11-letter words containing r, o, s, t, c
- isospectral — (mathematics) Having the same spectrum.
- ivory coast — a republic in W Africa: formerly part of French West Africa; gained independence 1960. 127,520 sq. mi. (330,275 sq. km). Capital: Abidjan.
- jargonistic — the language, especially the vocabulary, peculiar to a particular trade, profession, or group: medical jargon.
- justaucorps — a fitted, knee-length coat, characterized by wide turned-back cuffs and stiff flared skirts, worn especially by men in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- keratoconus — a degenerative condition characterized by conical protrusion of the cornea and irregular astigmatism.
- keratoscope — an instrument, as Placido's disk, for determining the symmetry of the curvature of the cornea.
- keratoscopy — an instrument, as Placido's disk, for determining the symmetry of the curvature of the cornea.
- kleptocrats — Plural form of kleptocrat.
- knockwursts — Plural form of knockwurst.
- lacerations — Plural form of laceration.
- lacrimators — Plural form of lacrimator.
- lactiferous — producing or secreting milk: lactiferous glands.
- lactometers — Plural form of lactometer.
- latin cross — an upright or vertical bar crossed near the top by a shorter horizontal bar.
- lobsterback — redcoat.
- locorestive — having a tendency to rest in one place
- locust bird — any of various pratincoles, esp Glareola nordmanni (black-winged pratincole), that feed on locusts
- lotusscript — (language) A Visual BASIC-like scripting language for Lotus Notes and Lotus SmartSuite. LotusScript is object-oriented and can be used for complex Notes programming, although Java is also available.
- lucy stoner — a person who advocates the retention of the maiden name by married women. Compare Stone (def 5).
- lythraceous — belonging to the Lythraceae, the loosestrife family of plants.
- machinators — Plural form of machinator.
- macrophytes — Plural form of macrophyte.
- macrosmatic — Having a good sense of smell.
- macrosystem — A programming system in which small constructs (macros) represent groups of machine instructions.
- malefactors — Plural form of malefactor.
- mascot rage — aggressive behaviour by mascots at sporting events
- master copy — an original copy, stencil, tape, etc, from which duplicates are made
- masticatory — of, relating to, or used in or for mastication.
- matchboards — Plural form of matchboard.
- matronymics — Plural form of matronymic.
- mecopterans — Plural form of mecopteran.
- mecopterous — belonging or pertaining to the insect order Mecoptera, comprising the scorpionflies and hangingflies.
- megacoaster — (informal) A rollercoaster with a height of between 200 and 299 feet.
- melioristic — the doctrine that the world tends to become better or may be made better by human effort.
- meroblastic — (of certain eggs) undergoing partial cleavage, resulting in unequal blastomeres.
- mesotrophic — (of freshwater lakes) containing medium levels of nutrients
- metachrosis — the ability of some animals, such as chameleons, to change their colour
- meteoritics — the science that deals with meteors.
- micro saint — (simulation) A general purpose simulation tool from US company Micro Analysis and Design.
- microbursts — Plural form of microburst.
- microlights — Plural form of microlight.
- micrometers — Plural form of micrometer.
- microphytes — Plural form of microphyte.
- microskirts — Plural form of microskirt.
- microsmatic — (of humans and certain animals) having a poor sense of smell
- microstress — a stress in the microstructure of a metal, as one caused by the distortion of space lattices.
- microswitch — a highly sensitive switch used in automatic-control devices.
- microsystem — A microscopic system, especially a system using microscopic electromechanical components.
- misconstrue — to misunderstand the meaning of; take in a wrong sense; misinterpret.
- miscreation — miscreated.