11-letter words containing o, r, a, t, e
- aggregatory — formed by the conjunction or collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; total; combined: the aggregate amount of indebtedness.
- air hostess — An air hostess is a woman whose job is to look after the passengers in an aircraft.
- albatrosses — Plural form of albatross.
- albedometer — an instrument that measures the albedo of a surface.
- aldermaston — a village in S England, in West Berkshire unitary authority, Berkshire, SW of Reading: site of the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment and starting point of the Aldermaston marches (1958–63), organized by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. Pop: 927 (2001)
- aldosterone — the principal mineralocorticoid secreted by the adrenal cortex. A synthesized form is used in the treatment of Addison's disease. Formula: C21H27O5
- aldotetrose — (carbohydrate) Any aldose having four carbon atoms.
- alendronate — (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of alendronic acid.
- allegrettos — Plural form of allegretto.
- alleviators — Plural form of alleviator.
- alleviatory — having the ability to reduce or moderate the severity of something
- alligatored — Damaged by alligatoring.
- allocentric — Concerned with the interests of others more than one's own; community-minded.
- almond tree — a small widely cultivated rosaceous tree, Prunus amygdalus, that is native to W Asia and has pink flowers and a green fruit containing an edible nutlike seed
- alt.sources — (messaging, programming) A Usenet newsgroup for posting program source code.
- altar stone — a large stone used as an altar
- alterations — adjustments
- altercation — An altercation is a noisy argument or disagreement.
- alternation — successive change from one condition or action to another and back again repeatedly
- alternators — Plural form of alternator.
- altoruffled — altogether ruffled
- ameliorated — Simple past tense and past participle of ameliorate.
- ameliorates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ameliorate.
- ameliorator — A person who, or thing which ameliorates.
- aminopterin — a derivative of pterin used in chemotherapy
- amortizable — Finance. to liquidate or extinguish (a mortgage, debt, or other obligation), especially by periodic payments to the creditor or to a sinking fund. to write off a cost of (an asset) gradually.
- anacreontic — in the manner of the Greek lyric poet Anacreon (?572–?488 bc), noted for his short songs celebrating love and wine
- anaerobiont — an organism that can live anaerobically
- anal erotic — a person who experiences sexual gratification of the anal area
- anaplerotic — of or relating to anaplerosis
- anastrophes — Plural form of anastrophe.
- anastrozole — an anti-oestrogen drug used in the treatment of breast cancer in post-menopausal women
- ancestorial — of, belonging to, or relating to ancestors
- anemometers — Plural form of anemometer.
- angelolatry — the worship of angels
- anisometric — not isometric; having unsymmetrical parts or unequal measurements
- anisopteran — belonging or pertaining to the suborder Anisoptera, comprising the dragonflies.
- anorthosite — a coarse-grained plutonic igneous rock consisting almost entirely of plagioclase feldspar
- antagonizer — a person who antagonizes people, or provokes hostility: The leader was an antagonizer of the peasantry. Compare antagonist.
- ante-mortem — (esp in legal or medical contexts) before death
- antenniform — shaped like an antenna
- anteorbital — in front of the orbit of the eye
- anteportico — a lesser portico preceding a main portico.
- anteriority — situated before or at the front of; fore (opposed to posterior).
- anterograde — moving forwards, in the normal direction of flow
- anteversion — abnormal forward tilting of a bodily organ, esp the uterus
- antherozoid — one of many small male gametes produced in an antheridium
- anthochlore — a yellow pigment found in flowers
- 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
- anti-reform — the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory, etc.: social reform; spelling reform.