11-letter words containing c, i, r
- anchor ring — a ring made from an iron bar of circular cross-section
- ancillaries — subordinate; subsidiary.
- 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.
- androphilic — Sexually attracted to men.
- androphobic — Exhibiting androphobia; fearful of men.
- animalcular — Of, relating to, or resembling, animalcules.
- animatronic — of, concerned with, or operated by animatronics
- anisocarpic — (of a flower) having a lower number of carpels than of other floral parts.
- anisocercal — (of fish) having unequal tail-fin lobes
- anisometric — not isometric; having unsymmetrical parts or unequal measurements
- anisotropic — not isotropic; having different physical properties in different directions
- 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
- antatrophic — preventing or curing atrophy.
- anteportico — a lesser portico preceding a main portico.
- anthracitic — Pertaining to, or composed of, anthracite.
- anthracosis — a lung disease due to inhalation of coal dust
- anthracotic — the deposition of coal dust in the lungs; asymptomatic pneumoconiosis.
- anthropical — relating to human nature
- anti-church — a building for public Christian worship.
- anti-racial — of or relating to the social construct of race: racial diversity; racial stereotypes.
- anticarious — preventing or retarding caries.
- antichamber — Obsolete form of antechamber.
- antichoicer — someone who opposes the granting of pregnant women the choice to have an abortion
- antichrists — Plural form of antichrist.
- anticipator — to realize beforehand; foretaste or foresee: to anticipate pleasure.
- anticruelty — the prevention of or opposition to cruelty
- anticryptic — serving to conceal an animal from its prey.
- 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.
- antinuclear — opposed to nuclear weapons
- antipyretic — preventing or alleviating fever
- antipyrotic — relieving the pain and stimulating the healing of burns.
- antiradical — opposed to radicalism
- antisecrecy — opposed to secrecy, particularly in government
- aortic arch — one member of a series of paired curved blood vessels that arise in the embryo from the ventral aorta, pass around the pharynx through the branchial arches, and join with the dorsal aorta to form the great vessels of the head and neck.
- aortoclasia — rupture of the aorta.
- aphrodisiac — An aphrodisiac is a food, drink, or drug which is said to make people want to have sex.
- aponeurotic — a whitish, fibrous membrane that connects a muscle to a bone or fascia.
- apostrophic — a digression in the form of an address to someone not present, or to a personified object or idea, as “O Death, where is thy sting?”.
- apparatchik — An apparatchik is someone who works for a government or a political party and who obeys orders.
- apperceived — Simple past tense and past participle of apperceive.
- apple cider — non-alcoholic juice drink
- applescript — (language) An object-oriented shell language for the Macintosh, approximately a superset of HyperTalk.
- applicators — Plural form of applicator.
- applicatory — suitable for application
- apprecation — (obsolete) Earnest prayer; devout wish.
- appreciable — An appreciable amount or effect is large enough to be important or clearly noticed.
- appreciably — sufficient to be readily perceived or estimated; considerable: There is an appreciable difference between socialism and communism.
- appreciated — to be grateful or thankful for: They appreciated his thoughtfulness.
- appreciates — to be grateful or thankful for: They appreciated his thoughtfulness.