11-letter words containing c, o, r, n, a
- polynuclear — having many nuclei.
- porto rican — former official name (until 1932) of Puerto Rico.
- postcranial — located posterior to the head.
- power chain — an endless chain for transmitting motion and power between sprockets on shafts with parallel axes.
- preannounce — to make known publicly or officially; proclaim; give notice of: to announce a special sale.
- precisional — the state or quality of being precise.
- precolonial — of or relating to the time before a region or country became a colony.
- precontract — a preexisting contract that legally prevents a person from making another contract of the same nature.
- predication — to proclaim; declare; affirm; assert.
- preoccupant — a previous occupant
- preromantic — of, relating to, or of the nature of romance; characteristic or suggestive of the world of romance: a romantic adventure.
- prevacation — a period of suspension of work, study, or other activity, usually used for rest, recreation, or travel; recess or holiday: Schoolchildren are on vacation now.
- prison camp — a camp for the confinement of prisoners of war or political prisoners.
- pro-african — Also, Africa. of or from Africa; belonging to the black peoples of Africa.
- pro-vaccine — any preparation used as a preventive inoculation to confer immunity against a specific disease, usually employing an innocuous form of the disease agent, as killed or weakened bacteria or viruses, to stimulate antibody production.
- proclaimant — someone who proclaims
- proconsular — Roman History. an official, usually a former consul, who acted as governor or military commander of a province, and who had powers similar to those of a consul.
- procreation — to beget or generate (offspring).
- procrustean — pertaining to or suggestive of Procrustes.
- procuration — the act of obtaining or getting; procurement.
- prosaicness — commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative: a prosaic mind.
- prosenchyma — the tissue characteristic of the woody and bast portions of plants, consisting typically of long, narrow cells with pointed ends.
- prosobranch — a gastropod mollusc of the subclass Prosobranchia, which includes conches, limpets, abalones, and numerous aquatic and terrestrial snails
- protodeacon — a chief deacon in the Greek Church.
- protraction — the act of protracting; prolongation; extension.
- provocation — the act of provoking.
- pulmobranch — a respiratory organ found in some invertebrates
- pyrovanadic — of or relating to an acid of vanadium
- 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.
- quangocracy — Rule by quangos or similar unelected bodies. (from 20th c.).
- raccoon dog — a small wild dog of the genus Nyctereutes, common in Asia, resembling a raccoon in coat and coloration.
- racing form — a sheet that provides detailed information about horse races, including background data on the horses, jockeys, etc.
- radiocarbon — Also called carbon 14. a radioactive isotope of carbon with mass number 14 and a half-life of about 5730 years: widely used in the dating of organic materials.
- radiolucent — almost entirely transparent to radiation; almost entirely invisible in x-ray photographs and under fluoroscopy.
- radiophonic — a radiotelephone.
- rail anchor — a fastening device for attaching the base of a rail to a crosstie.
- ramgunshoch — surly; bad-tempered; rude
- ranch house — the house of the owner of a ranch, usually of one story and with a low-pitched roof.
- rapscallion — a rascal; rogue; scamp.
- rarefaction — the act or process of rarefying.
- ratiocinate — to reason; carry on a process of reasoning.
- ration card — a card showing an individual's entitlement to certain rationed goods
- re-announce — to make known publicly or officially; proclaim; give notice of: to announce a special sale.
- re-creation — the act of creating anew.
- reaccession — (of a position of power) the process of acceding again
- reactionary — of, pertaining to, marked by, or favoring reaction, especially extreme conservatism or rightism in politics; opposing political or social change.
- reactionism — of, pertaining to, marked by, or favoring reaction, especially extreme conservatism or rightism in politics; opposing political or social change.
- reactionist — of, pertaining to, marked by, or favoring reaction, especially extreme conservatism or rightism in politics; opposing political or social change.
- reaganomics — the economic policies put forth by the administration of President Ronald Reagan, especially as emphasizing supply-side theory.
- real income — the amount of goods and services that money income will buy.