11-letter words containing c, a, l, o, t, e
- neocortical — the largest and evolutionarily most recent portion of the cerebral cortex, composed of complex, layered tissue, the site of most of the higher brain functions.
- neoplatonic — a philosophical system, originated in the 3rd century a.d. by Plotinus, founded chiefly on Platonic doctrine and Eastern mysticism, with later influences from Christianity. It holds that all existence consists of emanations from the One with whom the soul may be reunited.
- neosilicate — (chemistry) any simple silicate mineral in which the SiO4 tetrahedra are isolated and have metal ions as neighbours.
- neotropical — belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising that part of the New World extending from the tropic of Cancer southward.
- nomenclator — a person who assigns names, as in scientific classification; classifier.
- non-citable — to quote (a passage, book, author, etc.), especially as an authority: He cited the Constitution in his defense.
- nonathletic — physically active and strong; good at athletics or sports: an athletic child.
- nonmetallic — of or relating to a nonmetal.
- nonmetrical — (music) Without the constraints of a metronome; not played or sung with a strict underlying rhythmic method.
- nonsilicate — Mineralogy. any of the largest group of mineral compounds, as quartz, beryl, garnet, feldspar, mica, and various kinds of clay, consisting of SiO 2 or SiO 4 groupings and one or more metallic ions, with some forms containing hydrogen. Silicates constitute well over 90 percent of the rock-forming minerals of the earth's crust.
- nonvertical — being in a position or direction perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb.
- nose tackle — nose guard
- not exactly — not at all; by no means
- nucleolated — containing a nucleolus or nucleoli.
- object ball — the first ball struck by the cue ball in making a carom. Compare carom ball.
- objectional — Objectionable.
- obstetrical — of or relating to the care and treatment of women in childbirth and during the period before and after delivery.
- occidentals — Plural form of occidental.
- octuplicate — a group, series, or set of eight identical copies (usually preceded by in).
- old castile — a region in N Spain: formerly a province.
- olfactories — of or relating to the sense of smell: olfactory organs.
- oligochaete — any of various annelids of the family Oligochaeta, including earthworms and certain small, freshwater species, having locomotory setae sunk directly in the body wall.
- one old cat — a form of baseball in which there is a home plate and one other base, and in which a player remains at bat and scores runs by hitting the ball and running to the base and back without being put out.
- operculated — relating to the operculum
- ophicalcite — a type of marble containing serpentine and calcite
- orthoclases — Plural form of orthoclase.
- oscillative — disposed to oscillation
- osteoclases — Plural form of osteoclasis.
- osteoclasis — Physiology. the breaking down or absorption of osseous tissue.
- osteoclasts — Plural form of osteoclast.
- outbalanced — Simple past tense and past participle of outbalance.
- outbalances — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outbalance.
- oxalacetate — a salt of oxaloacetic acid
- palaeotypic — characterized by palaeotype
- paleoarctic — palearctic.
- paleocortex — the olfactory region of the brain.
- paleolithic — (sometimes lowercase) Anthropology. of, relating to, or characteristic of the cultures of the late Pliocene and the Pleistocene epochs, or early phase of the Stone Age, which appeared first in Africa and are marked by the steady development of stone tools and later antler and bone artifacts, engravings on bone and stone, sculpted figures, and paintings and engravings on the walls of caves and rock-shelters: usually divided into three periods (Lower Paleolithic, c2,000,000–c200,000 b.c., Middle Paleolithic, c150,000–c40,000 b.c., Upper Paleolithic, c40,000–c10,000 b.c.)
- paracetamol — painkilling drug
- parcel post — (in the U.S. Postal Service) nonpreferential mail consisting of packages and parcels, weighing one pound or more sent at fourth-class rates. Compare fourth class.
- pentecostal — of or relating to Pentecost, a Christian festival commemorating the descent of the Holy Ghost upon the apostles.
- perchlorate — a salt or ester of perchloric acid, as potassium perchlorate, KClO 4 .
- percolation — the act or state of percolating or of being percolated.
- plate block — a block of four or more stamps containing the number or numbers of the printing plate or plates in the margin of the sheet.
- plecopteran — Also, plecopterous. belonging or pertaining to the insect order Plecoptera, comprising the stoneflies.
- plectognath — belonging to the Plectognathi, a group or order of fishes having the teeth fused into a beak and thick, often spiny, scaleless skin, and including the filefish, globefish, puffer, and triggerfish.
- postal code — British. postcode.
- predoctoral — of or relating to study undertaken in preparation for a doctoral degree.
- proactively — serving to prepare for, intervene in, or control an expected occurrence or situation, especially a negative or difficult one; anticipatory: proactive measures against crime.
- problematic — of the nature of a problem; doubtful; uncertain; questionable.
- projectable — something that is contemplated, devised, or planned; plan; scheme.