11-letter words containing a, d, o, n
- androsphinx — a sphinx having the head of a man
- anecdotally — in an anecdotal manner
- anecdotical — relating to anecdotes
- angle board — a board serving as a gauge for an angle planed across the end of other boards.
- anisodactyl — (of the feet of passerine birds) having the first toe directed backwards and the other three toes directed forwards
- anno domini — advancing old age
- anodization — the action of electroplating a metal with an ornamental or protecting layer of oxide
- antagonised — Simple past tense and past participle of antagonise.
- antagonized — Simple past tense and past participle of antagonize.
- anterograde — moving forwards, in the normal direction of flow
- antherozoid — one of many small male gametes produced in an antheridium
- anthropoids — Plural form of anthropoid.
- anticathode — the target electrode for the stream of electrons in a vacuum tube, esp an X-ray tube
- antidotally — in the manner of an antidote
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- apportioned — to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution: to apportion expenses among the three men.
- arabinoside — a glycoside yielding arabinose when hydrolysed
- arachidonic — related to arachidonic acid or the derivatives of arachidonic acid
- arachnoidal — relating to the arachnoid
- archdeacons — Plural form of archdeacon.
- arduousness — requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult: an arduous undertaking.
- armageddons — Plural form of armageddon.
- 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.
- arthropodan — relating to arthropods
- arytenoidal — relating to the arytenoid cartilages in the larynx and also to other parts relating to them
- asteroidean — an echinoderm of the class Asteroidea, comprising the starfishes.
- astoundment — the state of being astounded
- attorneydom — the state or power of being an attorney
- auditionees — a person who competes or takes part in an audition.
- auditioning — Present participle of audition.
- autodynamic — Supplying its own power.
- autoloading — self-loading
- autowinders — Plural form of autowinder.
- back and to — back-and-forth; to and fro.
- backgrounds — Plural form of background.
- backing dog — a dog that moves a flock of sheep by jumping on their backs
- backloading — to defer to a later date, as wages, benefits, or costs: The union agreed to back-load pay raises.
- badmouthing — Slang. to speak critically and often disloyally of; disparage: Why do you bad-mouth your family so much?
- bag of wind — windbag.
- baking soda — Baking soda is the same as bicarbonate of soda.
- baldacchino — baldachin
- band theory — a theory of the electrical properties of metals, semiconductors, and insulators based on energy bands
- bandy about — If someone's name or something such as an idea is bandied about or is bandied around, that person or that thing is discussed by many people in a casual way.