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11-letter words containing c, o, r, d, n, s

  • icosandrian — (of a plant) having at least twenty stamens
  • icosandrous — belonging to the Icosandria, a class of plants
  • incredulous — not credulous; disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical.
  • incrossbred — of or relating to the progeny that result from crossing inbred lines or varieties.
  • introducers — Plural form of introducer.
  • microsecond — a unit of time equal to one millionth of a second. Symbol: μsec.
  • mince words — speak tentatively, tactfully
  • modernistic — modern.
  • nondescript — of no recognized, definite, or particular type or kind: a nondescript novel; a nondescript color.
  • nostradamic — of or pertaining to Nostradamus or resembling his work; prophetic
  • octahedrons — Plural form of octahedron.
  • octandrious — having eight stamens.
  • proceedings — a particular action or course or manner of action.
  • productions — the act of producing; creation; manufacture.
  • providences — a seaport in and the capital of Rhode Island, in the NE part, at the head of Narragansett Bay.
  • quadrasonic — of, noting, or pertaining to the recording and reproduction of sound over four separate transmission or direct reproduction channels instead of the customary two of the stereo system: a quadraphonic recording.
  • reconsigned — to hand over or deliver formally or officially; commit (often followed by to).
  • respondence — the act of responding; response: respondence to a stimulus.
  • rock island — a port in NW Illinois, on the Mississippi: government arsenal.
  • rocketsonde — a telemeter for gathering data on the atmosphere at very high altitudes, carried aloft by rocket and returned to earth by parachute.
  • rood screen — a screen, often of elaborate design and properly surmounted by a rood, separating the nave from the choir or chancel of a church.
  • sarcodinian — belonging or pertaining to the protist phylum Sarcodina, comprising protozoa that move and capture food by forming pseudopodia.
  • sardonicism — characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering: a sardonic grin.
  • schollander — Donald ("Don") born 1946, U.S. swimmer.
  • schrödinbug — (jargon, programming)   /shroh'din-buhg/ (MIT, from the Schrödinger's Cat thought-experiment in quantum physics) A design or implementation bug that doesn't manifest until someone reading the source code or using the program in an unusual way notices that it never should have worked, at which point it stops working until fixed. Though (like bit rot) this sounds impossible, it happens; some programs have harboured schrödinbugs for years. Compare heisenbug, Bohr bug, mandelbug.
  • schrodinger — Erwin [er-vin] /ˈɛr vɪn/ (Show IPA), 1887–1961, German physicist: Nobel prize 1933.
  • scolopendra — a member of a genus of centipedes belonging to the Scolopendridae family
  • scorpaenoid — resembling or related to the family Scorpaenidae.
  • scoundrelly — having the character of a scoundrel; unscrupulous; villainous.
  • screen door — A screen door is a door made of fine netting which is on the outside of the main door of a house. It is used to keep insects out when the main door is open.
  • scrub round — to waive; avoid or ignore
  • second-rate — of lesser or minor quality, importance, or the like: a second-rate poet.
  • second-tier — not in the first rank
  • secondarily — next after the first in order, place, time, etc.
  • solidarnosc — a Polish organization of independent trade unions founded in 1980: outlawed by the government of Poland in 1982.
  • sonderclass — a special class of small racing yachts, restricted as to size, sail area, cost, etc.
  • sound truck — a truck carrying a loudspeaker from which speeches, music, etc., are broadcast, as for advertising, campaigning, or the like.
  • spin doctor — Slang. a press agent skilled at spin control.
  • spinal cord — the cord of nerve tissue extending through the spinal canal of the spinal column.
  • start codon — a codon that starts the synthesis of a protein molecule.
  • stenocardia — angina pectoris, a contraction of the heart or its vessels due to a lack of oxygen, causing severe chest pain
  • subchondral — of or relating to cartilage or a cartilage.
  • subdeaconry — the position or office of a subdeacon
  • subordinacy — a subordinate person or thing.
  • sword dance — any of various dances, usually performed by men, in which swords are ceremonially flourished or are laid on the ground and danced around.
  • tischendorf — Lobegott Friedrich Konstantin von [loh-buh-gawt free-drikh kawn-stahn-teen fuh n] /ˈloʊ bəˌgɔt ˈfri drɪx ˌkɔn stɑnˈtin fən/ (Show IPA), 1815–74, German Biblical critic.
  • transductor — a magnetic device that amplifies electronic signals
  • unconserved — to prevent injury, decay, waste, or loss of: Conserve your strength for the race.
  • unconstrued — to give the meaning or intention of; explain; interpret.
  • underscored — to mark with a line or lines underneath; underline, as for emphasis.
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