11-letter words containing c, o, a, e
- apgar score — system for determining the condition of an infant at birth
- apicodental — articulated with the apex of the tongue near the upper front teeth, as ( (θ) ; t h) ) and (; ð) ; th) )
- apicoectomy — a surgical procedure to remove the end of a tooth root in endodontic therapy.
- apocalypses — Plural form of apocalypse.
- apologetics — the branch of theology concerned with the defence and rational justification of Christianity
- aponeurotic — a whitish, fibrous membrane that connects a muscle to a bone or fascia.
- aposiopetic — Of or pertaining to aposiopesis.
- apprecation — (obsolete) Earnest prayer; devout wish.
- appreciator — to be grateful or thankful for: They appreciated his thoughtfulness.
- approacheth — Archaic third-person singular form of approach.
- apron piece — (in a staircase) a header receiving the ends of rough strings, carriage pieces, and the joists of landings.
- aquaerobics — A form of aerobics done while in water.
- araeometric — relating to araeometry
- araliaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Araliaceae, a chiefly tropical family of trees, shrubs, or woody climbers having small clusters of whitish or greenish flowers. The family includes the ivy and ginseng
- arboraceous — resembling a tree
- arborescent — having the shape or characteristics of a tree
- archaeocyte — (in sponges) a type of amoebocyte capable of developing into other types of cells, especially reproductive cells.
- archaeology — Archaeology is the study of the societies and peoples of the past by examining the remains of their buildings, tools, and other objects.
- archaeornis — an extinct primitive Jurassic bird, formerly placed in the genus Archaeornis but now thought to be a species of archaeopteryx
- archaeozoic — Archeozoic
- archdeacons — Plural form of archdeacon.
- archdiocese — An archdiocese is the area over which an archbishop has control.
- archdukedom — the territory ruled by an archduke or archduchess
- archegonial — relating to an archegonium
- archegonium — a female sex organ, occurring in mosses, spore-bearing vascular plants, and gymnosperms, that produces a single egg cell in its swollen base
- archenteron — the cavity within an embryo at the gastrula stage of development that eventually becomes the digestive cavity
- archeologic — (American spelling) alternative spelling of archaeologic.
- archeometry — the branch of archaeology that deals with the dating of archaeological specimens through specific techniques, as radiocarbon dating and amino-acid dating.
- archicortex — (anatomy) Part of the allocortex, specifically three layered hippocampal cortexes necessary for hippocampus formation.
- archipelago — An archipelago is a group of islands, especially small islands.
- architector — (obsolete) An architect.
- arctic zone — the section of the earth's surface lying between the Arctic Circle and the North Pole.
- area office — a part of a business, organization, etc which is the most important office in a specific geographical area
- arenicolous — growing or living in sand or sandy places
- areocentric — relating to a reference system which has Mars as its centre
- areographic — relating to areography
- armored car — any of various vehicles covered with armor plate, as a truck for carrying money to or from a bank
- ars poetica — the art of poetry
- art college — a college at which students study and make art of various kinds, such as drawing, painting and sculpture
- arthrectomy — surgical excision of a joint
- arthroscope — a tubular instrument that is inserted into the capsule of a joint to examine the joint, extract tissue, etc
- as concerns — in regard to; with reference to; about
- ascensional — (astronomy) Relating to ascension.
- ascomycetes — any fungus of the phylum Ascomycota (or class Ascomycetes), including the molds and truffles, characterized by bearing the sexual spores in a sac (as distinguished from basidiomycete).
- associative — Associative thoughts are things that you think of because you see, hear, or think of something that reminds you of those things or which you associate with those things.
- asteraceous — belonging to the Asterasceae, an alternative name for the plant family Compositae.
- astromancer — divination by means of the stars.
- astrometric — (astronomy) of or relating to astrometry.
- atactostele — (botany) A type of eustele, found in monocots, in which the vascular tissue in the stem exists as scattered bundles.
- atherectomy — the removal of plaque from an artery by means of a tiny rotating cutting blade inserted through a catheter.