11-letter words containing s, c, r, i
- atomtronics — (physics) The design, manufacture and study of analogs of electronics using atoms (especially Bose-Einstein condensates) at low temperature.
- atrociously — extremely or shockingly wicked, cruel, or brutal: an atrocious crime.
- attractions — Plural form of attraction.
- auctioneers — Plural form of auctioneer.
- autocracies — Plural form of autocracy.
- awestricken — filled with awe.
- b1 security — Orange Book
- b2 security — Orange Book
- b3 security — Orange Book
- bacciferous — bearing berries
- baccivorous — feeding on berries
- bachelorism — bachelorhood
- back stairs — stairs at the back of a house, as for use by servants.
- backswimmer — an aquatic bug belonging to the family Notonectidae that swims on its back using its back legs as oars
- bacteriosis — any bacterial disease
- bacteroides — any of several rod-shaped, anaerobic bacteria of the genus Bacteroides, occurring in the alimentary and genitourinary tracts of humans and other mammals, certain species of which are pathogenic.
- baculovirus — any of a family of viruses that attack insects and other arthropods, used as biological pesticides
- basic dress — a simple, usually dark dress that may be worn with various accessories or in combination with other garments so that it is suitable for different occasions.
- basicranial — of or relating to the base of the skull
- basicranium — (anatomy) The inferior region of the skull.
- basidiocarp — the fruiting body of basidiomycetous fungi; the mushroom of agarics
- batrachians — Plural form of batrachian.
- benchership — the position of a bencher at the Inns of Court
- beta crucis — a star of the first magnitude in the constellation Southern Cross.
- bikini scar — a horizontal scar on the lower abdomen in the area where a bikini would be worn, usually resulting from a Caesarean section.
- bioresearch — the investigation of the nature of living organisms; biological research.
- bismarckian — of, relating to, or resembling Otto von Bismarck, especially in respect to his aggressiveness in politics and diplomacy.
- bisymmetric — showing symmetry in two planes at right angles to each other
- bittercress — one of several perennial or annual plants of the genus Cardamine, that are related to lady's-smock, including hairy bittercress (C. hirsuta), a common weed resembling shepherd's purse, with which it is often confused: family: Brassicaceae (crucifers)
- black shirt — a member of any fascist organization (specif., the former Italian Fascist party) with a black-shirted uniform
- blacklister — someone who blacklists
- bournebasic — A BASIC interpreter. comp.sources.misc archives volume 1.
- brachiosaur — any of a genus (Brachiosaurus) of huge Jurassic sauropods having longer forelegs than hind legs and nostrils high on the forehead
- brachyprism — the four faces parallel to the brachyaxis in a crystal
- bratticings — a series of temporary wooden housings erected on top of a wall, esp a castle wall
- breadsticks — bread baked in long thin crisp sticks
- brecksville — a town in N Ohio.
- breconshire — (until 1974) a county of SE Wales, now mainly in Powys: over half its area forms the Brecon Beacons National Park
- brickshaped — resembling the shape of a brick
- bristlecone — a western American pine with bristle-like prickles on its cones
- brucellosis — an infectious disease of cattle, goats, dogs, and pigs, caused by bacteria of the genus Brucella and transmittable to humans (e.g. by drinking contaminated milk): symptoms include fever, chills, and severe headache
- bursiculate — resembling a pouch
- c-odescript — (language) A Liana interpreter, embeddable in C and C++ programs.
- c1 security — Orange Book
- c2 security — Orange Book
- cacogastric — relating to an upset stomach
- caddis worm — the wormlike larva of the caddis fly that usually lives in fresh water in an elongated case made of twigs, grains of sand, etc. cemented together with silk that it secretes: commonly used as bait by anglers
- cafetoriums — Plural form of cafetorium.
- caipirinhas — Plural form of caipirinha.
- caird coast — a region of Antarctica: a part of Coats Land on the SE coast of the Weddell Sea; now included in the British Antarctic Territory (claim suspended under the Antarctic Treaty of 1959)