11-letter words containing a, u, s, o
- intrafusion — The act of pouring into a vessel.
- intravenous — within a vein.
- inundations — Plural form of inundation.
- inusitation — (archaic) Lack of use; disuse.
- isoceraunic — representing, having, or indicating equality in the frequency or intensity of thunderstorms: isoceraunic line; isoceraunic map.
- isokeraunic — isoceraunic.
- iteroparous — (of a plant) producing flowers and fruit more than once (usually many times) before dying
- janus cloth — a worsted fabric, each side of which has a different color.
- jazz-fusion — jazz-rock.
- jealoushood — jealousy
- jealousness — feeling resentment against someone because of that person's rivalry, success, or advantages (often followed by of): He was jealous of his rich brother.
- joshua tree — an evergreen tree, Yucca brevifolia, growing in arid or desert regions of the southwestern U.S., having long, twisted branches.
- joule's law — the principle that the rate of production of heat by a constant direct current is directly proportional to the resistance of the circuit and to the square of the current.
- journalists — Plural form of journalist.
- juan carlos — King (Juan Carlos Alfonso Victor María de Borbón y Borbón) born 1938, Spanish monarch, born in Italy: king since 1975.
- juan flores — Juan José [hwahn haw-se] /ʰwɑn hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1800–64, Ecuadorian general and statesman: president 1830–35, 1839–45.
- jumpstation — A site on the World Wide Web containing a collection of hypertext links, usually to pages on a particular topic.
- justaucorps — a fitted, knee-length coat, characterized by wide turned-back cuffs and stiff flared skirts, worn especially by men in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- juxtaposing — to place close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.
- keratoconus — a degenerative condition characterized by conical protrusion of the cornea and irregular astigmatism.
- knockabouts — Plural form of knockabout.
- kongur shan — a mountain in China, in W Xinjiang: the highest peak in the Pamirs. Height: 7719 m (25 325 ft)
- konrad zuse — (person) The designer of the first programming language, Plankalkül, and the first fully functional program-controlled electromechanical digital computer in the world, the Z3. He died on 1995-12-18 in Huenfeld, Germany.
- kookaburras — Plural form of kookaburra.
- koulibiacas — Plural form of koulibiaca.
- laboriously — requiring much work, exertion, or perseverance: a laborious undertaking.
- lactiferous — producing or secreting milk: lactiferous glands.
- lactifluous — full or flowing with milk
- lacus solis — an area in the southern hemisphere of Mars.
- langoustine — a large prawn, Nephrops norvegicus, used for food.
- languourous — Alternative form of languorous.
- larcenously — In a larcenous manner.
- larviparous — producing larvae, as certain insects and mollusks.
- larvivorous — feeding on larvae; larva-eating.
- lateritious — of the color of brick; brick-red.
- launch shoe — an attachment to an aircraft from which a missile is launched
- laundromats — Plural form of laundromat.
- lazar house — (formerly) a hospital for persons with infectious diseases, esp leprosy
- lepromatous — the swollen lesion of leprosy.
- leprosarium — a hospital for the treatment of lepers.
- leucoplasia — a disorder of a mucous membrane characterized by one or more white patches, occurring most commonly on the cheek, tongue, vulva, or penis: often medically insignificant but sometimes becoming malignant.
- leucoplasts — Plural form of leucoplast.
- leukoplasia — a disorder of a mucous membrane characterized by one or more white patches, occurring most commonly on the cheek, tongue, vulva, or penis: often medically insignificant but sometimes becoming malignant.
- ligamentous — pertaining to, of the nature of, or forming a ligament.
- liquidators — Plural form of liquidator.
- litigatious — (rare) litigious.
- liu shao qi — 1898–1974, Chinese Communist statesman; chairman of the People's Republic of China (1959–68); deposed during the Cultural Revolution
- locust bean — carob.
- logical sum — union (def 10a).
- long radius — the distance from the centre of a regular polygon to a vertex