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11-letter words containing a, m, i, n, o

  • amino acids — any of a class of organic compounds that contains at least one amino group, –NH 2 , and one carboxyl group, –COOH: the alpha-amino acids, RCH(NH 2)COOH, are the building blocks from which proteins are constructed.
  • amino group — the univalent group, −NH 2 .
  • amino resin — any thermosetting synthetic resin formed by copolymerization of amines or amides with aldehydes. Amino resins are used as adhesives and as coatings for paper and textiles
  • amino-sugar — a monosaccharide with an amino or substituted amino group in place of a nonglycosidic hydroxyl group.
  • aminoborane — (inorganic compound) A mixed hydride of nitrogen and boron, NH2BH2, whose polymer is proposed as a storage site for hydrogen.
  • aminobutene — a synthetic pain-relieving drug
  • aminoketone — Any chemical compound containing both a ketone group and an amine.
  • 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
  • aminopterin — a derivative of pterin used in chemotherapy
  • aminopyrine — a colorless, crystalline powder, C13H17N3O, sometimes used to reduce fever or pain: may cause agranulocytosis
  • ammoniation — (chemistry) Treatment, or reaction with ammonia.
  • ammonifying — Present participle of ammonify.
  • ammonolysis — solvolysis in liquid ammonia
  • ammonotelic — excreting ammonia as the main nitrogenous waste: characteristic of freshwater fishes and many aquatic invertebrates
  • ammunitions — the material fired, scattered, dropped, or detonated from any weapon, as bombs or rockets, and especially shot, shrapnel, bullets, or shells fired by guns.
  • amniography — an x-ray examination of the amniotic sac after the injection of an opaque solution, performed to permit visualization of the umbilical cord and the placenta.
  • amniotomies — Plural form of amniotomy.
  • amontillado — a medium dry Spanish sherry, not as pale in colour as a fino
  • amoxicillin — a penicillin antibiotic used to treat a wide range of bacterial infections
  • amoxycillin — Obsolete spelling of amoxicillin.
  • amphictyony — (in ancient Greece) a religious association of states for the maintenance of temples and the cults connected with them
  • amphigenous — (of certain parasitic fungi) growing on both sides of leaves.
  • amphikaryon — a diploid nucleus.
  • amphithuron — amphithyra (def 1).
  • amphithyron — amphithyra (def 1).
  • amputations — Plural form of amputation.
  • 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
  • anachronism — You say that something is an anachronism when you think that it is out of date or old-fashioned.
  • anamorphism — intense metamorphism of a rock in which high-density complex minerals are formed from simpler minerals of lower density
  • anastomosis — a natural connection between two tubular structures, such as blood vessels
  • anastomotic — Anatomy. communication between blood vessels by means of collateral channels, especially when usual routes are obstructed.
  • anatomizing — Present participle of anatomize.
  • androconium — a scale on the forewing of certain male butterflies from which an odor attractive to females is emitted.
  • anemonefish — Any of the clownfish, principally in the Amphiprion genus.
  • anemophobia — an abnormal fear of draughts or windy weather
  • angiomatous — a benign tumor consisting chiefly of dilated or newly formed blood vessels (hemangioma) or lymph vessels (lymphangioma)
  • animal pole — the formative part of an ovum, having the greatest amount of cytoplasm and containing the nucleus.
  • animatronic — of, concerned with, or operated by animatronics
  • animosities — Plural form of animosity.
  • anisogamete — heterogamete
  • anisogamous — reproducing by the fusion of dissimilar gametes or individuals, usually differing in size.
  • anisomerous — (of flowers) having floral whorls that differ in the number of their parts
  • anisometric — not isometric; having unsymmetrical parts or unequal measurements
  • anno domini — advancing old age
  • anomalistic — tending to be anomalous
  • anonymising — Present participle of anonymise.
  • anonymities — Plural form of anonymity.
  • anonymizers — Plural form of anonymizer.
  • anonymosity — (rare) The state of being anonymous.
  • antagonisms — Plural form of antagonism.
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