11-letter words containing a, n, t, r, c
- ascriptions — Plural form of ascription.
- astringence — Alternative spelling of astringency.
- astringency — An astringent taste.
- astromancer — divination by means of the stars.
- astronautic — Of or pertaining to astronautics.
- asynartetic — having or containing two different types of metre
- at a canter — easily; without effort
- at variance — If one thing is at variance with another, the two things seem to contradict each other.
- atherogenic — causing atheroma
- atomtronics — (physics) The design, manufacture and study of analogs of electronics using atoms (especially Bose-Einstein condensates) at low temperature.
- attractancy — the capacity of a pheromone to attract
- attractions — Plural form of attraction.
- auctioneers — Plural form of auctioneer.
- austromancy — Soothsaying, or prediction of events, from observation of the winds or cloud formations.
- auto racing — the sport of racing automobiles in which drivers compete against each other on a course designed for racing or on closed public roads.
- autochanger — a device in a record player or CD player that enables a small stack of records or CDs to be dropped automatically onto the turntable or player tray one at a time and played separately
- averruncate — to avert, to turn away
- awestricken — filled with awe.
- axonometric — of or relating to a projection method of representing three-dimensional objects on a flat surface
- backcountry — an area far from cities and towns that is thinly populated and largely undeveloped; hinterland
- bacteriocin — any protein-based toxin given off by bacteria to prevent the growth of related bacteria nearby
- 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
- barycentric — Of or relating to the center of gravity.
- batrachians — Plural form of batrachian.
- beancounter — Alternative spelling of bean counter.
- benefactory — relating to a benefactor; beneficial
- benefactrix — benefactress.
- bicarbonate — a salt of carbonic acid containing the ion HCO3–; an acid carbonate
- bicentenary — A bicentenary is a year in which you celebrate something important that happened exactly two hundred years earlier.
- bifurcation — the act or fact of bifurcating
- birth canal — the passageway down which the fetus passes during birth
- block grant — (in Britain) an annual grant made by the government to a local authority to help to pay for the public services it provides, such as health, education, and housing
- boat anchor — 1. Like doorstop but more severe; implies that the offending hardware is irreversibly dead or useless. "That was a working motherboard once. One lightning strike later, instant boat anchor!" 2. A person who just takes up space. 3. Obsolete but still working hardware, especially when used of an old S100-bus hobbyist system; originally a term of annoyance, but became more and more affectionate as the hardware became more and more obsolete.
- boston crab — a wrestling hold in which a wrestler seizes both or one of his opponent's legs, turns him face downwards, and exerts pressure over his back
- brachiating — Botany. having widely spreading branches in alternate pairs.
- brachiation — locomotion accomplished by swinging by the arms from one hold to another.
- brachyodont — (of mammals, such as humans) having teeth with short crowns
- branch wilt — a disease of walnut trees, characterized by sudden wilting of the leaves, and cankers and discoloration of the bark and branches, caused by a fungus, Hendersonula toruloidea.
- bratticings — a series of temporary wooden housings erected on top of a wall, esp a castle wall
- brecciation — the fragmentation of rock
- breton lace — a net lace with a design embroidered in heavy, often colored, thread.
- brochantite — a mineral, hydrous copper sulfate, Cu 4 (OH) 6 SO 4 , occurring in green fibrous masses and similar in physical properties to antlerite: formerly a major ore of copper.
- brown patch — a fungus disease of turf grass that results in circular areas of brown, dead grass.
- brunch coat — a knee-length housecoat.
- buccinatory — relating to a trumpeter or trumpet playing
- cabin court — Older Use. a roadside motel having cabins.
- cabin trunk — a large trunk specially designed to be used on journeys, and often having large handles at either end to make it easy to move
- cabinetwork — the making of furniture, esp of fine quality
- cachinatory — Alternative form of cachinnatory.