11-letter words containing e, n, c, r, a
- ion chamber — an apparatus for detecting and analyzing ionizing radiation, consisting of a vessel filled with a gas at normal or lower than normal pressure and fitted with two electrodes such that the current between the electrodes is a function of the amount of ionization of the gas.
- irrelevance — the quality or condition of being irrelevant.
- irrelevancy — irrelevance.
- isoceraunic — representing, having, or indicating equality in the frequency or intensity of thunderstorms: isoceraunic line; isoceraunic map.
- isokeraunic — isoceraunic.
- jackanapery — (dated, pejorative) The behaviour of a jackanapes.
- japan cedar — an evergreen tree, Cryptomeria japonica, of Japan, characterized by the pyramidal manner of growth of its branches.
- java trench — a trench in the Indian Ocean, S of Java: deepest known part of Indian Ocean. 25,344 feet (7725 meters) deep.
- keratoconus — a degenerative condition characterized by conical protrusion of the cornea and irregular astigmatism.
- kinesiatric — of or relating to kinesiatrics
- kinetic art — art, as sculptural constructions, having movable parts activated by motor, wind, hand pressure, or other direct means and often having additional variable elements, as shifting lights.
- kingcroaker — The weakfish or sea trout.
- kitchenware — cooking equipment or utensils.
- lacerations — Plural form of laceration.
- lacertilian — belonging or pertaining to the reptilian suborder Lacertilia, comprising the lizards.
- lactoferrin — a glycoprotein present in milk, especially human milk, and supplying iron to suckling infants.
- lamellicorn — having antennae with lamellate terminal segments, as beetles of the group Lamellicornia, including the scarabaeids and stag beetles.
- lancet arch — an arch having a head that is acutely pointed.
- landscapers — Plural form of landscaper.
- larcenously — In a larcenous manner.
- lawyer cane — any of various kinds of entangling and thorny vegetation, such as the rattan palm, esp in tropical areas
- leatherneck — a U.S. marine.
- leprechauns — a dwarf or sprite.
- linebackers — Plural form of linebacker.
- loriciferan — (zoology) Any of several marine animals of the phylum Loricifera.
- lunar cycle — Metonic cycle.
- lunarscapes — Plural form of lunarscape.
- lunch break — pause for midday meal
- lung cancer — malignant disease affecting the lungs
- lycanthrope — a person affected with lycanthropy.
- macdesigner — A design CASE tool for the Mac from Excel Software, Inc.
- maceranduba — the milk tree, native to Brazil
- mach number — a number indicating the ratio of the speed of an object to the speed of sound in the medium through which the object is moving. Abbreviation: M.
- machineries — an assemblage of machines or mechanical apparatuses: the machinery of a factory.
- macromanage — (transitive) To manage using macro-management.
- macronuclei — Plural form of macronucleus.
- maeterlinck — Comte Maurice [French moh-rees] /French moʊˈris/ (Show IPA), 1862–1947, Belgian poet, dramatist, and essayist: Nobel prize 1911.
- main course — Nautical. a square mainsail.
- malebranche — Nicolas de [nee-kaw-lah duh] /ni kɔˈlɑ də/ (Show IPA), 1638–1715, French philosopher.
- manneristic — a habitual or characteristic manner, mode, or way of doing something; distinctive quality or style, as in behavior or speech: He has an annoying mannerism of tapping his fingers while he talks. They copied his literary mannerisms but always lacked his ebullience.
- mantle rock — the layer of disintegrated and decomposed rock fragments, including soil, just above the solid rock of the earth's crust; regolith.
- manufacture — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
- marcellinus — Saint, died a.d. 304, pope 296–304.
- marcescence — withering but not falling off, as a part of a plant.
- marcheshvan — Heshvan.
- marchioness — marquise (defs 1, 2).
- martensitic — Of or pertaining to the mineral martensite.
- mechatronic — relating to mechatronics
- mecopterans — Plural form of mecopteran.
- melanochroi — a postulated subdivision of the Caucasoid race, characterized by dark hair and pale complexion