11-letter words containing c, i, n
- ammonotelic — excreting ammonia as the main nitrogenous waste: characteristic of freshwater fishes and many aquatic invertebrates
- amoxicillin — a penicillin antibiotic used to treat a wide range of bacterial infections
- amoxycillin — Obsolete spelling of amoxicillin.
- amphicrania — (pathology) A headache affecting both sides of the head.
- amphictyony — (in ancient Greece) a religious association of states for the maintenance of temples and the cults connected with them
- amylopectin — the major component of starch (about 80 per cent), consisting of branched chains of glucose units. It is insoluble and gives a red-brown colour with iodine
- anacamptics — The science of reflected light; catoptrics.
- anachronism — You say that something is an anachronism when you think that it is out of date or old-fashioned.
- anachronist — A person who has anachronistic views or habits.
- anachronize — To refer to, or put into, a wrong time.
- anacoenosis — a figure of speech in which an appeal is made to one's listeners or opponents for their opinion or judgment as to the subject under discussion.
- anacoluthia — lack of grammatical sequence, esp within a single sentence
- anacoluthic — Of, pertaining to, being, or resembling an anacoluthon.
- anacreontic — in the manner of the Greek lyric poet Anacreon (?572–?488 bc), noted for his short songs celebrating love and wine
- anaesthetic — Anaesthetic is a substance that doctors use to stop you feeling pain during an operation, either in the whole of your body when you are unconscious, or in a part of your body when you are awake.
- anaglyptics — (arts) The art of carving or embossing in low relief.
- anal erotic — a person who experiences sexual gratification of the anal area
- analeptics' — restoring; invigorating; giving strength after disease.
- analogistic — a person who employs or argues from analogy.
- analyticity — the property of being analytic
- anaphorical — of or relating to an anaphora
- anaplerotic — of or relating to anaplerosis
- anarchistic — An anarchistic person believes in anarchism. Anarchistic activity or literature promotes anarchism.
- anastomotic — Anatomy. communication between blood vessels by means of collateral channels, especially when usual routes are obstructed.
- anathematic — loathsome; disgusting; hateful.
- ancestorial — of, belonging to, or relating to ancestors
- ancho chili — a dried poblano pepper, reddish-brown in color, used esp. in Mexican cooking
- anchor ring — a ring made from an iron bar of circular cross-section
- ancientness — The state or quality of being ancient.
- ancillaries — subordinate; subsidiary.
- 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.
- androphilic — Sexually attracted to men.
- androphobic — Exhibiting androphobia; fearful of men.
- anecdotical — relating to anecdotes
- anesthetics — Plural form of anesthetic.
- angelically — of or belonging to angels: the angelic host.
- angelicness — The state or quality of being angelic.
- angioscopes — Plural form of angioscope.
- anglicanism — Anglicanism is the beliefs and practices of the Church of England, and of the churches related to it.
- anglicizing — Present participle of anglicize.
- anglophilic — Alternative capitalization of Anglophilic.
- anglophonic — of or relating to English speakers
- animalcular — Of, relating to, or resembling, animalcules.
- animalcules — Plural form of animalcule.
- animalculum — animalcule.
- animalistic — If you describe a person or their behaviour as animalistic, you mean that they do not try to hide or control their basic feelings and physical needs.
- animatronic — of, concerned with, or operated by animatronics
- anisocarpic — (of a flower) having a lower number of carpels than of other floral parts.
- anisocercal — (of fish) having unequal tail-fin lobes