10-letter words containing tro
- cagliostro — Count Alessandro di (alesˈsandro di), original name Giuseppe Balsamo. 1743–95, Italian adventurer and magician, who was imprisoned for life by the Inquisition for his association with freemasonry
- centroidal — of or relating to a centroid
- centromere — the dense nonstaining region of a chromosome that attaches it to the spindle during mitosis
- centronics — (company, hardware, printer) A company in Hudson N.H., USA, best known for designing the parallel interface for printers with the same name, found on many microcomputers.
- centrosome — a small body in a cell where microtubules are produced. In animal cells it surrounds the centriole
- chemotroph — any organism that oxidizes inorganic or organic compounds as its principal energy source.
- chronotron — a gadget that, by contrasting electrical pulsations, can calculate very short periods of time
- citronalis — lemon verbena.
- citronella — a tropical Asian grass, Cymbopogon (or Andropogon) nardus, with bluish-green lemon-scented leaves
- colostrous — containing colostrum
- controlled — held in check; curbed: poorly controlled anger.
- controller — A controller is a person who has responsibility for a particular organization or for a particular part of an organization.
- controvert — to deny, refute, or oppose (some argument or opinion)
- courtrooms — Plural form of courtroom.
- cyclotrons — Plural form of cyclotron.
- cytotropic — (of cells or groups of cells) growing or moving toward or away from each other.
- dantrolene — a toxic orange powder, C 14 H 10 N 4 O 5 , used to control muscle spasms, as in the treatment of local trauma, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, or other neurological disorders.
- destroyers — Plural form of destroyer.
- destroyeth — Archaic third-person singular form of destroy.
- destroying — Present participle of destroy.
- dextrously — Alternative form of dexterously.
- diatropism — a response of plants or parts of plants to an external stimulus by growing at right angles to the direction of the stimulus
- dimetrodon — an extinct carnivorous mammallike reptile, of the genus Dimetrodon, dominant in North America during the Permian Period, up to 10 feet (3.1 meter) long and usually bearing spinal sails.
- dinitrogen — (chemistry) the normal nitrogen molecule having two atoms.
- disastrous — causing great distress or injury; ruinous; very unfortunate; calamitous: The rain and cold proved disastrous to his health.
- distrouble — to trouble; to interrupt
- ditrochean — consisting of two trochees
- dogtrotted — Simple past tense and past participle of dogtrot.
- downstroke — a downward stroke, as of a machine part, piston, or the like.
- dyscontrol — The inability to control one's behavior.
- dystrophia — Medicine/Medical. faulty or inadequate nutrition or development.
- dystrophic — Medicine/Medical. pertaining to or caused by dystrophy.
- dystrophin — a protein, the absence of which is believed to cause muscular dystrophy
- ectromelia — Medicine/Medical. the congenital absence or imperfection of a limb or limbs.
- electrodes — Plural form of electrode.
- electrogen — a molecule that emits electrons when it is illuminated
- electrojet — a narrow belt of fast-moving ions in the ionosphere, under the influence of the earth's magnetic field, causing auroral displays
- electromer — one of two or more substances, each of which differs solely in the distribution of electrons within their atoms
- electronic — (of a device) Having or operating with the aid of many small components, esp. microchips and transistors, that control and direct an electric current.
- electropop — a genre of pop music characterized by the use of synthesizers to replace guitars and drums
- emmetropia — The condition of perfect vision, where images are correctly brought to a focus on the retina.
- emmetropic — Pertaining to emmetropia.
- emplastron — a plaster containing a balm or medication
- eolotropic — Alternative spelling of aeolotropic.
- epistrophe — (rhetoric) The repetition of the same word or words at the end of successive phrases, clauses or sentences.
- estrogenic — (steroid) Of, relating to, or acting like estrogen.
- extroverts — Plural form of extrovert.
- gamotropic — of or relating to gamotropism
- gastro-pub — A gastro-pub is a pub that serves very good food.
- gastrocele — (anatomy) A cavity in the embryonic gastrula.