11-letter words containing a, c, o, m
- alismaceous — of or relating to the genus Alisma
- allomorphic — any of two or more different forms of the same chemical compound.
- almond cake — the residue of almonds from which oil has been expressed.
- altocumulus — a globular cloud at an intermediate height of about 2400 to 6000 metres (8000 to 20 000 feet)
- amblyoscope — an instrument used to train an amblyopic eye to function properly.
- ambulocetus — A large carnivorous amphibian (Ambulocetus natans).
- amen corner — in some rural Protestant churches, the seats to the minister's right, once occupied by those leading the responsive amens
- amenorrheic — of or relating to amenorrhea
- amentaceous — of or like an ament or aments
- amethocaine — The drug tetracaine.
- amino acids — any of a class of organic compounds that contains at least one amino group, –NH 2 , and one carboxyl group, –COOH: the alpha-amino acids, RCH(NH 2)COOH, are the building blocks from which proteins are constructed.
- ammonotelic — excreting ammonia as the main nitrogenous waste: characteristic of freshwater fishes and many aquatic invertebrates
- amoebocytes — Plural form of amoebocyte.
- amoxicillin — a penicillin antibiotic used to treat a wide range of bacterial infections
- amoxycillin — Obsolete spelling of amoxicillin.
- amphibiotic — having an aquatic larval form and a terrestrial adult form, as amphibians
- amphicelous — concave on both sides, as the bodies of the vertebrae of fishes.
- amphichroic — producing two colours, one on reacting with an acid, the other on reacting with a base
- amphictyony — (in ancient Greece) a religious association of states for the maintenance of temples and the cults connected with them
- amphilochus — a seer, the son of Amphiaraus and Eriphyle, and the brother of Alcmaeon.
- amphophilic — (cytology) That can be stained with either an acidic or basic dye.
- amylopectin — the major component of starch (about 80 per cent), consisting of branched chains of glucose units. It is insoluble and gives a red-brown colour with iodine
- amyotrophic — (medicine) Characterized by atrophy of the muscles.
- anachronism — You say that something is an anachronism when you think that it is out of date or old-fashioned.
- anastomotic — Anatomy. communication between blood vessels by means of collateral channels, especially when usual routes are obstructed.
- anchorwoman — The anchorwoman on a television or radio programme, especially a news programme, is the woman who presents it.
- anchorwomen — Plural form of anchorwoman.
- and company — You can say and company after mentioning a person's name, to refer also to the people who are associated with that person.
- androconium — a scale on the forewing of certain male butterflies from which an odor attractive to females is emitted.
- anemochores — Plural form of anemochore.
- animatronic — of, concerned with, or operated by animatronics
- anisometric — not isometric; having unsymmetrical parts or unequal measurements
- anomalistic — tending to be anomalous
- anthomaniac — someone with an extreme fondness for flowers
- antimitotic — acting against mitosis
- antimycotic — That inhibits the growth of fungi; antifungal.
- antinomical — characterized by or prone to antinomy
- apicoectomy — a surgical procedure to remove the end of a tooth root in endodontic therapy.
- apoliticism — the quality of being apolitical
- apricot jam — a sweet preserve made from apricots
- araeometric — relating to araeometry
- archdukedom — the territory ruled by an archduke or archduchess
- archegonium — a female sex organ, occurring in mosses, spore-bearing vascular plants, and gymnosperms, that produces a single egg cell in its swollen base
- archeometry — the branch of archaeology that deals with the dating of archaeological specimens through specific techniques, as radiocarbon dating and amino-acid dating.
- armored car — any of various vehicles covered with armor plate, as a truck for carrying money to or from a bank
- armour-clad — wearing armour
- aromaticity — the property of certain planar cyclic conjugated molecules, esp benzene, of behaving like unsaturated molecules and undergoing substitution reactions rather than addition as a result of delocalization of electrons in the ring
- arthrectomy — surgical excision of a joint
- ascomycetes — any fungus of the phylum Ascomycota (or class Ascomycetes), including the molds and truffles, characterized by bearing the sexual spores in a sac (as distinguished from basidiomycete).
- astrocytoma — a tumour of the nervous system which originates in and consists mainly of astrocytes