10-letter words containing oc
- associator — A person who associates with something.
- astrocytes — Plural form of astrocyte.
- astrocytic — relating to astrocytes or star-shaped neuroglial cells
- atrocities — acts of extreme cruelty, esp against prisoners or civilians in wartime
- atrocity's — the quality or state of being atrocious.
- autochrome — a material once used for color photography, consisting of a photographic emulsion applied over a multicolored screen of minute starch grains dyed red, green, and blue-violet.
- autochthon — one of the earliest known inhabitants of any country; aboriginal
- autoclaved — Simple past tense and past participle of autoclave.
- autoclaves — Plural form of autoclave.
- autocratic — An autocratic person or organization has complete power and makes decisions without asking anyone else's advice.
- auxocardia — enlargement of the heart, as by hypertrophy or dilatation.
- auxochrome — a group of atoms that can be attached to a chromogen to convert it into a dye
- avocations — Plural form of avocation.
- ayers rock — a conspicuous red monadnock in central Australia, in the SW Northern Territory: tourist attraction. 1143 feet (348 meters) high.
- back focus — the distance between the back surface of a lens and the focal plane when the lens is focused at infinity.
- backblocks — bush or remote farming area far distant from city amenities
- bar kochba — Simeon. died 135 ad, Jewish leader who led an unsuccessful revolt against the Romans in Palestine
- baroceptor — Baroreceptor.
- baroclinic — of, relating to, or having the property of baroclinity.
- benzocaine — a white crystalline ester used as a local anaesthetic; ethyl para-aminobenzoate. Formula: C9H11NO2
- 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
- bilocation — the existence of something in two places at the same time
- binoculars — Binoculars consist of two small telescopes joined together side by side, which you look through in order to look at things that are a long way away.
- biocellate — (of animals and plants) marked with two eyelike spots or ocelli
- biocenosis — a community of biologically integrated and interdependent plants and animals
- biocentric — centered in life; having life as its principal fact.
- biochemist — A biochemist is a scientist or student who studies biochemistry.
- bioclastic — (of deposits, esp limestones) derived from shell fragments or similar organic remains
- biocontrol — the use of one living thing to control another
- bioprocess — a method or operation of preparing a biological material, especially a product of genetic engineering, for commercial use.
- black bloc — an informal grouping of militant, mainly anarchist, protesters who act together during anti-capitalism, anti-war, etc, protests, often wearing black hoods and black clothing
- blastocoel — the cavity within a blastula
- blastocyst — the blastula of mammals: a sphere of cells (trophoblast) enclosing an inner mass of cells and a fluid-filled cavity (blastocoel)
- block coal — bituminous coal that breaks into large lumps or cubical blocks.
- block lava — volcanic lava occurring as rough-surfaced jagged blocks
- block line — a rope or cable used in a block and tackle
- block mast — a short mast from the head of which a lateen yard is suspended.
- block vote — A block vote is a large number of votes that are all cast in the same way by one person on behalf of a group of people.
- blockboard — a type of plywood in which soft wood strips are bonded together and sandwiched between two layers of veneer
- blockflote — a recorder.
- blockhouse — (formerly) a wooden fortification with ports or loopholes for defensive fire, observation, etc
- bloodstock — Horses that are bred for racing are referred to as bloodstock.
- blues-rock — a blend of rock-'n'-roll and blues.
- bobbysocks — ankle-length socks worn by teenage girls, esp in the US in the 1940s
- boca raton — city in SE Fla., near Fort Lauderdale: pop. 75,000
- boccherini — Luigi (luˈidʒi). 1743–1805, Italian composer and cellist
- bocconcini — small bite-sized pieces of mozzarella cheese
- body clock — Your body clock is the internal biological mechanism which causes your body to automatically behave in particular ways at particular times of the day.
- bollocking — a severe telling-off; dressing-down
- boondocker — combat boot.