11-letter words containing n, o, c, t
- cybernation — the use of computers to control and carry out operations, as in manufacturing
- cyclization — the process by which the atoms of a compound become a closed ring
- cyclobutane — (uncountable, organic compound) A simple alicyclic hydrocarbon, C4H8; a light inflammable gas.
- cyclopentyl — (organic chemistry) The univalent radical derived from cyclopentane by the formal removal of a hydrogen atom.
- cynophilist — a person with a love of dogs
- cyprinodont — any small tropical or subtropical soft-finned fish of the mostly marine family Cyprinodontidae, resembling carp but having toothed jaws. The group includes the guppy, killifish, swordtail, and topminnow
- cyproterone — an antiandrogen drug that suppresses testosterone in the body
- cystadenoma — Hidrocystoma.
- cystogenous — forming or secreting cysts
- cytogenesis — the origin and development of plant and animal cells
- cytogenetic — Of or pertaining to the origin and development of cells.
- cytokeratin — Either of several forms of keratin found in the intracytoplasmic cytoskeleton of epithelial tissue.
- cytokinesis — division of the cytoplasm of a cell, occurring at the end of mitosis or meiosis
- cytokinetic — of or relating to cytokinesis
- cytopharynx — the gullet of a protozoan.
- dactylonomy — The use of one's fingers to express numbers.
- deacon seat — a bench running most of the length of a bunkhouse in a lumbering camp.
- debouchment — the act or an instance of debouching
- decantation — the act of decanting a liquid
- decarbonate — to remove carbon dioxide from (a solution, substance, etc)
- decimations — Plural form of decimation.
- declamation — a rhetorical or emotional speech, made esp in order to protest or condemn; tirade
- declaration — A declaration is an official announcement or statement.
- declination — the angular distance, esp in degrees, of a star, planet, etc, from the celestial equator measured north (positive) or south (negative) along the great circle passing through the celestial poles and the body
- declinatory — a plea that has the aim of demonstrating that the accused is exempt from legal authority and punishment
- decollating — Present participle of decollate.
- decollation — to behead; decapitate.
- decolorants — Plural form of decolorant.
- decondition — to take away or cancel conditioned responses in (a person)
- decongested — Simple past tense and past participle of decongest.
- deconstruct — In philosophy and literary criticism, to deconstruct an idea or text means to show the contradictions in its meaning, and to show how it does not fully explain what it claims to explain.
- decorations — Plural form of decoration.
- decurionate — the post or position of a decurion
- decurvation — the act of curving downwards
- decussation — a decussating or being decussated
- dedications — Plural form of dedication.
- defaecation — Alt form defecation.
- defalcation — the amount embezzled
- deflections — Plural form of deflection.
- deforcement — (legal) A keeping out by force or wrong; a wrongful withholding, as of lands or tenements, to which another has a right.
- deification — If you talk about the deification of someone or something, you mean that they are regarded with very great respect and are not criticized at all.
- delectation — pleasure; enjoyment
- demarcation — Demarcation is the establishment of boundaries or limits separating two areas, groups, or things.
- deprecation — to express earnest disapproval of.
- dereliction — If a building or a piece of land is in a state of dereliction, it is deserted or abandoned.
- description — You can say that something is beyond description, or that it defies description, to emphasize that it is very unusual, impressive, terrible, or extreme.
- desecration — a desecrating or being desecrated
- desiccation — Desiccation is the process of becoming completely dried out.
- dessication — Misspelling of desiccation.
- destruction — Destruction is the act of destroying something, or the state of being destroyed.