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11-letter words containing a, n, t, l

  • alternative — If one thing is an alternative to another, the first can be found, used, or done instead of the second.
  • alternators — Plural form of alternator.
  • altiloquent — (of language) high-flown or pretentious.
  • altitudinal — relating to altitude or height.
  • amblygonite — a white or greyish mineral consisting of lithium aluminium fluorophosphate in triclinic crystalline form. It is a source of lithium. Formula: (Li,Na)Al(PO4)(F,OH)
  • amenability — ready or willing to answer, act, agree, or yield; open to influence, persuasion, or advice; agreeable; submissive; tractable: an amenable servant.
  • ammonotelic — excreting ammonia as the main nitrogenous waste: characteristic of freshwater fishes and many aquatic invertebrates
  • amontillado — a medium dry Spanish sherry, not as pale in colour as a fino
  • 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
  • anacoloutha — Plural form of anacolouthon.
  • anacoluthia — lack of grammatical sequence, esp within a single sentence
  • anacoluthic — Of, pertaining to, being, or resembling an anacoluthon.
  • anacoluthon — a construction that involves the change from one grammatical sequence to another within a single sentence; an example of anacoluthia
  • anaglyptics — (arts) The art of carving or embossing in low relief.
  • anal erotic — a person who experiences sexual gratification of the anal area
  • analeptics' — restoring; invigorating; giving strength after disease.
  • analogistic — a person who employs or argues from analogy.
  • analphabete — illiterate person
  • analysation — Alternative form of analyzation.
  • analyticity — the property of being analytic
  • analyzation — to separate (a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or elements; determine the elements or essential features of (opposed to synthesize): to analyze an argument.
  • anaplerotic — of or relating to anaplerosis
  • anastrozole — an anti-oestrogen drug used in the treatment of breast cancer in post-menopausal women
  • anastylosis — the restoration of a ruined monument or building by reassembling fallen parts and, when necessary, incorporating newmaterials.
  • ancestorial — of, belonging to, or relating to ancestors
  • ancestrally — Pertaining to ancestry.
  • anchor bolt — any of several kinds of bolts inserted and fixed in masonry as a hold for timbers, shelves, etc.
  • anecdotally — in an anecdotal manner
  • anecdotical — relating to anecdotes
  • angel light — (in an English Perpendicular window) a compartment, approximately triangular, formed by the arch of the window, an arch of a lower tier of tracery, and a mullion of an upper tier of tracery.
  • angelolatry — the worship of angels
  • angioplasty — a surgical technique for restoring normal blood flow through an artery narrowed or blocked by atherosclerosis, either by inserting a balloon into the narrowed section and inflating it or by using a laser beam
  • angle cleat — a short length of angle iron used as a bracket.
  • angle plate — a steel structural plate, esp one in the shape of a right-angled triangle, used to connect structural members and stiffen frameworks
  • anglo-latin — Medieval Latin as used in England. Abbreviation: AL, AL., A.L.
  • animal heat — heat produced in the body of an animal by chemical changes that occur when food is assimilated
  • animalistic — If you describe a person or their behaviour as animalistic, you mean that they do not try to hide or control their basic feelings and physical needs.
  • animatingly — in a quickening, stirring or energizing manner
  • anisodactyl — (of the feet of passerine birds) having the first toe directed backwards and the other three toes directed forwards
  • ankle biter — a child
  • ankle joint — the joint made by the two leg bones (the tibia and the fibula) and the talus
  • ankle strap — a strap attached at the back of a shoe that goes round the ankle
  • ankle-biter — small child, toddler
  • annihilated — to reduce to utter ruin or nonexistence; destroy utterly: The heavy bombing almost annihilated the city.
  • annihilates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of annihilate.
  • annihilator — a person or thing that annihilates.
  • annulations — Plural form of annulation.
  • anomalistic — tending to be anomalous
  • anovulation — failure to produce eggs or to discharge them from an ovary
  • anovulatory — not associated with, not caused by, or not exhibiting ovulation.
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