11-letter words containing o, c, a, s
- calciferous — forming or producing salts of calcium, esp calcium carbonate
- calcigerous — containing lime or other salts
- calculators — Plural form of calculator.
- calico bass — crappie
- calico bush — mountain laurel
- callipygous — having well-shaped buttocks.
- callousness — made hard; hardened.
- calochortus — any plant of the genus Calochortus, of the lily family, as the mariposa lily and the sego lily.
- calypsonian — a performer or writer of calypsos
- camel corps — a brigade of infantry mounted on camels used by the British army in various campaigns
- camelopards — Plural form of camelopard.
- cameo glass — an ornamental glass in which two layers, often blue and opaque white, have been cased, and on which the design has been treated in the manner of a cameo.
- camouflages — Plural form of camouflage.
- campesterol — (organic compound) A phytosterol, found in many vegetable oils, related to sitosterol.
- campgrounds — Plural form of campground.
- camphorates — Plural form of camphorate.
- campo santo — a cemetery
- cancelmoose — (messaging) A semi-mythical being that cancels Usenet articles posted by others. (In general, an article can only be cancelled by its original author.) The Cancelmoose's usual target is spam or extremely excessive cross-posting. Some believe that the Cancelmoose exists only in the same mythic sense that B1FF, the NSA line eater and Shub Internet exist; others consider Cancelmoose's historicity to be closer to that of Kibo. The latter group assume that the real Cancelmoose is not one person (or moose), but instead is a cabal of NNTP wonks. However, the Cancelmoose is probably real, seeing as how it has its own website.
- cancerously — In a cancerous manner; like a cancer; malignant; spreading.
- candy floss — cotton candy.
- candy store — a shop solely or largely selling confectionery
- canis major — a constellation in the S hemisphere close to Orion, containing Sirius, the brightest star in the sky
- canis minor — a small constellation in the N hemisphere close to Orion, containing the first magnitude star Procyon
- canker sore — an ulceration, esp of the lips or lining of the oral cavity
- cankerworms — Plural form of cankerworm.
- cannon-shot — the range of a cannon
- cannonballs — Plural form of cannonball.
- cannot seem — If you say that you cannot seem or could not seem to do something, you mean that you have tried to do it and were unable to.
- canophilist — a person who loves dogs
- cantaloupes — Plural form of cantaloupe.
- cantonments — Plural form of cantonment.
- capaciously — In a capacious manner.
- caparisoned — (of a horse) Having a richly ornamented harness.
- cape-glossa — Cape, a promontory in SW Albania.
- capitations — Plural form of capitation.
- cappuccinos — Plural form of cappuccino.
- capricciosa — A pizza garnished with mushrooms, artichokes, ham and olives.
- capriccioso — to be played in a free and lively style
- capricornus — a faint zodiacal constellation in the S hemisphere, lying between Sagittarius and Aquarius
- capsulation — enclosed in or formed into a capsule.
- capsulotomy — (surgery) incision into a capsule, especially into the lens of the eye when removing cataracts.
- captionless — (of a cartoon) having no caption
- carabineros — Plural form of carabinero.
- carbon sink — areas of vegetation, esp forests, and the phytoplankton-rich seas that absorb the carbon dioxide produced by the burning of fossil fuels
- carbonnades — Plural form of carbonnade.
- carboxylase — any enzyme that catalyses the release of carbon dioxide from certain acids
- carburetors — Plural form of carburetor.
- carcassonne — a city in SW France: extensive remains of medieval fortifications. Pop: 48 212 (2006)
- carcinogens — Plural form of carcinogen.
- cardholders — Plural form of cardholder.