11-letter words containing a, r, u, n
- amorousness — inclined or disposed to love, especially sexual love: an amorous disposition.
- ampere-turn — a unit of magnetomotive force; the magnetomotive force produced by a current of 1 ampere passing through one complete turn of a coil. 1 ampere-turn is equivalent to 4π/10 or 1.257 gilberts
- amphithuron — amphithyra (def 1).
- anachronous — relating to anachronism; misplaced chronologically
- anamorphous — lacking a clear or definite form
- anchor buoy — a buoy used to indicate the location of an underwater anchor.
- and circuit — a logic circuit having two or more input wires and one output wire that has a high-voltage output signal if and only if all input signals are at a high voltage simultaneously: used extensively as a basic circuit in computers
- androconium — a scale on the forewing of certain male butterflies from which an odor attractive to females is emitted.
- androgenous — producing only male offspring
- androgynous — In biology, an androgynous person, animal, or plant has both male and female sexual characteristics.
- anfractuous — characterized by twists and turns; convoluted
- animalcular — Of, relating to, or resembling, animalcules.
- anisomerous — (of flowers) having floral whorls that differ in the number of their parts
- annual ring — a ring of wood indicating one year's growth, seen in the transverse section of stems and roots of woody plants growing in temperate climates
- annunciator — a device that gives a visual indication as to which of a number of electric circuits has operated, such as an indicator in a hotel showing in which room a bell has been rung
- anovulatory — not associated with, not caused by, or not exhibiting ovulation.
- antheridium — the male sex organ of algae, fungi, bryophytes, and spore-bearing vascular plants, such as ferns, which produces antherozoids
- anti-church — a building for public Christian worship.
- anti-nature — the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
- antiburglar — intended to prevent burglary
- anticarious — preventing or retarding caries.
- anticruelty — the prevention of or opposition to cruelty
- anticulture — the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc.
- antinatural — opposed to or against nature
- antineutral — Opposing a policy of neutrality.
- antineutron — the antiparticle of a neutron; a particle having the same mass as the neutron but a magnetic moment of opposite sign
- antinuclear — opposed to nuclear weapons
- antipopular — opposed to the people or to popular cause
- antiquarian — Antiquarian means concerned with old and rare objects.
- antiquaries — Plural form of antiquary.
- antirrhinum — any scrophulariaceous plant of the genus Antirrhinum, esp the snapdragon, which have two-lipped flowers of various colours
- antiseizure — acting against or preventing seizures
- antitruster — a person opposed to trusts, monopolies, or similar organizations
- antitumoral — Antitumor.
- anzengruber — Ludwig [loot-vikh,, lood-] /ˈlut vɪx,, ˈlud-/ (Show IPA), 1839–89, Austrian playwright and novelist.
- aponeuroses — Plural form of aponeurosis.
- aponeurosis — a white fibrous sheet of tissue by which certain muscles are attached to bones
- aponeurotic — a whitish, fibrous membrane that connects a muscle to a bone or fascia.
- apple grunt — Chiefly Eastern Massachusetts. apple pandowdy. Compare grunt (def 6).
- appropinque — to approach
- appurtenant — relating, belonging, or accessory
- aquamarines — Plural form of aquamarine.
- arc furnace — a furnace in which the charge is heated by an electric arc
- arc-boutant — flying buttress.
- archegonium — a female sex organ, occurring in mosses, spore-bearing vascular plants, and gymnosperms, that produces a single egg cell in its swollen base
- arduousness — requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult: an arduous undertaking.
- arenicolous — growing or living in sand or sandy places
- argumentive — argumentative
- ars antiqua — the style of composition characteristic of the 13th century, especially in France.
- arse around — If you say that someone is arsing around or arsing about, you mean that they are behaving in a silly, irritating way instead of getting something done.