10-letter words containing a, c, n, t, h
- phantasmic — pertaining to or of the nature of a phantasm; unreal; illusory; spectral: phantasmal creatures of nightmare.
- phenacetin — a white, slightly water-soluble, crystalline solid, C 1 0 H 1 3 NO 2 , used in medicine chiefly as an agent for checking or preventing fever or for relieving pain: withdrawn because of unfavorable side effects.
- phonematic — phonemic.
- phonetical — Also, phonetical. of or relating to speech sounds, their production, or their transcription in written symbols.
- pina cloth — a fine, sheer fabric of pineapple-leaf fiber, used especially for lingerie.
- pitchwoman — a female pitchman
- plainchant — plainsong (defs 1, 2).
- planchette — a small, heart-shaped board supported by two casters and a pencil or stylus that, when moved across a surface by the light, unguided pressure of the fingertips, is supposed to trace meaningful patterns or written messages revealing subconscious thoughts, psychic phenomena, clairvoyant messages, etc.
- pocahontas — (Rebecca Rolfe) 1595?–1617, American Indian woman who is said to have prevented the execution of Captain John Smith.
- postlaunch — relating to or occurring in the period after a launch
- preachment — the act of preaching.
- prognathic — having protrusive jaws; having a gnathic index over 103.
- pyracantha — firethorn.
- ratcheting — a toothed bar with which a pawl engages.
- reteaching — to impart knowledge of or skill in; give instruction in: She teaches mathematics. Synonyms: coach.
- revanchist — an advocate or supporter of a political policy of revanche, especially in order to seek vengeance for a previous military defeat.
- rhinotheca — the covering of the upper part of the beak in birds
- ritschlian — of or relating to the theology of Albrecht Ritschl (1822–89), who developed a liberal Christian theology and maintained that religious faith is based on value judgments.
- sand yacht — land yacht.
- schalstein — a slate-like rock formed by shearing basaltic or andesitic tuff or lava
- scratching — to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one's hand on a nail.
- shackleton — Sir Ernest Henry, 1874–1922, English explorer of the Antarctic.
- skin patch — an adhesive patch stuck to the skin to slowly and steadily release medicine into the bloodstream
- stanchions — an upright bar, beam, post, or support, as in a window, stall, ship, etc.
- stanchless — not to be stanched.
- stanchness — the state or quality of being staunch
- staunchest — firm or steadfast in principle, adherence, loyalty, etc., as a person: a staunch Republican; a staunch friend.
- sticharion — a white tunic of silk or linen, corresponding to the alb, worn by deacons, priests, and bishops.
- stracchino — a soft cheese from North Italy
- tachypneic — excessively rapid respiration.
- tachypnoea — excessively rapid respiration.
- talcahuano — a seaport in central Chile.
- technician — a person who is trained or skilled in the technicalities of a subject.
- technocrat — a proponent, adherent, or supporter of technocracy.
- technofear — fear of using technological devices, such as computers; technophobia
- thanatotic — an ancient Greek personification of death.
- the canvas — the floor of a boxing or wrestling ring
- the change — menopause
- the cinema — the art or business of making films
- theomantic — relating to theomancy or divination
- theophanic — a manifestation or appearance of God or a god to a person.
- think back — try to remember
- thiocyanic — of, from, or relating to a sulphacid (or liquid acid HSCN) having a strong odour but no colour
- tiahuanaco — of or relating to a pre-Incan culture existing c300 b.c.–a.d. c900, chiefly in Peru and Bolivia, characterized by the use of megalithic masonry carved with geometric and animal designs, stone statues, polychrome pottery, and bronze artifacts.
- tibouchina — a member of the genus Tibouchina, which includes 350 species of shrubs found in South America
- tire chain — a device made of chains, attached around a tire's tread on a motor vehicle to increase traction, as on snow
- trachiniae — a tragedy (c430 b.c.) by Sophocles.
- tragacanth — a gummy substance derived from various low, spiny, Asian shrubs belonging to the genus Astragalus, of the legume family, especially A. gummifer: used to impart firmness to pills and lozenges, stiffen calicoes, etc.
- trenchancy — incisive or keen, as language or a person; caustic; cutting: trenchant wit.
- trochanter — Anatomy. either of two knobs at the top of the femur, the greater on the outside and the lesser on the inside, serving for the attachment of muscles between the thigh and pelvis.