11-letter words containing a, c, e, t, o, n
- menthaceous — belonging to the Menthaceae, a former name for the plant family Labiatae.
- mesognathic — having medium, slightly protruding jaws.
- metachronal — Describing the wavelike beating of a group of cilia.
- metafiction — fiction that discusses, describes, or analyzes a work of fiction or the conventions of fiction.
- metallocene — an organometallic coordination compound consisting of a metal bonded to one or two rings of cyclopentadiene.
- metonymical — having the nature of metonymy.
- metrication — the act, process, or result of establishing the metric system as the standard system of measurement.
- miscreation — miscreated.
- monstrances — Plural form of monstrance.
- monte carlo — a town in Monaco principality, in SE France: gambling resort.
- monticulate — having low rising mounds or protrusions
- mountenance — a quantity, amount, duration, or value
- narco-state — a country in which the illegal trade in narcotic drugs forms a substantial part of the economy
- narcoleptic — a condition characterized by frequent and uncontrollable periods of deep sleep.
- neanthropic — of or relating to modern forms of humans as compared with extinct species of the genus Homo.
- necromantic — a method of divination through alleged communication with the dead; black art.
- nematocidal — Acting as a nematocide; fatal to nematodes.
- nematocides — Plural form of nematocide.
- nematocysts — A specialized cell in the tentacles of a jellyfish or other coelenterate, containing a barbed or venomous coiled thread that can be projected in self-defense or to capture prey.
- neo-fascist — any of various political movements or beliefs inspired by or reminiscent of fascism or Nazism.
- neocortical — the largest and evolutionarily most recent portion of the cerebral cortex, composed of complex, layered tissue, the site of most of the higher brain functions.
- neofascists — Plural form of neofascist.
- neonaticide — The murder of a newborn.
- neoplatonic — a philosophical system, originated in the 3rd century a.d. by Plotinus, founded chiefly on Platonic doctrine and Eastern mysticism, with later influences from Christianity. It holds that all existence consists of emanations from the One with whom the soul may be reunited.
- neosilicate — (chemistry) any simple silicate mineral in which the SiO4 tetrahedra are isolated and have metal ions as neighbours.
- neotropical — belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising that part of the New World extending from the tropic of Cancer southward.
- neuroactive — affecting or interacting directly with the nervous system
- neurocytoma — A nervous system tumor primarily derived from nervous tissue, in contrast to the gliomas.
- neuropathic — any diseased condition of the nervous system.
- nomenclator — a person who assigns names, as in scientific classification; classifier.
- non-citable — to quote (a passage, book, author, etc.), especially as an authority: He cited the Constitution in his defense.
- nonadjacent — lying near, close, or contiguous; adjoining; neighboring: a motel adjacent to the highway.
- nonathletic — physically active and strong; good at athletics or sports: an athletic child.
- nonattached — not attached or connected, detached
- noncreative — having the quality or power of creating.
- nondiabetic — (medicine) Not suffering from diabetes.
- nonemphatic — lacking emphasis, not emphatic
- nonmagnetic — of or relating to a magnet or magnetism.
- nonmetallic — of or relating to a nonmetal.
- nonmetrical — (music) Without the constraints of a metronome; not played or sung with a strict underlying rhythmic method.
- nonoperatic — not operatic
- nonreactive — tending to react.
- nonsemantic — of, relating to, or arising from the different meanings of words or other symbols: semantic change; semantic confusion.
- 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.
- nonteaching — the act or profession of a person who teaches.
- nonvertical — being in a position or direction perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb.
- nose tackle — nose guard
- not exactly — not at all; by no means
- noticeboard — Alternative spelling of notice board.
- nucleolated — containing a nucleolus or nucleoli.