11-letter words containing e, o, l, i, c
- nucleotides — any of a group of molecules that, when linked together, form the building blocks of DNA or RNA: composed of a phosphate group, the bases adenine, cytosine, guanine, and thymine, and a pentose sugar, in RNA the thymine base being replaced by uracil.
- object lisp — (language) An object-oriented Lisp developed by Lisp Machines Inc. (LMI) in about 1987. Object Lisp was based on nested closures and operator shadowing. Several competing object-orientated extensions to Lisp were around at the time, such as Flavors, in use by Symbolics; Common Objects, developed by Hewlett-Packard; and CommonLoops in use by Xerox. LMI submitted the specification as a candidate for an object-oriented standard for Common Lisp, but it was defeated in favour of CLOS.
- objectional — Objectionable.
- objectively — something that one's efforts or actions are intended to attain or accomplish; purpose; goal; target: the objective of a military attack; the objective of a fund-raising drive.
- obsolescing — to be or become obsolescent.
- obstetrical — of or relating to the care and treatment of women in childbirth and during the period before and after delivery.
- occidentals — Plural form of occidental.
- ocean liner — an oceangoing passenger ship, operating either as one unit of a regular scheduled service or as a cruise ship.
- oceanologic — of or relating to the ocean and its study.
- octuplicate — a group, series, or set of eight identical copies (usually preceded by in).
- oecumenical — general; universal.
- oenological — Of or pertaining to oenology, the study of wine.
- off-licence — a license permitting the sale of sealed bottles of alcoholic beverages to be taken away from the premises by the purchaser.
- off-license — a license permitting the sale of sealed bottles of alcoholic beverages to be taken away from the premises by the purchaser.
- office girl — a girl or young woman employed in an office to run errands, do odd jobs, etc.
- officialese — a style of language used in some official statements, often criticized for its use of polysyllabic jargon and obscure, pretentiously wordy phrasing.
- officialise — to make official; place under official authority or control.
- officialize — to make official; place under official authority or control.
- oil derrick — derrick (def 2).
- oil of cade — a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- old castile — a region in N Spain: formerly a province.
- olfactories — of or relating to the sense of smell: olfactory organs.
- oligarchies — Plural form of oligarchy.
- oligochaete — any of various annelids of the family Oligochaeta, including earthworms and certain small, freshwater species, having locomotory setae sunk directly in the body wall.
- oligochrome — the brand name of a light filtering device used in photography
- olive crown — (esp in ancient Greece and Rome) a garland of olive leaves awarded as a token of victory
- omnichannel — Using every channel.
- oneirically — In an oneiric fashion.
- open policy — a continuous policy covering goods of a class subject to changes in volume, usually requiring periodic reports of values.
- ophicalcite — a type of marble containing serpentine and calcite
- ophicleides — Plural form of ophicleide.
- oscillative — disposed to oscillation
- osteoclasis — Physiology. the breaking down or absorption of osseous tissue.
- ostrichlike — a large, two-toed, swift-footed flightless bird, Struthio camelus, indigenous to Africa and Arabia, domesticated for its plumage: the largest of living birds.
- oval office — the office of the president of the United States, located in the White House.
- overlocking — the act of oversewing a hem or fabric edge to prevent fraying
- oxychloride — a compound having oxygen and chlorine atoms bonded to another element, as bismuth oxychloride, BiOCl.
- palaeotypic — characterized by palaeotype
- paleoarctic — palearctic.
- paleolithic — (sometimes lowercase) Anthropology. of, relating to, or characteristic of the cultures of the late Pliocene and the Pleistocene epochs, or early phase of the Stone Age, which appeared first in Africa and are marked by the steady development of stone tools and later antler and bone artifacts, engravings on bone and stone, sculpted figures, and paintings and engravings on the walls of caves and rock-shelters: usually divided into three periods (Lower Paleolithic, c2,000,000–c200,000 b.c., Middle Paleolithic, c150,000–c40,000 b.c., Upper Paleolithic, c40,000–c10,000 b.c.)
- parfocalize — to make parfocal
- pedagogical — of or relating to a pedagogue or pedagogy.
- pediculosis — the state of being infested with lice.
- pedological — the scientific study of the nature and development of children.
- pedophiliac — pedophile.
- penciliform — having a pencillike shape.
- penological — the study of the punishment of crime, in both its deterrent and its reformatory aspects.
- perchloride — the chloride of any particular element or group with the maximum proportion of chlorine.
- percolation — the act or state of percolating or of being percolated.
- perichylous — (of a plant) having water-storing tissue outside the green tissue