11-letter words containing a, c, o, s, t, e
- narco-state — a country in which the illegal trade in narcotic drugs forms a substantial part of the economy
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- nose tackle — nose guard
- 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.
- oceanfronts — Plural form of oceanfront.
- octahedrons — Plural form of octahedron.
- old castile — a region in N Spain: formerly a province.
- olfactories — of or relating to the sense of smell: olfactory organs.
- on the case — If you say that someone is on the case, you mean that they are aware of a particular problem and are trying to resolve it.
- open stance — a batting stance in which the front foot is farther from the inside of the batter's box than the back foot.
- orchestrate — Arrange or score (music) for orchestral performance.
- orchestrina — (musical instruments) orchestrion.
- orthoclases — Plural form of orthoclase.
- oscillative — disposed to oscillation
- osteoclases — Plural form of osteoclasis.
- osteoclasis — Physiology. the breaking down or absorption of osseous tissue.
- osteoclasts — Plural form of osteoclast.
- osteopathic — Of or pertaining to osteopathy or osteopathic medicine.
- ostracoderm — any of several extinct jawless fishes of the Ordovician, Silurian, and Devonian periods, having the body enclosed in an armor of bony plates.
- ostreaceous — oyster-like
- outbalances — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outbalance.
- outdistance — to leave behind, as in running; outstrip: The winning horse outdistanced the second-place winner by five lengths.
- outer space — space beyond the atmosphere of the earth.
- overcasting — Meteorology. the condition of the sky when more than 95 percent covered by clouds.
- oyster crab — a pea crab, Pinnotheres ostreum, the female of which lives as a commensal within the mantle cavity of oysters.
- packet soup — soup supplied in dried form in a packet
- panchreston — a proposed explanation intended to address a complex problem by trying to account for all possible contingencies but typically proving to be too broadly conceived and therefore oversimplified to be of any practical use.
- parcel post — (in the U.S. Postal Service) nonpreferential mail consisting of packages and parcels, weighing one pound or more sent at fourth-class rates. Compare fourth class.
- pas de cote — a two-track.
- peach stone — the stone in the centre of the fruit the peach
- pentecostal — of or relating to Pentecost, a Christian festival commemorating the descent of the Holy Ghost upon the apostles.
- phagocytose — phagocytize.
- 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.
- post chaise — a four-wheeled coach for rapid transportation of passengers and mail, used in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
- postal code — British. postcode.
- precautious — using or displaying precaution: a precautious reply; a precautious person.
- procrustean — pertaining to or suggestive of Procrustes.
- ratio scale — a scale of measurement of data which permits the comparison of differences of values; a scale having a fixed zero value. The distances travelled by a projectile, for instance, are measured on a ratio scale since it makes sense to talk of one projectile travelling twice as far as another
- re-accustom — to familiarize by custom or use; habituate: to accustom oneself to cold weather.
- re-forecast — to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance: to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates.