11-letter words containing a, d, r, t
- octahydrate — (chemistry) A hydrate whose solid contains eight molecules of water of crystallization per molecule, or per unit cell.
- octandrious — having eight stamens.
- odontograph — an instrument for laying out the forms of gear teeth or ratchets.
- old scratch — the devil; Satan.
- on the road — a novel (1957) by Jack Kerouac.
- openhearted — Frank and candid.
- operculated — relating to the operculum
- orchardists — Plural form of orchardist.
- ordainments — Plural form of ordainment.
- ordeal tree — any of several trees having poisonous seeds, leaves, etc., used in primitive trials by ordeal.
- order about — to bully or domineer
- ordinariate — Roman Catholic Church. (formerly) a province in which the faithful of an Eastern rite were under the rule of a prelate of their rite who had no territorial jurisdiction.
- ordinations — Plural form of ordination.
- orthodontal — the branch of dentistry dealing with the prevention and correction of irregular teeth, as by means of braces.
- orthodontia — orthodontics.
- orthopaedic — of or relating to orthopedics.
- osteodermal — characterized by osteoderms
- ostracoderm — any of several extinct jawless fishes of the Ordovician, Silurian, and Devonian periods, having the body enclosed in an armor of bony plates.
- otter board — one of a pair of large, heavy, square or rectangular plates or boards of metal or weighted wood attached to the trawl lines on each side of the mouth of a trawl net to maintain lateral spread during trawling.
- outdoorsman — a person devoted to outdoor sports and recreational activities, as hiking, hunting, fishing, or camping.
- outwardness — (uncountable) The quality of being outward.
- overdeviate — to cause (a frequency-modulated radio transmitter) to exceed its specified frequency excursion from the rest frequency
- overdraught — (chiefly, British) An overdraft.
- overeducate — to educate too much
- overreacted — to react or respond more strongly than is necessary or appropriate.
- overstaffed — If you say that a place is overstaffed, you think there are more people working there than is necessary.
- paediatrics — Paediatrics is the area of medicine that is concerned with the treatment of children's illnesses.
- paedotrophy — the art of raising children
- pagoda tree — a Chinese leguminous tree, Sophora japonica, with ornamental white flowers and dark green foliage
- palm desert — a town in S California, near Palm Springs.
- pancarditis — inflammation of the entire heart: the pericardium, myocardium, and endocardium.
- parade rest — a position assumed by a soldier or sailor in which the feet are 12 inches (30.48 cm) apart, the hands are clasped behind the back, and the head is held motionless and facing forward.
- paramastoid — of or relating to the part of the skull next to the mastoid process
- parathyroid — situated near the thyroid gland.
- paratyphoid — Also called paratyphoid fever. an infectious disease, similar in some of its symptoms to typhoid fever but usually milder, caused by any of several bacilli of the genus Salmonella other than S. typhi.
- parent body — an organization's parent body is the organization that created it and usually still controls it
- parenticide — a person who kills one or both of his or her parents.
- parodontium — periodontium.
- parotiditis — inflammation of a parotid.
- partialized — to bias.
- party dress — a dress to wear to a party
- pasteurised — to expose (a food, as milk, cheese, yogurt, beer, or wine) to an elevated temperature for a period of time sufficient to destroy certain microorganisms, as those that can produce disease or cause spoilage or undesirable fermentation of food, without radically altering taste or quality.
- pasteurized — to expose (a food, as milk, cheese, yogurt, beer, or wine) to an elevated temperature for a period of time sufficient to destroy certain microorganisms, as those that can produce disease or cause spoilage or undesirable fermentation of food, without radically altering taste or quality.
- pastureland — Also called pastureland [pas-cher-land, pahs-] /ˈpæs tʃərˌlænd, ˈpɑs-/ (Show IPA). an area covered with grass or other plants used or suitable for the grazing of livestock; grassland.
- pate tendre — soft paste.
- patio doors — doors to an area adjoining a house, esp one that is paved and used for outdoor activities
- pedantocrat — a pedantic ruler
- pentahedron — a solid figure having five faces.
- pentahydric — (especially of alcohols and phenols) pentahydroxy.
- pentandrous — of or pertaining to the order of plants Pentandria, characterized by having five stamens