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11-letter words containing a, l, m, i

  • 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
  • allemontite — a white to gray, brittle mineral, antimony arsenide, AsSb, occurring in reniform masses: formerly used as an ore of arsenic.
  • allomorphic — any of two or more different forms of the same chemical compound.
  • allotropism — a property of certain elements, as carbon, sulfur, and phosphorus, of existing in two or more distinct forms; allomorphism.
  • almond milk — a creamy mixture of blanched almonds, sugar, and water, blended to a smooth paste and sieved.
  • almoravides — a member of a Muslim dynasty ruling in Spain and northern Africa from 1056 to 1147.
  • altazimuths — Plural form of altazimuth.
  • alzheimer's — a common form of dementia, believed to be caused by changes in the brain, usually beginning in late middle age, characterized by memory lapses, confusion, emotional instability, and progressive loss of mental ability.
  • amaryllises — Plural form of amaryllis.
  • amatorially — in an amatory manner
  • amber fluid — beer
  • ambiguously — open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations; equivocal: an ambiguous answer.
  • ambilateral — affecting both sides of an organ or of the body
  • ambitiously — having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.: ambitious students.
  • ambivalence — the simultaneous existence of two opposed and conflicting attitudes, emotions, etc
  • ambivalency — uncertainty or fluctuation, especially when caused by inability to make a choice or by a simultaneous desire to say or do two opposite or conflicting things.
  • amblygonite — a white or greyish mineral consisting of lithium aluminium fluorophosphate in triclinic crystalline form. It is a source of lithium. Formula: (Li,Na)Al(PO4)(F,OH)
  • ambrosially — In an ambrosial manner.
  • amelanchier — A tree or shrub of a genus that includes the juneberries.
  • ameliorated — Simple past tense and past participle of ameliorate.
  • ameliorates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ameliorate.
  • ameliorator — A person who, or thing which ameliorates.
  • amenability — ready or willing to answer, act, agree, or yield; open to influence, persuasion, or advice; agreeable; submissive; tractable: an amenable servant.
  • ametabolism — a form of growth or life cycle with little or no metamorphosis
  • amiableness — The state or quality of being amiable.
  • amicability — characterized by or showing goodwill; friendly; peaceable: an amicable settlement.
  • aminophenol — any of three isomeric forms that are soluble crystalline solids, used as a dye intermediate (meta- and ortho-), in dyeing hair, fur, and textiles (ortho- and para-), and as a photographic developer (para-). Formula: C6H4NH2OH
  • ammonolysis — solvolysis in liquid ammonia
  • ammonotelic — excreting ammonia as the main nitrogenous waste: characteristic of freshwater fishes and many aquatic invertebrates
  • ammophilous — (of organisms) living or growing in sand
  • amobarbital — a drug with sedative, hypnotic, and analgesic properties used to relieve insomnia and control convulsions
  • amontillado — a medium dry Spanish sherry, not as pale in colour as a fino
  • amortizable — Finance. to liquidate or extinguish (a mortgage, debt, or other obligation), especially by periodic payments to the creditor or to a sinking fund. to write off a cost of (an asset) gradually.
  • amoxicillin — a penicillin antibiotic used to treat a wide range of bacterial infections
  • amoxycillin — Obsolete spelling of amoxicillin.
  • amphibolite — a metamorphic rock consisting mainly of amphibole and plagioclase
  • amphibology — ambiguity of expression, esp when due to a grammatical construction, as in save rags and waste paper
  • amphibolous — ambiguous or equivocal, especially when due to the uncertain grammatical construction of a word or phrase.
  • amphicelous — concave on both sides, as the bodies of the vertebrae of fishes.
  • amphichiral — (mathematics) superimposable on its mirror image; achiral.
  • amphilochus — a seer, the son of Amphiaraus and Eriphyle, and the brother of Alcmaeon.
  • amphiphilic — relating to or characterizing an amphiphile
  • amphistylar — (esp of a classical temple) having a set of columns at both ends or at both sides
  • amphophilic — (cytology) That can be stained with either an acidic or basic dye.
  • amplexicaul — (of some sessile leaves, stipules, etc) having an enlarged base that encircles the stem
  • amplifiable — Capable of being amplified.
  • ampullosity — pretentious, turgid, or bombastic use of language
  • amyloidosis — the deposition of amyloid in various tissues of the body, as occurs in certain chronic infections
  • amylopectin — the major component of starch (about 80 per cent), consisting of branched chains of glucose units. It is insoluble and gives a red-brown colour with iodine
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