10-letter words containing a, n, d, i
- aldermanic — a member of a municipal legislative body, especially of a municipal council.
- aleixandre — Vicente (viˈθɛnte). 1898–1984, Spanish poet, whose collections include La destrucción o el amor (1935; Destruction or Love): Nobel prize for literature 1977
- alessandri — Jorge [hawr-he] /ˈhɔr hɛ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1986, Chilean engineer and statesman: president 1958–64.
- alexandria — the chief port of Egypt, on the Nile Delta: cultural centre of ancient times, founded by Alexander the Great (332 bc). Pop: 3 760 000 (2005 est)
- alice band — an ornamental band worn across the front of the hair to hold it back from the face
- alisanders — Alternative form of alexanders (plant).
- almandines — Plural form of almandine.
- almond oil — oil obtained from almonds, used in many products, esp skin products
- aluminized — Simple past tense and past participle of aluminize.
- amantadine — an antiviral drug used in the treatment of some types of influenza and to reduce some of the symptoms of Parkinson's disease
- ambitioned — sought after, desired
- amendation — (US) The result of making an amendment to a document etc; an amendment.
- amer. ind. — American Indian
- amerindian — Amerindian means the same as American Indian.
- amianthoid — a fine variety of asbestos, with delicate, flexible filaments.
- amino acid — Amino acids are substances containing nitrogen and hydrogen and which are found in proteins. Amino acids occur naturally in the body.
- aminoacids — Plural form of aminoacid.
- amiodarone — a substance, C 25 H 29 I 2 NO 3 , used in the treatment of heart arrhythmias.
- amlodipine — A long-acting calcium channel blocker used as an anti-hypertensive and in the treatment of angina.
- ammoniated — to treat or cause to unite with ammonia.
- ammonified — Simple past tense and past participle of ammonify.
- amodiaquin — a compound, C20H22ClN3O, whose hydrochloride form is used in treating malaria
- amphipodan — (zoology) Relating to the amphipods.
- amplidynes — Plural form of amplidyne.
- amygdaline — of or relating to a tonsil
- anacardium — a genus of plants in the Anacardiaceae family found chiefly in tropical areas
- analogised — Simple past tense and past participle of analogise.
- analogized — Simple past tense and past participle of analogize.
- anandamide — a naturally occurring endogenous cannabinoid neurotransmitter found in the brains of mammals and in small quantities in the cocoa bean
- anatomized — Simple past tense and past participle of anatomize.
- andalucian — from or relating to Andalusía
- andalusian — from or relating to Andalusia
- andalusite — a grey, pink, or brown hard mineral consisting of aluminium silicate in orthorhombic crystalline form. It occurs in metamorphic rocks and is used as a refractory and as a gemstone. Formula: Al2SiO5
- andragogic — the methods or techniques used to teach adults: Many educators believe that the principles of andragogy, as advanced by Malcolm Knowles, have great relevance to adult education; others are not so certain.
- androecium — the stamens of a flowering plant collectively
- androgenic — any substance, as testosterone or androsterone, that promotes male characteristics.
- anecdotist — a person who tells or collects anecdotes
- aneuploidy — (genetics) The condition of being aneuploid; the state of possessing chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number.
- angioedema — swelling that occurs just beneath the surface of the skin or mucous membranes.
- anglecized — Misspelling of anglicized.
- anglicised — Made into a form similar to that used by the English.
- anglicized — having become or been made English in outlook, attitude, form, etc
- anhidrosis — the absence of sweating
- anhidrotic — curbing the secretion of sweat
- anhydremia — an abnormal decrease in the volume of the blood, due to loss of water.
- anhydrides — Plural form of anhydride.
- anhydrosis — the deficiency or absence of perspiration; adiaphoresis.
- animadvert — to comment with strong criticism (upon); make censorious remarks (about)
- animalized — Simple past tense and past participle of animalize.
- animatedly — full of life, action, or spirit; lively; vigorous: an animated debate on the death penalty.