form of amebocyte, an alternative spelling of amoebocyte.
- amercement — to punish by imposing a fine not fixed by statute.
- ametabolic — (of certain insects) having no obvious metamorphosis
- ammocoetes — Plural form of ammocoete.
- amoebocyte — any cell having properties similar to an amoeba, such as shape, mobility, and ability to engulf particles
- 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.
- amphoteric — able to function as either a base or an acid
- anagenetic — Biology. the progressive evolution of a species. Compare catagenesis.
- analeptics — Plural form of analeptic.
- anamnestic — of or relating to anamnesis
- ancestress — a female ancestor (sense 1) ancestor (sense 4)
- ancestries — Plural form of ancestry.
- anchorette — (in broadcasting) a young and inexperienced anchorwoman
- anchorites — Plural form of anchorite.
- anderlecht — a town in central Belgium, a suburb of Brussels. Pop: 92 755 (2004 est)
- anecdotage — anecdotes collectively
- anecdotist — a person who tells or collects anecdotes
- anelectric — not capable of acquiring a static electric charge when subjected to friction.
- anesthetic — relating to, with, or characterized by anesthesia
- annunciate — to announce
- anorectics — Plural form of anorectic.
- antecedent — An antecedent of something happened or existed before it and was similar to it in some way.
- anteceding — to go before, in time, order, rank, etc.; precede: Shakespeare antecedes Milton.
- antecessor — a predecessor; someone who goes or has gone before
- antechapel — the outer part of a chapel at the west end
- anthracene — a colourless tricyclic crystalline solid having a slight blue fluorescence, used in the manufacture of chemicals, esp diphenylamine and alizarin, and as crystals in scintillation counters. Formula: C6H4(CH)2C6H4
- anthracite — Anthracite is a type of very hard coal which burns slowly, producing a lot of heat and very little smoke.
- anticancer — acting against cancer
- anticaries — characterized by an ability to prevent caries
- anticenter — Geology. the point on the surface of the earth diametrically opposite the epicenter of an earthquake.
- antichange — Opposing change.
- antichoice — opposed to granting pregnant women the choice to have an abortion
- anticipate — If you anticipate an event, you realize in advance that it may happen and you are prepared for it.
- anticlines — Plural form of anticline.
- antiemetic — preventing vomiting
- antierotic — discouraging sexual desire
- antiheroic — relating to or in the manner of an antihero
- antipoetic — relating to poetry which does not conform to poetic conventions
- antipolice — opposed to or against the police
- antiseptic — Antiseptic is a substance that kills germs and harmful bacteria.
- antithetic — of the nature of or involving antithesis.
- anucleated — without a nucleus
- aphaeretic — (rare) Of the nature of aphaeresis.
- apiculture — the breeding and care of bees
- aplacental — (of monotremes and marsupials) having no placenta
- apocopated — to shorten by apocope.
- apodeictic — unquestionably true by virtue of demonstration