11-letter words containing s, i, o, u
- antimonious — relating to or containing antimony
- anxiousness — full of mental distress or uneasiness because of fear of danger or misfortune; greatly worried; solicitous: Her parents were anxious about her poor health.
- aponeurosis — a white fibrous sheet of tissue by which certain muscles are attached to bones
- aqua fortis — nitric acid
- aquaerobics — A form of aerobics done while in water.
- aquafortist — a person who makes engravings or etchings through the use of aqua fortis
- araliaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Araliaceae, a chiefly tropical family of trees, shrubs, or woody climbers having small clusters of whitish or greenish flowers. The family includes the ivy and ginseng
- arboviruses — Plural form of arbovirus.
- archilochus — 7th century bc, Greek poet of Paros, notable for using his own experience as subject matter
- arenicolous — growing or living in sand or sandy places
- ascititious — having been added to from something inessential or separate
- aspersorium — a basin containing holy water with which worshippers sprinkle themselves
- assiduously — constant; unremitting: assiduous reading.
- assumptions — something taken for granted; a supposition: a correct assumption. Synonyms: presupposition; hypothesis, conjecture, guess, postulate, theory.
- astronautic — Of or pertaining to astronautics.
- atrabilious — irritable
- atrociously — extremely or shockingly wicked, cruel, or brutal: an atrocious crime.
- auctioneers — Plural form of auctioneer.
- audaciously — extremely bold or daring; recklessly brave; fearless: an audacious explorer.
- audiologist — the study of hearing disorders, including evaluation of hearing function and rehabilitation of patients with hearing impairments.
- audiometers — Plural form of audiometer.
- audiophiles — Plural form of audiophile.
- audiotypist — a typist trained to type from a dictating machine
- audiovisual — Audio-visual equipment and materials involve both recorded sound and pictures.
- auditionees — a person who competes or takes part in an audition.
- auditoriums — Plural form of auditorium.
- auditorship — the position or function of auditor
- austronesia — the islands of the central and S Pacific, including Indonesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia
- authorising — Present participle of authorise.
- authorities — the power to determine, adjudicate, or otherwise settle issues or disputes; jurisdiction; the right to control, command, or determine.
- autocracies — Plural form of autocracy.
- autodialers — Plural form of autodialer.
- autodidacts — Plural form of autodidact.
- autoerotism — pleasurable sensations or tensions arising in the erogenous body zones without external stimulation
- autogenesis — spontaneous generation
- autokinesis — a visual illusion occurring in low light, in which a stationary bright spot appears to be moving
- automatisms — Plural form of automatism.
- automatizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of automatize.
- automobiles — Plural form of automobile.
- autoplastic — Of or pertaining to autoplasty.
- autopoiesis — Self creation; self organization.
- autotheists — Plural form of autotheist.
- autowinders — Plural form of autowinder.
- avoirdupois — a system of weights used in many English-speaking countries. It is based on the pound, which contains 16 ounces or 7000 grains. 100 pounds (US) or 112 pounds (Brit) is equal to 1 hundredweight and 20 hundredweights equals 1 ton
- babassu oil — a yellow oil expressed or extracted from babassu nuts, used chiefly in the manufacture of soaps and cosmetics and as a cooking oil.
- babelicious — (of a woman) sexually very attractive.
- bacciferous — bearing berries
- baccivorous — feeding on berries
- baculovirus — any of a family of viruses that attack insects and other arthropods, used as biological pesticides
- bashibazouk — (in the 19th century) one of a group of irregular Turkish soldiers notorious for their brutality