11-letter words containing n, o, c, t
- at any cost — If you say that something must be done at any cost, you are emphasizing that it must be done, even if this requires a lot of effort or money.
- atherogenic — causing atheroma
- atomtronics — (physics) The design, manufacture and study of analogs of electronics using atoms (especially Bose-Einstein condensates) at low temperature.
- attractions — Plural form of attraction.
- auction off — If you auction off something, you sell it to the person who offers the most money for it, often at an auction.
- auctioneers — Plural form of auctioneer.
- austromancy — Soothsaying, or prediction of events, from observation of the winds or cloud formations.
- auto racing — the sport of racing automobiles in which drivers compete against each other on a course designed for racing or on closed public roads.
- 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
- autochthons — Plural form of autochthon.
- autochthony — pertaining to autochthons; aboriginal; indigenous (opposed to heterochthonous).
- autoclaving — Present participle of autoclave.
- autodynamic — Supplying its own power.
- autogenetic — self-generated.
- autokinetic — automatically self-moving
- autonomical — autonomous.
- avocational — of or relating to avocation
- axonometric — of or relating to a projection method of representing three-dimensional objects on a flat surface
- back and to — back-and-forth; to and fro.
- backcountry — an area far from cities and towns that is thinly populated and largely undeveloped; hinterland
- bacteriocin — any protein-based toxin given off by bacteria to prevent the growth of related bacteria nearby
- balance out — If two or more opposite things balance out or if you balance them out, they become equal in amount, value, or effect.
- baroclinity — a common state of fluid stratification in which surfaces of constant pressure and others of constant density are not parallel but intersect.
- baronetical — pertaining to baronets
- beancounter — Alternative spelling of bean counter.
- bedclothing — bedclothes; bedding.
- benediction — A benediction is a kind of Christian prayer.
- benedictory — of, giving, or expressing benediction.
- benefaction — the act of doing good, esp by giving a donation to charity
- benefactory — relating to a benefactor; beneficial
- beneplacito — an indication of approval
- benthoscope — a deep-sea diving vessel
- bethanechol — a substance, C 7 H 17 ClN 2 O 2 , used to treat urinary retention, especially postoperatively.
- bicarbonate — a salt of carbonic acid containing the ion HCO3–; an acid carbonate
- bicomponent — a fibre composed of two compounds
- biconvexity — the characteristic of having two convex surfaces
- bifurcation — the act or fact of bifurcating
- biogenetics — the branch of biology concerned with altering the genomes of living organisms
- biokinetics — the study of movements of or within organisms.
- bisectional — relating to division into two equal parts
- bisociation — the association of one idea with two different contexts
- blacktongue — canine pellagra.
- block front — Furniture. a front of a desk, chest of drawers, etc., of the third quarter of the 18th century, having three vertical divisions of equal width, a sunken one between raised ones, all divided by flat areas to which they are connected by curves, often with a shell motif forming a rounded termination to each section.
- block grant — (in Britain) an annual grant made by the government to a local authority to help to pay for the public services it provides, such as health, education, and housing
- block print — a design printed by means of one or more blocks of wood or metal.
- blood count — Your blood count is the number of red and white cells in your blood. A blood count can also refer to a medical examination which determines the number of red and white cells in your blood.
- boat anchor — 1. Like doorstop but more severe; implies that the offending hardware is irreversibly dead or useless. "That was a working motherboard once. One lightning strike later, instant boat anchor!" 2. A person who just takes up space. 3. Obsolete but still working hardware, especially when used of an old S100-bus hobbyist system; originally a term of annoyance, but became more and more affectionate as the hardware became more and more obsolete.
- bolt-action — (of a rifle) equipped with a manually operated sliding bolt.
- bonus stock — shares of stock, usually common, given by a corporation as a bonus with the purchase of another class of security
- bootlicking — to seek the favor or goodwill of in a servile, degraded way; toady to.