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