11-letter words containing r, i, c, e, o, a
- isospectral — (mathematics) Having the same spectrum.
- keratolytic — the loosening or shedding of the horny layer of the epidermis.
- kilocalorie — one thousand small calories. Abbreviation: kcal. Also called Calorie, kilogram calorie, large calorie. Compare calorie (def 1a).
- kiloparsecs — Plural form of kiloparsec.
- kingcroaker — The weakfish or sea trout.
- lacerations — Plural form of laceration.
- lactiferous — producing or secreting milk: lactiferous glands.
- lactoferrin — a glycoprotein present in milk, especially human milk, and supplying iron to suckling infants.
- lamellicorn — having antennae with lamellate terminal segments, as beetles of the group Lamellicornia, including the scarabaeids and stag beetles.
- latticework — work consisting of crossed strips usually arranged in a diagonal pattern of open spaces.
- leucocratic — (of a rock) composed mainly of light-colored minerals.
- leucodermia — leucoderma
- loriciferan — (zoology) Any of several marine animals of the phylum Loricifera.
- low-calorie — containing relatively fewer calories than comparable foods, diets, etc
- macronuclei — Plural form of macronucleus.
- main course — Nautical. a square mainsail.
- major piece — a queen or rook.
- maledictory — a curse; imprecation.
- marchioness — marquise (defs 1, 2).
- mechatronic — relating to mechatronics
- melanochroi — a postulated subdivision of the Caucasoid race, characterized by dark hair and pale complexion
- meritocracy — an elite group of people whose progress is based on ability and talent rather than on class privilege or wealth.
- meroblastic — (of certain eggs) undergoing partial cleavage, resulting in unequal blastomeres.
- mesoamerica — Anthropology, Archaeology. the area extending approximately from central Mexico to Honduras and Nicaragua in which diverse pre-Columbian civilizations flourished.
- mesocardium — the double layer of splanchnic mesoderm supporting the embryonic heart.
- mesocranial — mesocephalic
- metachrosis — the ability of some animals, such as chameleons, to change their colour
- metamorphic — pertaining to or characterized by change of form, or metamorphosis.
- metatrophic — requiring dead organic matter for food.
- metrication — the act, process, or result of establishing the metric system as the standard system of measurement.
- micro-image — a microreproduction.
- microampere — a unit of electric current, equal to one millionth of an ampere. Symbol: μA.
- microcephal — a person with microcephaly
- microgamete — (in heterogamous reproduction) the smaller and, usually, the male of two conjugating gametes.
- micromanage — to manage or control with excessive attention to minor details.
- micronesian — of or relating to Micronesia, its inhabitants, or their languages.
- microphages — Plural form of microphage.
- microreader — a device for projecting an enlarged image of a microfilm or microphotograph, especially on a ground-glass screen.
- minor scale — Also called harmonic minor scale. a scale having half steps between the second and third, fifth and sixth, and seventh and eighth degrees, with whole steps for the other intervals.
- miscreation — miscreated.
- mobocracies — Plural form of mobocracy.
- monocracies — Plural form of monocracy.
- movie actor — film star
- mycorrhizae — Plural form of mycorrhiza.
- narcoleptic — a condition characterized by frequent and uncontrollable periods of deep sleep.
- neanthropic — of or relating to modern forms of humans as compared with extinct species of the genus Homo.
- necromantic — a method of divination through alleged communication with the dead; black art.
- necrophagia — the eating of dead bodies; esp., the practice of feeding on carrion
- necrophilia — an erotic attraction to corpses.
- necrophobia — an abnormal fear of death; thanatophobia.