11-letter words containing o, c, a, s
- anastomotic — Anatomy. communication between blood vessels by means of collateral channels, especially when usual routes are obstructed.
- ancestorial — of, belonging to, or relating to ancestors
- anchor shot — grapple shot.
- anchor span — (on a suspension or cantilever bridge) a span from an anchorage to the nearest pier or tower.
- anemochores — Plural form of anemochore.
- anfractuous — characterized by twists and turns; convoluted
- angioscopes — Plural form of angioscope.
- anisocarpic — (of a flower) having a lower number of carpels than of other floral parts.
- anisocercal — (of fish) having unequal tail-fin lobes
- anisodactyl — (of the feet of passerine birds) having the first toe directed backwards and the other three toes directed forwards
- anisometric — not isometric; having unsymmetrical parts or unequal measurements
- anisotropic — not isotropic; having different physical properties in different directions
- annonaceous — belonging to the plant family Annonaceae.
- anomalistic — tending to be anomalous
- anthracnose — any of several fungus diseases of plants and trees, such as vines and beans, characterized by oval dark depressed spots on the fruit and elsewhere
- anthracosis — a lung disease due to inhalation of coal dust
- anti-social — Someone who is anti-social is unwilling to meet and be friendly with other people.
- antibiotics — Plural form of antibiotic.
- anticarious — preventing or retarding caries.
- antignostic — pertaining to knowledge.
- anxiolytics — Plural form of anxiolytic.
- aortoclasia — rupture of the aorta.
- apgar score — system for determining the condition of an infant at birth
- aphlogistic — (archaic) flameless.
- aphrodisiac — An aphrodisiac is a food, drink, or drug which is said to make people want to have sex.
- apocalypses — Plural form of apocalypse.
- apoliticism — the quality of being apolitical
- apologetics — the branch of theology concerned with the defence and rational justification of Christianity
- aposiopetic — Of or pertaining to aposiopesis.
- apostolical — Apostolic.
- apostrophic — a digression in the form of an address to someone not present, or to a personified object or idea, as “O Death, where is thy sting?”.
- applicators — Plural form of applicator.
- aprioristic — belief in, or reliance upon, a priori reasoning, arguments, or principles.
- aquaerobics — A form of aerobics done while in water.
- arachis oil — peanut oil.
- araliaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Araliaceae, a chiefly tropical family of trees, shrubs, or woody climbers having small clusters of whitish or greenish flowers. The family includes the ivy and ginseng
- arboraceous — resembling a tree
- arborescent — having the shape or characteristics of a tree
- archaeornis — an extinct primitive Jurassic bird, formerly placed in the genus Archaeornis but now thought to be a species of archaeopteryx
- archbishops — Plural form of archbishop.
- archdeacons — Plural form of archdeacon.
- archdiocese — An archdiocese is the area over which an archbishop has control.
- archilochus — 7th century bc, Greek poet of Paros, notable for using his own experience as subject matter
- arenicolous — growing or living in sand or sandy places
- aristocracy — The aristocracy is a class of people in some countries who have a high social rank and special titles.
- aristocrats — Plural form of aristocrat.
- ars poetica — the art of poetry
- arthroscope — a tubular instrument that is inserted into the capsule of a joint to examine the joint, extract tissue, etc
- arthroscopy — the use of an arthroscope to diagnose an injury to or disease of a joint or to perform minor surgery on a joint.
- as concerns — in regard to; with reference to; about