11-letter words containing a, n, i, m
- interfamily — a basic social unit consisting of parents and their children, considered as a group, whether dwelling together or not: the traditional family. a social unit consisting of one or more adults together with the children they care for: a single-parent family.
- intermedial — occurring or situated between two points, extremes, places, etc
- interminate — Without end or limit; boundless; infinite.
- intermutual — (obsolete) mutual.
- internalism — The doctrine that a particular mental phenomenon, such as motivation or justification, has an internal rather than external basis.
- intervallum — an interval of time
- intimations — Plural form of intimation.
- intimidated — to make timid; fill with fear.
- intimidates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of intimidate.
- intimidator — to make timid; fill with fear.
- intra muros — within the walls, as of a city.
- intra vitam — during life: the staining of tissues intra vitam.
- intradermal — within the dermis.
- intrafamily — Occurring within a family.
- intramurals — Plural form of intramural.
- intrapartum — During parturition (childbirth).
- intrathymic — Within the thymus.
- ion chamber — an apparatus for detecting and analyzing ionizing radiation, consisting of a vessel filled with a gas at normal or lower than normal pressure and fitted with two electrodes such that the current between the electrodes is a function of the amount of ionization of the gas.
- ionian mode — an authentic church mode represented on the white keys of a keyboard instrument by an ascending scale from C to C.
- iron maiden — a medieval instrument of torture fashioned as a box in the shape of a woman, large enough to hold a human being, and studded with sharp spikes on the inside.
- isle of man — Isle of, an island of the British Isles, in the Irish Sea. 227 sq. mi. (588 sq. km). Capital: Douglas.
- isoabnormal — isabnormal.
- isomagnetic — noting or pertaining to points of equal magnetic force.
- itemisation — Alternative spelling of itemization.
- itemization — to state by items; give the particulars of; list the individual units or parts of: to itemize an account.
- itinerarium — a prayer in the breviary, used by a priest about to begin a journey.
- jam session — a meeting of a group of musicians, especially jazz musicians, to play for their own enjoyment.
- jasmine tea — tea scented with jasmine blossoms.
- jiang zemin — born 1926, Chinese Communist leader: general secretary of the Communist Party 1989–2002, president of China 1993–2003.
- jumpstation — A site on the World Wide Web containing a collection of hypertext links, usually to pages on a particular topic.
- junk mailer — an organization that sends junk mail in bulk, especially to solicit business or charitable contributions.
- kalsomining — to wash or cover with calcimine.
- kamelaukion — a tall, black, brimless, flat-topped hat, worn by the clergy of the Eastern Church.
- kana-majiri — the standard script of modern Japanese, in which kanji are used for root elements, supplemented by kana for inflections and particles and sometimes for indication of the Japanese pronunciation of kanji.
- kanchipuram — a city in SE India, in Tamil Nadu: a sacred Hindu town known as "the Benares of the South"; textile industries. Pop: 152 984 (2001)
- kentia palm — a palm, Howea forsterana, of Lord Howe Island, Australia, having erect leaves, widely cultivated as an ornamental.
- kilimanjaro — a volcanic mountain in N Tanzania: highest peak in Africa. 19,321 feet (5889 meters).
- kinematical — the branch of mechanics that deals with pure motion, without reference to the masses or forces involved in it.
- king salmon — chinook salmon.
- king's mark — one of the marks composing a hallmark, consisting of the head of a leopard, formerly a crowned head.
- kinsmanship — Kinship.
- kitchenmaid — a female servant who assists the cook.
- kleptomania — an irresistible impulse to steal, stemming from emotional disturbance rather than economic need.
- lacrimation — the secretion of tears, especially in abnormal abundance.
- lactalbumin — the simple protein of milk, obtained from whey, used in the preparation of certain foods and in adhesives and varnishes.
- ladies' man — a man who strives especially to please women and to attract their attention and admiration.
- lambrequins — Plural form of lambrequin.
- lamebrained — a dunce; booby; fool.
- lamellation — an arrangement or structure in which there are thin layers, plates, or scales.
- lamellicorn — having antennae with lamellate terminal segments, as beetles of the group Lamellicornia, including the scarabaeids and stag beetles.