11-letter words containing c, o, l, s, t, r
- polycrotism — a polycrotic condition
- polycrystal — an object composed of randomly oriented crystals, formed by rapid solidification
- post-racial — characterized by the absence of racial discord, discrimination, or prejudice previously or historically present: post-racial politics; the post-racial era.
- postal card — a card sold by the post office with a stamp already printed on it.
- postcranial — located posterior to the head.
- postpyloric — the opening between the stomach and the duodenum.
- preselector — a preamplifier between the antenna and receiving circuit, used to improve reception.
- protocolist — a person who drafts protocols
- pyroclastic — composed chiefly of fragments of volcanic origin, as agglomerate, tuff, and certain other rocks; volcaniclastic.
- ratio scale — a scale of measurement of data which permits the comparison of differences of values; a scale having a fixed zero value. The distances travelled by a projectile, for instance, are measured on a ratio scale since it makes sense to talk of one projectile travelling twice as far as another
- reflections — thoughts, esp careful or long-considered ones
- reselection — an act or instance of selecting or the state of being selected; choice.
- rocket sled — a sled propelled along a long track by rocket engines, for testing the effects of high rates of acceleration and deceleration.
- sacrocostal — relating to the sacrum and the ribs
- school trip — educational outing
- schoolcraft — Henry Rowe [roh] /roʊ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1864, U.S. explorer, ethnologist, and author.
- schorlomite — a mineral that is black in colour and belongs to the garnet group
- scissortail — Also called scissortailed flycatcher [siz-er-teyld] /ˈsɪz ərˌteɪld/ (Show IPA). a flycatcher, Muscivora forficatus, of the southern U.S., Mexico, and Central America, having a long, deeply forked tail.
- sclerectomy — excision of part of the sclera.
- sclerometer — any instrument for determining with precision the degree of hardness of a substance, especially a mineral, as by measuring the pressure necessary to pierce or scratch it.
- sclerotitis — scleritis.
- sclerotized — (especially of the cuticle of an arthropod) hardened by the presence of substances other than chitin, as by scleroproteins, waxes, or calcium salts.
- scriptorial — of or relating to a scriptorium
- scroll foot — French foot (def 1).
- secretional — of or relating to secretion
- selectorate — a body of people responsible for making a selection, esp members of a political party who select candidates for an election
- selectorial — of or relating to selections or selectors
- slot racing — the activity of racing slot cars.
- spectrology — the study of ghosts, phantoms, or apparitions.
- speculatory — a place suitable for observation
- stereocilia — any of the long, flexible microvilli that superficially resemble cilia and occur as a brush border or series of tufts on the surface of various epithelial tissues.
- stock clerk — a worker in a stockroom who is in charge of the materials and goods stored there.
- stockholder — Also called stockowner. a holder or owner of stock in a corporation.
- stony coral — a true coral consisting of numerous anthozoan polyps embedded in the calcareous material that they secrete.
- storm cloud — raincloud before storm
- straw color — a pale yellow similar to the color of straw.
- subcortical — situated beneath the cortex.
- subtropical — bordering on the tropics; nearly tropical.
- supracostal — above the rib
- tachysterol — an isomer of ergosterol, C28H44O, formed during the production of calciferol by the irradiation of ergosterol
- terricolous — living on or in the ground.
- thrasonical — boastful; vainglorious.
- torticollis — a condition in which the neck is twisted and the head inclined to one side, caused by spasmodic contraction of the muscles of the neck.
- touristical — of, relating to, or typical of tourists or tourism: She embarked on her itinerary with high touristic fervor.
- translocate — to move or transfer from one place to another; cause to change location; displace; dislocate.
- trobar clus — a complex and obscure style of writing adopted by some 12th-century Provençal poets.
- tuberculose — tuberculate.
- tuberculous — tubercular.
- ulotrichous — belonging to a group of people having woolly or crisply curly hair.
- ultrasonics — the branch of science that deals with the effects of sound waves above human perception.