11-letter words containing n, o, a, g, e
- archegonium — a female sex organ, occurring in mosses, spore-bearing vascular plants, and gymnosperms, that produces a single egg cell in its swollen base
- armageddons — Plural form of armageddon.
- aspergation — the action of sprinkling, suffusing or irrigating with water
- atherogenic — causing atheroma
- autoantigen — an antigen of one's own cells or cell products.
- autochanger — a device in a record player or CD player that enables a small stack of records or CDs to be dropped automatically onto the turntable or player tray one at a time and played separately
- autogenesis — spontaneous generation
- autogenetic — self-generated.
- autozeroing — (electronics) A sampling technique that measures an offset from zero and later compensates by subtracting the difference.
- baconburger — a hamburger topped with strips of cooked bacon.
- basingstoke — a town in S England, in N Hampshire. Pop: 90 171 (2001)
- bath sponge — any of various common sponges, of the family Spongiidae, that have a skeletal network composed of fibers of spongin: collected in the Gulf of Mexico, the Mediterranean, and the Caribbean for their commercial value.
- baton rouge — the capital of Louisiana, in the SE part on the Mississippi River. Pop: 225 090 (2003 est)
- battlewagon — a battleship
- bayonetting — (British) present participle of bayonet.
- be great on — to be informed about
- beardtongue — a plant of the genus Penstemon
- bengal rose — China rose (def 1).
- bengal-rose — Also called Bengal rose. a rose, Rosa chinensis, of China, having slightly fragrant crimson, pink, or white flowers.
- bioregional — relating to a bioregion
- blacktongue — canine pellagra.
- blanket bog — a very acid peat bog, low in nutrients, extending widely over a flat terrain, found in cold wet climates
- boomeranger — a young adult who returns to live with parents after a period of living away from home.
- boulangerie — a bakery shop, specif. one that specializes in breads, rolls, etc.
- bounce game — (esp in soccer) a non-competitive game played as part of training
- bridge loan — A bridge loan is money that a bank lends you for a short time, for example, so that you can buy a new house before you have sold the one you already own.
- browbeating — to intimidate by overbearing looks or words; bully: They browbeat him into agreeing.
- brown algae — any algae of the phylum Phaeophyta, such as the wracks and kelps, which contain a brown pigment in addition to chlorophyll
- cabbagetown — a former slum area of Toronto, now known for its Victorian architecture and thriving arts community
- cacogenesis — (medicine) A morbid, monstrous, or pathological growth or product; an abnormality in structure; a monstrosity.
- calyptrogen — a layer of rapidly dividing cells at the tip of a plant root, from which the root cap is formed. It occurs in grasses and many other plants
- caneworking — A glassblowing technique that uses rods of coloured glass to add intricate patterns and stripes to blown glass objects.
- cape pigeon — a species of seagoing petrel, Daption capensis, with characteristic white wing patches: a common winter visitor off the coasts of southern Africa: family Diomedeidae
- carcinogens — Plural form of carcinogen.
- cardiogenic — originating in the heart, or resulting from a disorder of the heart
- cargo liner — a cargo ship that sails regularly between designated ports according to a published schedule.
- cargo plane — a plane carrying cargo
- caseinogens — Plural form of caseinogen.
- casing shoe — A casing shoe is the bottom of the casing string, including the cement around it.
- castiglione — Count Baldassare (baldasˈsaːre). 1478–1529, Italian diplomat and writer, noted particularly for his dialogue on ideal courtly life, Il Libro del Cortegiano (The Courtier) (1528)
- cauligenous — originating or protruding from the stem of a plant
- centimorgan — a unit of chromosome length, used in genetic mapping, equal to the length of chromosome over which crossing over occurs with 1 per cent frequency
- chaetognath — any small wormlike marine invertebrate of the phylum Chaetognatha, including the arrowworms, having a coelom and a ring of bristles around the mouth
- change down — When you change down, you move the gear lever in the vehicle you are driving in order to use a lower gear.
- change over — If you change over from one thing to another, you stop doing one thing and start doing the other.
- changeovers — Plural form of changeover.
- changeround — the process of changing position
- chaperonage — The state of being a chaperon.
- chaperoning — a person, usually a married or older woman, who, for propriety, accompanies a young unmarried woman in public or who attends a party of young unmarried men and women.
- cinemagoers — Plural form of cinemagoer.