10-letter words containing a, i, s
- alcoholism — People who suffer from alcoholism cannot stop drinking large quantities of alcohol.
- alcoranist — a person who believes in an absolutely literal interpretation of the Koran.
- alderflies — Plural form of alderfly.
- aldis lamp — a portable lamp used to transmit Morse code
- aldotriose — (carbohydrate) Any aldose having three carbon atoms; in reality, just glyceraldehyde.
- alessandri — Jorge [hawr-he] /ˈhɔr hɛ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1986, Chilean engineer and statesman: president 1958–64.
- alexicacus — an epithet of Apollo, meaning “averter of evil,” in reference to his dispelling a plague that afflicted the Athenian forces in the Peloponnesian War.
- alfonso vi — died 1109, king of Léon (1065–1109) and of Castile (1072–1109). He appointed his vassal, the Spanish hero El Cid, ruler of Valencia
- algebraist — an expert in algebra.
- alger hiss — Alger, 1904–96, U.S. public official, accused of espionage 1948 and imprisoned for perjury 1950–54.
- algologist — the branch of botany dealing with algae.
- algorithms — Plural form of algorithm.
- alienators — Plural form of alienator.
- alignments — Plural form of alignment.
- alisanders — Alternative form of alexanders (plant).
- aliterates — Plural form of aliterate.
- alkahestic — of or relating to the alkahest
- all smiles — If you say that someone is all smiles, you mean that they look very happy, often when they have previously been worried or upset about something.
- allegories — Plural form of allegory.
- allegorist — a person who writes allegories
- allenstein — German name of Olsztyn.
- allergists — Plural form of allergist.
- alleviates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alleviate.
- alliaceous — of or relating to Allium, a genus of plants that have a strong onion or garlic smell and often have bulbs: family Alliaceae. The genus occurs in the N hemisphere and includes onion, garlic, leek, chive, and shallot
- alligators — either of two broad-snouted crocodilians of the genus Alligator, of the southeastern U.S. and eastern China.
- allis shad — a now rare migratory species of fish (Alosa alosa) of European coastal waters that travels up rivers to spawn: family Clupeiformes
- allomerism — similarity of crystalline structure in substances of different chemical composition
- allostasis — The process by which the body responds to stressors in order to regain homeostasis.
- allostatic — Relating to allostasis.
- allosteric — of, relating to, or designating a function of an enzyme in which the structure and activity of the enzyme are modified by the binding of a metabolic molecule
- allotheism — the worship of gods foreign to one's own land or culture
- allusively — having reference to something implied or inferred; containing, abounding in, or characterized by allusions.
- almandines — Plural form of almandine.
- almsgiving — the making of charitable donations, giving alms
- alpestrine — (of plants) growing at high altitudes; subalpine
- alphavirus — Any virus of the genus Alphavirus (family Togaviridae).
- alta vista — (web) A website provided by Digital which features a very fast Web and Usenet search engine. As of April 1996 its word index is 33GB in size. AltaVista is currently (June 1996) the largest Web index, with 30 million pages from 225,000 servers, and three million articles from 14,000 Usenet news groups. It is accessed over 12 million times per weekday.
- altimeters — Plural form of altimeter.
- altiplanos — Plural form of altiplano.
- altisonant — having an impressive sound
- altostrati — Plural form of altostratus.
- altruistic — If your behaviour or motives are altruistic, you show concern for the happiness and welfare of other people rather than for yourself.
- aluminates — Plural form of aluminate.
- alveolitis — an inflammation of the alveoli, occurring either in the lungs or in the socket of a tooth
- amanuensis — a person employed to take dictation or to copy manuscripts
- amateurish — If you describe something as amateurish, you think that it is not skilfully made or done.
- 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.
- amatorious — amatorial
- ambilevous — (rare) Having equally bad ability in both hands; clumsy; butterfingered.
- ambisexual — relating to or affecting both the male and female sexes