11-letter words containing n, a, c, h, o, s
- nitrostarch — an orange powder, C 1 2 H 1 2 N 8 O 2 6 , soluble in ethanol, used in explosives.
- nonphysical — of or relating to the body: physical exercise.
- nyctanthous — (of plants) flowering at night
- octahedrons — Plural form of octahedron.
- on the case — If you say that someone is on the case, you mean that they are aware of a particular problem and are trying to resolve it.
- orchestrina — (musical instruments) orchestrion.
- panchreston — a proposed explanation intended to address a complex problem by trying to account for all possible contingencies but typically proving to be too broadly conceived and therefore oversimplified to be of any practical use.
- peach stone — the stone in the centre of the fruit the peach
- phonematics — phonemics.
- phonetastic — (communications) A CTI product from Callware. Phonetastic employs if-then rules and customer records to tell those receiving calls who is calling (based on ANI and DNIS) and to determine how the call should be routed, e.g. to a certain sales representative or to the general sales department; receive high-priority treatment; receive a fax-back, etc.
- phoniatrics — the study and treatment of voice disorders.
- prosenchyma — the tissue characteristic of the woody and bast portions of plants, consisting typically of long, narrow cells with pointed ends.
- prosobranch — a gastropod mollusc of the subclass Prosobranchia, which includes conches, limpets, abalones, and numerous aquatic and terrestrial snails
- psychoanal. — psychoanalysis
- psychomancy — occult communication between souls or with spirits.
- ramgunshoch — surly; bad-tempered; rude
- ranch house — the house of the owner of a ranch, usually of one story and with a low-pitched roof.
- rhamnaceous — belonging to the Rhamnaceae, the buckthorn family of plants.
- scenography — the art of representing objects in accordance with the rules of perspective.
- scharnhorst — Gerhard Johann David von [gair-hahrt yoh-hahn dah-veet fuh n] /ˈgɛər hɑrt ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈdɑ vit fən/ (Show IPA), 1755–1813, Prussian general.
- schecklaton — a gilded leather used for embroidering jacks
- schollander — Donald ("Don") born 1946, U.S. swimmer.
- scotch snap — a rhythmic pattern consisting of a short note followed by a long one
- scotchwoman — Scotswoman.
- second hand — the hand that indicates the seconds on a clock or watch.
- second-half — happening in the second half of a game
- second-hand — the hand that indicates the seconds on a clock or watch.
- shacklebone — the wrist
- sherlockian — pertaining to or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, known for his skill in solving mysteries through deductive reasoning.
- shortchange — to give less than the correct change to.
- snow chains — device that gives tyres extra grip
- soft launch — the launch of a website in stages, with regular updating
- sonofabitch — an abusive term of address or of description
- stenobathic — of or relating to marine or freshwater life that can tolerate only limited changes in depth (opposed to eurybathic).
- stockhausen — Karlheinz [kahrl-hahynts] /ˈkɑrlˌhaɪnts/ (Show IPA), 1928–2007, German composer.
- stone china — hard earthenware containing china stone.
- subchondral — of or relating to cartilage or a cartilage.
- subharmonic — an oscillation that has a frequency which is an integral submultiple of the frequency of a related oscillation.
- sycophantic — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
- technospeak — any abstruse technical jargon
- thrasonical — boastful; vainglorious.
- unchoosable — to select from a number of possibilities; pick by preference: She chose Sunday for her departure.
- unscholarly — not befitting a scholar or learned person
- unshockable — not able to be shocked
- yachtswoman — a woman who owns or sails a yacht, or who is devoted to yachting.
- yachtswomen — Irregular plural form of yachtswoman.
- zincographs — Plural form of zincograph.