11-letter words containing a, l, i
- acetanilide — a white crystalline powder used in the manufacture of dyes and rubber, as an analgesic in medicine, and as a precursor in penicillin manufacture. Formula: C6H5NHCOCH3
- acetylating — Present participle of acetylate.
- acetylation — to introduce one or more acetyl groups into (a compound).
- acetylative — introducing an acetyl group into a chemical compound
- acid reflux — the regurgitation of stomach acid into the oesophagus, causing heartburn
- acid-loving — (of a plant) requiring a pH of 4.5 to 5.5 for optimal growth.
- acidophilic — easily stained with acid dyes
- acidophilus — a lactic-acid-producing bacterium primarily found in live yoghurt, useful in restoring bacterial balance in the intestine
- acidulating — Present participle of acidulate.
- acidulation — to make somewhat acid.
- acidulously — In a acidulous manner; in a mildly sour or acid way.
- acriflavine — a brownish or orange-red powder used in medicine as an antiseptic and disinfectant. Formula: C14H14N3Cl
- acromegalia — (disease) An alternative name for the disease acromegaly.
- acromegalic — (pathology) Pertaining to or characteristic of acromegaly. (from 19th c.).
- acropolises — Plural form of acropolis.
- acrylamides — Plural form of acrylamide.
- actinically — In an actinic manner.
- actinostele — (botany) A type of protostele, in which the core of vascular tissue in the stem extends outward in lobes.
- action film — a film with a fast-moving plot, usually containing scenes of violence
- action line — a telephone line maintained by a newspaper, television station, or other medium to provide the public a ready means of expressing complaints or obtaining information about matters of vital interest.
- action plan — a statement of the steps that need to be taken to achieve a particular goal or objective
- active list — a list of officers available for full duty
- actualising — Present participle of actualise.
- actualistic — the doctrine that all reality is animate or in motion.
- actualities — Plural form of actuality.
- actualizing — Present participle of actualize.
- actuarially — in an actuarial manner
- acyclically — In an acyclic manner; without cycles.
- acyl halide — any derivative of carboxylic acid in which the hydroxyl group has been replaced by a halogen atom
- ad litteram — to the letter; exactly
- addictingly — In an addicting manner.
- addictively — In an addictive manner.
- adélie land — a part of Antarctica, between Wilkes Land and George V Land: the mainland section of the French Southern and Antarctic Territories (claim suspended under the Antarctic Treaty)
- adjectively — Grammar. any member of a class of words that modify nouns and pronouns, primarily by describing a particular quality of the word they are modifying, as wise in a wise grandmother, or perfect in a perfect score, or handsome in He is extremely handsome. Other terms, as numbers (one cup; twelve months), certain demonstrative pronouns (this magazine; those questions), and terms that impose limits (each person; no mercy) can also function adjectivally, as can some nouns that are found chiefly in fixed phrases where they immediately precede the noun they modify, as bottle in bottle cap and bus in bus station. Synonyms: modifier, qualifier, identifier, describer, describing word.
- adminicular — giving help; auxiliary, corroborative
- admiralties — Plural form of admiralty.
- adnominally — In an adnominal way, used like an adnoun, adjectivally.
- adorability — the quality of being adorable or highly attractive
- adrenalised — Simple past tense and past participle of adrenalise.
- adrenalitis — (pathology) Inflammation of one or both adrenal glands, leading to an insufficiency of cortisol and/or aldosterone.
- adrenalized — tense or highly charged
- adventitial — of or relating to the adventitia
- adverbially — of, relating to, or used as an adverb.
- adversarial — If you describe something as adversarial, you mean that it involves two or more people or organizations who are opposing each other.
- advertorial — An advertorial is an advertisement that uses the style of newspaper or magazine articles or television documentary programmes, so that it appears to be giving facts and not trying to sell a product.
- advice line — An advice line is a service that you can telephone in order to get advice about something.
- aelurophile — ailurophile.
- aeneolithic — Chalcolithic.
- aeolotropic — anisotropic
- aerial mast — a mast on which an aerial is mounted