11-letter words containing a, r, s, o
- aerosolised — Simple past tense and past participle of aerosolise.
- aerosolized — Simple past tense and past participle of aerosolize.
- aerostatics — the study of gases in equilibrium and bodies held in equilibrium in gases
- aerostation — the science of operating lighter-than-air craft
- aerotropism — the growth of plants towards or away from a source of oxygen
- affordances — Plural form of affordance.
- afforesting — Present participle of afforest.
- aforestated — Stated earlier in a document.
- afroasiatic — designating or of a family of African and Asian languages generally divided into the branches Berber, Cushitic, Semitic, Chadic, and ancient Egyptian
- after hours — occurring, engaged in, or operating after the normal or legal closing time for business: an after-hours drinking club.
- after-hours — You use after-hours to describe activities which happen after the end of the usual time for them.
- afternoon's — the time from noon until evening.
- afterschool — for students and taking place after they finish their day in school, usually in the late afternoon: He’s looking for an afterschool job. Is there afterschool tutoring in math?
- aftershocks — Plural form of aftershock.
- afterworlds — Plural form of afterworld.
- agamospermy — formation of seeds in the absence of fertilization; a form of apomixis
- agastrophus — a son of Paeon who was slain by Diomedes.
- aggregators — Plural form of aggregator.
- aggressions — the action of a state in violating by force the rights of another state, particularly its territorial rights; an unprovoked offensive, attack, invasion, or the like: The army is prepared to stop any foreign aggression.
- agranulosis — (rare) agranulocytosis.
- agritourism — tourism in which customers stay in accommodation on working farms and may have the opportunity to help with farm work
- agronomists — Plural form of agronomist.
- agrostology — the branch of botany concerned with the study of grasses
- agrotourism — tourism in which tourists take part in farm or village activities, as animal and crop care, cooking and cleaning, handicrafts, and entertainments.
- ahistorical — not related to history; not historical
- air cushion — an inflatable cushion, usually made of rubber or plastic
- air hostess — An air hostess is a woman whose job is to look after the passengers in an aircraft.
- air station — an airfield, usually smaller than an airport but having facilities for the maintenance of aircraft
- airport bus — a public bus that takes passengers to and from the airport, usually connecting the city centre and (at a large airport) the different terminals
- albatrosses — Plural form of albatross.
- aldermaston — a village in S England, in West Berkshire unitary authority, Berkshire, SW of Reading: site of the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment and starting point of the Aldermaston marches (1958–63), organized by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. Pop: 927 (2001)
- alderperson — a member of a municipal legislative body, especially of a municipal council.
- aldosterone — the principal mineralocorticoid secreted by the adrenal cortex. A synthesized form is used in the treatment of Addison's disease. Formula: C21H27O5
- aldotetrose — (carbohydrate) Any aldose having four carbon atoms.
- all-purpose — You use all-purpose to refer to things that have lots of different uses or can be used in lots of different situations.
- allegrettos — Plural form of allegretto.
- alleviators — Plural form of alleviator.
- allotropism — a property of certain elements, as carbon, sulfur, and phosphorus, of existing in two or more distinct forms; allomorphism.
- allotropous — (of flowers) having the nectar accessible to any species of insect
- almoravides — a member of a Muslim dynasty ruling in Spain and northern Africa from 1056 to 1147.
- aloha shirt — Hawaiian shirt
- alt.sources — (messaging, programming) A Usenet newsgroup for posting program source code.
- altar stone — a large stone used as an altar
- alterations — adjustments
- alternators — Plural form of alternator.
- altostratus — Altostratus is a type of thick gray cloud that forms at intermediate altitudes.
- ambassadors — a novel (1903) by Henry James.
- ambiversion — a condition or character trait that includes elements of both introversion and extroversion
- ambrosially — In an ambrosial manner.
- ameliorates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ameliorate.