11-letter words containing a, n, c, r
- antinuclear — opposed to nuclear weapons
- antipyretic — preventing or alleviating fever
- antipyrotic — relieving the pain and stimulating the healing of burns.
- antiradical — opposed to radicalism
- antisecrecy — opposed to secrecy, particularly in government
- aponeurotic — a whitish, fibrous membrane that connects a muscle to a bone or fascia.
- appearances — the act or fact of appearing, as to the eye or mind or before the public: the unannounced appearance of dinner guests; the last appearance of Caruso in Aïda; her first appearance at a stockholders' meeting.
- apprecation — (obsolete) Earnest prayer; devout wish.
- apprenticed — a person who works for another in order to learn a trade: an apprentice to a plumber.
- apprentices — Plural form of apprentice.
- approaching — coming closer in time
- apron piece — (in a staircase) a header receiving the ends of rough strings, carriage pieces, and the joists of landings.
- arachidonic — related to arachidonic acid or the derivatives of arachidonic acid
- arachnoidal — relating to the arachnoid
- arachnology — the study of arachnids
- arborescent — having the shape or characteristics of a tree
- arc furnace — a furnace in which the charge is heated by an electric arc
- arc tangent — the angle, measured in radians, that has a tangent equal to a given number. Symbol: tan −1. Abbreviation: arc tan;
- arc welding — a technique in which metal is welded by heat generated by an electric arc struck between two electrodes or between one electrode and the metal workpiece
- arc-boutant — flying buttress.
- archaeornis — an extinct primitive Jurassic bird, formerly placed in the genus Archaeornis but now thought to be a species of archaeopteryx
- archangelic — Theology. a chief or principal angel; in medieval angelology one of the nine orders of celestial attendants on God. Compare angel (def 1).
- archdeacons — Plural form of archdeacon.
- archegonial — relating to an archegonium
- archegonium — a female sex organ, occurring in mosses, spore-bearing vascular plants, and gymnosperms, that produces a single egg cell in its swollen base
- archenemies — Plural form of archenemy.
- archenteric — Of or pertaining to an archenteron.
- archenteron — the cavity within an embryo at the gastrula stage of development that eventually becomes the digestive cavity
- archimedean — of, relating to, or discovered by Archimedes.
- archnemesis — A chief nemesis.
- archvillain — A supreme villain; the most evil or powerful villain.
- arctic tern — a black-capped tern, Sterna paradisea, that breeds in the Arctic and then migrates as far south as the Antarctic
- arctic zone — the section of the earth's surface lying between the Arctic Circle and the North Pole.
- arenicolous — growing or living in sand or sandy places
- areocentric — relating to a reference system which has Mars as its centre
- arsenicated — Treated with arsenate or other arsenic compound.
- as concerns — in regard to; with reference to; about
- ascertained — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
- ascriptions — Plural form of ascription.
- astringence — Alternative spelling of astringency.
- astringency — An astringent taste.
- astromancer — divination by means of the stars.
- astronautic — Of or pertaining to astronautics.
- asynartetic — having or containing two different types of metre
- asyncronous — (spelling) It's spelled "asynchronous".
- at a canter — easily; without effort
- at variance — If one thing is at variance with another, the two things seem to contradict each other.
- atherogenic — causing atheroma
- atomtronics — (physics) The design, manufacture and study of analogs of electronics using atoms (especially Bose-Einstein condensates) at low temperature.
- attractancy — the capacity of a pheromone to attract