11-letter words containing a, c, e, t, o
- spermatoxic — (of a substance) toxic to spermatozoa.
- spirochaete — any of various spiral-shaped motile bacteria of the family Spirochaetaceae, certain species, as Treponema, Leptospira, and Borrelia, being pathogenic to humans and other animals, and other species being free-living, saprophytic, or parasitic.
- stactometer — stalagmometer.
- state coach — a horse-drawn coach used by royalty on state occasions
- stauroscope — an optical instrument for studying the crystal structure of minerals under polarized light
- steatopygic — extreme accumulation of fat on and about the buttocks, especially of women.
- stenobathic — of or relating to marine or freshwater life that can tolerate only limited changes in depth (opposed to eurybathic).
- stenocardia — angina pectoris, a contraction of the heart or its vessels due to a lack of oxygen, causing severe chest pain
- stereobatic — relating to or resembling a stereobate
- stereocilia — any of the long, flexible microvilli that superficially resemble cilia and occur as a brush border or series of tufts on the surface of various epithelial tissues.
- stereotaxic — of, relating to, or based on three-dimensional studies of the brain, especially as an adjunct to brain surgery.
- stockhausen — Karlheinz [kahrl-hahynts] /ˈkɑrlˌhaɪnts/ (Show IPA), 1928–2007, German composer.
- stomachache — pain in the stomach or abdomen; colic.
- stomachless — lacking or not having a stomach
- stone canal — (in certain echinoderms) a tube lined with calcareous deposits, connecting the madreporite with a circular canal around the mouth.
- stone china — hard earthenware containing china stone.
- stone-faced — having a rigid, expressionless face.
- stony-faced — having a rigid, expressionless face.
- subcategory — a subordinate category or a division of a category.
- sugarcoated — to cover with sugar: to sugarcoat a pill.
- superoctave — an organ stop two octaves above the standard pitch
- sweatercoat — a coat knitted like a bulky sweater.
- syncopative — relating to syncopation
- tabefaction — the process of tabefying
- tacheometer — a type of theodolite designed for the rapid measurement of distances, elevations, and directions
- tacheometry — the measurement of distance, etc, using a tacheometer
- tachysterol — an isomer of ergosterol, C28H44O, formed during the production of calciferol by the irradiation of ergosterol
- tail covert — any of the feathers concealing the bases of a bird's tail feathers.
- take action — act, do sth practical
- take notice — listen, heed
- take office — come to power
- tape-record — to record (speech, music, etc.) on magnetic tape.
- tautochrone — a curve upon which a moving object will reach a certain point at the same time through gravity from whichever point it starts
- tautometric — having the same metre or arrangement of syllables
- technocracy — a theory and movement, prominent about 1932, advocating control of industrial resources, reform of financial institutions, and reorganization of the social system, based on the findings of technologists and engineers.
- technomania — an obsessional enthusiasm for technology
- technospeak — any abstruse technical jargon
- telecommand — the remote control of electronic devices
- telecottage — a communal workplace, situated in a rural area, which contains computers and other facilities linked into a communications network, thereby enabling people to work from remote locations
- telodynamic — pertaining to the transmission of mechanical power over considerable distances, as by means of endless cables on pulleys.
- tenaciously — holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of): a tenacious grip on my arm; tenacious of old habits.
- teotihuacan — the ruins of an ancient Mesoamerican city in central Mexico, near Mexico City, that flourished a.d. c200–c750 and is the site of the pyramids of the Sun and Moon and of many temples, palaces, and dwellings.
- tephromancy — the seeking of the future using ashes
- teratogenic — a drug or other substance capable of interfering with the development of a fetus, causing birth defects.
- terra cotta — a hard, brown-red, usually unglazed earthenware used for pottery, sculpture, etc.
- terra-cotta — made of or having the color of terra cotta.
- tetracoccus — a spherical bacterium occurring in square groups of four.
- the capitol — the main building of the US Congress
- the cariboo — a region in the W foothills of the Cariboo Mountains, scene of a gold rush beginning in 1860
- the creator — an epithet of God