11-letter words containing e, i, n
- alimentally — So as to serve for nourishment or food.
- alkanethiol — any compound containing an alkyl group joined to a mercapto group, as methyl mercaptan or methanethiol, CH 3 SH.
- alkyd resin — any synthetic resin made from a dicarboxylic acid, such as phthalic acid, and diols or triols: used in paints and adhesives
- all-nighter — an entertainment, such as a pop concert or film screening, that lasts all night
- all-terrain — designed to travel on all types of ground, including rough ground
- allantoides — Plural form of allantois.
- allegations — Plural form of allegation.
- allegiances — the loyalty of a citizen to his or her government or of a subject to his or her sovereign.
- allemontite — a white to gray, brittle mineral, antimony arsenide, AsSb, occurring in reniform masses: formerly used as an ore of arsenic.
- alleviating — to make easier to endure; lessen; mitigate: to alleviate sorrow; to alleviate pain.
- alleviation — an alleviating or being alleviated
- allineation — the state of being organized in a line or lines
- alloantigen — an antigen present in some but not all individuals of the same species, as those in different human blood groups.
- allocentric — Concerned with the interests of others more than one's own; community-minded.
- allyl resin — any of several thermosetting synthetic resins made by polymerizing esters of allyl alcohol with a dibasic acid. They are used as adhesives
- alpine ibex — an ibex, Capra ibex, of the Alps and Apennines, having long, heavy horns with transverse ridges.
- alterations — adjustments
- altercation — An altercation is a noisy argument or disagreement.
- alternating — happening in succession
- alternation — successive change from one condition or action to another and back again repeatedly
- alternative — If one thing is an alternative to another, the first can be found, used, or done instead of the second.
- altiloquent — (of language) high-flown or pretentious.
- amaranthine — of a dark reddish-purple colour
- amativeness — (phrenology) The state or quality of being amative; propensity to love or sexual feelings.
- amazingness — The state or quality, of being amazing.
- ambivalence — the simultaneous existence of two opposed and conflicting attitudes, emotions, etc
- ambivalency — uncertainty or fluctuation, especially when caused by inability to make a choice or by a simultaneous desire to say or do two opposite or conflicting things.
- ambiversion — a condition or character trait that includes elements of both introversion and extroversion
- amblygonite — a white or greyish mineral consisting of lithium aluminium fluorophosphate in triclinic crystalline form. It is a source of lithium. Formula: (Li,Na)Al(PO4)(F,OH)
- amelanchier — A tree or shrub of a genus that includes the juneberries.
- amenability — ready or willing to answer, act, agree, or yield; open to influence, persuasion, or advice; agreeable; submissive; tractable: an amenable servant.
- amenity bed — (in Britain) a hospital bed whose occupant receives free treatment but pays for nonmedical advantages, such as privacy
- amenorrheic — of or relating to amenorrhea
- americanism — An Americanism is an expression that is typical of people living in the United States of America.
- americanist — a person who studies some aspect of America, such as its history or languages
- americanize — to make or become American in outlook, attitudes, etc
- amethocaine — The drug tetracaine.
- amethystine — Like amethyst, especially when referring to colour.
- amiableness — The state or quality of being amiable.
- amino resin — any thermosetting synthetic resin formed by copolymerization of amines or amides with aldehydes. Amino resins are used as adhesives and as coatings for paper and textiles
- aminoborane — (inorganic compound) A mixed hydride of nitrogen and boron, NH2BH2, whose polymer is proposed as a storage site for hydrogen.
- aminobutene — a synthetic pain-relieving drug
- aminoketone — Any chemical compound containing both a ketone group and an amine.
- aminophenol — any of three isomeric forms that are soluble crystalline solids, used as a dye intermediate (meta- and ortho-), in dyeing hair, fur, and textiles (ortho- and para-), and as a photographic developer (para-). Formula: C6H4NH2OH
- aminopterin — a derivative of pterin used in chemotherapy
- aminopyrine — a colorless, crystalline powder, C13H17N3O, sometimes used to reduce fever or pain: may cause agranulocytosis
- ammonotelic — excreting ammonia as the main nitrogenous waste: characteristic of freshwater fishes and many aquatic invertebrates
- amniotomies — Plural form of amniotomy.
- amphetamine — Amphetamine is a drug which increases people's energy, makes them excited, and reduces their desire for food.
- amphigenous — (of certain parasitic fungi) growing on both sides of leaves.