11-letter words containing a, l, e, r
- aerobically — in an aerobic manner
- aerobiology — the study of airborne organisms, spores, etc
- aeroculture — a method of growing plants without soil by suspending them above sprays that constantly moisten the roots with water and nutrients.
- aeroelastic — capable of changing shape under aerodynamic forces
- aeromedical — relating to the medical treatment of disorders associated with air or space travel
- aerosol can — a container for substances stored as aerosols, such as paint, polish, or insecticide
- aerosolised — Simple past tense and past participle of aerosolise.
- aerosolized — Simple past tense and past participle of aerosolize.
- after-lunch — occurring after a midday meal
- after-sales — relating to anything happening after something is sold
- aftercooler — a device for cooling compressed air or gases to reduce their volume or temperature.
- afterschool — for students and taking place after they finish their day in school, usually in the late afternoon: He’s looking for an afterschool job. Is there afterschool tutoring in math?
- afterworlds — Plural form of afterworld.
- agglomerate — to form or be formed into a mass or cluster; collect
- aggregately — Collectively; in mass.
- aggrievedly — In the manner of someone who is aggrieved.
- agriculture — Agriculture is farming and the methods that are used to raise and look after crops and animals.
- ailurophile — a person who likes cats
- ailurophobe — a person who dislikes or is afraid of cats
- air bladder — an air-filled sac, lying above the alimentary canal in bony fishes, that regulates buoyancy at different depths by a variation in the pressure of the air
- air cleaner — a filter that prevents dust and other particles from entering the air-intake of an internal-combustion engine
- air shuttle — a shuttle service operated by aircraft, usually covering short routes with frequent flights
- air vesicle — a large air-filled intercellular space in some aquatic plants
- airlessness — The state or condition of being poorly ventilated; lacking good air circulation, having stale air.
- alabastrine — a finely granular variety of gypsum, often white and translucent, used for ornamental objects or work, such as lamp bases, figurines, etc.
- alarm bells — If you say that something sets alarm bells ringing, you mean that it makes people feel worried or concerned about something.
- albatrosses — Plural form of albatross.
- albedometer — an instrument that measures the albedo of a surface.
- albert nile — a river in NW Uganda: part of the upper Nile River.
- albertville — former name of Kalemie.
- album cover — the front of the outer packaging of a record album, usually decorated and showing its title and the name of the artist
- albuquerque — a city in central New Mexico, on the Rio Grande. Pop: 471 856 (2003 est)
- aldermanity — the body of aldermen
- aldermaston — a village in S England, in West Berkshire unitary authority, Berkshire, SW of Reading: site of the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment and starting point of the Aldermaston marches (1958–63), organized by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. Pop: 927 (2001)
- alderperson — a member of a municipal legislative body, especially of a municipal council.
- aldosterone — the principal mineralocorticoid secreted by the adrenal cortex. A synthesized form is used in the treatment of Addison's disease. Formula: C21H27O5
- aldotetrose — (carbohydrate) Any aldose having four carbon atoms.
- 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.