11-letter words containing o, r, i, e
- architector — (obsolete) An architect.
- arctic zone — the section of the earth's surface lying between the Arctic Circle and the North Pole.
- area office — a part of a business, organization, etc which is the most important office in a specific geographical area
- arenicolous — growing or living in sand or sandy places
- areocentric — relating to a reference system which has Mars as its centre
- areographic — relating to areography
- aristoteles — a walled plain in the first quadrant of the face of the moon: about 60 miles (97 km) in diameter.
- arkeologist — Someone who studies the story of Noah's Ark, particularly by searching for physical evidence which would corroborate it.
- aroint thee — away! begone!
- arolla pine — a five-needled pine tree, Pinus cembra, found esp in mountain regions of Central Europe and yielding edible seeds
- arrestation — the slowing or stopping of the development or progress of something
- ars poetica — the art of poetry
- arteriogram — an X-ray of a vein or artery which has been injected with dye in order to diagnose obstruction or damage
- arteriotomy — the surgical cutting of an artery or a cut made in an artery
- arthrodesis — the fusion of bones in a joint through surgery which causes immobility of the joint
- arytenoidal — relating to the arytenoid cartilages in the larynx and also to other parts relating to them
- asbestiform — having the look or structure of asbestos
- asperations — Plural form of asperation.
- aspergation — the action of sprinkling, suffusing or irrigating with water
- aspersorium — a basin containing holy water with which worshippers sprinkle themselves
- assertation — An assertion, statement of opinion.
- assessorial — a person who makes assessments, especially for purposes of taxation.
- assortative — Denoting or involving the preferential mating of animals or marrying of people with similar characteristics.
- asteroidean — an echinoderm of the class Asteroidea, comprising the starfishes.
- astrometric — (astronomy) of or relating to astrometry.
- astronomize — to practise or study astronomy or engage in astronomical matters
- atherogenic — causing atheroma
- atmospheric — Atmospheric is used to describe something which relates to the Earth's atmosphere.
- atriopeptin — any of several peptide hormones that are released by the atria of the heart in response to an abnormal increase in blood volume and that modulate blood pressure and the excretion of sodium, potassium, and water. Abbreviation: ANF.
- attic order — a low pilaster of any order set into the cornice of a building
- attorneyism — the slyness and cleverness associated with attorneys
- auctioneers — Plural form of auctioneer.
- audiometers — Plural form of audiometer.
- audiometric — the testing of hearing by means of an audiometer.
- austronesia — the islands of the central and S Pacific, including Indonesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia
- authorities — the power to determine, adjudicate, or otherwise settle issues or disputes; jurisdiction; the right to control, command, or determine.
- auto-dialer — a telephone device that makes possible a service feature (au·to-dial) whereby a call is automatically made in response to a brief input signal from the user, as the pressing of a button.
- auto-erotic — producing sexual excitement or pleasure without association with another person or external stimulation.
- autocracies — Plural form of autocracy.
- autodialers — Plural form of autodialer.
- autodialler — Alternative spelling of autodialer.
- autoerotism — pleasurable sensations or tensions arising in the erogenous body zones without external stimulation
- autowinders — Plural form of autowinder.
- autozeroing — (electronics) A sampling technique that measures an offset from zero and later compensates by subtracting the difference.
- aversion-to — a strong feeling of dislike, opposition, repugnance, or antipathy (usually followed by to): a strong aversion to snakes and spiders.
- axonometric — of or relating to a projection method of representing three-dimensional objects on a flat surface
- azoospermia — absence of spermatozoa in the semen
- azores high — a subtropical high centered near the Azores.
- bacciferous — bearing berries
- bachelorism — bachelorhood