11-letter words containing o, r, a, l, i, s
- malapropism — an act or habit of misusing words ridiculously, especially by the confusion of words that are similar in sound.
- malapropist — a person who regularly makes malapropisms
- maltotriose — (carbohydrate) A maltooligosaccharide consisting of three glucose units.
- manorialism — the manorial organization, or its principles and practices in the Middle Ages.
- mariologist — a student of Mariology.
- mars violet — a dark grayish-purple color.
- mayoralties — Plural form of mayoralty.
- memorialise — (British) alternative spelling of memorialize.
- memorialist — a person who writes memorials.
- meridionals — Plural form of meridional.
- meroblastic — (of certain eggs) undergoing partial cleavage, resulting in unequal blastomeres.
- mesocranial — mesocephalic
- minor scale — Also called harmonic minor scale. a scale having half steps between the second and third, fifth and sixth, and seventh and eighth degrees, with whole steps for the other intervals.
- misrelation — an erroneous or imperfect relation
- modularised — to form or organize into modules, as for flexibility.
- monolatrism — Belief in multiple deities but worship of only one.
- mortalities — Plural form of mortalitie.
- motorsailer — A boat equipped with both sails and an engine.
- multiparous — of or relating to a multipara.
- mustard oil — oil expressed from the seed of mustard, used chiefly in making soap.
- nefariously — extremely wicked or villainous; iniquitous: a nefarious plot.
- neo-realism — art, cinema: social realist style
- neoliberals — Plural form of neoliberal.
- nonarrivals — Plural form of nonarrival.
- nonsingular — not singular. Compare singular (def 7).
- nonsurgical — pertaining to or involving surgery or surgeons.
- normalising — Present participle of normalise.
- normalities — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- nourishable — able to be nourished; benefiting from nourishment
- nulliparous — a woman who has never borne a child.
- obliterates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of obliterate.
- obstetrical — of or relating to the care and treatment of women in childbirth and during the period before and after delivery.
- oil varnish — a preparation consisting of resinous matter, as copal or lac, dissolved in an oil (oil varnish) or in alcohol (spirit varnish) or other volatile liquid. When applied to the surface of wood, metal, etc., it dries and leaves a hard, more or less glossy, usually transparent coating.
- old frisian — the Frisian language before c1500. Abbreviation: OFris.
- old persian — an ancient West Iranian language attested by cuneiform inscriptions. Abbreviation: OPers.
- old russian — Russian as used in documents before 1600. Abbreviation: ORuss.
- olfactories — of or relating to the sense of smell: olfactory organs.
- oligarchies — Plural form of oligarchy.
- orbicularis — a muscle surrounding an opening
- orientalism — a peculiarity or idiosyncrasy of the peoples of Asia, especially the East.
- orientalist — A person (especially a scholar) interested in the orient.
- originalism — The principle or belief that the original intent of an author should be adhered to in later interpretations of a work.
- originalist — One who has, or tends to have, original ideas.
- oscillators — Plural form of oscillator.
- oscillatory — characterized by or involving oscillation.
- oscillogram — the record produced by the action of an oscillograph or oscilloscope.
- overhastily — in such a way as to be excessively hasty or done without enough consideration
- pastoralism — the practice of herding as the primary economic activity of a society.
- pastoralist — a grazier or land-holder raising sheep, cattle, etc, on a large scale
- pastoralize — to make pastoral or rural.