11-letter words containing o, c, a, n
- 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 anchor — a small anchor for backing a larger one.
- 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
- backflowing — Flowing backwards.
- backgammons — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backgammon.
- backgrounds — Plural form of background.
- backing dog — a dog that moves a flock of sheep by jumping on their backs
- backloading — to defer to a later date, as wages, benefits, or costs: The union agreed to back-load pay raises.
- backlogging — a reserve or accumulation, as of stock, work, or business: a backlog of business orders.
- backsolving — Present participle of backsolve.
- baconburger — a hamburger topped with strips of cooked bacon.
- 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.
- baldacchino — baldachin
- banjo clock — a clock of the early 19th century in the U.S., having a drumlike case for the dial mounted on a narrow, tapering body, with a boxlike bottom containing the pendulum and its weight.
- bannockburn — a village in central Scotland, south of Stirling: nearby is the site of a victory (1314) of the Scots, led by Robert the Bruce, over the English. Pop: 7396 (2001)
- baranovichi — a city in W central Belarus, SW of Minsk.
- baroclinity — a common state of fluid stratification in which surfaces of constant pressure and others of constant density are not parallel but intersect.
- baron-cohen — Sacha. born 1970, British television and film comedian, best known for his creation of the characters Ali G and Borat
- baronetical — pertaining to baronets
- beancounter — Alternative spelling of bean counter.
- benefaction — the act of doing good, esp by giving a donation to charity
- benefactory — relating to a benefactor; beneficial
- beneplacito — an indication of approval
- bethanechol — a substance, C 7 H 17 ClN 2 O 2 , used to treat urinary retention, especially postoperatively.
- bibliomancy — prediction of the future by interpreting a passage chosen at random from a book, esp the Bible
- bicarbonate — a salt of carbonic acid containing the ion HCO3–; an acid carbonate
- bifurcation — the act or fact of bifurcating
- binary code — Binary code is a computer code that uses the binary number system.
- binocularly — relating to the use of two eyes at once
- biodynamics — the branch of biology that deals with the energy production and activities of organisms
- bisectional — relating to division into two equal parts
- bisociation — the association of one idea with two different contexts
- bivouacking — a military encampment made with tents or improvised shelters, usually without shelter or protection from enemy fire.
- black money — that part of a nation's income that relates to its black economy
- blacktongue — canine pellagra.
- 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 plane — a carpenter's small plane used to cut across the end grain of wood
- blogjacking — the use of another person’s blog without his or her consent, esp for malicious or satirical purposes