11-letter words containing c, a
- approacheth — Archaic third-person singular form of approach.
- approaching — coming closer in time
- appropriacy — the condition of delicate and precise fittingness of a word or expression to its context, even when it is chosen from a number of close synonyms
- apricot jam — a sweet preserve made from apricots
- aprioristic — belief in, or reliance upon, a priori reasoning, arguments, or principles.
- apron piece — (in a staircase) a header receiving the ends of rough strings, carriage pieces, and the joists of landings.
- 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
- arachidonic — related to arachidonic acid or the derivatives of arachidonic acid
- arachis oil — peanut oil.
- arachnoidal — relating to the arachnoid
- arachnology — the study of arachnids
- araeometric — relating to araeometry
- 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
- arborescent — having the shape or characteristics of a tree
- arc furnace — a furnace in which the charge is heated by an electric arc
- arc tangent — the angle, measured in radians, that has a tangent equal to a given number. Symbol: tan −1. Abbreviation: arc tan;
- arc welding — a technique in which metal is welded by heat generated by an electric arc struck between two electrodes or between one electrode and the metal workpiece
- arc-boutant — flying buttress.
- arcade game — An arcade game is a computer game of the type that is often played in amusement arcades.
- archaeocyte — (in sponges) a type of amoebocyte capable of developing into other types of cells, especially reproductive cells.
- archaeology — Archaeology is the study of the societies and peoples of the past by examining the remains of their buildings, tools, and other objects.
- archaeornis — an extinct primitive Jurassic bird, formerly placed in the genus Archaeornis but now thought to be a species of archaeopteryx
- archaeozoic — Archeozoic
- archaically — marked by the characteristics of an earlier period; antiquated: an archaic manner; an archaic notion.
- archaicisms — Plural form of archaicism.
- archangelic — Theology. a chief or principal angel; in medieval angelology one of the nine orders of celestial attendants on God. Compare angel (def 1).
- archbishops — Plural form of archbishop.
- archdeacons — Plural form of archdeacon.
- archdiocese — An archdiocese is the area over which an archbishop has control.
- archduchess — the wife or widow of an archduke
- archduchies — Plural form of archduchy.
- archdukedom — the territory ruled by an archduke or archduchess
- archegonial — relating to an archegonium
- archegonium — a female sex organ, occurring in mosses, spore-bearing vascular plants, and gymnosperms, that produces a single egg cell in its swollen base
- archenemies — Plural form of archenemy.
- archenteric — Of or pertaining to an archenteron.
- archenteron — the cavity within an embryo at the gastrula stage of development that eventually becomes the digestive cavity
- archeologic — (American spelling) alternative spelling of archaeologic.
- archeometry — the branch of archaeology that deals with the dating of archaeological specimens through specific techniques, as radiocarbon dating and amino-acid dating.
- archicortex — (anatomy) Part of the allocortex, specifically three layered hippocampal cortexes necessary for hippocampus formation.
- archilochus — 7th century bc, Greek poet of Paros, notable for using his own experience as subject matter
- archimedean — of, relating to, or discovered by Archimedes.
- archipelago — An archipelago is a group of islands, especially small islands.
- architected — a person who engages in the profession of architecture.