10-letter words containing a, d, i, o, c
- clostridia — Plural form of clostridium.
- cnidoblast — any of the cells of a coelenterate that contain nematocysts
- co-ordinal — belonging to the same order.
- coal field — an area containing significant coal deposits.
- coalfields — Plural form of coalfield.
- coatbridge — an industrial town in central Scotland, in North Lanarkshire. Pop: 41 170 (2001)
- coated pit — a clathrin-lined depression in the outer surface of a cell membrane, formed of receptors and their specific ligands, that becomes a coated vesicle upon endocytosis.
- coatimundi — The ring-tailed coati, Nasua nasua, a south American carnivore.
- codominant — (of genes) having both alleles expressed equally in the phenotype of the organism
- colatitude — the complement of the celestial latitude
- colligated — Simple past tense and past participle of colligate.
- collimated — Simple past tense and past participle of collimate.
- comatulids — Plural form of comatulid.
- comedietta — a short comic stage or musical production
- comitadjis — members of any guerrilla band in the Balkan countries or Macedonia
- commanding — If you are in a commanding position or situation, you are in a strong or powerful position or situation.
- companding — a process in which the dynamic range of a signal is reduced for recording purposes and then expanded to its original value for reproduction or playback.
- compendial — Related to a compendium that serves as a standard, such as the w British Pharmacopoeia, or the w US Pharmacopeia.
- complained — to express dissatisfaction, pain, uneasiness, censure, resentment, or grief; find fault: He complained constantly about the noise in the corridor.
- conchoidal — (of the fracture of minerals and rocks) having smooth shell-shaped convex and concave surfaces
- concordial — characterized by concord
- confidable — Able to be entrusted with secrets, or private information.
- confidante — Someone's confidante is a woman who they are able to discuss their private problems with.
- confidants — a close friend or associate to whom secrets are confided or with whom private matters and problems are discussed.
- confirmand — a candidate for confirmation
- conoidical — conoidal
- conrad iii — 1093–1152, king of Germany 1138–52; uncrowned emperor of the Holy Roman Empire: founder of the Hohenstaufen dynasty.
- contradict — If you contradict someone, you say that what they have just said is wrong, or suggest that it is wrong by saying something different.
- coordinate — If you coordinate an activity, you organize the various people and things involved in it.
- coradicate — (of multiple words) derived from the same root
- cordiality — warmth of feeling
- cordialize — to become warm and friendly
- cordillera — a series of parallel ranges of mountains, esp in the northwestern US
- cordwainer — a shoemaker or worker in cordovan leather
- corriedale — a breed of sheep reared for both wool and meat, originally developed in New Zealand and Australia
- corrigenda — Plural form of corrigendum.
- corticated — having a cortex.
- corydaline — an alkaloid, C22H27NO4, that is found in the roots of certain plants of the genus Corydalis
- cotehardie — (in the Middle Ages) a close-fitting outer garment with long sleeves, hip-length for men and full-length for women, often laced or buttoned down the front or back.
- crinoidean — of or relating to the Crinoidea, an order of echinoderms
- custodians — Plural form of custodian.
- cycloidian — of or pertaining to a cycloid
- cyclopedia — encyclopedia
- daemonical — Of or relating to daemons; diabolical.
- datacode i — (language) An early system used on the Datatron 200 series.
- daunomycin — an anthracycline drug that is used as a medication in the treatment of some forms of cancer
- deaconries — Plural form of deaconry.
- deaconship — (in hierarchical churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest.
- decalogist — a person who interprets and expounds on the Ten Commandments
- decimation — to destroy a great number or proportion of: The population was decimated by a plague.