11-letter words containing a, c, r, o
- autocracies — Plural form of autocracy.
- autographic — of, for, or like an autograph or autographs
- automorphic — shaped and designed after oneself
- autotrophic — (of organisms such as green plants) capable of manufacturing complex organic nutritive compounds from simple inorganic sources such as carbon dioxide, water, and nitrates, using energy from the sun
- auxochromic — any radical or group of atoms that intensifies the color of a substance.
- auxotrophic — designating or of a mutant organism requiring more nutritional substances than its prototrophic parent because it has lost the ability to make a certain enzyme
- axonometric — of or relating to a projection method of representing three-dimensional objects on a flat surface
- azotobacter — any bacterium of the family Azotobacteriaceae, important in nitrogen fixation in the soil
- bacciferous — bearing berries
- baccivorous — feeding on berries
- bachelordom — the state of being a bachelor; bachelorhood
- bachelorism — bachelorhood
- bacilliform — shaped like a rod
- back anchor — a small anchor for backing a larger one.
- back boiler — a tank or series of pipes at the back of a fireplace for heating water
- backcountry — an area far from cities and towns that is thinly populated and largely undeveloped; hinterland
- backcrossed — Simple past tense and past participle of backcross.
- backcrosses — Plural form of backcross.
- backgrounds — Plural form of background.
- backstopper — a wall, wire screen, or the like, serving to prevent a ball from going too far beyond the normal playing area.
- backstroker — a person who swims the backstroke, especially a member of a competitive swimming team who specializes in the backstroke.
- backstrokes — Plural form of backstroke.
- baconburger — a hamburger topped with strips of cooked bacon.
- bacteriocin — any protein-based toxin given off by bacteria to prevent the growth of related bacteria nearby
- bacteriosis — any bacterial disease
- bacteroides — any of several rod-shaped, anaerobic bacteria of the genus Bacteroides, occurring in the alimentary and genitourinary tracts of humans and other mammals, certain species of which are pathogenic.
- baculovirus — any of a family of viruses that attack insects and other arthropods, used as biological pesticides
- badderlocks — a seaweed, Alaria esculenta, that has long brownish-green fronds and is eaten in parts of N Europe
- bannockburn — a village in central Scotland, south of Stirling: nearby is the site of a victory (1314) of the Scots, led by Robert the Bruce, over the English. Pop: 7396 (2001)
- bar cocheba — Simon, died a.d. 135, Hebrew leader of insurrection against the Romans a.d. 132–135.
- baranovichi — a city in W central Belarus, SW of Minsk.
- barley coal — anthracite coal in sizes ranging from 3/32 to 3/16 inch (2.4 to 4.8 mm).
- baroceptors — Plural form of baroceptor.
- baroclinity — a common state of fluid stratification in which surfaces of constant pressure and others of constant density are not parallel but intersect.
- barographic — Measured using a barograph.
- baron-cohen — Sacha. born 1970, British television and film comedian, best known for his creation of the characters Ali G and Borat
- baronetical — pertaining to baronets
- barracootas — Plural form of barracoota.
- barracoutas — Plural form of barracouta.
- basidiocarp — the fruiting body of basidiomycetous fungi; the mushroom of agarics
- beachcomber — A beachcomber is someone who spends their time wandering along beaches looking for things they can use.
- beancounter — Alternative spelling of bean counter.
- benefactory — relating to a benefactor; beneficial
- bicarbonate — a salt of carbonic acid containing the ion HCO3–; an acid carbonate
- bicorporate — having two bodies
- bifurcation — the act or fact of bifurcating
- bimolecular — (of a chemical complex, collision, etc) having or involving two molecules
- binary code — Binary code is a computer code that uses the binary number system.
- binocularly — relating to the use of two eyes at once
- biometrical — pertaining to biometry