10-letter words that end in t
- allurement — fascination; charm.
- alpha-test — an in-house test of a new or modified piece of computer software
- altisonant — having an impressive sound
- altitonant — sounding loudly from high above
- amazon ant — any of several small reddish ants of the genus Polyergus, esp P. rufescens, that enslave the young of other ant species
- ambivalent — If you say that someone is ambivalent about something, they seem to be uncertain whether they really want it, or whether they really approve of it.
- ambushment — an act or instance of lying concealed so as to attack by surprise: The highwaymen waited in ambush near the road.
- ameliorant — a thing that ameliorates
- ameloblast — a type of cell involved in forming dental enamel
- amercement — to punish by imposing a fine not fixed by statute.
- amersfoort — a town in the central Netherlands, in E Utrecht province. Pop: 131 000 (2003 est)
- aminoplast — amino resin.
- amyloplast — a non-pigmented granule in a plant cell which stores amylopectin
- anabaptist — a member of any of various 16th-century Protestant movements that rejected infant baptism, insisted that adults be rebaptized, and sought to establish Christian communism
- analphabet — an illiterate person unfamiliar with the letters of the alphabet
- anastigmat — a lens or system of lenses designed to be free of astigmatism
- anderlecht — a town in central Belgium, a suburb of Brussels. Pop: 92 755 (2004 est)
- anecdotist — a person who tells or collects anecdotes
- angel dust — PCP1
- angioblast — one of several mesenchymal cells capable of developing into the endothelium of the blood vessels.
- angkor wat — the largest and best preserved Khmer temple in the Angkor complex of ruins.
- angle shot — a picture taken with the camera pointed obliquely at the subject, sometimes causing distortion of perspective and proportion.
- angora cat — a long-haired variety of cat, originating in Britain from crosses between Abyssinian and Siamese breeds in the 1960s
- animadvert — to comment with strong criticism (upon); make censorious remarks (about)
- animal fat — any fat obtained from animals
- ankle boot — a boot that extends up as far as the ankle
- anointment — to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- anorexiant — a substance, as a drug, for causing loss of appetite.
- antagonist — Your antagonist is your opponent or enemy.
- antecedent — An antecedent of something happened or existed before it and was similar to it in some way.
- antepenult — the third last syllable in a word
- anthersmut — a species of parasitic fungus, Ustilago violacea
- anti-draft — a drawing, sketch, or design.
- antichrist — the antagonist of Christ, expected by early Christians to appear and reign over the world until overthrown at Christ's Second Coming
- anticipant — operating in advance; expectant; anticipating
- antimarket — opposed to or working against commerce
- antiracist — a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- antisexist — a person opposed to sexism
- antitheist — a person opposed to belief in god or gods
- apiologist — the scientific study of bees, especially honeybees.
- apochromat — a lens, consisting of three or more elements of different types of glass, that is designed to bring light of three colours to the same focal point, thus reducing its chromatic aberration
- apple cart — a huckster's handcart for selling apples in the street, etc.
- apple tart — a pastry case filled with apples, with or without pastry on top
- aquaplanet — (astronomy) A planet having a considerable amount of surface water.
- arc secant — the angle, measured in radians, that has a secant equal to a given number. Symbol: sec −1. Abbreviation: arc sec;
- archiblast — egg protoplasm
- archpriest — (formerly) a chief assistant to a bishop, performing many of his sacerdotal functions during his absence
- 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
- arcubalist — an arbalest
- aristocrat — An aristocrat is someone whose family has a high social rank, especially someone who has a title.