11-letter words containing i, h, r, a
- antiheroism — (literature) The quality of being an antihero.
- antihyperon — the antiparticle of the hyperon
- antikythera — an island in the E Mediterranean, NW of Crete: archaeological site. 8½ sq. mi. (22 sq. km).
- antiphonary — a bound collection of antiphons, esp for use in the divine office
- antiphrasis — the use of a word in a sense opposite to its normal one, esp for ironic effect
- antirrhinum — any scrophulariaceous plant of the genus Antirrhinum, esp the snapdragon, which have two-lipped flowers of various colours
- antistrophe — the second of two movements made by a chorus during the performance of a choral ode
- antitarnish — resistant to or protecting against tarnishing
- antitheater — Works of theater that go against theatrical conventions.
- antitheatre — Alternative form of antitheater.
- antithyroid — acting against excessive thyroid activity
- aortic arch — one member of a series of paired curved blood vessels that arise in the embryo from the ventral aorta, pass around the pharynx through the branchial arches, and join with the dorsal aorta to form the great vessels of the head and neck.
- aphrodisiac — An aphrodisiac is a food, drink, or drug which is said to make people want to have sex.
- apomorphine — a white crystalline alkaloid, derived from morphine, that is used medicinally as an emetic, as an expectorant, and in Parkinson's disease. Formula: C17H17NO2
- apostrophic — a digression in the form of an address to someone not present, or to a personified object or idea, as “O Death, where is thy sting?”.
- apparatchik — An apparatchik is someone who works for a government or a political party and who obeys orders.
- approaching — coming closer in time
- arachidonic — related to arachidonic acid or the derivatives of arachidonic acid
- arachis oil — peanut oil.
- arachnoidal — relating to the arachnoid
- archaeornis — an extinct primitive Jurassic bird, formerly placed in the genus Archaeornis but now thought to be a species of archaeopteryx
- archaeozoic — Archeozoic
- archaically — marked by the characteristics of an earlier period; antiquated: an archaic manner; an archaic notion.
- archaicisms — Plural form of archaicism.
- archangelic — Theology. a chief or principal angel; in medieval angelology one of the nine orders of celestial attendants on God. Compare angel (def 1).
- archbishops — Plural form of archbishop.
- archdiocese — An archdiocese is the area over which an archbishop has control.
- archduchies — Plural form of archduchy.
- archegonial — relating to an archegonium
- archegonium — a female sex organ, occurring in mosses, spore-bearing vascular plants, and gymnosperms, that produces a single egg cell in its swollen base
- archenemies — Plural form of archenemy.
- archenteric — Of or pertaining to an archenteron.
- archeologic — (American spelling) alternative spelling of archaeologic.
- archicortex — (anatomy) Part of the allocortex, specifically three layered hippocampal cortexes necessary for hippocampus formation.
- archilochus — 7th century bc, Greek poet of Paros, notable for using his own experience as subject matter
- archimedean — of, relating to, or discovered by Archimedes.
- archipelago — An archipelago is a group of islands, especially small islands.
- architected — a person who engages in the profession of architecture.
- architector — (obsolete) An architect.
- architraved — having an architrave or architraves
- architraves — Plural form of architrave.
- archliberal — extremely liberal, especially in political thinking.
- archnemesis — A chief nemesis.
- archpriests — Plural form of archpriest.
- archtraitor — A chief or transcendent traitor.
- archvillain — A supreme villain; the most evil or powerful villain.
- arctic char — a char, Salvelinus alpinus, that occurs in northern and arctic seas
- arctic hare — a large hare, Lepus arcticus, of the Canadian Arctic whose fur is white in winter
- arctophilia — the practice of collecting teddy bears
- areographic — relating to areography