11-letter words containing c, r, o, s
- lower class — classes lower in rank than middle class
- lower-class — of, relating to, or characteristic of the lower class: lower-class values.
- loxodromics — the technique of navigating according to loxodromes or rhumb lines.
- lucy stoner — a person who advocates the retention of the maiden name by married women. Compare Stone (def 5).
- ludicrously — causing laughter because of absurdity; provoking or deserving derision; ridiculous; laughable: a ludicrous lack of efficiency.
- lumbosacral — of, relating to, or involving the lumbar and sacral regions or parts of the body.
- lythraceous — belonging to the Lythraceae, the loosestrife family of plants.
- machinators — Plural form of machinator.
- macrobiosis — long life.
- macrocarpas — Plural form of macrocarpa.
- macrocosmic — Of or pertaining to the macrocosm (universe).
- macrofossil — a fossil large enough to be studied and identified without the use of a microscope.
- macrographs — Plural form of macrograph.
- macrophages — Plural form of macrophage.
- macrophytes — Plural form of macrophyte.
- macropodous — (of a leaf) having a long stalk.
- macroscopic — visible to the naked eye. Compare microscopic (def 1).
- macrosmatic — Having a good sense of smell.
- macrospores — Plural form of macrospore.
- macrosystem — A programming system in which small constructs (macros) represent groups of machine instructions.
- main course — Nautical. a square mainsail.
- major scale — a scale consisting of a series of whole steps except for half steps between the third and fourth and seventh and eighth degrees.
- malefactors — Plural form of malefactor.
- marchioness — marquise (defs 1, 2).
- mascot rage — aggressive behaviour by mascots at sporting events
- master copy — an original copy, stencil, tape, etc, from which duplicates are made
- masticatory — of, relating to, or used in or for mastication.
- matchboards — Plural form of matchboard.
- matronymics — Plural form of matronymic.
- mecopterans — Plural form of mecopteran.
- mecopterous — belonging or pertaining to the insect order Mecoptera, comprising the scorpionflies and hangingflies.
- megacoaster — (informal) A rollercoaster with a height of between 200 and 299 feet.
- melioristic — the doctrine that the world tends to become better or may be made better by human effort.
- meroblastic — (of certain eggs) undergoing partial cleavage, resulting in unequal blastomeres.
- mesoamerica — Anthropology, Archaeology. the area extending approximately from central Mexico to Honduras and Nicaragua in which diverse pre-Columbian civilizations flourished.
- mesocardium — the double layer of splanchnic mesoderm supporting the embryonic heart.
- mesocranial — mesocephalic
- mesomorphic — pertaining to or having a muscular or sturdy body build characterized by the relative prominence of structures developed from the embryonic mesoderm (contrasted with ectomorphic, endomorphic).
- mesonephric — one of the three embryonic excretory organs of vertebrates, becoming the functional kidney of fishes and amphibians and becoming part of the tubules or ductules in the reproductive systems of higher vertebrates.
- mesospheric — Of or pertaining to the mesosphere.
- mesotrophic — (of freshwater lakes) containing medium levels of nutrients
- metachrosis — the ability of some animals, such as chameleons, to change their colour
- meteoritics — the science that deals with meteors.
- micro saint — (simulation) A general purpose simulation tool from US company Micro Analysis and Design.
- microarrays — Plural form of microarray.
- microbursts — Plural form of microburst.
- micrococcus — any spherical bacterium of the genus Micrococcus, occurring in irregular masses, many species of which are pigmented and are saprophytic or parasitic.
- microcosmic — a little world; a world in miniature (opposed to macrocosm).
- microcosmos — a little world; a world in miniature (opposed to macrocosm).
- microcuries — Plural form of microcurie.