11-letter words containing a, i, r, o
- craniognomy — the scientific study of the shape and characteristics of the skull
- craniograph — an instrument that outlines the skull.
- craniometer — an instrument for measuring the cranium or skull
- craniometry — the study and measurement of skulls
- craniopagus — the condition of Siamese twins joined at the head
- craniophore — a device that holds a skull in place for measuring.
- cranioscopy — the study of the features of the human skull
- crapulosity — the quality of being crapulous or crapulent
- crateriform — shaped like a crater
- creationary — Of or relating to creation.
- creationism — Creationism is the belief that the account of the creation of the universe in the Bible is true, and that the theory of evolution is incorrect.
- creationist — A creationist is someone who believes that the story of the creation of the universe in the Bible is true, and who rejects the theory of evolution.
- creatorship — a person or thing that creates.
- crematories — Plural form of crematory.
- crematorium — A crematorium is a building in which the bodies of dead people are burned.
- crenelation — Alternative form of crenellation.
- crenulation — any of the teeth or notches of a crenulate structure
- crepitation — the act of crepitating
- crimination — An accusation of wrongdoing, a recrimination.
- criminatory — Relating to, or involving, crimination; accusing.
- crithomancy — a form of divination in which grain or meal used in a sacrifice is analysed
- crocodilian — any large predatory reptile of the order Crocodilia, which includes the crocodiles, alligators, and caymans. They live in or near water and have a long broad snout, powerful jaws, a four-chambered heart, and socketed teeth
- cromwellian — of, relating to, or characteristic of the politics, practices, etc., of Oliver Cromwell or of the Commonwealth and Protectorate.
- cross hairs — crossed lines, as of fine hair or cobweb, mounted in the optical system of a telescopic gun sight, surveyor's level, etc., to assist in precise aiming or centering of the instrument
- cross ratio — a ratio relating four points in the real or complex plane.
- cross-train — to train (a worker, athlete, etc.) to be proficient at different, usually related, skills, tasks, jobs, etc.
- crown daisy — a garden plant, Chrysanthemum coronarium, of the composite family, native to southern Europe, having numerous yellowish-white flower heads.
- cryptogamic — Of, relating to, or denoting cryptogams.
- cryptomeria — a coniferous tree, Cryptomeria japonica, of China and Japan, with curved needle-like leaves and small round cones: family Taxodiaceae
- crystalloid — resembling or having the appearance or properties of a crystal or crystalloid
- cultivators — Plural form of cultivator.
- curatorship — The rank or period of being a curator.
- curtain rod — A curtain rod is a long, narrow pole on which you hang curtains.
- customaries — Plural form of customary.
- customarily — according to custom; usually
- cyanohydrin — any of a class of organic compounds containing a cyanide group and a hydroxyl group bound to the same carbon atom
- cybernation — the use of computers to control and carry out operations, as in manufacturing
- cyberphobia — an irrational fear of computers
- cytokeratin — Either of several forms of keratin found in the intracytoplasmic cytoskeleton of epithelial tissue.
- de beauvoir — Simone (simɔn). 1908–86, French existentialist novelist and feminist, whose works include Le Sang des autres (1944), Le Deuxième Sexe (1949), and Les Mandarins (1954)
- deactivator — Any device used to deactivate something.
- deauthorize — to give authority for; formally sanction (an act or proceeding): Congress authorized the new tax on tobacco.
- debarkation — Disembarkation.
- decameronic — resembling or having characteristics of the Decameron written by Boccaccio
- decapitator — One who decapitates.
- decarbonize — to remove carbon from (the walls of the combustion chamber of an internal-combustion engine)
- declaration — A declaration is an official announcement or statement.
- declinatory — a plea that has the aim of demonstrating that the accused is exempt from legal authority and punishment
- decorations — Plural form of decoration.
- decorticate — to remove the bark or some other outer layer from