11-letter words containing c, a, u
- alt.sources — (messaging, programming) A Usenet newsgroup for posting program source code.
- altocumulus — a globular cloud at an intermediate height of about 2400 to 6000 metres (8000 to 20 000 feet)
- ambulocetus — A large carnivorous amphibian (Ambulocetus natans).
- ambuscading — Present participle of ambuscade.
- amentaceous — of or like an ament or aments
- amphicelous — concave on both sides, as the bodies of the vertebrae of fishes.
- amphilochus — a seer, the son of Amphiaraus and Eriphyle, and the brother of Alcmaeon.
- amplexicaul — (of some sessile leaves, stipules, etc) having an enlarged base that encircles the stem
- anacanthous — having no spines or thorns.
- anachronous — relating to anachronism; misplaced chronologically
- anacoloutha — Plural form of anacolouthon.
- anacoluthia — lack of grammatical sequence, esp within a single sentence
- anacoluthic — Of, pertaining to, being, or resembling an anacoluthon.
- anacoluthon — a construction that involves the change from one grammatical sequence to another within a single sentence; an example of anacoluthia
- anchor buoy — a buoy used to indicate the location of an underwater anchor.
- and circuit — a logic circuit having two or more input wires and one output wire that has a high-voltage output signal if and only if all input signals are at a high voltage simultaneously: used extensively as a basic circuit in computers
- androconium — a scale on the forewing of certain male butterflies from which an odor attractive to females is emitted.
- anfractuous — characterized by twists and turns; convoluted
- animalcular — Of, relating to, or resembling, animalcules.
- animalcules — Plural form of animalcule.
- animalculum — animalcule.
- annonaceous — belonging to the plant family Annonaceae.
- annunciated — Simple past tense and past participle of annunciate.
- annunciates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of annunciate.
- annunciator — a device that gives a visual indication as to which of a number of electric circuits has operated, such as an indicator in a hotel showing in which room a bell has been rung
- antecubital — (anatomy) Pertaining to, or situated in the anterior part of the elbow (cubitus).
- anti-church — a building for public Christian worship.
- anticarious — preventing or retarding caries.
- anticruelty — the prevention of or opposition to cruelty
- anticulture — the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc.
- antimusical — opposed to musical conventions
- antinuclear — opposed to nuclear weapons
- antinucleon — an antiproton or an antineutron
- antisuicide — acting to prevent suicide
- anucleolate — lacking a nucleolus or nucleoli.
- anvil cloud — another name for a cumulonimbus cloud, which tends to be anvil-shaped
- aponeurotic — a whitish, fibrous membrane that connects a muscle to a bone or fascia.
- apple sauce — Apple sauce is a type of sauce made from puréed cooked apples.
- aquaculture — the cultivation of freshwater and marine resources, both plant and animal, for human consumption or use
- aquaerobics — A form of aerobics done while in water.
- aquaintance — Misspelling of acquaintance.
- aquanautics — the study or practice of undersea travel
- aquatically — in an aquatic manner
- aquiculture — aquaculture
- araliaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Araliaceae, a chiefly tropical family of trees, shrubs, or woody climbers having small clusters of whitish or greenish flowers. The family includes the ivy and ginseng
- arboraceous — resembling a tree
- arc furnace — a furnace in which the charge is heated by an electric arc
- arc-boutant — flying buttress.
- archduchess — the wife or widow of an archduke
- archduchies — Plural form of archduchy.