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11-letter words containing a, n, l, c

  • arachnology — the study of arachnids
  • arc welding — a technique in which metal is welded by heat generated by an electric arc struck between two electrodes or between one electrode and the metal workpiece
  • archangelic — Theology. a chief or principal angel; in medieval angelology one of the nine orders of celestial attendants on God. Compare angel (def 1).
  • archegonial — relating to an archegonium
  • archvillain — A supreme villain; the most evil or powerful villain.
  • arenicolous — growing or living in sand or sandy places
  • ascendantly — in an ascendant manner
  • ascendingly — moving upward; rising.
  • ascensional — (astronomy) Relating to ascension.
  • aschelminth — in some systems of classification, any of a phylum (Aschelminthes) of wormlike animals, including rotifers, gastrotrichs, gordian worms, and nematodes: these animals are usually considered to be in separate phyla
  • asplanchnic — having no gut
  • assemblance — the action or process of gathering or congregating
  • asynclitism — The position of a baby in the uterus such that the head is presenting first, tilted to the shoulder and thus no longer in line with the birth canal.
  • at a glance — If you see something at a glance, you see or recognize it immediately, and without having to think or look carefully.
  • atlanticism — advocacy of close cooperation in military, political, and economic matters between Western Europe, esp the UK, and the US
  • atlanticist — a supporter of close military, political, and economic cooperation between Western Europe and the U.S.
  • authentical — authentic.
  • authenticly — Alternative spelling of authentically.
  • autoclaving — Present participle of autoclave.
  • autonomical — autonomous.
  • avocational — of or relating to avocation
  • avuncularly — in the manner of an uncle
  • bacchanalia — orgiastic rites associated with Bacchus
  • backchannel — an unofficial or covert means of conveying information, originally or esp in political or diplomatic circles
  • backfilling — material used for refilling an excavation.
  • backflowing — Flowing backwards.
  • backlashing — a sudden, forceful backward movement; recoil.
  • backlisting — Present participle of backlist.
  • backloading — to defer to a later date, as wages, benefits, or costs: The union agreed to back-load pay raises.
  • backlogging — a reserve or accumulation, as of stock, work, or business: a backlog of business orders.
  • backslidden — Past participle of backslide.
  • backsliding — If you accuse someone of backsliding, you disapprove of them because they have failed to do something they promised or agreed to do, or have started again doing something undesirable that they had previously stopped doing.
  • backsolving — Present participle of backsolve.
  • backtalking — Present participle of backtalk.
  • balance lug — a lugsail having a portion of its area forward of the mast and having a long foot, often with a boom.
  • balance out — If two or more opposite things balance out or if you balance them out, they become equal in amount, value, or effect.
  • baldacchino — baldachin
  • baluchistan — a mountainous region of SW Asia, in SW Pakistan and SE Iran
  • banjo clock — a clock of the early 19th century in the U.S., having a drumlike case for the dial mounted on a narrow, tapering body, with a boxlike bottom containing the pendulum and its weight.
  • bareknuckle — (of a prizefight, prizefighter, etc.) without boxing gloves; using the bare fists.
  • baroclinity — a common state of fluid stratification in which surfaces of constant pressure and others of constant density are not parallel but intersect.
  • baronetical — pertaining to baronets
  • basicranial — of or relating to the base of the skull
  • batch plant — a manufacturing plant where concrete is mixed before being transported to a construction site ready to be poured.
  • belly dance — a sensuous and provocative dance of Middle Eastern origin, performed by women, with undulating movements of the hips and abdomen
  • bellyaching — constant complaining
  • bench lathe — a lathe mounted on a workbench
  • bench table — a course of masonry forming a bench at the foot of a wall.
  • beneplacito — an indication of approval
  • bethanechol — a substance, C 7 H 17 ClN 2 O 2 , used to treat urinary retention, especially postoperatively.
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