11-letter words containing c, a, t, o, s
- tachysterol — an isomer of ergosterol, C28H44O, formed during the production of calciferol by the irradiation of ergosterol
- tchaikovsky — Peter Ilyich [il-yich] /ˈɪl yɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), or Pëtr Ilich [Russian pyawtr ee-lyeech] /Russian ˈpyɔtr iˈlyitʃ/ (Show IPA), 1840–93, Russian composer.
- technospeak — any abstruse technical jargon
- tenaciously — holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of): a tenacious grip on my arm; tenacious of old habits.
- tetracoccus — a spherical bacterium occurring in square groups of four.
- theomachist — a person who battles against the gods or resists the will of the gods
- thoughtcast — a mode of thought
- thrasonical — boastful; vainglorious.
- tobacconist — a dealer in tobacco, especially the owner of a store that sells pipe tobaccos, cigarettes, and cigars.
- tonal music — music that uses the diatonic system
- tonic spasm — Pathology. a sudden, abnormal, involuntary muscular contraction, consisting of a continued muscular contraction (tonic spasm) or of a series of alternating muscular contractions and relaxations (clonic spasm)
- tostication — drunkenness, intoxication; confusion
- tourist car — a railroad sleeping car, usually having seats that can be converted into berths.
- touristical — of, relating to, or typical of tourists or tourism: She embarked on her itinerary with high touristic fervor.
- townscaping — the act of designing a town
- toxic waste — waste material that can be harmful or deadly to living creatures and the environment
- track shoes — light running shoes fitted with steel spikes for better grip
- tract house — a house forming part of a real-estate development, usually having a plan and appearance common to some or all of the houses in the development.
- transaction — the act of transacting or the fact of being transacted.
- transductor — a magnetic device that amplifies electronic signals
- transection — to cut across; dissect transversely.
- translocate — to move or transfer from one place to another; cause to change location; displace; dislocate.
- treacherous — characterized by faithlessness or readiness to betray trust; traitorous.
- triceratops — any of various dinosaurs of the genus Triceratops, of the late Cretaceous Period, having a bony crest on the neck, a long horn over each eye, and a shorter horn on the nose.
- trobar clus — a complex and obscure style of writing adopted by some 12th-century Provençal poets.
- tuberaceous — belonging or relating to the order of fungi Tuberaceae, or specifically the truffle genus (Tuber)
- ultrasonics — the branch of science that deals with the effects of sound waves above human perception.
- unapostolic — not apostolic; not related to or characteristic of the early Christian apostles or their subsequent apostles
- uncustomary — according to or depending on custom; usual; habitual.
- unsociality — the quality of being unsocial
- urticaceous — belonging to the Urticaceae, the nettle family of plants.
- vasectomize — to perform a vasectomy on
- vasospastic — of or relating to a vasospasm
- wainscoting — wood, especially oak and usually in the form of paneling, for lining interior walls.
- wainscotted — Having a wainscot.
- waistcloths — Plural form of waistcloth.
- waistcoated — Wearing a waistcoat.
- wall socket — socket (def 2b).
- warm sector — the region of warmest air bounded by the cold and warm fronts of a cyclone.
- watchtowers — Plural form of watchtower.
- watercolors — Plural form of watercolor.
- watercourse — a stream of water, as a river or brook.
- waterlocust — a thorny honeylocust (Gleditsia aquatica), native to the SE U.S., with a dark, heavy wood that takes a high polish
- watt-second — a unit of energy equal to the energy of one watt acting for one second; the equivalent of one joule.
- west covina — a city in SW California, E of Los Angeles.
- wet compass — a compass having a compass card floating in a liquid.
- xenoblastic — a crystal that forms in metamorphic rock and gets its outline from neighboring crystals.
- xenoplastic — involving distantly related individuals
- xiphocostal — Pertaining to the xiphoid process and the ribs.
- yachtswoman — a woman who owns or sails a yacht, or who is devoted to yachting.