11-letter words containing c, a, s, e, o
- megacoaster — (informal) A rollercoaster with a height of between 200 and 299 feet.
- melanocytes — Plural form of melanocyte.
- menthaceous — belonging to the Menthaceae, a former name for the plant family Labiatae.
- meroblastic — (of certain eggs) undergoing partial cleavage, resulting in unequal blastomeres.
- mesoamerica — Anthropology, Archaeology. the area extending approximately from central Mexico to Honduras and Nicaragua in which diverse pre-Columbian civilizations flourished.
- mesoblastic — (biology) of, relating to, or resembling the mesoblast.
- mesocardium — the double layer of splanchnic mesoderm supporting the embryonic heart.
- mesocranial — mesocephalic
- mesognathic — having medium, slightly protruding jaws.
- mesopelagic — of, relating to, or living in the ocean at a depth of between 600 feet (180 meters) and 3000 feet (900 meters).
- metachrosis — the ability of some animals, such as chameleons, to change their colour
- metasomatic — Of or pertaining to metasomatism.
- micronesian — of or relating to Micronesia, its inhabitants, or their languages.
- microphages — Plural form of microphage.
- mimosaceous — belonging to the Mimosaceae, now regarded as a subfamily (Mimosoideae) of the legume family.
- minor scale — Also called harmonic minor scale. a scale having half steps between the second and third, fifth and sixth, and seventh and eighth degrees, with whole steps for the other intervals.
- misallocate — to allocate mistakenly or improperly: to misallocate resources.
- miscreation — miscreated.
- mobocracies — Plural form of mobocracy.
- monocracies — Plural form of monocracy.
- monstrances — Plural form of monstrance.
- most-caller — (of fruit, fish, vegetables, etc.) fresh; recently picked or caught.
- most-comate — Botany. having a coma.
- mustachioed — a mustache.
- nacogdoches — a city in N Texas.
- nanoscience — The underlying science of nanotechnology.
- nanoseconds — Plural form of nanosecond.
- narco-state — a country in which the illegal trade in narcotic drugs forms a substantial part of the economy
- nematocides — Plural form of nematocide.
- nematocysts — A specialized cell in the tentacles of a jellyfish or other coelenterate, containing a barbed or venomous coiled thread that can be projected in self-defense or to capture prey.
- neo-fascism — a modern right-wing political movement that includes significant elements of fascism, esp inspired by fascist Italy
- neo-fascist — any of various political movements or beliefs inspired by or reminiscent of fascism or Nazism.
- neofascists — Plural form of neofascist.
- neosilicate — (chemistry) any simple silicate mineral in which the SiO4 tetrahedra are isolated and have metal ions as neighbours.
- nonfeasance — the omission of some act that ought to have been performed. Compare malfeasance, misfeasance (def 2).
- nonsemantic — of, relating to, or arising from the different meanings of words or other symbols: semantic change; semantic confusion.
- nonsensical — (of words or language) having little or no meaning; making little or no sense: A baby's babbling is appealingly nonsensical.
- 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.
- nonspecular — that reflects light diffusely and evenly over the hemisphere surrounding the reflective surface; diffuse
- nose tackle — nose guard
- noun clause — a subordinate clause that functions as a noun within a main clause.
- nucleobases — Plural form of nucleobase.
- nucleoplasm — the protoplasm of the nucleus of a cell.
- nucleosomal — Of or pertaining to a nucleosome.
- obfusticate — Synonym of obfuscate.
- obsecration — to entreat solemnly; beseech; supplicate.
- observances — Plural form of observance.
- 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.
- occupancies — Plural form of occupancy.