11-letter words containing a, e, r
- alendronate — (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of alendronic acid.
- alessandria — a town in NW Italy, in Piedmont. Pop: 85 438 (2001)
- aleuromancy — (in ancient times) the use of flour as a means of divination.
- alexander i — c. 1080–1124, king of Scotland (1107–24), son of Malcolm III
- alexander v — 1340?–1410, Cretan ecclesiastic: pope 1409–10.
- alexandrian — of or relating to Alexander the Great
- alexandrina — a female given name, form of Alexandra.
- alexandrine — a line of verse having six iambic feet, usually with a caesura after the third foot
- alexandrite — a green variety of chrysoberyl used as a gemstone
- alfilerilla — Alt form alfilaria.
- alford plea — Law. a pleading of guilty in a plea bargain in which the defendant maintains his or her innocence.
- alfred lunt — Alfred, 1893–1977, U.S. actor (husband of Lynn Fontanne).
- algesimeter — an instrument for determining the sensitiveness of the skin to a painful stimulus.
- algin fiber — an alkali-soluble fiber produced by injecting a fine stream of alkaline algin into an aqueous solution of a metallic salt, used chiefly in the manufacture of fine threads.
- alkalimeter — an apparatus for determining the concentration of alkalis in solution
- alkalimetry — determination of the amount of alkali or base in a solution, measured by an alkalimeter or by volumetric analysis
- alkyd resin — any synthetic resin made from a dicarboxylic acid, such as phthalic acid, and diols or triols: used in paints and adhesives
- all-dressed — (of a hot dog, hamburger, etc) served with all available garnishes
- all-nighter — an entertainment, such as a pop concert or film screening, that lasts all night
- all-purpose — You use all-purpose to refer to things that have lots of different uses or can be used in lots of different situations.
- all-rounder — Someone who is an all-rounder is good at a lot of different skills, academic subjects, or sports.
- all-terrain — designed to travel on all types of ground, including rough ground
- all-weather — All-weather sports take place on an artificial surface instead of on grass.
- allegorical — An allegorical story, poem, or painting uses allegory.
- allegorized — Simple past tense and past participle of allegorize.
- allegorizer — a person who talks in or explains by means of allegories
- allegrettos — Plural form of allegretto.
- allelomorph — allele
- allen screw — a screw that has a hexagonal cross section in the head, designed to be turned using an Allen key
- alleviators — Plural form of alleviator.
- alleviatory — having the ability to reduce or moderate the severity of something
- alligatored — Damaged by alligatoring.
- alliterated — Simple past tense and past participle of alliterate.
- allocentric — Concerned with the interests of others more than one's own; community-minded.
- allocheiria — a medical condition in which sensation is felt at a different point on the body from that stimulated
- allurements — Plural form of allurement.
- allyl resin — any of several thermosetting synthetic resins made by polymerizing esters of allyl alcohol with a dibasic acid. They are used as adhesives
- almond tree — a small widely cultivated rosaceous tree, Prunus amygdalus, that is native to W Asia and has pink flowers and a green fruit containing an edible nutlike seed
- almoravides — a member of a Muslim dynasty ruling in Spain and northern Africa from 1056 to 1147.
- alpha lyrae — Vega1
- alt.sources — (messaging, programming) A Usenet newsgroup for posting program source code.
- altar bread — bread for use in a Eucharistic service.
- altar stone — a large stone used as an altar
- altar table — a table at the altar of a church on which the elements are placed during the celebration of Eucharist
- altarpieces — Plural form of altarpiece.
- alterations — adjustments
- altercation — An altercation is a noisy argument or disagreement.
- altercative — relating to altercation
- alternately — in an alternating sequence or position
- alternating — happening in succession