10-letter words containing a, n, t, i, r
- alienators — Plural form of alienator.
- alimentary — of or relating to nutrition
- alipterion — (in an ancient Roman bath) a room for anointment.
- alpestrine — (of plants) growing at high altitudes; subalpine
- altar wine — wine for use in a Eucharistic service.
- alteration — An alteration is a change in or to something.
- alternatim — (in sacred music) alternating between two modes
- altrincham — a residential town in NW England, in Trafford unitary authority, Greater Manchester. Pop: 40 695 (2001)
- amarantine — amaranthine
- ameliorant — a thing that ameliorates
- amortising — Present participle of amortise.
- amortizing — Present participle of amortize.
- amphitryon — the grandson of Perseus and husband of Alcmene
- anacrustic — Prosody. an unstressed syllable or syllable group that begins a line of verse but is not counted as part of the first foot.
- anarchists — Plural form of anarchist.
- ancestries — Plural form of ancestry.
- anchorites — Plural form of anchorite.
- anchoritic — of or relating to an anchorite
- anelectric — not capable of acquiring a static electric charge when subjected to friction.
- angularity — the condition of being angular
- anhidrotic — curbing the secretion of sweat
- animadvert — to comment with strong criticism (upon); make censorious remarks (about)
- anisotropy — Physics. of unequal physical properties along different axes. Compare isotropic (def 1).
- anorectics — Plural form of anorectic.
- anorexiant — a substance, as a drug, for causing loss of appetite.
- antarctica — a continent around the South Pole: consists of an ice-covered plateau, 1800–3000 m (6000 ft to 10 000 ft) above sea level, and mountain ranges rising to 4500 m (15 000 ft) with some volcanic peaks; average temperatures all below freezing and human settlement is confined to research stations. All political claims to the mainland are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty of 1959
- antennifer — a pivotal projection at the rim of an antennal socket.
- anteriorly — in an anterior position
- antheridia — a male reproductive structure producing gametes, occurring in ferns, mosses, fungi, and algae.
- anthimeria — (rhetoric) The use of a word from one word class or part of speech as if it were from another. Typically, and for example, the use of a noun as if it were a verb.
- anthracite — Anthracite is a type of very hard coal which burns slowly, producing a lot of heat and very little smoke.
- anthracoid — resembling anthrax
- anthropoid — resembling man
- anthuriums — Plural form of anthurium.
- anti-draft — a drawing, sketch, or design.
- anti-labor — productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- anti-roman — of or relating to the ancient or modern city of Rome, or to its inhabitants and their customs and culture: Roman restaurants.
- anti-story — a narrative of short-story length that makes no effort to follow a plot and ignores structural conventions, character motivations, and the like.
- anti-tumor — a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
- anti-virus — Anti-virus software is software that protects a computer against viruses.
- antiarmour — designed or equipped to combat armoured vehicles
- antibaryon — the antiparticle of any of the baryons
- anticancer — acting against cancer
- anticaries — characterized by an ability to prevent caries
- anticenter — Geology. the point on the surface of the earth diametrically opposite the epicenter of an earthquake.
- antichrist — the antagonist of Christ, expected by early Christians to appear and reign over the world until overthrown at Christ's Second Coming
- antichurch — opposed to the beliefs, practices, and adherents of the Christian church
- anticorona — a luminous edging around the shadow of an observer or the point where his or her shadow would fall, as thrown by the sun upon a cloud or fog bank.
- antidromic — (of nerve fibres) conducting nerve impulses in a direction opposite to normal
- antierotic — discouraging sexual desire