9-letter words containing a, t, n
- anaclitic — of or relating to relationships that are characterized by the strong dependence of one person on others or another
- anacostia — a section of the District of Columbia, in the SE part.
- anaglypta — a type of thick embossed wallpaper
- analeptic — (of a drug, etc) stimulating the central nervous system
- analgetic — a painkilling drug
- analities — Plural form of anality.
- analogist — a person who employs or argues from analogy.
- analytics — the part of logic having to do with analyzing
- anamniote — any vertebrate animal, such as a fish or amphibian, that lacks an amnion, chorion, and allantois during embryonic development
- ananthous — (of higher plants) having no flowers
- anapaests — Plural form of anapaest.
- anapestic — a foot of three syllables, two short followed by one long in quantitative meter, and two unstressed followed by one stressed in accentual meter, as in for the nonce.
- anaplasty — Surgery. reconstruction or restoration, especially by plastic surgery, of a lost or injured part.
- anaptotic — (of languages) tending to become uninflected, in accordance with a theory that languages evolve from uninflected to inflected and back.
- anaptyxis — the insertion of a short vowel between consonants in order to make a word more easily pronounceable
- anarchist — An anarchist is a person who believes in anarchism.
- anarthria — loss of the ability to speak coherently
- anarthric — relating to anarthria
- anastasia — Grand Duchess. 1901–?18, daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, believed to have been executed by the Bolsheviks in 1918, although several women subsequently claimed to be her
- anastasis — the episode in Christian theology in which Jesus is believed to have descended into Hell, often referred to as the 'harrowing of Hell'
- anatabine — a liquid alkaloid, C 10 H 12 N 2 , obtained from tobacco.
- anathemas — Plural form of anathema.
- anatolian — of or relating to Anatolia or its inhabitants
- anatomies — Plural form of anatomy.
- anatomise — to cut apart (an animal or plant) to show or examine the position, structure, and relation of the parts; display the anatomy of; dissect.
- anatomist — An anatomist is an expert in anatomy.
- anatomize — If you anatomise a subject or an issue, you examine it in great detail.
- anaxarete — a princess turned to stone for scorning the love of a commoner.
- ancestors — Plural form of ancestor.
- ancestral — You use ancestral to refer to a person's family in former times, especially when the family is important and has property or land which they have had for a long time.
- anchorite — a person who lives in seclusion, esp a religious recluse; hermit
- anchoveta — a small anchovy, Cetengraulis mysticetus, of the American Pacific, used as bait by tuna fishermen
- anciently — in ancient times
- ancientry — the quality of being ancient, or old-fashioned style
- ancipital — flattened and having two edges
- andamento — an extended fugue subject.
- andantino — (to be performed) slightly faster, or slightly more slowly, than andante
- andesitic — relating to, or containing, andesite
- andradite — a yellow, green, or brownish-black garnet that consists of calcium iron silicate and is used as a gemstone. Formula: Ca3Fe2(SiO4)3
- anecdotal — Anecdotal evidence is based on individual accounts, rather than on reliable research or statistics, and so may not be valid.
- anecdotes — a short account of a particular incident or event, especially of an interesting or amusing nature.
- anecdotic — anecdotal
- anecdoton — (Grecian) alternative spelling of anecdote.
- anecdotum — (rare, Latinate) alternative spelling of anecdote.
- anelastic — relating to anelasticity
- anestrous — not showing estrus.
- angiomata — a benign tumor consisting chiefly of dilated or newly formed blood vessels (hemangioma) or lymph vessels (lymphangioma)
- anglesite — a white or grey secondary mineral consisting of lead sulphate in orthorhombic crystalline form. It occurs in lead-ore deposits and is a source of lead. Formula: PbSO4
- anglicist — an expert in or student of English literature or language
- angostura — the bitter, aromatic bark of either of two South American citrus trees, Galipea officinalis or G. cusparia, used in medicine and in the preparation of liqueurs and bitters.