11-letter words containing c, o, l, a, t
- ambulocetus — A large carnivorous amphibian (Ambulocetus natans).
- ammonotelic — excreting ammonia as the main nitrogenous waste: characteristic of freshwater fishes and many aquatic invertebrates
- 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
- 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
- anal erotic — a person who experiences sexual gratification of the anal area
- analogistic — a person who employs or argues from analogy.
- anaplerotic — of or relating to anaplerosis
- ancestorial — of, belonging to, or relating to ancestors
- anchor bolt — any of several kinds of bolts inserted and fixed in masonry as a hold for timbers, shelves, etc.
- anecdotally — in an anecdotal manner
- anecdotical — relating to anecdotes
- anisodactyl — (of the feet of passerine birds) having the first toe directed backwards and the other three toes directed forwards
- anomalistic — tending to be anomalous
- anthochlore — a yellow pigment found in flowers
- anthropical — relating to human nature
- anti-social — Someone who is anti-social is unwilling to meet and be friendly with other people.
- antialcohol — relating to an opposition to alcoholic drink
- anticyclone — An anticyclone is an area of high atmospheric pressure which causes settled weather conditions and, in summer, clear skies and high temperatures.
- antilogical — opposed to the logical
- antinomical — characterized by or prone to antinomy
- antinucleon — an antiproton or an antineutron
- anucleolate — lacking a nucleolus or nucleoli.
- anxiolytics — Plural form of anxiolytic.
- aortoclasia — rupture of the aorta.
- aphlogistic — (archaic) flameless.
- apicodental — articulated with the apex of the tongue near the upper front teeth, as ( (θ) ; t h) ) and (; ð) ; th) )
- apocalyptic — Apocalyptic means relating to the total destruction of something, especially of the world.
- apodictical — (archaic) Apodictic; being clearly demonstrable; certain.
- apoliticism — the quality of being apolitical
- apologetics — the branch of theology concerned with the defence and rational justification of Christianity
- apostolical — Apostolic.
- application — An application for something such as a job or membership of an organization is a formal written request for it.
- applicators — Plural form of applicator.
- applicatory — suitable for application
- arcticology — the scientific study of the Polar Regions.
- arctophilia — the practice of collecting teddy bears
- art college — a college at which students study and make art of various kinds, such as drawing, painting and sculpture
- articulator — a person or thing that articulates
- artiodactyl — any placental mammal of the order Artiodactyla, having hooves with an even number of toes; an even-toed ungulate. The order includes pigs, hippopotamuses, camels, deer, cattle, and antelopes
- atactostele — (botany) A type of eustele, found in monocots, in which the vascular tissue in the stem exists as scattered bundles.
- atomic pile — nuclear reactor
- atrociously — extremely or shockingly wicked, cruel, or brutal: an atrocious crime.
- autocephaly — the state of being autocephalous.
- autoclaving — Present participle of autoclave.
- autological — (grammar) Of a phrase (especially an adjective), possessing the property it describes.
- automagical — (of a usually complicated technical or computer process) done, operating, or happening in a way that is hidden from or not understood by the user, and in that sense, apparently “magical”: I just downloaded an automagical update to my word processing software that somehow fixed the problems.
- automatical — Archaic form of automatic.