10-letter words containing n, a, c
- archipenko — Aleksandr Porfiryevich (alɪkˈsandr parˈfirjɪvitʃ). 1887– 1964, Russian sculptor and painter, in the US after 1923, whose work is characterized by economy of form
- archontate — an archon's period in office
- arciniegas — Germán [her-mahn] /hɛrˈmɑn/ (Show IPA), 1900–1999, Colombian author, editor, and diplomat.
- arctangent — the function the value of which for a given argument is the angle in radians (between –π/2 and π/2) the tangent of which is that argument: the inverse of the tangent function
- arctogaean — of or relating to Arctogaea
- arefaction — the act of drying, or a dried condition
- arenaceous — (of sedimentary rocks and deposits) composed of sand or sandstone
- arithmancy — divination by the use of numbers, especially by the number of letters in names.
- arsenicals — Plural form of arsenical.
- arvicoline — inhabiting meadows or rural areas
- ascendable — having the ability to be ascended
- ascendance — the state of being in the ascendant; governing or controlling influence; domination.
- ascendancy — If one group has ascendancy over another group, it has more power or influence than the other group.
- ascendants — Plural form of ascendant.
- ascendence — the state of being in the ascendant; governing or controlling influence; domination.
- ascendency — the state of being in the ascendant; governing or controlling influence; domination.
- ascendible — Capable of being ascended; climbable.
- ascensions — Plural form of ascension.
- ascertains — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
- ascogenous — of, relating to, or producing asci.
- ascogonium — a female reproductive body in some ascomycetous fungi in which, after fertilization, the asci develop
- ascription — the act of ascribing
- ashkenazic — of or relating to the Ashkenazi Jews
- assistance — If you give someone assistance, you help them do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- asskicking — to kick ass. See kick (def 33).
- assurances — Plural form of assurance.
- astricting — Present participle of astrict.
- astriction — to bind fast; constrain.
- astrionics — the science dealing with the application of electronics to astronautics.
- astromancy — divination by means of the stars.
- astronomic — of, relating to, or connected with astronomy.
- asynchrony — a lack of synchronism or coincidence in time.
- asyntactic — showing no syntactical rules or regularity
- at a pinch — If you say that something is possible at a pinch, or in American English if you say that something is possible in a pinch, you mean that it would be possible if it was necessary, but it might not be very comfortable or convenient.
- 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.
- athabascan — a family of languages spoken by American Indians in most of inland northwest Canada and Alaska, in coastal Oregon and California, and in Arizona and the Rio Grande basin, and including especially Navajo, Apache, and Chipewyan. Compare family (def 14).
- athapascan — a group of North American Indian languages belonging to the Na-Dene phylum, including Apache and Navaho
- athermancy — an inability to transmit radiant heat or infrared radiation
- attachment — If you have an attachment to someone or something, you are fond of them or loyal to them.
- attendance — Someone's attendance at an event or an institution is the fact that they are present at the event or go regularly to the institution.
- attendancy — the condition or quality of accompanying or attending
- attractant — a substance that attracts, esp a chemical (sex attractant) produced by an insect and attracting insects of the same species
- attracting — Present participle of attract.
- attraction — An attraction is a feature which makes something interesting or desirable.
- 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.
- audiogenic — caused or produced by sound or an audio frequency
- aureomycin — chlortetracycline