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11-letter words containing c, e, r, a, t, o

  • subcategory — a subordinate category or a division of a category.
  • sugarcoated — to cover with sugar: to sugarcoat a pill.
  • superoctave — an organ stop two octaves above the standard pitch
  • sweatercoat — a coat knitted like a bulky sweater.
  • tacheometer — a type of theodolite designed for the rapid measurement of distances, elevations, and directions
  • tacheometry — the measurement of distance, etc, using a tacheometer
  • tachysterol — an isomer of ergosterol, C28H44O, formed during the production of calciferol by the irradiation of ergosterol
  • tail covert — any of the feathers concealing the bases of a bird's tail feathers.
  • tape-record — to record (speech, music, etc.) on magnetic tape.
  • tautochrone — a curve upon which a moving object will reach a certain point at the same time through gravity from whichever point it starts
  • tautometric — having the same metre or arrangement of syllables
  • technocracy — a theory and movement, prominent about 1932, advocating control of industrial resources, reform of financial institutions, and reorganization of the social system, based on the findings of technologists and engineers.
  • tephromancy — the seeking of the future using ashes
  • teratogenic — a drug or other substance capable of interfering with the development of a fetus, causing birth defects.
  • terra cotta — a hard, brown-red, usually unglazed earthenware used for pottery, sculpture, etc.
  • terra-cotta — made of or having the color of terra cotta.
  • tetracoccus — a spherical bacterium occurring in square groups of four.
  • the cariboo — a region in the W foothills of the Cariboo Mountains, scene of a gold rush beginning in 1860
  • the creator — an epithet of God
  • theoretical — given to, forming, or dealing with theories; speculative.
  • thermobaric — (of an explosive device or explosion) detonated by means of an explosive substance reacting spontaneously with air
  • ticonderoga — a village in NE New York, on Lake Champlain: site of French fort captured by the English 1759 and by Americans under Ethan Allen 1775.
  • tidal force — the gravitational pull exerted by a celestial body that raises the tides on another body within the gravitational field, dependent on the varying distance between the bodies.
  • to eat crow — If someone eats crow, they admit that they have been wrong and apologize, especially in situations where this is humiliating or embarrassing for them.
  • toll charge — traffic fee payable on a road
  • tonic water — drink: carbonated water
  • torchbearer — a person who carries a torch.
  • touch paper — paper saturated with potassium nitrate to make it burn slowly, used for igniting explosives and fireworks.
  • touch-ready — (of software) ready to work on touch-screen computers and devices
  • tower crane — a rotatable cantilever jib on top of a steelwork tower used on building sites where the operator needs to command a good view of the site
  • tracheation — the arrangement of tracheae in insects and other arthropods.
  • tracheotomy — the operation of cutting into the trachea.
  • track shoes — light running shoes fitted with steel spikes for better grip
  • tracker dog — canine trained to detect
  • 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.
  • tractorfeed — Computers. a mechanism for aligning and transporting paper for a printer by means of pins that catch in perforations along the edges of the paper.
  • tragic hero — a great or virtuous character in a dramatic tragedy who is destined for downfall, suffering, or defeat: Oedipus, the classic tragic hero.
  • tragicomedy — a dramatic or other literary composition combining elements of both tragedy and comedy.
  • 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.
  • treachetour — a traitor
  • trench coat — a waterproof overcoat styled along military lines, belted, with straps on the shoulders and lower sleeves.
  • 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.
  • trincomalee — a seaport in E Sri Lanka.
  • trolley car — a streetcar propelled electrically by current taken by means of a trolley from a conducting wire strung overhead or running beneath a slot between the tracks.
  • tropicalize — to make tropical, as in character or appearance.
  • trypanocide — a drug or substance that kills trypanosomes
  • tuberaceous — belonging or relating to the order of fungi Tuberaceae, or specifically the truffle genus (Tuber)
  • tuberculoma — a tumour or other mass that grows from a tuberculous lesion or caused by the tubercle bacillus
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