11-letter words containing r, u, n, c, o
- rubefaction — the act or process of making red, especially with a rubefacient.
- rustication — Also called rustic work. Architecture. any of various forms of ashlar so dressed and tooled that the visible faces are raised above or otherwise contrasted with the horizontal and usually the vertical joints.
- schrödinbug — (jargon, programming) /shroh'din-buhg/ (MIT, from the Schrödinger's Cat thought-experiment in quantum physics) A design or implementation bug that doesn't manifest until someone reading the source code or using the program in an unusual way notices that it never should have worked, at which point it stops working until fixed. Though (like bit rot) this sounds impossible, it happens; some programs have harboured schrödinbugs for years. Compare heisenbug, Bohr bug, mandelbug.
- scoundrelly — having the character of a scoundrel; unscrupulous; villainous.
- scrub round — to waive; avoid or ignore
- scuppernong — a silvery amber-green variety of muscadine grape.
- skin colour — the colour of a person's skin, ie Black, White, etc
- snap course — an academic course that can be passed with a minimum of effort.
- sound truck — a truck carrying a loudspeaker from which speeches, music, etc., are broadcast, as for advertising, campaigning, or the like.
- sperm count — the number of spermatozoa in an amount of semen, used as an indication of a man's fertility
- stonecutter — a person who cuts or carves stone.
- sub-chronic — constant; habitual; inveterate: a chronic liar.
- subchondral — of or relating to cartilage or a cartilage.
- subcolumnar — almost or imperfectly columnar.
- subcontract — a contract by which one agrees to render services or to provide materials necessary for the performance of another contract.
- subcontrary — one of two propositions that can both be true but cannot both be false.
- subdeaconry — the position or office of a subdeacon
- subfraction — Mathematics. a number usually expressed in the form a/b. a ratio of algebraic quantities similarly expressed.
- subharmonic — an oscillation that has a frequency which is an integral submultiple of the frequency of a related oscillation.
- subordinacy — a subordinate person or thing.
- subtraction — an act or instance of subtracting.
- supersonics — the branch of science that deals with supersonic phenomena.
- synchronous — occurring at the same time; coinciding in time; contemporaneous; simultaneous.
- tautochrone — a curve upon which a moving object will reach a certain point at the same time through gravity from whichever point it starts
- the country — the outlying area or area furthest from the finish of a sports ground or racecourse
- toe-curling — If you describe something as toe-curling, you mean that it makes you feel very embarrassed.
- tone colour — the quality of a musical sound that is conditioned or distinguished by the upper partials or overtones present in it
- touchscreen — a touch-sensitive display screen on a computer or other electronic device: touching different portions of the screen with a finger or stylus will cause the device to take actions determined by a computer program.
- touring car — an open automobile designed for five or more passengers.
- transductor — a magnetic device that amplifies electronic signals
- trojan duck — a duck that is a carrier of avian flu and is therefore a threat to other birds and also to humans, but which shows no outward signs of infection
- truncheoned — the club carried by a police officer; billy.
- truncheoner — someone who carries a truncheon
- tumorigenic — (of cells or a substance) capable of producing tumors.
- ulcerogenic — producing or inducing the formation of an ulcer.
- ultrasonics — the branch of science that deals with the effects of sound waves above human perception.
- uncared for — If you describe people or animals as uncared for, you mean that they have not been looked after properly and as a result are hungry, dirty, or ill.
- uncared-for — untended; neglected; unkempt: The garden had an uncared-for look.
- uncomforted — not comforted or consoled
- unconcerned — not involved or interested; disinterested.
- unconcerted — contrived or arranged by agreement; planned or devised together: a concerted effort.
- unconfirmed — to establish the truth, accuracy, validity, or genuineness of; corroborate; verify: This report confirms my suspicions.
- unconformed — to act in accordance or harmony; comply (usually followed by to): to conform to rules.
- unconquered — to acquire by force of arms; win in war: to conquer a foreign land.
- unconserved — to prevent injury, decay, waste, or loss of: Conserve your strength for the race.
- unconstrued — to give the meaning or intention of; explain; interpret.
- uncontrived — obviously planned or forced; artificial; strained: a contrived story.
- unconverged — to tend to meet in a point or line; incline toward each other, as lines that are not parallel.
- unconverted — noting a specified type of person who has been converted from the religion, beliefs, or attitudes characteristic of that type: a converted Christian; a converted thief.
- uncorrected — to set or make true, accurate, or right; remove the errors or faults from: The native guide corrected our pronunciation. The new glasses corrected his eyesight.