11-letter words containing a, n, e
- actinomyces — a genus of bacteria that causes disease in humans and improves soil ecology
- actinostele — (botany) A type of protostele, in which the core of vascular tissue in the stem extends outward in lobes.
- action hero — the hero in an action film
- action line — a telephone line maintained by a newspaper, television station, or other medium to provide the public a ready means of expressing complaints or obtaining information about matters of vital interest.
- action verb — a verb, as run, think, or soothe, that expresses something that a person, animal, object, or process in nature can do, as in Close the door! or The storm is flooding many houses along the coast, rather than expressing a state of being. Compare copula (def 2), stative.
- acupuncture — Acupuncture is the treatment of a person's illness or pain by sticking small needles into their body at certain places.
- acute angle — an angle that is less than 90°
- adaptedness — suitability
- adaptogenic — acting to normalize and regulate the systems of the body
- added entry — an access point in a catalog or bibliography that is other than the main entry and may be less complete than the main entry.
- adélie land — a part of Antarctica, between Wilkes Land and George V Land: the mainland section of the French Southern and Antarctic Territories (claim suspended under the Antarctic Treaty)
- adenoiditis — inflammation of the adenoid tissue.
- adenomatoid — Of or pertaining to an adenoma.
- adenomatous — characterized by a collection of glandular growths
- adenomegaly — (pathology) The enlargement of a gland, especially those of the neck.
- adenomyosis — (medicine) A medical condition characterized by the presence of ectopic glandular tissue in the surrounding muscles, particularly of the endometrial tissue of the uterus in the myometrium, sometimes considered as a form of endometriosis.
- adiponectin — (biochemistry) A protein hormone that modulates glucose regulation and fatty acid catabolism.
- adipose fin — a posterior dorsal fin occurring in some fish, such as those of the salmon and catfish families
- adiposeness — The state or quality of being adipose.
- adjournment — An adjournment is a temporary stopping of a trial, enquiry, or other meeting.
- adjudgement — the act of adjudging
- adjustments — Plural form of adjustment.
- admeasuring — Present participle of admeasure.
- administers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of administer.
- adolescence — Adolescence is the period of your life in which you develop from being a child into being an adult.
- adolescents — Plural form of adolescent.
- adrenalised — Simple past tense and past participle of adrenalise.
- adrenalitis — (pathology) Inflammation of one or both adrenal glands, leading to an insufficiency of cortisol and/or aldosterone.
- adrenalized — tense or highly charged
- adsuki bean — adzuki bean
- adulterants — Plural form of adulterant.
- adultescent — an adult who is still actively interested in youth culture
- advance fee — front money (def 3).
- advance man — an agent of a political candidate or other public figure who travels in advance of the candidate to organize publicity, arrange meetings, and make security checks
- advance-fee — money paid in advance, as for goods or services, to a commission agent or the like.
- advancement — Advancement is progress in your job or in your social position.
- adventitial — of or relating to the adventitia
- adventurers — Plural form of adventurer.
- adventuress — a woman who seeks adventure, esp one who seeks success or money through daring exploits
- adventuring — the act of doing adventurous things or having adventures
- adventurism — Adventurism is a willingness to take risks, especially in order to obtain an unfair advantage in politics or business.
- adventurist — If you describe someone or something as adventurist, you disapprove of them because they are willing to take risks in order to gain an unfair advantage in business or politics.
- adventurous — Someone who is adventurous is willing to take risks and to try new methods. Something that is adventurous involves new things or ideas.
- advergaming — a method of interactive marketing in which free downloadable computer games appear on websites (often as pop-ups) to advertise a company or product
- adverseness — The state or quality of being adverse, or opposed to.
- advertently — attentive; heedful.
- advertising — Advertising is the activity of creating advertisements and making sure people see them.
- advertizing — the act or practice of calling public attention to one's product, service, need, etc., especially by paid announcements in newspapers and magazines, over radio or television, on billboards, etc.: to get more customers by advertising.
- advice line — An advice line is a service that you can telephone in order to get advice about something.
- advice note — a document sent by a supplier to a customer to inform him that goods he ordered have been dispatched. It usually gives details such as the quantity of goods and how they have been sent