10-letter words containing c, o
- art school — tertiary level college for students of art
- artichokes — Plural form of artichoke.
- artocarpus — a genus of the mulberry family, originating in Asia, species of which include the jackfruit and the breadfruit
- arvicoline — inhabiting meadows or rural areas
- ascaridole — a liquid, C 10 H 16 O 2 , constituting the active principle of chenopodium oil, used chiefly as a catalyst in polymerization reactions.
- ascensions — Plural form of ascension.
- ascigerous — of or relating to asci.
- ascocarpic — relating to an ascocarp
- ascococcus — (biology) A form of micrococcus, found in putrid meat infusions, occurring in peculiar masses, each of which is enclosed in a hyaline capsule and contains a large number of spherical micrococci.
- ascogenous — of, relating to, or producing asci.
- ascogonium — a female reproductive body in some ascomycetous fungi in which, after fertilization, the asci develop
- ascomycete — any fungus of the phylum Ascomycota (formerly class Ascomycetes) in which the spores (ascospores) are formed inside a club-shaped cell (ascus). The group includes yeast, penicillium, aspergillus, truffles, and certain mildews
- ascorbates — Plural form of ascorbate.
- ascospores — Plural form of ascospore.
- ascosporic — relating to an ascospore
- ascription — the act of ascribing
- assertoric — (of a statement) stating a fact, as opposed to expressing an evaluative judgment
- associable — that can be associated or connected in the mind
- associated — If one thing is associated with another, the two things are connected with each other.
- associates — Plural form of associate.
- associator — A person who associates with something.
- astacology — the investigation and analysis of crayfish
- astriction — to bind fast; constrain.
- astrionics — the science dealing with the application of electronics to astronautics.
- astrocytes — Plural form of astrocyte.
- astrocytic — relating to astrocytes or star-shaped neuroglial cells
- astromancy — divination by means of the stars.
- astronomic — of, relating to, or connected with astronomy.
- asymptotic — of or referring to an asymptote
- asynchrony — a lack of synchronism or coincidence in time.
- atascadero — a town in SW California.
- atef-crown — a symbolic headdress of certain Egyptian gods, as Osiris, and of Egyptian kings, consisting of a tall conical cap flanked by two plumes and bearing representations of the uraeus and the sun.
- atomic age — the period characterized by the use of atomic energy: regarded as beginning with the creation of the first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction on December 2, 1942
- atomically — of, pertaining to, resulting from, or using atoms, atomic energy, or atomic bombs: an atomic explosion.
- atrocities — acts of extreme cruelty, esp against prisoners or civilians in wartime
- atrocity's — the quality or state of being atrocious.
- attack dog — a dog trained to attack on command
- attic room — a room in the attic of a house
- attoparsec — (unit, humour) About 31 mm (one inch). "atto-" is the standard SI prefix for multiplication by 10^-18. A parsec (parallax-second) is 3.26 light-years; an attoparsec is thus 3.26 * 10^-18 light years. Thus, one attoparsec per microfortnight is about one inch per second. This unit is reported to be in use (though probably not very seriously) among hackers in the UK.
- attraction — An attraction is a feature which makes something interesting or desirable.
- attractors — Plural form of attractor.
- au courant — up-to-date, esp in knowledge of current affairs
- auctionary — of or relating to auctions or auctioneers
- auctioneer — An auctioneer is a person in charge of an auction.
- auctioning — Present participle of auction.
- audio disc — an act of recording.
- audiogenic — caused or produced by sound or an audio frequency
- audiologic — of or relating to audiology
- aureomycin — chlortetracycline
- auriscopes — Plural form of auriscope.