10-letter words starting with ac
- acrylamide — a chemical compound that forms in certain foods when exposed to high temperature
- act of god — An act of God is an event that is beyond human control, especially one in which something is damaged or someone is hurt.
- act of war — an aggressive act, usually employing military force, which constitutes an immediate threat to peace
- actability — capable of being acted or suitable for acting: He has written a very actable, well-structured play.
- actiniform — having radial form; rayed
- actinogram — the record produced by the action of an actinograph.
- actinolite — a green mineral of the amphibole group consisting of calcium magnesium iron silicate. Formula: Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
- actinology — the science of light rays and their chemical effects
- actinopods — any protozoan of the subclass Actinopoda, including the heliozoans and radiolarians, having stiff, rodlike, radiating pseudopodia.
- actinozoan — anthozoan
- action man — a person who relishes physical activity
- actionable — If something that you do or say to someone is actionable, it gives them a valid reason for bringing a legal case against you.
- actionably — In an actionable manner.
- actionless — inactive, without action
- activating — Present participle of activate.
- activation — to make active; cause to function or act.
- activators — Plural form of activator.
- active sun — the sun at a maximum of solar activity, occurring every 11 years.
- activeness — engaged in action; characterized by energetic work, participation, etc.; busy: an active life.
- activewear — clothing for wear while engaging in sports, recreation, etc.; sportswear
- activistic — of or relating to activism
- activities — the state or quality of being active: There was not much activity in the stock market today. He doesn't have enough physical activity in his life.
- activity's — the state or quality of being active: There was not much activity in the stock market today. He doesn't have enough physical activity in his life.
- actomyosin — a complex protein in skeletal muscle that is formed by actin and myosin and which, when stimulated, shortens to cause muscle contraction
- actual sin — any sin that a person commits of his own free will and for which he is personally responsible
- actualised — Simple past tense and past participle of actualise.
- actualized — Simple past tense and past participle of actualize.
- actualizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of actualize.
- actualness — The state or quality of being actual.
- actuatable — Able to be actuated.
- actuations — to incite or move to action; impel; motivate: actuated by selfish motives.
- actus reus — a criminal action regarded as a constituent element of a crime, as compared with the state of mind of the perpetrator
- acuminated — Botany, Zoology. pointed; tapering to a point.
- acute dose — a total dose of radiation administered over such a short period that biological recovery is impossible
- acute-care — providing emergency services and general medical and surgical treatment for acute disorders rather than long-term residential care for chronic illness.
- acyl group — the univalent group RCO–, where R is any organic group attached to one bond of the carbonyl group.
- acyrologia — (rhetoric) inexact, inappropriate or improper use of a word.