11-letter words containing n, a, r, c, o
- allocentric — Concerned with the interests of others more than one's own; community-minded.
- allochronic — (biology, of taxa) occurring in different geologic time.
- alt.country — a genre of country music originating in the 1990s and influenced by both early country music and contemporary rock music
- altercation — An altercation is a noisy argument or disagreement.
- 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
- anachronism — You say that something is an anachronism when you think that it is out of date or old-fashioned.
- anachronist — A person who has anachronistic views or habits.
- anachronize — To refer to, or put into, a wrong time.
- anachronous — relating to anachronism; misplaced chronologically
- anacreontic — in the manner of the Greek lyric poet Anacreon (?572–?488 bc), noted for his short songs celebrating love and wine
- anal erotic — a person who experiences sexual gratification of the anal area
- anaphorical — of or relating to an anaphora
- anaplerotic — of or relating to anaplerosis
- ancestorial — of, belonging to, or relating to ancestors
- anchor baby — a term used to refer to a baby born to an undocumented mother in a country where the baby becomes a citizen at birth, especially when the birth is planned to facilitate eventual legal residency for the family.
- anchor ball — a day shape consisting of a black ball not less than 2 feet (0.6 meters) in diameter, displayed in the fore rigging of a vessel at anchor.
- anchor bell — a bell rung in foggy weather by a vessel at anchor.
- anchor bolt — any of several kinds of bolts inserted and fixed in masonry as a hold for timbers, shelves, etc.
- anchor buoy — a buoy used to indicate the location of an underwater anchor.
- anchor deck — a small forecastle housing the machinery for operating the anchors of a ship.
- anchor ring — a ring made from an iron bar of circular cross-section
- anchor shot — grapple shot.
- anchor span — (on a suspension or cantilever bridge) a span from an anchorage to the nearest pier or tower.
- anchorwoman — The anchorwoman on a television or radio programme, especially a news programme, is the woman who presents it.
- anchorwomen — Plural form of anchorwoman.
- androconium — a scale on the forewing of certain male butterflies from which an odor attractive to females is emitted.
- androphilic — Sexually attracted to men.
- androphobic — Exhibiting androphobia; fearful of men.
- anemochores — Plural form of anemochore.
- anfractuous — characterized by twists and turns; convoluted
- animatronic — of, concerned with, or operated by animatronics
- anisocarpic — (of a flower) having a lower number of carpels than of other floral parts.
- anisocercal — (of fish) having unequal tail-fin lobes
- anisometric — not isometric; having unsymmetrical parts or unequal measurements
- anisotropic — not isotropic; having different physical properties in different directions
- annunciator — a device that gives a visual indication as to which of a number of electric circuits has operated, such as an indicator in a hotel showing in which room a bell has been rung
- antatrophic — preventing or curing atrophy.
- anteportico — a lesser portico preceding a main portico.
- anthochlore — a yellow pigment found in flowers
- anthracnose — any of several fungus diseases of plants and trees, such as vines and beans, characterized by oval dark depressed spots on the fruit and elsewhere
- anthracosis — a lung disease due to inhalation of coal dust
- anthracotic — the deposition of coal dust in the lungs; asymptomatic pneumoconiosis.
- anthropical — relating to human nature
- anticarious — preventing or retarding caries.
- antichoicer — someone who opposes the granting of pregnant women the choice to have an abortion
- anticipator — to realize beforehand; foretaste or foresee: to anticipate pleasure.
- antipyrotic — relieving the pain and stimulating the healing of burns.
- aponeurotic — a whitish, fibrous membrane that connects a muscle to a bone or fascia.
- apprecation — (obsolete) Earnest prayer; devout wish.