11-letter words containing r, o, t, a, u
- inquiration — an inquiry
- insinuatory — Insinuative.
- insufflator — to blow or breathe (something) in.
- intercupola — the space between an inner and an outer dome.
- interocular — being, or situated, between the eyes.
- intra muros — within the walls, as of a city.
- intrafusion — The act of pouring into a vessel.
- intraocular — located or occurring within or administered through the eye.
- intravenous — within a vein.
- invigourate — Alternative spelling of invigorate.
- involucrate — having an involucre.
- involuntary — not voluntary; independent of one's will; not by one's own choice: an involuntary listener; involuntary servitude.
- ipratropium — an anticholinergic bronchodilator that is used esp in the treatment of certain forms of asthma
- iteroparous — (of a plant) producing flowers and fruit more than once (usually many times) before dying
- joshua tree — an evergreen tree, Yucca brevifolia, growing in arid or desert regions of the southwestern U.S., having long, twisted branches.
- journalists — Plural form of journalist.
- juramentado — (formerly) a Muslim, especially a Moro, bound by an oath to be killed fighting against Christians and other infidels.
- 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.
- lactiferous — producing or secreting milk: lactiferous glands.
- lateritious — of the color of brick; brick-red.
- latrocinium — highway robbery
- laughworthy — worthy of being laughed at
- laundromats — Plural form of laundromat.
- lautreamont — Comte de (Isidore Lucien Ducasse) 1846–70, French poet, born in Uruguay.
- lepromatous — the swollen lesion of leprosy.
- leucocratic — (of a rock) composed mainly of light-colored minerals.
- liquidators — Plural form of liquidator.
- locutionary — pertaining to the act of conveying semantic content in an utterance, considered as independent of the interaction between the speaker and the listener.
- lotus sutra — a central scripture of Mahayana Buddhism, emphasizing that anyone can attain enlightenment
- lotus-eater — Classical Mythology. a member of a people whom Odysseus found existing in a state of languorous forgetfulness induced by their eating of the fruit of the legendary lotus; one of the lotophagi.
- lubrication — to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
- lucubration — laborious work, study, thought, etc., especially at night.
- lucubratory — Composed by candlelight, or at night.
- lunar month — month (def 5).
- lunar orbit — path or movement of the moon around the earth
- lunar-month — Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
- luoravetlan — Chukotian.
- luxuriation — The act of enjoying or experiencing luxury.
- lythraceous — belonging to the Lythraceae, the loosestrife family of plants.
- macromutant — undergoing macromutation.
- maggotorium — a place where maggots are bred for use by fishers
- malt liquor — beer having a relatively high alcohol content, usually 5 to 8 percent.
- manducatory — Pertaining to, or employed in, chewing.
- manipulator — a person who manipulates.
- manufactory — a factory.
- maraboutism — Support for marabouts (Muslim holy men or mystics).
- masturbator — to engage in masturbation.
- measure out — a unit or standard of measurement: weights and measures.
- mensuration — the branch of geometry that deals with the measurement of length, area, or volume.