11-letter words containing o, t, e
- alkanethiol — any compound containing an alkyl group joined to a mercapto group, as methyl mercaptan or methanethiol, CH 3 SH.
- all at once — If something happens all at once, it happens suddenly, often when you are not expecting it to happen.
- all get-out — used in comparisons to intensify an adjective
- allantoides — Plural form of allantois.
- allegations — Plural form of allegation.
- allegrettos — Plural form of allegretto.
- allelopathy — the inhibitory effect of one living plant upon another by the release of toxic substances
- allemontite — a white to gray, brittle mineral, antimony arsenide, AsSb, occurring in reniform masses: formerly used as an ore of arsenic.
- alleviation — an alleviating or being alleviated
- alleviators — Plural form of alleviator.
- alleviatory — having the ability to reduce or moderate the severity of something
- alligatored — Damaged by alligatoring.
- allineation — the state of being organized in a line or lines
- alloantigen — an antigen present in some but not all individuals of the same species, as those in different human blood groups.
- allocatable — that can be allocated.
- allocentric — Concerned with the interests of others more than one's own; community-minded.
- allow me to — Some people use Allow me to... as a way of introducing something that they want to say or do.
- alloy steel — steel that has been alloyed with one or more other metals or elements to improve specific properties such as strength or resistance to wear
- 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
- aloha state — Hawaii (used as a nickname).
- alpenstocks — Plural form of alpenstock.
- 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.
- altiloquent — (of language) high-flown or pretentious.
- altoruffled — altogether ruffled
- amazonstone — A bluish-green variety of microcline feldspar used as a gemstone. The best known occurrences are at Crystal Peak and Pike's Peak in Colorado.
- amblygonite — a white or greyish mineral consisting of lithium aluminium fluorophosphate in triclinic crystalline form. It is a source of lithium. Formula: (Li,Na)Al(PO4)(F,OH)
- ambulocetus — A large carnivorous amphibian (Ambulocetus natans).
- 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.
- amentaceous — of or like an ament or aments
- ametabolism — a form of growth or life cycle with little or no metamorphosis
- ametabolous — without metamorphosis
- amethocaine — The drug tetracaine.
- aminobutene — a synthetic pain-relieving drug
- aminoketone — Any chemical compound containing both a ketone group and an amine.
- aminopterin — a derivative of pterin used in chemotherapy
- ammonotelic — excreting ammonia as the main nitrogenous waste: characteristic of freshwater fishes and many aquatic invertebrates
- amniotomies — Plural form of amniotomy.
- amoebocytes — Plural form of amoebocyte.
- 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.
- amphibolite — a metamorphic rock consisting mainly of amphibole and plagioclase
- amylopectin — the major component of starch (about 80 per cent), consisting of branched chains of glucose units. It is insoluble and gives a red-brown colour with iodine
- 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