11-letter words that end in is
- catachresis — the incorrect use of words, as luxuriant for luxurious
- catagenesis — the retrogressive evolution of a species. Compare anagenesis (def 1).
- cataglottis — A passionate kiss which involves the touching of the tongues of the two people involved.
- cenogenesis — the development of structures in the embryonic or larval stage of an organism that are adaptive and do not appear in the evolutionary history of its group
- certioraris — Plural form of certiorari.
- chemiotaxis — Dated form of chemotaxis.
- chemosmosis — chemical action between substances that are separated by a semipermeable membrane
- cholangitis — (medicine) An inflammation of the bile duct.
- cholestasis — the medical condition characterized by the inability of bile to pass normally out of the liver due to blockage or impairment
- choroiditis — a medical condition consisting of pain and swelling of the choroid
- cladoptosis — the annual shedding of twigs or branches instead of leaves, as in certain cypresses.
- coccidiosis — any disease of domestic and other animals caused by introcellular parasitic protozoa of the order Coccidia. One species, Isospora hominis, can infect humans
- colocynthis — Obsolete form of colocynth.
- copper iris — an iris, Iris fulva, found from the Gulf Coast to southern Illinois, having copper-colored or reddish-brown flowers.
- cor anglais — a woodwind instrument, the alto of the oboe family. It is a transposing instrument in F. Range: two and a half octaves upwards from E on the third space of the bass staff
- coram nobis — a writ to correct an injury caused by a mistake of the court.
- cryokinesis — The psychic ability to control and create ice and cold temperatures.
- curia regis — (in Norman England) the king's court, which performed all functions of government
- cytogenesis — the origin and development of plant and animal cells
- cytokinesis — division of the cytoplasm of a cell, occurring at the end of mitosis or meiosis
- de-emphasis — a reduction in emphasis: There has been de-emphasis on athletic activities at the school.
- debt crisis — a situation in which the large debts owed by a number of individuals, organizations or countries threaten to overwhelm them, so that they become unable to service their debts which, in turn, may threaten the stability of larger structures
- deck tennis — a game played on board ship in which a quoit is tossed to and fro across a high net on a small court resembling a tennis court
- diaphoresis — a technical name for sweating
- diapophysis — the upper or articular surface of a transverse vertebral process
- diarthrosis — any freely movable joint, such as the shoulder and hip joints
- divinopolis — a city in Minas Gerais state, SE Brazil.
- dyshidrosis — (medicine) A skin condition characterized by small blisters on the hands or feet.
- ecblastesis — a condition of flower production in plants in which buds occur within flowers and thereby produce extremely large blooms
- ectogenesis — development outside the body, as of an embryo in an artificial environment.
- emphyteusis — a continual right in a property that belongs to another
- enarthrosis — A ball-and-socket joint.
- endocytosis — The taking in of matter by a living cell by invagination of its membrane to form a vacuole.
- endomitosis — the division of chromosomes but not of the cell nucleus, resulting in a polyploid cell
- enteritidis — A form of enteritis caused by Salmonella enterica.
- enzymolysis — a biochemical decomposition, such as a fermentation, that is catalysed by an enzyme
- epanalepsis — (rhetoric) The repetition of the same word or clause after intervening matter.
- eremacausis — A gradual oxidation from exposure to air and moisture, as in the decay of old trees or dead animals.
- esophagitis — Inflammation of the esophagus.
- fasciolosis — Alternative form of fascioliasis.
- fort eustis — a military reservation and U.S. Army training center in SE Virginia near the James River, NW of Newport News.
- frangipanis — Plural form of frangipani.
- frontolysis — Meteorology. the dissipation or decrease of a front or frontal zone.
- gamogenesis — sexual reproduction.
- glans penis — the head of the penis (glans penis) or of the clitoris (glans clitoris)
- gliomatosis — excessive growth of neuroglia in the brain or spinal cord
- gnotobiosis — an environmental condition in which germfree animals have been inoculated with strains of known microorganisms.
- gonycampsis — abnormal curvature of the knee.
- gulf crisis — the unstable period prior to the war of 1991 between US-led UN forces and Iraq
- gynogenesis — a type of reproduction by parthenogenesis that requires stimulation by a sperm to activate the egg into development but occurs without fusion of sperm and egg nuclei.