11-letter words containing c, o, n, e
- afforcement — an increase in force or strength
- affordances — Plural form of affordance.
- afrocentric — centered on, emphasizing, or showing the influence of African or, sometimes, African-American history and culture
- agency shop — a contract arrangement between an employer and the union representing the majority of employees, which requires those who do not wish to be members to pay the union a fee equivalent to union dues
- agonic line — an imaginary line on the surface of the earth connecting points of zero magnetic declination
- agony uncle — a man who writes the replies to readers' letters in an agony column
- aleuromancy — (in ancient times) the use of flour as a means of divination.
- all at once — If something happens all at once, it happens suddenly, often when you are not expecting it to happen.
- allocentric — Concerned with the interests of others more than one's own; community-minded.
- almond cake — the residue of almonds from which oil has been expressed.
- alpenstocks — Plural form of alpenstock.
- altercation — An altercation is a noisy argument or disagreement.
- 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.
- 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
- anachronize — To refer to, or put into, a wrong time.
- 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.
- 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
- anaplerotic — of or relating to anaplerosis
- ancestorial — of, belonging to, or relating to ancestors
- anchor bell — a bell rung in foggy weather by a vessel at anchor.
- anchor deck — a small forecastle housing the machinery for operating the anchors of a ship.
- anchorwomen — Plural form of anchorwoman.
- anecdotally — in an anecdotal manner
- anecdotical — relating to anecdotes
- anemochores — Plural form of anemochore.
- angioscopes — Plural form of angioscope.
- anisocercal — (of fish) having unequal tail-fin lobes
- anisometric — not isometric; having unsymmetrical parts or unequal measurements
- annonaceous — belonging to the plant family Annonaceae.
- anteportico — a lesser portico preceding a main portico.
- anthochlore — a yellow pigment found in flowers
- anthracnose — any of several fungus diseases of plants and trees, such as vines and beans, characterized by oval dark depressed spots on the fruit and elsewhere
- anti-choice — opposed to the legal right to obtain an abortion; pro-life
- anticathode — the target electrode for the stream of electrons in a vacuum tube, esp an X-ray tube
- antichoicer — someone who opposes the granting of pregnant women the choice to have an abortion
- anticyclone — An anticyclone is an area of high atmospheric pressure which causes settled weather conditions and, in summer, clear skies and high temperatures.
- antinucleon — an antiproton or an antineutron
- anucleolate — lacking a nucleolus or nucleoli.
- apicodental — articulated with the apex of the tongue near the upper front teeth, as ( (θ) ; t h) ) and (; ð) ; th) )
- aponeurotic — a whitish, fibrous membrane that connects a muscle to a bone or fascia.
- apprecation — (obsolete) Earnest prayer; devout wish.
- apron piece — (in a staircase) a header receiving the ends of rough strings, carriage pieces, and the joists of landings.
- arborescent — having the shape or characteristics of a tree
- archaeornis — an extinct primitive Jurassic bird, formerly placed in the genus Archaeornis but now thought to be a species of archaeopteryx
- archdeacons — Plural form of archdeacon.