11-letter words containing e, m, n, a
- albuminemia — (pathology) The (normal) presence of albumin in the blood.
- albuminized — Simple past tense and past participle of albuminize.
- alchemizing — Present participle of alchemize.
- aldermanity — the body of aldermen
- aldermaston — a village in S England, in West Berkshire unitary authority, Berkshire, SW of Reading: site of the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment and starting point of the Aldermaston marches (1958–63), organized by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. Pop: 927 (2001)
- aleuromancy — (in ancient times) the use of flour as a means of divination.
- alimentally — So as to serve for nourishment or food.
- allemontite — a white to gray, brittle mineral, antimony arsenide, AsSb, occurring in reniform masses: formerly used as an ore of arsenic.
- allurements — Plural form of allurement.
- almond cake — the residue of almonds from which oil has been expressed.
- almond meal — the meal obtained by pulverizing blanched almonds, used chiefly in the manufacture of perfume and cosmetics.
- almond tree — a small widely cultivated rosaceous tree, Prunus amygdalus, that is native to W Asia and has pink flowers and a green fruit containing an edible nutlike seed
- almond-eyed — having narrow oval eyes
- 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.
- amazonstone — A bluish-green variety of microcline feldspar used as a gemstone. The best known occurrences are at Crystal Peak and Pike's Peak in Colorado.
- 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.
- amen corner — in some rural Protestant churches, the seats to the minister's right, once occupied by those leading the responsive amens
- 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
- amenorrhoea — abnormal absence of menstruation
- amentaceous — of or like an ament or aments
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- amphisbaena — any worm lizard of the genus Amphisbaena
- amusingness — the quality or state of being amusing
- amusiveness — the quality of being amusive