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