11-letter words containing a, y, o
- oscillatory — characterized by or involving oscillation.
- osmotically — Physical Chemistry, Cell Biology. the tendency of a fluid, usually water, to pass through a semipermeable membrane into a solution where the solvent concentration is higher, thus equalizing the concentrations of materials on either side of the membrane. the diffusion of fluids through membranes or porous partitions. Compare endosmosis, exosmosis.
- osteography — The scientific description of bones; osteology.
- osteoplasty — plastic surgery on a bone to repair a defect or loss.
- ostreophagy — the consumption of oysters
- ovariectomy — the operation of removing one or both ovaries; oophorectomy.
- overanalyse — Alternative spelling of overanalyze.
- overanalyze — to separate (a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or elements; determine the elements or essential features of (opposed to synthesize): to analyze an argument.
- overanxiety — Excessive anxiety.
- overeagerly — In an overeager manner.
- overhastily — in such a way as to be excessively hasty or done without enough consideration
- overpayment — to pay more than (an amount due): I received a credit after overpaying the bill.
- oveta hobby — Oveta Culp [kuhlp] /kʌlp/ (Show IPA), 1905–1995, U.S. newspaper publisher and government official: first director of Women's Army Corps 1942–45; first Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare 1953–55.
- oxeye daisy — a composite plant, Chrysanthemum leucanthemum, having flowers with white rays and a yellow disk.
- oxford gray — medium to dark gray.
- oxidatively — by an oxidative process
- oxyaldehyde — an aldehyde containing the hydroxyl group.
- oxygen acid — oxyacid.
- oxygen mask — a masklike device placed or worn over the nose and mouth when inhaling supplementary oxygen from an attached tank.
- oxygenation — to treat, combine, or enrich with oxygen: to oxygenate the blood.
- oyster crab — a pea crab, Pinnotheres ostreum, the female of which lives as a commensal within the mantle cavity of oysters.
- oyster farm — a place where oyster beds are kept.
- oyster rake — a rake with a long handle and curved teeth for gathering in oysters from shallow waters
- oysterwoman — a woman who gathers, cultivates, or sells oysters.
- ozone layer — Meteorology. the layer of the upper atmosphere where most atmospheric ozone is concentrated, from about 8 to 30 miles (12 to 48 km) above the earth, with the maximum ozone concentration occurring at an altitude of about 12 miles (19 km).
- paddy wagon — Informal. patrol wagon.
- paedotrophy — the art of raising children
- palaeotypic — characterized by palaeotype
- paleobotany — the branch of paleontology dealing with fossil plants.
- paleography — ancient forms of writing, as in documents and inscriptions.
- panegyricon — a collection of sermons
- pantheology — a branch of theology embracing all gods and all religions
- pantonality — twelve-tone technique.
- paper money — currency in paper form, such as government and bank notes, as distinguished from metal currency.
- papyraceous — papery.
- paramountcy — chief in importance or impact; supreme; preeminent: a point of paramount significance.
- paramountly — chief in importance or impact; supreme; preeminent: a point of paramount significance.
- parasensory — extrasensory.
- parathyroid — situated near the thyroid gland.
- paratyphoid — Also called paratyphoid fever. an infectious disease, similar in some of its symptoms to typhoid fever but usually milder, caused by any of several bacilli of the genus Salmonella other than S. typhi.
- parent body — an organization's parent body is the organization that created it and usually still controls it
- parfocality — the quality of being parfocal
- parochially — of, relating to, or financially supported by one or more church parishes: parochial churches in Great Britain.
- paronychial — of or relating to paronychia
- pathography — a biography that focuses on the negative elements of its subject.
- pay station — a machine where you can pay for parking, as in a car park, etc
- payday loan — A payday loan is a small personal cash loan at a very high interest rate, secured by the borrower's next paycheck.
- payload bay — cargo bay.
- payroll tax — a tax levied against the amount of wages and salaries paid workers.
- peace envoy — someone sent on a mission to end conflict or bring peace