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13-letter words containing c, o, a

  • autocatharsis — a therapeutic process designed to free unconscious disturbances by having the patient write about his or her experiences, impressions, etc.
  • autocephalous — (of an Eastern Christian Church) governed by its own national synods and appointing its own patriarchs or prelates
  • autochthonous — (of rocks, deposits, etc) found where they and their constituents were formed
  • autodidactism — Alternative form of autodidacticism.
  • autoeroticism — the arousal and use of one's own body as a sexual object, as through masturbation
  • autographical — Relating to, or used in, the process of autography.
  • autoinfection — infection by a pathogenic agent already within the body or infection transferred from one part of the body to another
  • automagically — automatically; in a way that is hidden from or not understood by the user, and in that sense, apparently “magical”: I downloaded an app that automagically adds a travel itinerary to my calendar whenever I buy a plane ticket.
  • automatically — without volition or from force of habit; mechanically: Whenever I hear that song, I automatically think of my dad.
  • automechanism — an automatic mechanical system or component, especially a device that operates automatically under predetermined conditions.
  • autonomically — autonomous.
  • autoprojector — (theory)   A self-applicable partial evaluator.
  • autorickshaws — Plural form of autorickshaw.
  • autoschediasm — anything done with little forethought or preparation
  • autoschediaze — to do or act with little forethought or preparation
  • autotoxicosis — autointoxication.
  • autumn crocus — a liliaceous plant, Colchicum autumnale, of Europe and N Africa having pink or purplish autumn flowers
  • averruncation — the act of averting or turning away
  • avila camacho — Manuel [mah-nwel] /mɑˈnwɛl/ (Show IPA), 1897–1955, president of Mexico 1940–46.
  • avocationally — in one's leisure time
  • axiomatically — pertaining to or of the nature of an axiom; self-evident; obvious.
  • baal merodach — Marduk.
  • bachelor flat — a flat lived in, or intended for a bachelor
  • bachelor girl — a young unmarried woman, esp one who is self-supporting
  • bachelor seal — a young male seal, esp a fur seal, that has not yet mated
  • bachelorettes — Plural form of bachelorette.
  • bacillophobia — The fear of microbes. Also known as germaphobia.
  • back emission — the secondary emission of electrons from an anode
  • back mutation — the reversion of a mutant to the original phenotype
  • back to front — If you are wearing something back to front, you are wearing it with the back of it at the front of your body. If you do something back to front, you do it the wrong way around, starting with the part that should come last.
  • back walkover — Racing. a walking or trotting over the course by a contestant who is the only starter.
  • back-end load — the final charges of commission and expenses made by an investment trust, insurance policy, etc, when the investor is paid out
  • backbone site — A key Usenet, electronic mail and/or Internet site; one that processes a large amount of third-party traffic, especially if it is the home site of any of the regional coordinators for the Usenet maps. Notable backbone sites as of early 1993 include uunet and the mail machines at Rutgers University, UC Berkeley, DEC's Western Research Laboratories, Ohio State University and the University of Texas. Compare rib site, leaf site.
  • backdoor play — an offensive tactic whereby a player breaks away from a defender to receive a pass near the baseline in order to make a quick layup.
  • backformation — Alternative spelling of back-formation.
  • backgrounders — Plural form of backgrounder.
  • backgrounding — Present participle of background.
  • backing group — a group of musicians providing an instrumental or vocal accompaniment for a pop singer
  • backing store — a computer storage device, usually a disk, that provides additional storage space for information so that it can be accessed and referred to when required and may be copied into the processor if needed
  • backward roll — a gymnastic roll that is performed with the feet going first and the rest of the body and the head following
  • backwardation — the difference between the spot price for a commodity, including rent and interest, and the forward price
  • bacteriocidal — Alternative spelling of bactericidal.
  • bacteriogenic — Caused by bacteria.
  • bacteriologic — a branch of microbiology dealing with the identification, study, and cultivation of bacteria and with their applications in medicine, agriculture, industry, and biotechnology.
  • bacteriolysin — an antibody which, when it combines with bacterial cells, causes lysis of those cells, thus destroying them
  • bacteriolysis — the destruction or disintegration of bacteria
  • bacteriolytic — disintegration or dissolution of bacteria.
  • bacteriophage — a virus that is parasitic in a bacterium and multiplies within its host, which is destroyed when the new viruses are released
  • bacteriophagy — the action of a bacteriophage
  • bacterioscopy — the examination of bacteria with a microscope.
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