11-letter words containing e, c
- amelanchier — A tree or shrub of a genus that includes the juneberries.
- amen corner — in some rural Protestant churches, the seats to the minister's right, once occupied by those leading the responsive amens
- amenorrheic — of or relating to amenorrhea
- amentaceous — of or like an ament or aments
- americanism — An Americanism is an expression that is typical of people living in the United States of America.
- americanist — a person who studies some aspect of America, such as its history or languages
- americanize — to make or become American in outlook, attitudes, etc
- amethocaine — The drug tetracaine.
- ammonotelic — excreting ammonia as the main nitrogenous waste: characteristic of freshwater fishes and many aquatic invertebrates
- amoebocytes — Plural form of amoebocyte.
- amphicelous — concave on both sides, as the bodies of the vertebrae of fishes.
- amphimacers — Plural form of amphimacer.
- amplexicaul — (of some sessile leaves, stipules, etc) having an enlarged base that encircles the stem
- amylopectin — the major component of starch (about 80 per cent), consisting of branched chains of glucose units. It is insoluble and gives a red-brown colour with iodine
- anachronize — To refer to, or put into, a wrong time.
- anacoenosis — a figure of speech in which an appeal is made to one's listeners or opponents for their opinion or judgment as to the subject under discussion.
- anacreontic — in the manner of the Greek lyric poet Anacreon (?572–?488 bc), noted for his short songs celebrating love and wine
- anaesthetic — Anaesthetic is a substance that doctors use to stop you feeling pain during an operation, either in the whole of your body when you are unconscious, or in a part of your body when you are awake.
- anal erotic — a person who experiences sexual gratification of the anal area
- analeptics' — restoring; invigorating; giving strength after disease.
- anaplerotic — of or relating to anaplerosis
- anathematic — loathsome; disgusting; hateful.
- ancestorial — of, belonging to, or relating to ancestors
- ancestrally — Pertaining to ancestry.
- anchor bell — a bell rung in foggy weather by a vessel at anchor.
- anchor deck — a small forecastle housing the machinery for operating the anchors of a ship.
- anchorwomen — Plural form of anchorwoman.
- ancientness — The state or quality of being ancient.
- ancillaries — subordinate; subsidiary.
- anecdotally — in an anecdotal manner
- anecdotical — relating to anecdotes
- anemochores — Plural form of anemochore.
- anencephaly — congenital malformation of the skull with absence of all or part of the brain
- anesthetics — Plural form of anesthetic.
- angelically — of or belonging to angels: the angelic host.
- angelicness — The state or quality of being angelic.
- angioscopes — Plural form of angioscope.
- angle cleat — a short length of angle iron used as a bracket.
- animalcules — Plural form of animalcule.
- anisocercal — (of fish) having unequal tail-fin lobes
- anisometric — not isometric; having unsymmetrical parts or unequal measurements
- annonaceous — belonging to the plant family Annonaceae.
- annunciated — Simple past tense and past participle of annunciate.
- annunciates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of annunciate.
- answer back — If someone, especially a child, answers back, they speak rudely to you when you speak to them.
- answerbacks — Plural form of answerback.
- ante-nicene — of or relating to the Christian church or period before the Nicene Council of a.d. 325.
- antecedence — precedence; priority
- antecedency — the fact or condition of being antecedent
- antecedents — ancestry