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11-letter words containing e, n, o

  • action hero — the hero in an action film
  • action line — a telephone line maintained by a newspaper, television station, or other medium to provide the public a ready means of expressing complaints or obtaining information about matters of vital interest.
  • action verb — a verb, as run, think, or soothe, that expresses something that a person, animal, object, or process in nature can do, as in Close the door! or The storm is flooding many houses along the coast, rather than expressing a state of being. Compare copula (def 2), stative.
  • adaptogenic — acting to normalize and regulate the systems of the body
  • adenoiditis — inflammation of the adenoid tissue.
  • adenomatoid — Of or pertaining to an adenoma.
  • adenomatous — characterized by a collection of glandular growths
  • adenomegaly — (pathology) The enlargement of a gland, especially those of the neck.
  • adenomyosis — (medicine) A medical condition characterized by the presence of ectopic glandular tissue in the surrounding muscles, particularly of the endometrial tissue of the uterus in the myometrium, sometimes considered as a form of endometriosis.
  • adiponectin — (biochemistry) A protein hormone that modulates glucose regulation and fatty acid catabolism.
  • adipose fin — a posterior dorsal fin occurring in some fish, such as those of the salmon and catfish families
  • adiposeness — The state or quality of being adipose.
  • adjournment — An adjournment is a temporary stopping of a trial, enquiry, or other meeting.
  • adolescence — Adolescence is the period of your life in which you develop from being a child into being an adult.
  • adolescents — Plural form of adolescent.
  • adventurous — Someone who is adventurous is willing to take risks and to try new methods. Something that is adventurous involves new things or ideas.
  • advice note — a document sent by a supplier to a customer to inform him that goods he ordered have been dispatched. It usually gives details such as the quantity of goods and how they have been sent
  • aeneolithic — Chalcolithic.
  • aequo animo — with an even mind; with composure.
  • aero engine — an engine for powering an aircraft
  • aerobraking — the use of aerodynamic braking in extremely low-density atmospheres in space at hypersonic Mach numbers
  • aerodonetic — Relating to aerodonetics.
  • aerodynamic — If something such as a car has an aerodynamic shape or design, it goes faster and uses less fuel than other cars because the air passes over it more easily.
  • aerokinesis — An ability to control the movement of air.
  • aeronautics — Aeronautics is the science of designing and building aeroplanes.
  • aerosol can — a container for substances stored as aerosols, such as paint, polish, or insecticide
  • aerostation — the science of operating lighter-than-air craft
  • aestivation — the act or condition of aestivating
  • affectation — If you say that someone's attitude or behaviour is an affectation, you disapprove of the fact that it is not genuine or natural, but is intended to impress other people.
  • affectional — relating to or implying affection.
  • affectioned — Simple past tense and past participle of affection.
  • afforcement — an increase in force or strength
  • affordances — Plural form of affordance.
  • afforesting — Present participle of afforest.
  • afrocentric — centered on, emphasizing, or showing the influence of African or, sometimes, African-American history and culture
  • afternoon's — the time from noon until evening.
  • afternooner — a person or thing that appears, flourishes, etc., in the afternoon: One of radio's favorite afternooners is a soap opera.
  • agathodemon — Alternative spelling of agathodaemon.
  • agency shop — a contract arrangement between an employer and the union representing the majority of employees, which requires those who do not wish to be members to pay the union a fee equivalent to union dues
  • aggregation — the act or process of aggregating
  • aggressions — the action of a state in violating by force the rights of another state, particularly its territorial rights; an unprovoked offensive, attack, invasion, or the like: The army is prepared to stop any foreign aggression.
  • agonic line — an imaginary line on the surface of the earth connecting points of zero magnetic declination
  • agonothetes — a person who presided over the ancient Olympic Games
  • agony uncle — a man who writes the replies to readers' letters in an agony column
  • albendazole — An antiparasitic anthelmintic used especially against the larvae of tapeworms.
  • albugineous — related to or resembling the white of an egg
  • 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)
  • alderperson — a member of a municipal legislative body, especially of a municipal council.
  • aldopentose — a monosaccharide with five carbon atoms
  • aldosterone — the principal mineralocorticoid secreted by the adrenal cortex. A synthesized form is used in the treatment of Addison's disease. Formula: C21H27O5
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