10-letter words containing rot
- grottiness — the quality of being grotty
- grottolike — Having the appearance of a grotto.
- haphtaroth — Plural form of haphtarah.
- homoerotic — a tendency to be sexually aroused by a member of the same sex.
- hrotsvitha — c935–c1000, German nun, poet, and dramatist.
- hydrotaxis — oriented movement toward or away from water.
- hydrotheca — the part of the perisarc covering a hydranth.
- hydrotrope — (chemistry) A compound that solubilizes hydrophobic compounds in aqueous solutions.
- jungle rot — any cutaneous disease or condition caused or induced by a tropical climate.
- laparotome — a cutting instrument for performing a laparotomy.
- laparotomy — incision through the abdominal wall.
- latrotoxin — (biochemistry) Any of a group of neurotoxins found in the venom of spiders of the genus Latrodectus.
- levorotary — Levorotatory.
- macrotrend — A large-scale trend.
- mandelbrot — designating or of any of various sets of points used in the study of chaos to generate fractals
- microtherm — a plant requiring a minimum of heat for growth.
- microtiter — A titer obtained by the use of very small amounts of reagents.
- microtomes — Plural form of microtome.
- microtonal — (music) Of, relating to, or written using microtones.
- microtones — any musical interval smaller than a semitone, specifically, a quarter tone.
- microtrend — A very small, specific trend or vogue.
- microtubes — Plural form of microtube.
- monoprotic — (of an acid) having one transferable proton.
- necrotized — to undergo necrosis.
- necrotroph — a parasitic organism that kills the living cells of its host and then feeds on the dead matter
- nephrotomy — incision into the kidney, as for the removal of a calculus.
- neurotoxic — poisonous to nerve tissue, as to the brain or spinal cord.
- neurotoxin — a neurotoxic substance, as rattlesnake venom or the poison of a black widow spider.
- neurotropy — the quality of being neurotropic.
- nonprotein — not protein
- orotundity — (of the voice or speech) characterized by strength, fullness, richness, and clearness.
- panzerotto — a baked turnover with a folded, sealed pocket containing tomato, cheese, and sometimes other fillings
- parrot cry — a remark, complaint, etc that is repeated or imitated mechanically without understanding
- parrotfish — any of various chiefly tropical marine fishes, especially of the family Scaridae: so called because of their brilliant coloring and the shape of their jaws.
- parrotlike — any of numerous hook-billed, often brilliantly colored birds of the order Psittaciformes, as the cockatoo, lory, macaw, or parakeet, having the ability to mimic speech and often kept as pets.
- picrotoxin — a white, crystalline, bitter, poisonous, central nervous system stimulant, C 3 0 H 3 4 O 1 3 , obtained from the seeds of Anamirta cocculus: used chiefly in the treatment of barbiturate poisoning.
- pleurotomy — surgical incision into the pleura, esp to drain fluid, as in pleurisy
- polycrotic — having multiple beats or peaks
- polyprotic — (of an acid) having two or more transferable protons.
- protagoras — c480–c421 b.c, Greek Sophist philosopher.
- protanopia — a defect of vision in which the retina fails to respond to red or green.
- proteanism — readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- protectant — a substance, as a chemical spray, that provides protection, as against insects, frost, rust, etc.; protective agent.
- protecting — providing protection or shelter.
- protection — the act of protecting or the state of being protected; preservation from injury or harm.
- protective — having the quality or function of protecting: a protective covering.
- protectory — an institution for the care of destitute or delinquent children.
- proteiform — changeable in form; multiform
- proteinase — any of a group of enzymes that are capable of hydrolyzing proteins.
- proteinoid — a polymer of amino acids resembling a biological polypeptide but formed abiotically: suggested as a possible intermediate in protein development during primitive earth conditions.