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11-letter words containing c, o, t, r, a, n

  • aponeurotic — a whitish, fibrous membrane that connects a muscle to a bone or fascia.
  • apprecation — (obsolete) Earnest prayer; devout wish.
  • arborescent — having the shape or characteristics of a tree
  • arc-boutant — flying buttress.
  • archenteron — the cavity within an embryo at the gastrula stage of development that eventually becomes the digestive cavity
  • arctic zone — the section of the earth's surface lying between the Arctic Circle and the North Pole.
  • areocentric — relating to a reference system which has Mars as its centre
  • ascriptions — Plural form of ascription.
  • astromancer — divination by means of the stars.
  • astronautic — Of or pertaining to astronautics.
  • atherogenic — causing atheroma
  • atomtronics — (physics) The design, manufacture and study of analogs of electronics using atoms (especially Bose-Einstein condensates) at low temperature.
  • attractions — Plural form of attraction.
  • auctioneers — Plural form of auctioneer.
  • austromancy — Soothsaying, or prediction of events, from observation of the winds or cloud formations.
  • auto racing — the sport of racing automobiles in which drivers compete against each other on a course designed for racing or on closed public roads.
  • autochanger — a device in a record player or CD player that enables a small stack of records or CDs to be dropped automatically onto the turntable or player tray one at a time and played separately
  • axonometric — of or relating to a projection method of representing three-dimensional objects on a flat surface
  • backcountry — an area far from cities and towns that is thinly populated and largely undeveloped; hinterland
  • bacteriocin — any protein-based toxin given off by bacteria to prevent the growth of related bacteria nearby
  • baroclinity — a common state of fluid stratification in which surfaces of constant pressure and others of constant density are not parallel but intersect.
  • baronetical — pertaining to baronets
  • beancounter — Alternative spelling of bean counter.
  • benefactory — relating to a benefactor; beneficial
  • bicarbonate — a salt of carbonic acid containing the ion HCO3–; an acid carbonate
  • bifurcation — the act or fact of bifurcating
  • block grant — (in Britain) an annual grant made by the government to a local authority to help to pay for the public services it provides, such as health, education, and housing
  • boat anchor — 1. Like doorstop but more severe; implies that the offending hardware is irreversibly dead or useless. "That was a working motherboard once. One lightning strike later, instant boat anchor!" 2. A person who just takes up space. 3. Obsolete but still working hardware, especially when used of an old S100-bus hobbyist system; originally a term of annoyance, but became more and more affectionate as the hardware became more and more obsolete.
  • boston crab — a wrestling hold in which a wrestler seizes both or one of his opponent's legs, turns him face downwards, and exerts pressure over his back
  • brachiation — locomotion accomplished by swinging by the arms from one hold to another.
  • brachyodont — (of mammals, such as humans) having teeth with short crowns
  • brecciation — the fragmentation of rock
  • breton lace — a net lace with a design embroidered in heavy, often colored, thread.
  • brochantite — a mineral, hydrous copper sulfate, Cu 4 (OH) 6 SO 4 , occurring in green fibrous masses and similar in physical properties to antlerite: formerly a major ore of copper.
  • brown patch — a fungus disease of turf grass that results in circular areas of brown, dead grass.
  • brunch coat — a knee-length housecoat.
  • buccinatory — relating to a trumpeter or trumpet playing
  • cabin court — Older Use. a roadside motel having cabins.
  • cabinetwork — the making of furniture, esp of fine quality
  • cachinatory — Alternative form of cachinnatory.
  • cachinnator — One who laughs loudly and immoderately.
  • calcinatory — A vessel used in calcination.
  • calibration — to determine, check, or rectify the graduation of (any instrument giving quantitative measurements).
  • californite — vesuvianite jade.
  • calumniator — to make false and malicious statements about; slander.
  • calyptrogen — a layer of rapidly dividing cells at the tip of a plant root, from which the root cap is formed. It occurs in grasses and many other plants
  • canceration — the process of becoming cancerous
  • candy store — a shop solely or largely selling confectionery
  • canto fermo — a melody that is the basis to which other parts are added in polyphonic music
  • cape breton — an island forming the NE part of Nova Scotia, in SE Canada. 3970 sq. mi. (10,280 sq. km).
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