10-letter words containing a, r, h, n
- anemograph — a self-recording anemometer
- angel hair — a kind of pasta in the shape of very fine long strands
- angiograph — The film or image of the blood vessels produced by angiography.
- anglerfish — a bony fish with a growth on its head which can be wiggled to attract prey
- anharmonic — of or concerned with an oscillation whose frequency is not an integral factor or multiple of the base frequency
- anhidrosis — the absence of sweating
- anhidrotic — curbing the secretion of sweat
- anhungered — overcome or oppressed with hunger
- anhydremia — an abnormal decrease in the volume of the blood, due to loss of water.
- anhydrides — Plural form of anhydride.
- anhydrosis — the deficiency or absence of perspiration; adiaphoresis.
- ant-thrush — any of several antbirds, especially of the genus Formicarius.
- antheridia — a male reproductive structure producing gametes, occurring in ferns, mosses, fungi, and algae.
- anthersmut — a species of parasitic fungus, Ustilago violacea
- anthimeria — (rhetoric) The use of a word from one word class or part of speech as if it were from another. Typically, and for example, the use of a noun as if it were a verb.
- anthophore — an elongation of the receptacle of a flower between the calyx and corolla
- anthracene — a colourless tricyclic crystalline solid having a slight blue fluorescence, used in the manufacture of chemicals, esp diphenylamine and alizarin, and as crystals in scintillation counters. Formula: C6H4(CH)2C6H4
- anthracite — Anthracite is a type of very hard coal which burns slowly, producing a lot of heat and very little smoke.
- anthracoid — resembling anthrax
- anthropoid — resembling man
- anthuriums — Plural form of anthurium.
- antichrist — the antagonist of Christ, expected by early Christians to appear and reign over the world until overthrown at Christ's Second Coming
- antichurch — opposed to the beliefs, practices, and adherents of the Christian church
- antigrowth — acting to restrict or prevent growth
- antiheroes — Plural form of antihero.
- antiheroic — relating to or in the manner of an antihero
- antiherpes — acting against the herpes simplex virus
- antihunter — a person opposed to hunters or hunting practices
- antiphonar — Alternative form of antiphonary.
- antiphoner — An antiphonal.
- anywhither — towards any place; in any direction
- aphelandra — any shrub of the evergreen genus Aphelandra, originally from tropical America, widely grown as a house plant for its variegated shiny leaves and brightly coloured flowers: family Acanthaceae
- aphorizing — Present participle of aphorize.
- apocryphon — something that is regarded as probably untrue
- apprehends — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apprehend.
- arachnidan — (zoology) Any of the Arachnida.
- arachnoids — Plural form of arachnoid.
- archangels — Plural form of archangel.
- archdeacon — An archdeacon is a high-ranking clergyman who works as an assistant to a bishop, especially in the Anglican church.
- archegonia — the female reproductive organ in ferns, mosses, etc.
- archfiends — Plural form of archfiend.
- archipenko — Aleksandr Porfiryevich (alɪkˈsandr parˈfirjɪvitʃ). 1887– 1964, Russian sculptor and painter, in the US after 1923, whose work is characterized by economy of form
- archontate — an archon's period in office
- arithmancy — divination by the use of numbers, especially by the number of letters in names.
- astrakhans — Plural form of astrakhan.
- asynchrony — a lack of synchronism or coincidence in time.
- athermancy — an inability to transmit radiant heat or infrared radiation
- atrophying — Also, atrophia [uh-troh-fee-uh] /əˈtroʊ fi ə/ (Show IPA). Pathology. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
- backhander — A backhander is an amount of money that is illegally paid to someone in a position of authority in order to encourage them to do something.
- banffshire — (until 1975) a county of NE Scotland: formerly (1975–96) part of Grampian region, now part of Aberdeenshire