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11-letter words containing a, n, t, i, c

  • actinomyces — a genus of bacteria that causes disease in humans and improves soil ecology
  • actinomycin — any of several toxic antibiotics obtained from bacteria of the genus Streptomyces, used in treating some cancers; the most commonly used is dactinomycin (actinomycin D)
  • actinostele — (botany) A type of protostele, in which the core of vascular tissue in the stem extends outward in lobes.
  • action film — a film with a fast-moving plot, usually containing scenes of violence
  • 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 plan — a statement of the steps that need to be taken to achieve a particular goal or objective
  • action shot — a still photograph that shows someone or something in motion
  • 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.
  • activations — Plural form of activation.
  • actualising — Present participle of actualise.
  • actualizing — Present participle of actualize.
  • acuminating — Present participle of acuminate.
  • acumination — A sharpening; termination in a sharp point; a tapering point.
  • adaptogenic — acting to normalize and regulate the systems of the body
  • addictingly — In an addicting manner.
  • adiponectin — (biochemistry) A protein hormone that modulates glucose regulation and fatty acid catabolism.
  • adscription — ascription
  • 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
  • aeneolithic — Chalcolithic.
  • aerodonetic — Relating to aerodonetics.
  • aeronautics — Aeronautics is the science of designing and building aeroplanes.
  • affectation — If you say that someone's attitude or behaviour is an affectation, you disapprove of the fact that it is not genuine or natural, but is intended to impress other people.
  • affectingly — In a manner so as to affect.
  • affectional — relating to or implying affection.
  • affectioned — Simple past tense and past participle of affection.
  • afflictions — Plural form of affliction.
  • affrication — the changing of (a consonantal speech sound) to an affricate
  • afrocentric — centered on, emphasizing, or showing the influence of African or, sometimes, African-American history and culture
  • agnatically — from an agnatic point of view
  • agnosticism — Agnosticism is the belief that it is not possible to say definitely whether or not there is a God. Compare atheism.
  • agonistical — relating to conflict or struggle
  • air current — a mass of air moving from one area to another
  • air curtain — an air stream across a doorway to exclude draughts, etc
  • aircraftman — a serviceman of the most junior rank in the RAF
  • aircraftmen — Plural form of aircraftman.
  • allocations — Plural form of allocation.
  • allocentric — Concerned with the interests of others more than one's own; community-minded.
  • allocutions — Plural form of allocution.
  • altercation — An altercation is a noisy argument or disagreement.
  • americanist — a person who studies some aspect of America, such as its history or languages
  • amethocaine — The drug tetracaine.
  • ammonotelic — excreting ammonia as the main nitrogenous waste: characteristic of freshwater fishes and many aquatic invertebrates
  • amphictyony — (in ancient Greece) a religious association of states for the maintenance of temples and the cults connected with them
  • amylopectin — the major component of starch (about 80 per cent), consisting of branched chains of glucose units. It is insoluble and gives a red-brown colour with iodine
  • anacamptics — The science of reflected light; catoptrics.
  • anachronist — A person who has anachronistic views or habits.
  • anacoluthia — lack of grammatical sequence, esp within a single sentence
  • anacoluthic — Of, pertaining to, being, or resembling an anacoluthon.
  • anacreontic — in the manner of the Greek lyric poet Anacreon (?572–?488 bc), noted for his short songs celebrating love and wine
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