10-letter words containing ro
- aeromarine — relating to navigation of aircraft above the ocean.
- aerometers — Plural form of aerometer.
- aerometric — Describing any measurement of a physical property of air (or other gases), but especially of temperature, pressure and velocity.
- aeronautic — relating to air companies
- aeronomist — a scientist who studies the upper atmosphere
- aerophagia — spasmodic swallowing of air, a habit that can lead to belching and stomach pain
- aerophilic — (biology, especially of microorganisms) That thrive in the presence of molecular oxygen.
- aerophobia — a pathological fear of draughts of air
- aerophones — Plural form of aerophone.
- aerophytes — Plural form of aerophyte.
- aeroplanes — Plural form of aeroplane.
- aeroponics — aeroculture.
- aeroscepsy — perception of atmospheric conditions, as the perception of odors by the antennae of insects.
- aeroshells — Plural form of aeroshell.
- aerosolise — (transitive) To disperse a material, usually a solid or liquid, as an aerosol.
- aerosolize — to disperse as, or convert into, an aerosol
- aerosphere — the entire atmosphere surrounding the earth
- aerostatic — of or relating to aerostatics.
- aerotactic — of movement towards or away from oxygen
- aerotropic — of or relating to the growth of plants towards or away from oxygen
- affronting — a personally offensive act or word; deliberate act or display of disrespect; intentional slight; insult: an affront to the king.
- affrontive — characterized by a propensity to cause offence
- afro-asian — of or relating to both Africa and Asia, esp as part of the Third World
- afro-chain — (in the Caribbean) a large chain necklace with a central pendant: usually worn with a dashiki by men
- afro-cuban — of or relating to a type of jazz influenced by Cuban variants of African rhythms
- afrormosia — a hard teaklike wood obtained from tropical African trees of the leguminous genus Pericopsis
- agrologist — a person who specializes in agrology
- agronomial — of or relating to agronomy
- agronomics — the branch of economics dealing with the distribution, management, and productivity of land
- agronomist — An agronomist is someone who studies the growing and harvesting of crops.
- airdropped — Simple past tense and past participle of airdrop.
- alabastron — a jar characteristically having an elongated shape, narrow neck, flat-rimmed mouth, and rounded base requiring a stand or support, chiefly used for fragrant ointments.
- alanbrooke — Alan Francis Brooke, 1st Viscount. 1883–1963, British field marshal; chief of Imperial General Staff (1941–46)
- alessandro — Victor Nicholas, 1915–76, U.S. orchestra conductor.
- alexandros — Alexander (def 2).
- all-around — You say all around to indicate that something affects all parts of a situation or all members of a group.
- allotropes — Plural form of allotrope.
- allotropic — of or characterized by allotropy
- alpha iron — a magnetic allotrope of iron that is stable below 910°C; ferrite
- amiodarone — a substance, C 25 H 29 I 2 NO 3 , used in the treatment of heart arrhythmias.
- amyl group — any of several univalent, isomeric groups having the formula C 5 H 11 –, whose derivatives are found in fusel oil, fruit extracts, etc.
- amyotrophy — wasting of muscles, caused by disease of the nerves supplying them
- anachronic — out of chronological order or out of date
- anachronym — Synonym of backronym.
- anadromous — (of fishes such as the salmon) migrating up rivers from the sea in order to breed
- anaerobies — (biology) anaerobes.
- anaerobium — anaerobe
- anarthrous — having no joints or articulated limbs
- anastrophe — reversal of the usual order of the parts of a sentence; inversion (Ex.: “Came the dawn”)
- anatropous — (of a plant ovule) inverted during development by a bending of the stalk (funicle) attaching it to the carpel wall