11-letter words containing c, m, o, s
- hectometers — Plural form of hectometer.
- hemisection — to cut into two equal parts; to bisect, especially along a medial longitudinal plane.
- hemostatics — arresting hemorrhage, as a drug; styptic.
- hercogamous — (of flowers) incapable of self-fertilization
- heteroecism — the development of different stages of a parasitic species on different host plants.
- hippocampus — Classical Mythology. a sea horse with two forefeet, and a body ending in the tail of a dolphin or fish.
- historicism — a theory that history is determined by immutable laws and not by human agency.
- home screen — television.
- home-school — to teach (one's children) at home instead of sending them to school.
- homecomings — Plural form of homecoming.
- homeostatic — the tendency of a system, especially the physiological system of higher animals, to maintain internal stability, owing to the coordinated response of its parts to any situation or stimulus that would tend to disturb its normal condition or function.
- homeschools — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of homeschool.
- homestretch — the straight part of a racetrack from the last turn to the finish line. Compare backstretch.
- homoblastic — (of a plant or plant part) showing no difference in form between the juvenile and the adult structures
- homoplastic — correspondence in form or structure, owing to a similar environment.
- house music — an up-tempo style of disco music characterized by deep bass rhythms, piano or synthesizer melodies, and soul-music singing, sometimes with elements of rap music.
- humouristic — Alternative spelling of humoristic.
- hyoscyamine — a poisonous alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , obtained from henbane and other solanaceous plants, used as a sedative, analgesic, mydriatic, and antispasmodic.
- hypocorisms — Plural form of hypocorism.
- hypocrinism — an abnormal condition caused by insufficient secretion from a gland, especially an endocrine gland.
- hypodermics — Plural form of hypodermic.
- hypoosmotic — Hypotonic.
- hypsometric — Of or relating to the use of the hypsometer; hypsographic.
- ignosticism — The philosophical position that beliefs regarding the existence or non-existence of God (capitalized) all assume too much, especially because there is not just one universal definition of the word
- impecunious — having little or no money; penniless; poor.
- importances — the quality or state of being important; consequence; significance.
- imprecision — not precise; not exact; vague or ill-defined.
- incommodius — Misspelling of incommodious.
- incompassed — Simple past tense and past participle of incompass.
- incompletes — Plural form of incomplete.
- incomposite — not composite or consisting of parts; simple; not divisible into parts
- informatics — the study of information processing; computer science.
- insectiform — resembling an insect
- insomuch as — to such an extent or degree; so (usually followed by that).
- iso-osmotic — isotonic (def 1).
- isochronism — an isochronal character or action.
- isomagnetic — noting or pertaining to points of equal magnetic force.
- isometrical — Dated form of isometric.
- isorhythmic — a structural feature characteristic of the Ars Nova motet, consisting of a single rhythmic phrase pattern repeated, usually in the tenor, throughout the composition.
- jack salmon — walleye (def 1).
- jim crowism — Jim Crow (def 1).
- lacrimators — Plural form of lacrimator.
- lactometers — Plural form of lactometer.
- lasiocampid — (zoology) Any member of the Lasiocampidae.
- lemon stick — a lemon half with a peppermint stick stuck in it, through which the lemon juice is sucked.
- liposarcoma — (medicine) Any malignant tumour that originates in adipose tissue.
- lobectomies — Plural form of lobectomy.
- local stamp — stamp (def 22).
- locofocoism — the doctrines of the Locofocos.
- locomotions — Plural form of locomotion.