9-letter words containing a, n
- autophony — a diagnosis made by listening to vibration of one's own voice on the patient's chest
- autopoint — a point-to-point race in motor cars
- autotoxin — any poison or toxin formed in the organism upon which it acts
- auxotonic — (of muscle contraction) occurring against increasing force
- availment — (obsolete) Profit; advantage.
- avalanche — An avalanche is a large mass of snow that falls down the side of a mountain.
- avalement — a skiing technique that involves keeping the knees flexible so as to absorb bumps and remain in contact with the snow
- avengeful — vengeful, full of vengeance
- aventaile — avantail
- aventurin — Alternative form of aventurine.
- averaging — Present participle of average.
- averments — Plural form of averment.
- aversions — Plural form of aversion.
- avian flu — Avian flu is a serious illness that can be transmitted to people from chickens, ducks, and other birds.
- avicebron — (Solomon ben Judah ibn-Gabirol) 1021?–58, Jewish poet and philosopher in Spain.
- avifaunal — Of or pertaining to avifauna.
- avifaunas — Plural form of avifauna.
- avigation — aerial navigation.
- avirulent — (esp of bacteria) not virulent
- avisement — the careful consideration or observation of something
- avizandum — a judge's or court's decision to consider a case privately before giving judgment
- avocating — Present participle of avocate.
- avocation — Your avocation is a job or activity that you do because you are interested in it, rather than to earn your living.
- avoidance — Avoidance of someone or something is the act of avoiding them.
- avolition — Lack of initiative or goals; one of the negative symptoms of schizophrenia. The person may wish to do something, but the desire is without power or energy.
- avon lake — a town in N Ohio.
- avoparcin — an antibiotic, now banned in the EU, formerly used to treat farm animals
- avouching — Present participle of avouch.
- avuncular — An avuncular man or a man with avuncular behaviour is friendly and helpful towards someone younger.
- awakeness — The quality or state of being awake.
- awakening — the start of a feeling or awareness in a person
- awareness — the state or condition of being aware; having knowledge; consciousness: The object of the information drive is to raise awareness of what spreads HIV/AIDS.
- awfulness — The quality of striking with awe, or with reverence; dreadfulness; solemnity; as, the awfulness of this sacred place.
- awl snail — any tiny, usually white land snail of the family Subulinidae, some introduced species being pests of hothouse flowers.
- axanthism — (zoology) Absence of yellow pigmentation.
- axminster — a type of patterned carpet with a cut pile
- ayckbourn — Sir Alan. born 1939, English dramatist. His plays include Absurd Person Singular (1973), the trilogy The Norman Conquests (1974), A Chorus of Disapproval (1985), House and Garden (2000), and Private Fears in Public Places (2004)
- ayia napa — a coastal resort in SE Cyprus. Pop: 9500 (2004 est)
- ayr stone — a fine-grained stone used for polishing marble and as a whetstone.
- ayub khan — Mohammed. 1907–74, Pakistani field marshal; president of Pakistan (1958–69)
- azine dye — any of various dyes derived from phenazine, used chiefly for dyeing wood, leather, and textiles.
- azotizing — Present participle of azotize.
- aztreonam — A synthetic monobactam originally isolated from Chromobacterium violaceum, similar in action to penicillin.
- azureness — The quality of being azure in colour.
- babington — Anthony 1561–86, English conspirator, executed for organizing an unsuccessful plot (1586) to assassinate Elizabeth I and place Mary, Queen of Scots, on the English throne
- baboonery — uncouth or brutish behaviour
- baboonish — resembling a baboon
- baby bond — a sum of money invested shortly after the birth of a child, the returns of which may not be collected until the child reaches adulthood
- babylonia — the southern kingdom of ancient Mesopotamia: a great empire from about 2200–538 bc, when it was conquered by the Persians
- bacchanal — a follower of Bacchus