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11-letter words containing c, o, a

  • allographic — Relating to allographs or allography.
  • allomorphic — any of two or more different forms of the same chemical compound.
  • allopelagic — living or growing at different depths.
  • alloplastic — of or relating to alterations made to a patient's external circumstances for the purpose of affecting his mental condition
  • allowancing — Present participle of allowance.
  • almond cake — the residue of almonds from which oil has been expressed.
  • alpenstocks — Plural form of alpenstock.
  • alpha stock — any of the most active securities on the Stock Exchange of which there are between 100 and 200; at least ten market makers must continuously display the prices of an alpha stock and all transactions in them must be published immediately
  • alt.country — a genre of country music originating in the 1990s and influenced by both early country music and contemporary rock music
  • alt.sources — (messaging, programming)   A Usenet newsgroup for posting program source code.
  • altar cloth — the cloth used for covering an altar: often applied also to the frontal
  • altercation — An altercation is a noisy argument or disagreement.
  • altocumulus — a globular cloud at an intermediate height of about 2400 to 6000 metres (8000 to 20 000 feet)
  • amblyoscope — an instrument used to train an amblyopic eye to function properly.
  • ambulocetus — A large carnivorous amphibian (Ambulocetus natans).
  • amen corner — in some rural Protestant churches, the seats to the minister's right, once occupied by those leading the responsive amens
  • amenorrheic — of or relating to amenorrhea
  • amentaceous — of or like an ament or aments
  • amethocaine — The drug tetracaine.
  • amino acids — any of a class of organic compounds that contains at least one amino group, –NH 2 , and one carboxyl group, –COOH: the alpha-amino acids, RCH(NH 2)COOH, are the building blocks from which proteins are constructed.
  • ammonotelic — excreting ammonia as the main nitrogenous waste: characteristic of freshwater fishes and many aquatic invertebrates
  • amoebocytes — Plural form of amoebocyte.
  • amoxicillin — a penicillin antibiotic used to treat a wide range of bacterial infections
  • amoxycillin — Obsolete spelling of amoxicillin.
  • amphibiotic — having an aquatic larval form and a terrestrial adult form, as amphibians
  • amphicelous — concave on both sides, as the bodies of the vertebrae of fishes.
  • amphichroic — producing two colours, one on reacting with an acid, the other on reacting with a base
  • amphictyony — (in ancient Greece) a religious association of states for the maintenance of temples and the cults connected with them
  • amphilochus — a seer, the son of Amphiaraus and Eriphyle, and the brother of Alcmaeon.
  • amphophilic — (cytology) That can be stained with either an acidic or basic dye.
  • amylopectin — the major component of starch (about 80 per cent), consisting of branched chains of glucose units. It is insoluble and gives a red-brown colour with iodine
  • amyotrophic — (medicine) Characterized by atrophy of the muscles.
  • anacanthous — having no spines or thorns.
  • anachronism — You say that something is an anachronism when you think that it is out of date or old-fashioned.
  • anachronist — A person who has anachronistic views or habits.
  • anachronize — To refer to, or put into, a wrong time.
  • anachronous — relating to anachronism; misplaced chronologically
  • anacoenosis — a figure of speech in which an appeal is made to one's listeners or opponents for their opinion or judgment as to the subject under discussion.
  • anacoloutha — Plural form of anacolouthon.
  • anacoluthia — lack of grammatical sequence, esp within a single sentence
  • anacoluthic — Of, pertaining to, being, or resembling an anacoluthon.
  • anacoluthon — a construction that involves the change from one grammatical sequence to another within a single sentence; an example of anacoluthia
  • anacreontic — in the manner of the Greek lyric poet Anacreon (?572–?488 bc), noted for his short songs celebrating love and wine
  • anal erotic — a person who experiences sexual gratification of the anal area
  • analogistic — a person who employs or argues from analogy.
  • anaphorical — of or relating to an anaphora
  • anaplerotic — of or relating to anaplerosis
  • anastomotic — Anatomy. communication between blood vessels by means of collateral channels, especially when usual routes are obstructed.
  • ancestorial — of, belonging to, or relating to ancestors
  • ancho chili — a dried poblano pepper, reddish-brown in color, used esp. in Mexican cooking
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