10-letter words containing a, m, t
- amersfoort — a town in the central Netherlands, in E Utrecht province. Pop: 131 000 (2003 est)
- ametabolic — (of certain insects) having no obvious metamorphosis
- amiability — Amiability is the quality of being friendly and pleasant.
- amianthoid — a fine variety of asbestos, with delicate, flexible filaments.
- aminoplast — amino resin.
- ammocoetes — Plural form of ammocoete.
- ammoniated — to treat or cause to unite with ammonia.
- ammunition — Ammunition is bullets and rockets that are made to be fired from guns.
- amnestying — Present participle of amnesty.
- amoebocyte — any cell having properties similar to an amoeba, such as shape, mobility, and ability to engulf particles
- amortising — Present participle of amortise.
- amortizing — Present participle of amortize.
- amoscanate — An experimental anthelmintic agent of the arylisothiocyanate class, found to be highly effective in animals against hookworms and the four major species of schistosomes, but possibly hepatotoxic.
- amphiaster — the structure that occurs in a cell undergoing mitosis, consisting of a spindle with an aster at each end
- amphictyon — a delegate to an amphictyonic council
- amphithyra — Also, amphithyron, amphithura [am-fuh-thoo r-uh] /ˌæm fəˈθʊər ə/ (Show IPA), amphithuron. Greek Orthodox Church. a divided curtain in front of the door of the iconostasis.
- amphitrite — a sea goddess, wife of Poseidon and mother of Triton
- amphitryon — the grandson of Perseus and husband of Alcmene
- ampholytic — capable of ionizing into both anions and cations; amphoteric.
- amphoteric — able to function as either a base or an acid
- ampliation — an extension or addition to what is already known
- ampliative — serving to extend or add to what is already known
- amplitudes — Plural form of amplitude.
- amputating — Present participle of amputate.
- amputation — to cut off (all or part of a limb or digit of the body), as by surgery.
- amritattva — a state of immortality or deathlessness
- amstelveen — city in W Netherlands: suburb of Amsterdam: pop. 74,000
- amusements — Plural form of amusement.
- amygdalate — relating to, having, or bearing almonds
- amyloplast — a non-pigmented granule in a plant cell which stores amylopectin
- amyotrophy — wasting of muscles, caused by disease of the nerves supplying them
- anabaptism — a member of any of various Protestant sects, formed in Europe after 1520, that denied the validity of infant baptism, baptized believers only, and advocated social and economic reforms as well as the complete separation of church and state.
- anamnestic — of or relating to anamnesis
- anastigmat — a lens or system of lenses designed to be free of astigmatism
- anastomose — to join (two parts of a blood vessel, etc) by anastomosis
- anathemata — dedicatory gifts offered to gods
- anatomical — Anatomical means relating to the structure of the bodies of people and animals.
- anatomists — Plural form of anatomist.
- anatomized — Simple past tense and past participle of anatomize.
- anatomizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anatomize.
- anemometer — an instrument for recording the speed and often the direction of winds
- anemometry — the technique of measuring wind speed and direction
- anemotaxis — oriented movement in response to a current of air.
- anglesmith — a blacksmith skilled in forging angle irons, beams, etc., into various forms used in shipbuilding.
- animadvert — to comment with strong criticism (upon); make censorious remarks (about)
- animal fat — any fat obtained from animals
- animalists — Plural form of animalist.
- animatedly — full of life, action, or spirit; lively; vigorous: an animated debate on the death penalty.
- animations — Plural form of animation.
- anointment — to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.