11-letter words containing a, c, e, s, i, o
- mesoamerica — Anthropology, Archaeology. the area extending approximately from central Mexico to Honduras and Nicaragua in which diverse pre-Columbian civilizations flourished.
- mesoblastic — (biology) of, relating to, or resembling the mesoblast.
- mesocardium — the double layer of splanchnic mesoderm supporting the embryonic heart.
- mesocranial — mesocephalic
- mesognathic — having medium, slightly protruding jaws.
- mesopelagic — of, relating to, or living in the ocean at a depth of between 600 feet (180 meters) and 3000 feet (900 meters).
- metachrosis — the ability of some animals, such as chameleons, to change their colour
- metasomatic — Of or pertaining to metasomatism.
- micronesian — of or relating to Micronesia, its inhabitants, or their languages.
- microphages — Plural form of microphage.
- mimosaceous — belonging to the Mimosaceae, now regarded as a subfamily (Mimosoideae) of the legume family.
- minor scale — Also called harmonic minor scale. a scale having half steps between the second and third, fifth and sixth, and seventh and eighth degrees, with whole steps for the other intervals.
- misallocate — to allocate mistakenly or improperly: to misallocate resources.
- miscreation — miscreated.
- mobocracies — Plural form of mobocracy.
- monocracies — Plural form of monocracy.
- mustachioed — a mustache.
- nanoscience — The underlying science of nanotechnology.
- nematocides — Plural form of nematocide.
- neo-fascism — a modern right-wing political movement that includes significant elements of fascism, esp inspired by fascist Italy
- neo-fascist — any of various political movements or beliefs inspired by or reminiscent of fascism or Nazism.
- neofascists — Plural form of neofascist.
- neosilicate — (chemistry) any simple silicate mineral in which the SiO4 tetrahedra are isolated and have metal ions as neighbours.
- nonsemantic — of, relating to, or arising from the different meanings of words or other symbols: semantic change; semantic confusion.
- nonsensical — (of words or language) having little or no meaning; making little or no sense: A baby's babbling is appealingly nonsensical.
- nonsilicate — Mineralogy. any of the largest group of mineral compounds, as quartz, beryl, garnet, feldspar, mica, and various kinds of clay, consisting of SiO 2 or SiO 4 groupings and one or more metallic ions, with some forms containing hydrogen. Silicates constitute well over 90 percent of the rock-forming minerals of the earth's crust.
- obfusticate — Synonym of obfuscate.
- obsecration — to entreat solemnly; beseech; supplicate.
- obstetrical — of or relating to the care and treatment of women in childbirth and during the period before and after delivery.
- occidentals — Plural form of occidental.
- occupancies — Plural form of occupancy.
- oceanariums — Plural form of oceanarium.
- officialese — a style of language used in some official statements, often criticized for its use of polysyllabic jargon and obscure, pretentiously wordy phrasing.
- officialise — to make official; place under official authority or control.
- old castile — a region in N Spain: formerly a province.
- olfactories — of or relating to the sense of smell: olfactory organs.
- oligarchies — Plural form of oligarchy.
- orchestrina — (musical instruments) orchestrion.
- oscillative — disposed to oscillation
- osteoclasis — Physiology. the breaking down or absorption of osseous tissue.
- osteopathic — Of or pertaining to osteopathy or osteopathic medicine.
- outdistance — to leave behind, as in running; outstrip: The winning horse outdistanced the second-place winner by five lengths.
- overcasting — Meteorology. the condition of the sky when more than 95 percent covered by clouds.
- phonematics — phonemics.
- phonetastic — (communications) A CTI product from Callware. Phonetastic employs if-then rules and customer records to tell those receiving calls who is calling (based on ANI and DNIS) and to determine how the call should be routed, e.g. to a certain sales representative or to the general sales department; receive high-priority treatment; receive a fax-back, etc.
- piperaceous — belonging to the Piperacae, the pepper family of plants.
- plagioclase — any of the feldspar minerals varying in composition from acidic albite, NaAlSi 3 O 8 , to basic anorthite, CaAl 2 Si 2 O 8 , found in most igneous rocks: shows twinning striations on good cleavage surfaces.
- polariscope — an instrument for measuring or exhibiting the polarization of light or for examining substances in polarized light, often to determine stress and strain in glass and other substances.
- post chaise — a four-wheeled coach for rapid transportation of passengers and mail, used in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
- precautious — using or displaying precaution: a precautious reply; a precautious person.