10-letter words containing a, n, t
- anapodoton — (uncountable, rhetoric) The rhetorical device in which a main clause is implied by a subordinate clause, without mention.
- anarchists — Plural form of anarchist.
- anarthrous — having no joints or articulated limbs
- anastigmat — a lens or system of lenses designed to be free of astigmatism
- anastomose — to join (two parts of a blood vessel, etc) by anastomosis
- anastrophe — reversal of the usual order of the parts of a sentence; inversion (Ex.: “Came the dawn”)
- anathemata — dedicatory gifts offered to gods
- anatomical — Anatomical means relating to the structure of the bodies of people and animals.
- anatomists — Plural form of anatomist.
- anatomized — Simple past tense and past participle of anatomize.
- anatomizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anatomize.
- anatropous — (of a plant ovule) inverted during development by a bending of the stalk (funicle) attaching it to the carpel wall
- ancestress — a female ancestor (sense 1) ancestor (sense 4)
- ancestries — Plural form of ancestry.
- anchorette — (in broadcasting) a young and inexperienced anchorwoman
- anchorites — Plural form of anchorite.
- anchoritic — of or relating to an anchorite
- ancipitous — Alternative form of ancipital.
- andalusite — a grey, pink, or brown hard mineral consisting of aluminium silicate in orthorhombic crystalline form. It occurs in metamorphic rocks and is used as a refractory and as a gemstone. Formula: Al2SiO5
- anderlecht — a town in central Belgium, a suburb of Brussels. Pop: 92 755 (2004 est)
- anecdotage — anecdotes collectively
- anecdotist — a person who tells or collects anecdotes
- anelectric — not capable of acquiring a static electric charge when subjected to friction.
- anemometer — an instrument for recording the speed and often the direction of winds
- anemometry — the technique of measuring wind speed and direction
- anemotaxis — oriented movement in response to a current of air.
- anesthesia — a partial or total loss of the sense of pain, temperature, touch, etc., produced by disease
- anesthetic — relating to, with, or characterized by anesthesia
- angel dust — PCP1
- angioblast — one of several mesenchymal cells capable of developing into the endothelium of the blood vessels.
- angiopathy — (pathology) Any disease of the blood vessels.
- angkor wat — the largest and best preserved Khmer temple in the Angkor complex of ruins.
- angle shot — a picture taken with the camera pointed obliquely at the subject, sometimes causing distortion of perspective and proportion.
- anglesmith — a blacksmith skilled in forging angle irons, beams, etc., into various forms used in shipbuilding.
- anglistics — the study of English language and literature
- angora cat — a long-haired variety of cat, originating in Britain from crosses between Abyssinian and Siamese breeds in the 1960s
- angularity — the condition of being angular
- angulation — an angular formation
- angwantibo — a rare gold-coloured prosimian primate of tropical Africa, Arctocebus calabarensis, having digits that are specialized as a pair of pincers for climbing: family Lorisidae (lorises)
- anhelation — a panting or shortness of breath causing breathing difficulty
- anhidrotic — curbing the secretion of sweat
- animadvert — to comment with strong criticism (upon); make censorious remarks (about)
- animal fat — any fat obtained from animals
- animalists — Plural form of animalist.
- animatedly — full of life, action, or spirit; lively; vigorous: an animated debate on the death penalty.
- animations — Plural form of animation.
- anisotropy — Physics. of unequal physical properties along different axes. Compare isotropic (def 1).
- ankle boot — a boot that extends up as far as the ankle
- annalistic — a chronicler of events, especially yearly ones; historian.
- annexation — the act of annexing, esp territory, or the condition of being annexed