11-letter words containing c, o, r, s, n
- minor scale — Also called harmonic minor scale. a scale having half steps between the second and third, fifth and sixth, and seventh and eighth degrees, with whole steps for the other intervals.
- misconstrue — to misunderstand the meaning of; take in a wrong sense; misinterpret.
- miscreation — miscreated.
- modernistic — modern.
- monarchists — Plural form of monarchist.
- monergistic — the doctrine that the Holy Ghost acts independently of the human will in the work of regeneration. Compare synergism (def 3).
- monocarpous — having a gynoecium that forms only a single ovary.
- monochromes — Plural form of monochrome.
- monocracies — Plural form of monocracy.
- monocrystal — A single crystal.
- monogastric — (biology) Having a simple single-chambered stomach.
- monstrances — Plural form of monstrance.
- myonecrosis — Necrosis of muscle tissue.
- nanocrystal — A crystalline entity whose size is measured in nanometers; an individual nanometer-sized crystal of such a material.
- narco-state — a country in which the illegal trade in narcotic drugs forms a substantial part of the economy
- nasogastric — of, relating to, or involving the nose and stomach.
- necrobiosis — the death of cells or tissue caused by aging or disease.
- necrologies — Plural form of necrology.
- necrologist — a list of persons who have died within a certain time.
- necropoleis — Plural form of necropolis.
- necroscopic — of or relating to a necropsy or postmortem examination
- neocortices — Plural form of neocortex.
- nephroscope — (surgery) An instrument used to examine the kidney through an inserted tube.
- netherstock — a stocking
- neuroethics — The ethics of neuroscience and neurotechnology.
- neuroticism — the state of having traits or symptoms characteristic of neurosis.
- nicol prism — one of a pair of prisms used to produce and analyze plane-polarized light in a polarizing microscope. Also called Nicol. Compare polarizer (def 1).
- nicostratus — a son of Menelaus and Helen who, with his illegitimate brother Megapenthes, expelled Helen from Sparta when Menelaus died.
- nitrostarch — an orange powder, C 1 2 H 1 2 N 8 O 2 6 , soluble in ethanol, used in explosives.
- nociceptors — Plural form of nociceptor.
- non-closure — the act of closing; the state of being closed.
- non-cursive — (of handwriting) in flowing strokes with the letters joined together.
- nonabstract — Not abstract.
- nonartistic — not artistic
- noncomposer — a person who is not a composer
- nonconsumer — a person who refrains from using or purchasing certain resources, products, or services
- noncustomer — a person who is not the customer of a particular establishment, or a person who does not buy a product or service
- nondescript — of no recognized, definite, or particular type or kind: a nondescript novel; a nondescript color.
- nonorgasmic — not involving or resulting in orgasm, not able to orgasm
- nonrecourse — (finance) Of or pertaining to a form of financing, typically debt financing, in which the lender's recourse to recovery in the event of default is limited to the collateral asset only.
- nonsecretor — a person of blood group A, B, or AB, whose saliva does not contain the antigens of their blood group
- nonspecular — that reflects light diffusely and evenly over the hemisphere surrounding the reflective surface; diffuse
- nonsurgical — pertaining to or involving surgery or surgeons.
- nonvascular — pertaining to, composed of, or provided with vessels or ducts that convey fluids, as blood, lymph, or sap.
- nostradamic — of or pertaining to Nostradamus or resembling his work; prophetic
- obscuration — the act of obscuring.
- obscurement — The act of obscuring, or the state of being obscured.
- obscureness — (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
- obsecration — to entreat solemnly; beseech; supplicate.
- observances — Plural form of observance.