11-letter words containing a, d, n
- antecedency — the fact or condition of being antecedent
- antecedents — ancestry
- antemundane — pertaining to that which existed or occurred before the creation of world
- antependium — a covering hung over the front of an altar
- anterograde — moving forwards, in the normal direction of flow
- antheridial — Of, pertaining to, or produced in, the antheridium.
- antheridium — the male sex organ of algae, fungi, bryophytes, and spore-bearing vascular plants, such as ferns, which produces antherozoids
- antherozoid — one of many small male gametes produced in an antheridium
- anthropoids — Plural form of anthropoid.
- anticandida — (medicine) Acting to combat or prevent an infection with the yeast Candida albicans.
- anticathode — the target electrode for the stream of electrons in a vacuum tube, esp an X-ray tube
- anticipated — If an event, especially a cultural event, is eagerly anticipated, people expect that it will be very good, exciting, or interesting.
- antidotally — in the manner of an antidote
- antidumping — a method of trade protection intended to stop other countries dumping goods cheaply on a domestic market
- antifeedant — a chemical agent that causes a pest, as an insect, to stop eating.
- antijudaism — Alternative form of anti-Judaism.
- antioxidant — An antioxidant is a substance which slows down the damage that can be caused to other substances by the effects of oxygen. Foods which contain antioxidants are thought to be very good for you.
- antiradical — opposed to radicalism
- antistudent — opposed to or acting against students
- antisubsidy — opposed to or acting against subsidization
- antisuicide — acting to prevent suicide
- antithyroid — acting against excessive thyroid activity
- antityphoid — preventing or acting against typhoid
- anvil cloud — another name for a cumulonimbus cloud, which tends to be anvil-shaped
- anwar sadat — Anwar el- [ahn-wahr el] /ˈɑn wɑr ɛl/ (Show IPA), 1918–81, Egyptian political leader: president 1970–81; Nobel Peace Prize 1978.
- aphelandras — Plural form of aphelandra.
- aphidicolin — A tetracyclic diterpene antibiotic with antiviral and antimitotical properties.
- apicodental — articulated with the apex of the tongue near the upper front teeth, as ( (θ) ; t h) ) and (; ð) ; th) )
- apodization — (mathematics) Any of several techniques to modify the form of a mathematical function, or of a spectrum etc. by smoothing or removing irregularities.
- appeal fund — money raised for charity, a hospital, etc by means of an appeal
- appendences — attached or suspended; annexed.
- appendiceal — of or relating to the vermiform appendix.
- appertained — Past participle of appertain.
- apportioned — to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution: to apportion expenses among the three men.
- apprehended — Simple past tense and past participle of apprehend.
- apprehender — Agent noun of apprehend; one who apprehends.
- apprenticed — a person who works for another in order to learn a trade: an apprentice to a plumber.
- aptitudinal — capability; ability; innate or acquired capacity for something; talent: She has a special aptitude for mathematics.
- arabinoside — a glycoside yielding arabinose when hydrolysed
- arachidonic — related to arachidonic acid or the derivatives of arachidonic acid
- arachnoidal — relating to the arachnoid
- arc welding — a technique in which metal is welded by heat generated by an electric arc struck between two electrodes or between one electrode and the metal workpiece
- archdeacons — Plural form of archdeacon.
- archimedean — of, relating to, or discovered by Archimedes.
- arduousness — requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult: an arduous undertaking.
- argand lamp — an oil lamp with a chimney, having a tubular wick that permits air to reach the center of the flame.
- armageddons — Plural form of armageddon.
- arnhem land — a region of N Australia in the N Northern Territory, large areas of which are reserved for native Australians
- aron kodesh — Holy Ark.
- arse around — If you say that someone is arsing around or arsing about, you mean that they are behaving in a silly, irritating way instead of getting something done.