11-letter words containing s, e, o
- aeciospores — Plural form of aeciospore.
- aegospotami — a river of ancient Thrace that flowed into the Hellespont. At its mouth the Spartan fleet under Lysander defeated the Athenians in 405 bc, ending the Peloponnesian War
- aero-optics — the study of the effect of aircraft-induced and atmospheric disturbances on the efficiency of laser weapons
- aerodromics — (obsolete) The science of flying airplanes.
- aeroelastic — capable of changing shape under aerodynamic forces
- aerokinesis — An ability to control the movement of air.
- aeronautics — Aeronautics is the science of designing and building aeroplanes.
- aerosol can — a container for substances stored as aerosols, such as paint, polish, or insecticide
- aerosolised — Simple past tense and past participle of aerosolise.
- aerosolized — Simple past tense and past participle of aerosolize.
- aerostatics — the study of gases in equilibrium and bodies held in equilibrium in gases
- aerostation — the science of operating lighter-than-air craft
- aerotropism — the growth of plants towards or away from a source of oxygen
- aestivation — the act or condition of aestivating
- aetiologies — Plural form of aetiology.
- affordances — Plural form of affordance.
- afforesting — Present participle of afforest.
- aforestated — Stated earlier in a document.
- after hours — occurring, engaged in, or operating after the normal or legal closing time for business: an after-hours drinking club.
- after-hours — You use after-hours to describe activities which happen after the end of the usual time for them.
- afternoon's — the time from noon until evening.
- afterschool — for students and taking place after they finish their day in school, usually in the late afternoon: He’s looking for an afterschool job. Is there afterschool tutoring in math?
- aftershocks — Plural form of aftershock.
- afterworlds — Plural form of afterworld.
- agamospermy — formation of seeds in the absence of fertilization; a form of apomixis
- agency shop — a contract arrangement between an employer and the union representing the majority of employees, which requires those who do not wish to be members to pay the union a fee equivalent to union dues
- aggregators — Plural form of aggregator.
- aggressions — the action of a state in violating by force the rights of another state, particularly its territorial rights; an unprovoked offensive, attack, invasion, or the like: The army is prepared to stop any foreign aggression.
- agonothetes — a person who presided over the ancient Olympic Games
- air hostess — An air hostess is a woman whose job is to look after the passengers in an aircraft.
- albatrosses — Plural form of albatross.
- albugineous — related to or resembling the white of an egg
- aldermaston — a village in S England, in West Berkshire unitary authority, Berkshire, SW of Reading: site of the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment and starting point of the Aldermaston marches (1958–63), organized by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. Pop: 927 (2001)
- alderperson — a member of a municipal legislative body, especially of a municipal council.
- aldohexoses — Plural form of aldohexose.
- aldopentose — a monosaccharide with five carbon atoms
- aldosterone — the principal mineralocorticoid secreted by the adrenal cortex. A synthesized form is used in the treatment of Addison's disease. Formula: C21H27O5
- aldotetrose — (carbohydrate) Any aldose having four carbon atoms.
- alismaceous — of or relating to the genus Alisma
- all-purpose — You use all-purpose to refer to things that have lots of different uses or can be used in lots of different situations.
- allantoides — Plural form of allantois.
- allegations — Plural form of allegation.
- allegrettos — Plural form of allegretto.
- alleviators — Plural form of alleviator.
- allopoiesis — Creation of something other than the self. Or creation by something else than the self.
- alloy steel — steel that has been alloyed with one or more other metals or elements to improve specific properties such as strength or resistance to wear
- almoravides — a member of a Muslim dynasty ruling in Spain and northern Africa from 1056 to 1147.
- aloha state — Hawaii (used as a nickname).
- alpenstocks — Plural form of alpenstock.
- alt.sources — (messaging, programming) A Usenet newsgroup for posting program source code.