11-letter words containing c, r, o, s
- hydroponics — the cultivation of plants by placing the roots in liquid nutrient solutions rather than in soil; soilless growth of plants. Compare aeroculture, geoponics (def 2).
- hydroscopes — Plural form of hydroscope.
- hydroscopic — an optical device for viewing objects below the surface of water.
- hydrostatic — of or relating to hydrostatics.
- hygroscopes — Plural form of hygroscope.
- hygroscopic — absorbing or attracting moisture from the air.
- hypocenters — Plural form of hypocenter.
- hypocorisms — Plural form of hypocorism.
- hypocretins — Plural form of hypocretin.
- hypocrinism — an abnormal condition caused by insufficient secretion from a gland, especially an endocrine gland.
- hypocrisies — a pretense of having a virtuous character, moral or religious beliefs or principles, etc., that one does not really possess.
- hypodermics — Plural form of hypodermic.
- hypogastric — of, relating to, or situated in the hypogastrium.
- hypsometric — Of or relating to the use of the hypsometer; hypsographic.
- ice flowers — formations of ice crystals on the surface of a still, slowly freezing body of water.
- ice-scoured — noting an area having surface features resulting from scouring by an advancing ice sheet during glaciation.
- ichthyornis — an extinct genus of toothed birds having vertebrae resembling those of fishes.
- ichthyosaur — any fishlike marine reptile of the extinct order Ichthyosauria, ranging from 4 to 40 feet (1.2 to 12 meters) in length and having a round, tapering body, a large head, four paddlelike flippers, and a vertical caudal fin.
- icosahedral — Of, relating to, or having the shape of an icosahedron.
- icosahedron — a solid figure having 20 faces.
- icosandrian — (of a plant) having at least twenty stamens
- icosandrous — belonging to the Icosandria, a class of plants
- icteritious — jaundiced; yellow
- importances — the quality or state of being important; consequence; significance.
- imprecision — not precise; not exact; vague or ill-defined.
- in contrast — If one thing is in contrast to another, it is very different from it.
- in prospect — expected, predicted
- incongruous — out of keeping or place; inappropriate; unbecoming: an incongruous effect; incongruous behavior.
- incredulous — not credulous; disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical.
- incrossbred — of or relating to the progeny that result from crossing inbred lines or varieties.
- incuriosity — The quality or state of lacking curiosity.
- incuriously — In an incurious manner.
- infarctions — Plural form of infarction.
- informatics — the study of information processing; computer science.
- infracostal — (anatomy) Below the ribs.
- infractions — Plural form of infraction.
- infrasonics — the branch of science that deals with infrasonic phenomena.
- infructuose — Not yielding fruit.
- infructuous — (Pakistan and India only; of a project etc) not fruitful.
- inscription — something inscribed.
- insectiform — resembling an insect
- insectivora — the order comprising the insectivores.
- insectivore — an insectivorous animal or plant.
- instruction — machine instruction
- instructors — Plural form of instructor.
- insurrectos — Plural form of insurrecto.
- intercessor — a person who intercedes.
- intercostal — pertaining to muscles, parts, or intervals between the ribs.
- intercourse — dealings or communication between individuals, groups, countries, etc.
- interschool — Occurring or taking place between two or more schools.