11-letter words containing o, r, e, c, t
- nondirected — not directed
- nonelectric — Not electric; not operated by electricity.
- nonmetrical — (music) Without the constraints of a metronome; not played or sung with a strict underlying rhythmic method.
- nonoperatic — not operatic
- nonreactive — tending to react.
- nonsecretor — a person of blood group A, B, or AB, whose saliva does not contain the antigens of their blood group
- nonvertical — being in a position or direction perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb.
- nornicotine — an alkaloid, C 9 H 1 2 N 2 , extracted from tobacco and related to nicotine but having a lower toxicity: used as an agricultural and horticultural insecticide.
- northcliffe — Viscount, Alfred Charles William Harmsworth.
- not cricket — If you say that someone's behaviour is not cricket, you mean that they have not behaved fairly.
- noticeboard — Alternative spelling of notice board.
- objectworks — An object-oriented development environment developed by ParcPlace, available under Smalltalk and C++.
- obscurement — The act of obscuring, or the state of being obscured.
- obscurities — Plural form of obscurity.
- obsecration — to entreat solemnly; beseech; supplicate.
- obstetrical — of or relating to the care and treatment of women in childbirth and during the period before and after delivery.
- obstructive — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- oceanfronts — Plural form of oceanfront.
- octahedrite — anatase.
- octahedrons — Plural form of octahedron.
- octahydrate — (chemistry) A hydrate whose solid contains eight molecules of water of crystallization per molecule, or per unit cell.
- olfactories — of or relating to the sense of smell: olfactory organs.
- on the rack — If you say that someone is on the rack, you mean that they are suffering either physically or mentally.
- oncoprotein — (genetics, oncology, protein) A protein that is coded for by an oncogene.
- open secret — something supposedly secret but actually known quite generally.
- operculated — relating to the operculum
- optic nerve — either one of the second pair of cranial nerves, consisting of sensory fibers that conduct impulses from the retina to the brain.
- optocoupler — An optoisolator.
- orchestrate — Arrange or score (music) for orchestral performance.
- orchestrina — (musical instruments) orchestrion.
- orchestrion — a mechanical musical instrument, resembling a barrel organ but more elaborate, for producing the effect of an orchestra.
- orchid tree — a tree, Bauhinia variegata, of the legume family, native to southeastern Asia, having lavender or purple flowers clustered in the leaf axils, cultivated in warm regions.
- orchiectomy — excision of one or both testes; castration.
- orecchiette — small ear-shaped pasta pieces
- oregon city — a town in NW Oregon, on the Willamette River.
- orthocenter — the point of intersection of the three altitudes of a triangle.
- orthocentre — Point at which the perpendiculars from the angles of a triangle intersect.
- orthoclases — Plural form of orthoclase.
- orthogenics — the treatment of mentally and emotionally disturbed children
- orthometric — (crystallography) having axes at right angles.
- orthopaedic — of or relating to orthopedics.
- orthopedics — (used with a singular verb) the medical specialty concerned with correction of deformities or functional impairments of the skeletal system, especially the extremities and the spine, and associated structures, as muscles and ligaments.
- orthopnoeic — difficult or painful breathing except in an erect sitting or standing position.
- osteodermic — of or like an osteoderm
- ostracoderm — any of several extinct jawless fishes of the Ordovician, Silurian, and Devonian periods, having the body enclosed in an armor of bony plates.
- ostreaceous — oyster-like
- ostrich egg — the large egg produced by a fast-running flightless African bird, Struthio camelus, that is the largest living bird, with stout two-toed feet and dark feathers, except on the naked head, neck, and legs: order Struthioniformes
- ostrichlike — a large, two-toed, swift-footed flightless bird, Struthio camelus, indigenous to Africa and Arabia, domesticated for its plumage: the largest of living birds.
- out-process — to end a military tour of duty, accompanied by necessary paperwork: All enlisted soldiers out-process as a class.
- outer space — space beyond the atmosphere of the earth.