11-letter words containing o, t
- archaeocyte — (in sponges) a type of amoebocyte capable of developing into other types of cells, especially reproductive cells.
- archenteron — the cavity within an embryo at the gastrula stage of development that eventually becomes the digestive cavity
- archeometry — the branch of archaeology that deals with the dating of archaeological specimens through specific techniques, as radiocarbon dating and amino-acid dating.
- archicortex — (anatomy) Part of the allocortex, specifically three layered hippocampal cortexes necessary for hippocampus formation.
- architector — (obsolete) An architect.
- archtraitor — A chief or transcendent traitor.
- arctic zone — the section of the earth's surface lying between the Arctic Circle and the North Pole.
- arcticology — the scientific study of the Polar Regions.
- arctophilia — the practice of collecting teddy bears
- areocentric — relating to a reference system which has Mars as its centre
- aristocracy — The aristocracy is a class of people in some countries who have a high social rank and special titles.
- aristocrats — Plural form of aristocrat.
- 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.
- armor plate — a protective covering of specially hardened steel plates, as on a tank
- aroint thee — away! begone!
- aromaticity — the property of certain planar cyclic conjugated molecules, esp benzene, of behaving like unsaturated molecules and undergoing substitution reactions rather than addition as a result of delocalization of electrons in the ring
- aromatizing — Present participle of aromatize.
- arrestation — the slowing or stopping of the development or progress of something
- arrhenotoky — a form of parthenogenesis which produces only male offspring
- ars poetica — the art of poetry
- art college — a college at which students study and make art of various kinds, such as drawing, painting and sculpture
- art history — study of art through the ages
- art nouveau — Art Nouveau is a style of decoration and architecture that was common in the 1890s. It is characterized by flowing lines and patterns of flowers and leaves.
- art of love — Latin Ars Amatoria. a series of poems in three books (1? b.c.) by Ovid.
- arte povera — a style of minimal art originating in Italy in the late 1960s, making use of cheap and commonly available materials such as stones, newspapers etc
- 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
- arthrectomy — surgical excision of a joint
- arthrodesis — the fusion of bones in a joint through surgery which causes immobility of the joint
- arthrograms — Plural form of arthrogram.
- arthropathy — a disease of a joint
- arthropodan — relating to arthropods
- arthroscope — a tubular instrument that is inserted into the capsule of a joint to examine the joint, extract tissue, etc
- arthroscopy — the use of an arthroscope to diagnose an injury to or disease of a joint or to perform minor surgery on a joint.
- arthrospore — a sporelike cell of ascomycetous fungi and some algae produced by a breaking of the hyphae
- arthur monk — (James) Arthur ("Art") born 1957, U.S. football player.
- articulator — a person or thing that articulates
- artiodactyl — any placental mammal of the order Artiodactyla, having hooves with an even number of toes; an even-toed ungulate. The order includes pigs, hippopotamuses, camels, deer, cattle, and antelopes
- artophorion — pyx (def 1a).
- 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
- ascititious — having been added to from something inessential or separate
- ascomycetes — any fungus of the phylum Ascomycota (or class Ascomycetes), including the molds and truffles, characterized by bearing the sexual spores in a sac (as distinguished from basidiomycete).
- ascriptions — Plural form of ascription.
- asperations — Plural form of asperation.
- aspergation — the action of sprinkling, suffusing or irrigating with water
- asphyxiator — to produce asphyxia in.
- aspirations — a strong desire, longing, or aim; ambition: intellectual aspirations.
- asportation — the removal or taking away of something