11-letter words containing o, l, r, s
- cotter slot — a slot cut into the end of a rod for the reception of another rod or part to be attached by a cotter.
- cotylosaurs — Plural form of cotylosaur.
- councillors — Plural form of councillor.
- counsellers — Plural form of counseller.
- counsellors — Plural form of counsellor.
- counterseal — a smaller seal on the reverse of the main seal
- courteously — having or showing good manners; polite.
- courtliness — polite, refined, or elegant: courtly manners.
- cover glass — a thin square of mounted glass used to protect a photographic slide
- cow parsley — a common Eurasian umbelliferous hedgerow plant, Anthriscus sylvestris, having umbrella-shaped clusters of white flowers
- cowardliest — Superlative form of cowardly.
- cram school — a private institution, especially in East Asia, that uses an accelerated curriculum to prepare students for university entrance exams.
- crapulosity — the quality of being crapulous or crapulent
- crapulously — In a crapulous manner.
- credulously — In a credulous manner; believably.
- creole-fish — a deep-sea fish, Paranthias furcifer, of the sea bass family, inhabiting tropical Atlantic waters.
- crest cloud — a stationary cloud parallel to and near the top of a mountain ridge. Compare cap cloud (def 1).
- cross swell — a movement of the sea at right angles to a major current
- cross vault — a vault or ceiling created by the intersection of vaults.
- cross-nodal — having to do with interaction between the senses
- cross-slide — the part of a lathe or planing machine on which the tool post is mounted and across which it slides at right angles to the bed of the lathe
- crosslegged — Alternative spelling of cross-legged.
- crown glass — an old form of window glass made by blowing a globe and spinning it until it formed a flat disc
- crystallog. — crystallography
- crystalloid — resembling or having the appearance or properties of a crystal or crystalloid
- culmiferous — (of grasses) having a hollow jointed stem
- cultivators — Plural form of cultivator.
- culturomics — the study of human culture and cultural trends over time by means of quantitative analysis of words and phrases in a very large corpus of digitized texts: Culturomics can pinpoint periods of accelerated language change.
- customarily — according to custom; usually
- cyclo-cross — a form of cycle race held over rough ground
- cyclometers — Plural form of cyclometer.
- cycloserine — an antibiotic effective in the treatment of tuberculosis
- cyclosporin — a substance, synthesized by certain soil fungi, that suppresses the immune response by disabling helper T cells, used to minimize rejection of foreign tissue transplants.
- cyclostylar — (architecture) Of or pertaining to a cyclostyle (a circular group of columns without a core).
- cylindroids — Plural form of cylindroid.
- dangerously — full of danger or risk; causing danger; perilous; risky; hazardous; unsafe.
- declarators — Plural form of declarator.
- decolorants — Plural form of decolorant.
- decompilers — Plural form of decompiler.
- deleterious — Something that has a deleterious effect on something has a harmful effect on it.
- delineators — Plural form of delineator.
- deliriously — Pathology. affected with or characteristic of delirium.
- delors plan — a plan for closer European union, originated by Jacques Delors, President of the European Commission (1985–94)
- delusionary — having false or unrealistic beliefs or opinions: Senators who think they will get agreement on a comprehensive tax bill are delusional.
- demoralised — to deprive (a person or persons) of spirit, courage, discipline, etc.; destroy the morale of: The continuous barrage demoralized the infantry.
- demoralises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demoralise.
- demoralizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demoralize.
- dermoplasty — skin grafting.
- desalinator — an apparatus used in the process of desalination
- desert soil — a type of soil developed in arid climates, characterized by a lack of leaching and small humus content