11-letter words containing a, p, n
- aptitudinal — capability; ability; innate or acquired capacity for something; talent: She has a special aptitude for mathematics.
- aquaplaning — loss of contact with the road because of surface water
- arab spring — The Arab Spring is a period of time in and around 2011 to 2012 during which people in the Middle East and Africa tried to achieve democratic reforms.
- araneomorph — (zoology) Any of the Araneomorphae, a suborder of spiders whose fangs cross with a pinching action.
- argand lamp — an oil lamp with a chimney, having a tubular wick that permits air to reach the center of the flame.
- arolla pine — a five-needled pine tree, Pinus cembra, found esp in mountain regions of Central Europe and yielding edible seeds
- arsonphobia — Pyrophobia.
- arthropodan — relating to arthropods
- artisanship — the occupation or product of a craftsperson or artisan
- artophorion — pyx (def 1a).
- ascriptions — Plural form of ascription.
- asperations — Plural form of asperation.
- aspergation — the action of sprinkling, suffusing or irrigating with water
- asphyxiants — Plural form of asphyxiant.
- aspirations — a strong desire, longing, or aim; ambition: intellectual aspirations.
- asplanchnic — having no gut
- asportation — the removal or taking away of something
- assumptions — something taken for granted; a supposition: a correct assumption. Synonyms: presupposition; hypothesis, conjecture, guess, postulate, theory.
- astrophyton — The giant basket star, an early Mesozoic invertebrate.
- at gunpoint — If you are held at gunpoint, someone is threatening to shoot and kill you if you do not obey them.
- atriopeptin — any of several peptide hormones that are released by the atria of the heart in response to an abnormal increase in blood volume and that modulate blood pressure and the excretion of sodium, potassium, and water. Abbreviation: ANF.
- attempering — Present participle of attemper.
- auspicating — Present participle of auspicate.
- autophanous — illuminated by a self-contained power source
- axanthopsia — a defect of vision in which the retina fails to respond to yellow.
- backpacking — If you go backpacking, you go travelling with a backpack.
- backspacing — Present participle of backspace.
- banana peel — A banana peel is the same as a banana skin.
- banana plug — a small single-conductor electrical plug having a curved metal spring along its shank forming a clip to hold it in its socket
- banded pack — two products which are held together with a band and sold together at a discounted price
- bandywallop — an imaginary town, far from civilization
- banking pin — either of two pins for damping or halting the oscillation, in either direction, of a balance or lever.
- bankrupting — Present participle of bankrupt.
- bar-hopping — Informal. to go to a succession of bars or nightclubs, with a brief stay at each.
- basepersons — Plural form of baseperson.
- basis point — In finance, a basis point is one hundredth of a per cent (.01%).
- batch plant — a manufacturing plant where concrete is mixed before being transported to a construction site ready to be poured.
- bath sponge — any of various common sponges, of the family Spongiidae, that have a skeletal network composed of fibers of spongin: collected in the Gulf of Mexico, the Mediterranean, and the Caribbean for their commercial value.
- bathing cap — a tight rubber cap worn by a swimmer to keep the hair dry
- batsmanship — (cricket) A skilled or courteous display of skill as a batsman.
- battle plan — the strategy to be used in a military engagement.
- battleplane — an airplane designed for combat; warplane.
- beam weapon — a laser-beam or particle-beam weapon.
- bean sprout — Bean sprouts are small, long, thin shoots grown from beans. They are frequently used in Chinese cookery.
- bearing cap — A bearing cap is a rigid, semi-circular part that fits around one half of a bearing and secures it.
- bed and pep — (of a stock-exchange transaction) complying with regulations for self-select PEPs, a shareholding being sold in the evening and bought back the next morning for the shareholder's own PEP
- bedaux-plan — a system of payment for work on the basis of the number of points of work done in a given amount of time, each point representing one minute of work on a given job at a normal rate of speed.
- beilan pass — a mountain pass in SE Turkey near Syria. 2395 feet (730 meters).
- beneplacito — an indication of approval
- bi-partisan — representing, characterized by, or including members from two parties or factions: Government leaders hope to achieve a bipartisan foreign policy.