11-letter words containing ro
- 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
- afroasiatic — designating or of a family of African and Asian languages generally divided into the branches Berber, Cushitic, Semitic, Chadic, and ancient Egyptian
- afrocentric — centered on, emphasizing, or showing the influence of African or, sometimes, African-American history and culture
- aftergrowth — any secondary growth of a crop after harvesting
- agastrophus — a son of Paeon who was slain by Diomedes.
- agriproduct — a product that is a result of agribusiness
- agrobiology — the science of plant growth and nutrition in relation to agriculture
- agronomical — the science of soil management and the production of field crops.
- agronomists — Plural form of agronomist.
- agrostology — the branch of botany concerned with the study of grasses
- agrotourism — tourism in which tourists take part in farm or village activities, as animal and crop care, cooking and cleaning, handicrafts, and entertainments.
- ailurophile — a person who likes cats
- ailurophobe — a person who dislikes or is afraid of cats
- airdropping — Present participle of airdrop.
- albatrosses — Plural form of albatross.
- 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.
- alendronate — (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of alendronic acid.
- aleuromancy — (in ancient times) the use of flour as a means of divination.
- alkali rock — any igneous rock with a marked preponderance of alkali and a low percentage of silica.
- alkyl group — any of a series of univalent groups of the general formula C n H 2n+1 , derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons, as the methyl group, CH 3 −, or ethyl group, C 2 H 5 −.
- all-rounder — Someone who is an all-rounder is good at a lot of different skills, academic subjects, or sports.
- allochronic — (biology, of taxa) occurring in different geologic time.
- allotropism — a property of certain elements, as carbon, sulfur, and phosphorus, of existing in two or more distinct forms; allomorphism.
- allotropous — (of flowers) having the nectar accessible to any species of insect
- allyl group — the univalent group C 3 H 5 , derived from propylene.
- ambrosially — In an ambrosial manner.
- amino group — the univalent group, −NH 2 .
- amorousness — inclined or disposed to love, especially sexual love: an amorous disposition.
- amphichroic — producing two colours, one on reacting with an acid, the other on reacting with a base
- amphidromia — a family festival in ancient Athens in honor of the birth of a child, during which the child received its name.
- amphithuron — amphithyra (def 1).
- amphithyron — amphithyra (def 1).
- amyotrophic — (medicine) Characterized by atrophy of the muscles.
- anachronism — You say that something is an anachronism when you think that it is out of date or old-fashioned.
- anachronist — A person who has anachronistic views or habits.
- anachronize — To refer to, or put into, a wrong time.
- anachronous — relating to anachronism; misplaced chronologically
- anaerobiont — an organism that can live anaerobically
- anal erotic — a person who experiences sexual gratification of the anal area
- anaplerosis — the filling up of a scar, wound, etc which has decayed or been destroyed
- anaplerotic — of or relating to anaplerosis
- anastrophes — Plural form of anastrophe.
- anastrozole — an anti-oestrogen drug used in the treatment of breast cancer in post-menopausal women
- androconium — a scale on the forewing of certain male butterflies from which an odor attractive to females is emitted.
- androgenise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of androgenize.
- androgenize — Treat with or expose to male hormones, typically resulting in the production of male sexual characteristics.