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11-letter words containing a, c, o, i

  • amphibiotic — having an aquatic larval form and a terrestrial adult form, as amphibians
  • amphicelous — concave on both sides, as the bodies of the vertebrae of fishes.
  • amphichroic — producing two colours, one on reacting with an acid, the other on reacting with a base
  • amphictyony — (in ancient Greece) a religious association of states for the maintenance of temples and the cults connected with them
  • amphilochus — a seer, the son of Amphiaraus and Eriphyle, and the brother of Alcmaeon.
  • amphophilic — (cytology) That can be stained with either an acidic or basic dye.
  • amylopectin — the major component of starch (about 80 per cent), consisting of branched chains of glucose units. It is insoluble and gives a red-brown colour with iodine
  • 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  • anachronism — You say that something is an anachronism when you think that it is out of date or old-fashioned.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.
  • anacoenosis — a figure of speech in which an appeal is made to one's listeners or opponents for their opinion or judgment as to the subject under discussion.
  • anacoluthia — lack of grammatical sequence, esp within a single sentence
  • anacoluthic — Of, pertaining to, being, or resembling an anacoluthon.
  • anacreontic — in the manner of the Greek lyric poet Anacreon (?572–?488 bc), noted for his short songs celebrating love and wine
  • anal erotic — a person who experiences sexual gratification of the anal area
  • analogistic — a person who employs or argues from analogy.
  • anaphorical — of or relating to an anaphora
  • anaplerotic — of or relating to anaplerosis
  • anastomotic — Anatomy. communication between blood vessels by means of collateral channels, especially when usual routes are obstructed.
  • ancestorial — of, belonging to, or relating to ancestors
  • ancho chili — a dried poblano pepper, reddish-brown in color, used esp. in Mexican cooking
  • anchor ring — a ring made from an iron bar of circular cross-section
  • androconium — a scale on the forewing of certain male butterflies from which an odor attractive to females is emitted.
  • androphilic — Sexually attracted to men.
  • androphobic — Exhibiting androphobia; fearful of men.
  • anecdotical — relating to anecdotes
  • angioscopes — Plural form of angioscope.
  • anglophilic — Alternative capitalization of Anglophilic.
  • anglophonic — of or relating to English speakers
  • animatronic — of, concerned with, or operated by animatronics
  • anisocarpic — (of a flower) having a lower number of carpels than of other floral parts.
  • anisocercal — (of fish) having unequal tail-fin lobes
  • anisodactyl — (of the feet of passerine birds) having the first toe directed backwards and the other three toes directed forwards
  • anisometric — not isometric; having unsymmetrical parts or unequal measurements
  • anisotropic — not isotropic; having different physical properties in different directions
  • annunciator — a device that gives a visual indication as to which of a number of electric circuits has operated, such as an indicator in a hotel showing in which room a bell has been rung
  • anomalistic — tending to be anomalous
  • antatrophic — preventing or curing atrophy.
  • anteportico — a lesser portico preceding a main portico.
  • anthocyanin — any of a class of water-soluble glycosidic pigments, esp those responsible for the red and blue colours in flowers. They are closely related to vitamins E and P
  • anthomaniac — someone with an extreme fondness for flowers
  • anthracosis — a lung disease due to inhalation of coal dust
  • anthracotic — the deposition of coal dust in the lungs; asymptomatic pneumoconiosis.
  • anthropical — relating to human nature
  • anti-biotic — any of a large group of chemical substances, as penicillin or streptomycin, produced by various microorganisms and fungi, having the capacity in dilute solutions to inhibit the growth of or to destroy bacteria and other microorganisms, used chiefly in the treatment of infectious diseases.
  • anti-choice — opposed to the legal right to obtain an abortion; pro-life
  • anti-social — Someone who is anti-social is unwilling to meet and be friendly with other people.
  • antialcohol — relating to an opposition to alcoholic drink
  • antibiotics — Plural form of antibiotic.
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