11-letter words containing c, a, m, o
- astromancer — divination by means of the stars.
- astrometric — (astronomy) of or relating to astrometry.
- atherectomy — the removal of plaque from an artery by means of a tiny rotating cutting blade inserted through a catheter.
- atmospheric — Atmospheric is used to describe something which relates to the Earth's atmosphere.
- atomic bomb — An atomic bomb or an atom bomb is a bomb that causes an explosion by a sudden release of energy that results from splitting atoms.
- atomic heat — the product of an element's atomic weight and its specific heat (capacity)
- atomic mass — the mass of an isotope of an element in atomic mass units
- atomic pile — nuclear reactor
- atomtronics — (physics) The design, manufacture and study of analogs of electronics using atoms (especially Bose-Einstein condensates) at low temperature.
- audiometric — the testing of hearing by means of an audiometer.
- austromancy — Soothsaying, or prediction of events, from observation of the winds or cloud formations.
- autodynamic — Supplying its own power.
- automagical — (of a usually complicated technical or computer process) done, operating, or happening in a way that is hidden from or not understood by the user, and in that sense, apparently “magical”: I just downloaded an automagical update to my word processing software that somehow fixed the problems.
- automatical — Archaic form of automatic.
- automorphic — shaped and designed after oneself
- autonomical — autonomous.
- autopotamic — (of an organism) living or growing only in flowing freshwater streams.
- auxochromic — any radical or group of atoms that intensifies the color of a substance.
- axiomatical — Of or pertaining to an axiom; having the nature of an axiom; characterized by axioms.
- axonometric — of or relating to a projection method of representing three-dimensional objects on a flat surface
- bachelordom — the state of being a bachelor; bachelorhood
- bachelorism — bachelorhood
- bacilliform — shaped like a rod
- backgammons — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backgammon.
- bambocciata — a genre painting of usually small size produced in Rome in the 17th century.
- beachcomber — A beachcomber is someone who spends their time wandering along beaches looking for things they can use.
- biblioclasm — a person who mutilates or destroys books.
- bibliomancy — prediction of the future by interpreting a passage chosen at random from a book, esp the Bible
- bimolecular — (of a chemical complex, collision, etc) having or involving two molecules
- biochemical — Biochemical changes, reactions, and mechanisms relate to the chemical processes that happen in living things.
- bioclimatic — concerning the relations between climate and living organisms
- biodynamics — the branch of biology that deals with the energy production and activities of organisms
- biometrical — pertaining to biometry
- black humor — a form of humor that regards human suffering as absurd rather than pitiable, or that considers human existence as ironic and pointless but somehow comic.
- black molly — a jet-black molly, a color form especially of Poecilia latipinna or P. sphenops, popular as an aquarium fish.
- black money — that part of a nation's income that relates to its black economy
- black vomit — vomit containing blood, often a manifestation of disease, such as yellow fever
- body combat — a type of fitness programme in which individuals perform non-contact martial arts moves to music
- bomb crater — the crater in the ground, pavement, etc, left in the aftermath of an explosion
- bombay duck — a teleost fish, Harpodon nehereus, that resembles and is related to the lizard fishes: family Harpodontidae. It is eaten dried with curry dishes as a savoury
- boring clam — piddock
- botanomancy — a form of divination in which tree branches or leaves are burnt
- bounce game — (esp in soccer) a non-competitive game played as part of training
- bow compass — a compass for drawing, in which the legs are joined by a flexible metal bow-shaped spring rather than a hinge, the angle being adjusted by a screw
- branchiform — shaped like a gill.
- bromic acid — a colourless unstable water-soluble liquid used as an oxidizing agent in the manufacture of dyes and pharmaceuticals. Formula: HBrO3
- bromouracil — a brominated derivative of uracil with antimetabolite properties
- cabbageworm — any caterpillar that feeds on cabbages, esp that of the cabbage white
- cable modem — (communications, hardware) A type of modem that allows people to access the Internet via their cable television service. A cable modem can transfer data at 500 kbps or higher, compared with 28.8 kbps for common telephone line modems, but the actual transfer rates may be lower depending on the number of other simultaneous users on the same cable. Industry pundits often point out that the cable system still does not have the bandwidth or service level in many areas to make this feasible. For example, it has to be capable of two-way communication. See also: DOCSIS.
- cacodemonic — relating to cacodemons