11-letter words containing o, a, k, r, i
- kaffir corn — a Southern African variety of sorghum, cultivated in dry regions for its grain and as fodder
- kaiser roll — a rounded, unsweetened roll, formed by folding the corners of a square of dough toward the center, often sprinkled with poppy seeds before baking.
- kantorovich — Leonid Vitalyevich [ley-uh-nid vi-tal-yuh-vich;; Russian lyi-uh-nyeet vyi-tah-lyuh-vyich] /ˈleɪ ə nɪd vɪˈtæl yə vɪtʃ;; Russian lyɪ ʌˈnyit vyɪˈtɑ lyə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1912–86, Soviet mathematician and economist: Nobel Prize in Economics 1975.
- karyotyping — the analysis of chromosomes.
- keratolysis — the loosening or shedding of the horny layer of the epidermis.
- keratolytic — the loosening or shedding of the horny layer of the epidermis.
- keyboarding — the row or set of keys on a piano, organ, or the like.
- keyboardist — the row or set of keys on a piano, organ, or the like.
- kick around — to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
- kilimanjaro — a volcanic mountain in N Tanzania: highest peak in Africa. 19,321 feet (5889 meters).
- killer boat — a boat used for hunting whales and towing them to a factory ship.
- kilocalorie — one thousand small calories. Abbreviation: kcal. Also called Calorie, kilogram calorie, large calorie. Compare calorie (def 1a).
- kilometrage — The total distance, in kilometres, travelled.
- kiloparsecs — Plural form of kiloparsec.
- kinetograph — a camera for taking pictures for a kinetoscope.
- kingcroaker — The weakfish or sea trout.
- kiteboarder — A person who participates in kiteboarding.
- kodiak bear — a large, brown bear, Ursus (arctos) middendorffi, inhabiting coastal areas of Alaska and British Columbia, that grows to a length of 9 feet (2.7 meters).
- kordofanian — a subfamily of Niger-Kordofanian that comprises about 30 languages spoken in southern Kordofan.
- kwashiorkor — a malnutrition disease, chiefly of children, caused by severe protein and vitamin deficiency and characterized by retarded growth, changes in pigmentation, potbelly, and anemia.
- kymographic — Of or pertaining to a kymograph.
- lampworking — the method or process of producing articles made of glass tubes or rods formed or shaped while softened by the flame of a lamp or blast lamp.
- latticework — work consisting of crossed strips usually arranged in a diagonal pattern of open spaces.
- leopardskin — the skin of a leopard
- link loader — linker
- movie maker — someone who produces films or movies
- moviemakers — Plural form of moviemaker.
- nitro-chalk — a chemical fertilizer containing calcium carbonate and ammonium nitrate
- noisemakers — Plural form of noisemaker.
- nonbreaking — Alternative spelling of non-breaking.
- office park — a complex of office buildings located on land planted with lawns, trees, bushes, etc.
- outbreaking — The act of breaking out.
- parking lot — an area, usually divided into individual spaces, intended for parking motor vehicles.
- pawnbroking — the business of a pawnbroker.
- peak period — the busiest or most popular time
- perestroika — Russian. the program of economic and political reform in the Soviet Union initiated by Mikhail Gorbachev in 1986.
- piatigorsky — Gregor [greg-er] /ˈgrɛg ər/ (Show IPA), 1903–76, U.S. cellist, born in Russia.
- pink collar — of or relating to a type of employment traditionally held by women, especially relatively low-paying work: secretaries, phone operators, and other pink-collar workers.
- pink-collar — of or relating to a type of employment traditionally held by women, especially relatively low-paying work: secretaries, phone operators, and other pink-collar workers.
- policymaker — a person responsible for making policy, especially in government.
- pollakiuria — abnormally frequent urination.
- pool a risk — If an insurer pools a risk, it takes on a share of each risk underwritten by every other member in an association of insurers or reinsurers.
- porkpie hat — a hat with a round flat crown and a brim that can be turned up or down
- prajadhipok — 1893–1941, king of Siam 1925–35.
- prokaryotic — any cellular organism that has no nuclear membrane, no organelles in the cytoplasm except ribosomes, and has its genetic material in the form of single continuous strands forming coils or loops, characteristic of all organisms in the kingdom Monera, as the bacteria and blue-green algae.
- quick ratio — A quick ratio is a measure of liquidity that is calculated by dividing current assets minus inventories by current liabilities.
- radio knife — an electrical instrument for cutting tissue that by searing severed blood vessels seals them and prevents bleeding.
- radio shack — a room or structure, as on a ship, for housing radio equipment.
- rainbowlike — resembling a rainbow
- raking bond — a brickwork bond in which concealed courses of diagonally laid bricks are used to bond exposed brickwork to the wall structure.