7-letter words containing a, n
- amentia — severe mental deficiency, usually congenital
- amentum — Catkin.
- amerind — Indian (def 1).
- ameslan — American sign language: a language in which meaning is conveyed by hand gestures and their position in relation to the upper part of the body
- amidine — one of a class of organic compounds derived from oxoacids
- amidone — a synthetic pain-relieving drug similar to morphine
- aminase — any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of amino compounds, releasing the amino group and liberating nitrogen.
- aminate — to introduce an amino group into (a compound).
- aminity — the state of being an amine
- ammino- — containing one or more ammines
- ammonal — an explosive made by mixing TNT, ammonium nitrate, and aluminium powder
- ammonia — Ammonia is a colourless liquid or gas with a strong, sharp smell. It is used in making household cleaning substances.
- ammonic — of or concerned with ammonia or ammonium compounds
- ammono- — ammonia
- amnesia — If someone is suffering from amnesia, they have lost their memory.
- amnesic — a person affected by amnesia.
- amnesty — An amnesty is an official pardon granted to a group of prisoners by the state.
- amniote — any vertebrate animal, such as a reptile, bird, or mammal, that possesses an amnion, chorion, and allantois during embryonic development
- amon-ra — a god in whom Amen and Ra were combined: the god of the universe and the supreme Egyptian god during the period of Theban political supremacy.
- amon-re — the ancient Egyptian sun god
- amongst — Amongst means the same as among.
- amorant — loving, romantic
- amorini — a putto represented as an infant cupid.
- amorino — a putto represented as an infant cupid.
- amotion — the deprivation of a possession
- amounts — the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
- amphion — a son of Zeus and Antiope: he builds a wall around Thebes by charming the stones into place with a lyre
- amusing — Someone or something that is amusing makes you laugh or smile.
- amylene — any of several liquid isomeric hydrocarbons having the formula C5H10; pentene
- amyntor — a king of Ormenium who refused to give his daughter Astydamia to Hercules and who was slain by Hercules.
- an nhon — a city in S central Vietnam.
- anaemia — Anaemia is a medical condition in which there are too few red cells in your blood, causing you to feel tired and look pale.
- anaemic — Someone who is anaemic suffers from anaemia.
- anagoge — allegorical or spiritual interpretation, esp of sacred works such as the Bible
- anagogy — anagoge.
- anagram — An anagram is a word or phrase formed by changing the order of the letters in another word or phrase. For example, 'triangle' is an anagram of 'integral'.
- anaheim — a city in SW California: site of Disneyland. Pop: 332 361 (2003 est)
- anahuac — the central plateau of Mexico, between the Sierra Madre Occidental and the Sierra Madre Oriental ranges (3700 to 9000 feet; 1128 to 2743 meters): center of former Aztec civilization.
- anality — the characteristic or psychological state of being anal
- analize — Misspelling of analyze.
- analogs — (US) Plural form of analog.
- analogy — If you make or draw an analogy between two things, you show that they are similar in some way.
- analyse — If you analyse something, you consider it carefully or use statistical methods in order to fully understand it.
- analyst — An analyst is a person whose job is to analyse a subject and give opinions about it.
- analyte — a substance or sample being analysed
- analyze — to separate (a thing, idea, etc.) into its parts so as to find out their nature, proportion, function, interrelationship, etc.
- anambra — a state of S Nigeria. Capital: Awka. Pop: 4 182 031 (2006). Area: 4844 sq km (1870 sq miles)
- ananias — a Jewish Christian of Jerusalem who was struck dead for lying (Acts 5)
- anapest — a metrical foot consisting, in Greek and Latin verse, of two short syllables followed by a long one, or, as in English, of two unaccented syllables followed by an accented one
- anaphor — a word or phrase used to refer back to a previous word or phrase