11-letter words containing c, e, n, t, r, a
- neuroactive — affecting or interacting directly with the nervous system
- neurocytoma — A nervous system tumor primarily derived from nervous tissue, in contrast to the gliomas.
- neuropathic — any diseased condition of the nervous system.
- newscasters — Plural form of newscaster.
- nomenclator — a person who assigns names, as in scientific classification; classifier.
- noncreative — having the quality or power of creating.
- nonmetrical — (music) Without the constraints of a metronome; not played or sung with a strict underlying rhythmic method.
- nonoperatic — not operatic
- nonreactive — tending to react.
- nonvertical — being in a position or direction perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb.
- noticeboard — Alternative spelling of notice board.
- nut-cracker — an instrument or device for cracking the shells of nuts.
- nutcrackers — Plural form of nutcracker.
- obsecration — to entreat solemnly; beseech; supplicate.
- oceanfronts — Plural form of oceanfront.
- octahedrons — Plural form of octahedron.
- on the rack — If you say that someone is on the rack, you mean that they are suffering either physically or mentally.
- orchestrina — (musical instruments) orchestrion.
- outreaching — Present participle of outreach.
- overcasting — Meteorology. the condition of the sky when more than 95 percent covered by clouds.
- overcaution — excessive caution
- overcoating — a coat worn over the ordinary indoor clothing, as in cold weather.
- panchreston — a proposed explanation intended to address a complex problem by trying to account for all possible contingencies but typically proving to be too broadly conceived and therefore oversimplified to be of any practical use.
- panel truck — a small truck having a fully enclosed body, used mainly to deliver light or small objects.
- paragenetic — the origin of minerals or mineral deposits in contact so as to affect one another's formation.
- parenthetic — of, pertaining to, noting, or of the nature of a parenthesis: several unnecessary parenthetic remarks.
- parenticide — a person who kills one or both of his or her parents.
- pearlescent — having an iridescent luster resembling that of pearl; nacreous: healthy skin with a pearlescent glow.
- pedantocrat — a pedantic ruler
- pentahydric — (especially of alcohols and phenols) pentahydroxy.
- percolation — the act or state of percolating or of being percolated.
- pericentral — arranged around a centre
- permittance — the act of permitting or giving consent
- perpetuance — to make perpetual.
- persian cat — a long-haired variety of the domestic cat, originally raised in Persia and Afghanistan.
- pertinacity — the quality of being pertinacious; persistence.
- pescatarian — a person whose diet is mostly vegetarian but includes fish and seafood.
- pescetarian — a person whose diet is mostly vegetarian but includes fish and seafood.
- pet scanner — a tomographic imaging device that yields visual information about the ongoing activity of the brain: positron-emitting isotopes, incorporated into biologically important compounds, are injected intravenously or administered by inhalation, and the resultant gamma radiation is sensed by detectors and converted into computer-generated images of blood flow, oxygen utilization, glucose uptake, etc.
- phrenetical — of or relating to phrenitis
- plane chart — a chart used in plane sailing, in which the lines of latitude and longitude are straight and parallel
- planimetric — the measurement of plane areas.
- play-centre — a regular meeting of small children arranged by their parents or a welfare agency to give them an opportunity of supervised creative play
- plecopteran — Also, plecopterous. belonging or pertaining to the insect order Plecoptera, comprising the stoneflies.
- pococurante — a careless or indifferent person.
- preacquaint — to acquaint (someone with information) in advance
- precipitant — falling headlong.
- precontract — a preexisting contract that legally prevents a person from making another contract of the same nature.
- predicament — an unpleasantly difficult, perplexing, or dangerous situation.
- predication — to proclaim; declare; affirm; assert.