11-letter words containing a, c, r, o
- carcassonne — a city in SW France: extensive remains of medieval fortifications. Pop: 48 212 (2006)
- carcinogens — Plural form of carcinogen.
- carcinology — the study of crustaceans
- carcinomata — Plural form of carcinoma.
- card hopper — a device that allows cards of varying thicknesses to be fed individually through an outlet opening in a printer without adjustment
- cardholders — Plural form of cardholder.
- cardiectomy — excision of the heart.
- cardiodynia — pain in the heart region.
- cardiogenic — originating in the heart, or resulting from a disorder of the heart
- cardiograms — Plural form of cardiogram.
- cardiograph — an instrument for recording the mechanical force and form of heart movements
- cardiolipin — a lipid purified from bovine heart and used as an antigen for reacting with reagin, the Wassermann antibody, in the Wassermann diagnostic test for syphilis.
- cardiomotor — relating to the action of the heart
- cardiopathy — a heart disease or disorder
- cardiospasm — failure of the muscle fibers at the lower end of the esophagus to relax, resulting in swallowing difficulty and regurgitation.
- cardiotonic — having a positive effect on cardiac function
- cardiotoxic — Chemically damaging to the tissues of the heart.
- cardophagus — a donkey
- carduaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Carduaceae, a subfamily of composite plants that includes the thistle
- care worker — A care worker is someone whose job involves helping people who have particular problems or special needs, for example in a care home.
- career move — a change of job, usually to a position with more responsibility and a higher income
- careless of — indifferent to; untroubled by
- cargo liner — a cargo ship that sails regularly between designated ports according to a published schedule.
- cargo pants — Cargo pants are large, loose pants with lots of pockets.
- cargo plane — a plane carrying cargo
- carillonist — a carillonneur
- carloadings — the number of railroad carloads shipped in or out within a given period
- carnaptious — ill-tempered or cantankerous
- carnationed — having the colour of flesh
- carniferous — bearing flesh.
- carnivorism — flesh-eating: A dog is a carnivorous animal.
- carnivorous — Carnivorous animals eat meat.
- caro's acid — persulfuric acid (def 1).
- carolingian — of or relating to the Frankish dynasty founded by Pepin the Short, son of Charles Martel, which ruled in France from 751–987 ad and in Germany until 911 ad
- carotenoids — Plural form of carotenoid.
- carousingly — in a carousing manner
- carpet moth — any of several geometrid moths with black- (or brown-)and-white mottled wings
- carpet plot — the graphed values of a function of more than one variable, read from an ordinate at points located by the intersection of curves of constant values of each of the variables
- carpet-bomb — to drop many bombs on (an area) to prepare for advancing ground forces
- carpogonium — the female sex organ of red algae, consisting of a swollen base containing the ovum and a long neck down which the male gametes pass
- carpophores — Plural form of carpophore.
- carpophorus — an epithet of both Demeter and her daughter, Persephone, meaning “fruit-bearer.”.
- carpospores — Plural form of carpospore.
- carrom ball — a ball with a spinning action created by keeping the middle finger bent and flicking it outwards at the moment of release
- carrot cake — a sweet cake made with grated carrots
- carrying-on — unconventional or questionable behaviour
- carson city — a city in W Nevada, capital of the state. Pop: 55 311 (2003 est)
- cartography — Cartography is the art or activity of drawing maps and geographical charts.
- cartoonists — Plural form of cartoonist.
- cartoonlike — cartoonish