10-letter words containing a, e, r, i
- amateurism — Amateurism is the belief that people should take part in sports and other activities as a hobby, for pleasure, rather than as a job, for money.
- ambidexter — someone who is ambidextrous
- ameliorant — a thing that ameliorates
- ameliorate — If someone or something ameliorates a situation, they make it better or easier in some way.
- amer. ind. — American Indian
- americanos — Plural form of americano.
- amerindian — Amerindian means the same as American Indian.
- amiodarone — a substance, C 25 H 29 I 2 NO 3 , used in the treatment of heart arrhythmias.
- amoebiform — resembling, shaped, or changing in shape like an amoeba
- amphiaster — the structure that occurs in a cell undergoing mitosis, consisting of a spindle with an aster at each end
- amphimacer — a metrical foot consisting, in Greek and Latin verse, of one short syllable between two long ones, or, in English verse, of one unaccented syllable between two accented ones (Ex.: | hésĭtáte |)
- amphitrite — a sea goddess, wife of Poseidon and mother of Triton
- amphoteric — able to function as either a base or an acid
- amplifiers — Plural form of amplifier.
- anaerobies — (biology) anaerobes.
- anaerobium — anaerobe
- ancestries — Plural form of ancestry.
- anchor ice — ice that forms at the bottom of a lake or river
- anchorites — Plural form of anchorite.
- androecium — the stamens of a flowering plant collectively
- androgenic — any substance, as testosterone or androsterone, that promotes male characteristics.
- anelectric — not capable of acquiring a static electric charge when subjected to friction.
- aneurismal — Alternative spelling of aneurysmal.
- angel hair — a kind of pasta in the shape of very fine long strands
- angiosperm — any seed-bearing plant of the phylum Angiospermophyta (division Angiospermae in traditional systems), in which the ovules are enclosed in an ovary, which develops into the fruit after fertilization; any flowering plant
- angle iron — an iron or a steel structural bar that has an L-shaped cross section
- anglerfish — a bony fish with a growth on its head which can be wiggled to attract prey
- anhydremia — an abnormal decrease in the volume of the blood, due to loss of water.
- anhydrides — Plural form of anhydride.
- animadvert — to comment with strong criticism (upon); make censorious remarks (about)
- anisomeric — (of a chemical compound) lacking isomers
- anno regni — in the year of the reign
- anonymizer — (Internet) A software tool that attempts to make a user's Internet activity untraceable by acting as a proxy.
- anorectics — Plural form of anorectic.
- anorexiant — a substance, as a drug, for causing loss of appetite.
- anseriform — (ornithology) Of or pertaining to birds of the family Anseriformes including ducks, geese, swans, and screamers.
- antennifer — a pivotal projection at the rim of an antennal socket.
- anteriorly — in an anterior position
- antheridia — a male reproductive structure producing gametes, occurring in ferns, mosses, fungi, and algae.
- anthimeria — (rhetoric) The use of a word from one word class or part of speech as if it were from another. Typically, and for example, the use of a noun as if it were a verb.
- anthracite — Anthracite is a type of very hard coal which burns slowly, producing a lot of heat and very little smoke.
- anticancer — acting against cancer
- anticaries — characterized by an ability to prevent caries
- anticenter — Geology. the point on the surface of the earth diametrically opposite the epicenter of an earthquake.
- antierotic — discouraging sexual desire
- antifebrin — acetanilide.
- antifogger — an antifoggant.
- antifreeze — Antifreeze is a liquid which is added to water to stop it freezing. It is used in car radiators in cold weather.
- antigorite — a variety of serpentine occurring in a brownish-green lamellar form.
- antiheroes — Plural form of antihero.