11-letter words containing o, r, c, a, s
- backcrossed — Simple past tense and past participle of backcross.
- backcrosses — Plural form of backcross.
- backgrounds — Plural form of background.
- backstopper — a wall, wire screen, or the like, serving to prevent a ball from going too far beyond the normal playing area.
- backstroker — a person who swims the backstroke, especially a member of a competitive swimming team who specializes in the backstroke.
- backstrokes — Plural form of backstroke.
- bacteriosis — any bacterial disease
- bacteroides — any of several rod-shaped, anaerobic bacteria of the genus Bacteroides, occurring in the alimentary and genitourinary tracts of humans and other mammals, certain species of which are pathogenic.
- baculovirus — any of a family of viruses that attack insects and other arthropods, used as biological pesticides
- badderlocks — a seaweed, Alaria esculenta, that has long brownish-green fronds and is eaten in parts of N Europe
- baroceptors — Plural form of baroceptor.
- barracootas — Plural form of barracoota.
- barracoutas — Plural form of barracouta.
- basidiocarp — the fruiting body of basidiomycetous fungi; the mushroom of agarics
- bioresearch — the investigation of the nature of living organisms; biological research.
- black frost — a frost without snow or rime that is severe enough to blacken vegetation
- body search — If a person is body searched, someone such as a police officer searches them while they remain clothed. Compare strip-search.
- body-search — to search all parts of the body of: Police ordered the suspects to strip and then body-searched them for hidden caches of narcotics.
- boston crab — a wrestling hold in which a wrestler seizes both or one of his opponent's legs, turns him face downwards, and exerts pressure over his back
- bournebasic — A BASIC interpreter. comp.sources.misc archives volume 1.
- brachiosaur — any of a genus (Brachiosaurus) of huge Jurassic sauropods having longer forelegs than hind legs and nostrils high on the forehead
- brachyurous — shorttailed, as a crab (opposed to macrurous).
- broadcasted — to transmit (programs) from a radio or television station.
- broadcaster — A broadcaster is someone who gives talks or takes part in interviews and discussions on radio or television programmes.
- brown sauce — a sauce made from cooked fat and flour
- butyraceous — of, containing, or resembling butter
- cacogastric — relating to an upset stomach
- caddis worm — the wormlike larva of the caddis fly that usually lives in fresh water in an elongated case made of twigs, grains of sand, etc. cemented together with silk that it secretes: commonly used as bait by anglers
- cadet corps — a group of school pupils receiving elementary military training in a school corps
- cafetoriums — Plural form of cafetorium.
- caird coast — a region of Antarctica: a part of Coats Land on the SE coast of the Weddell Sea; now included in the British Antarctic Territory (claim suspended under the Antarctic Treaty of 1959)
- calciferous — forming or producing salts of calcium, esp calcium carbonate
- calcigerous — containing lime or other salts
- calculators — Plural form of calculator.
- calochortus — any plant of the genus Calochortus, of the lily family, as the mariposa lily and the sego lily.
- camel corps — a brigade of infantry mounted on camels used by the British army in various campaigns
- camelopards — Plural form of camelopard.
- campesterol — (organic compound) A phytosterol, found in many vegetable oils, related to sitosterol.
- campgrounds — Plural form of campground.
- camphorates — Plural form of camphorate.
- cancerously — In a cancerous manner; like a cancer; malignant; spreading.
- 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.
- caparisoned — (of a horse) Having a richly ornamented harness.
- 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