10-letter words containing i, h, r
- amphiaster — the structure that occurs in a cell undergoing mitosis, consisting of a spindle with an aster at each end
- amphibrach — a metrical foot consisting of a long syllable between two short syllables (◡ – ◡)
- amphigoric — a meaningless or nonsensical piece of writing, especially one intended as a parody.
- amphigouri — amphigory.
- amphimacer — a metrical foot consisting, in Greek and Latin verse, of one short syllable between two long ones, or, in English verse, of one unaccented syllable between two accented ones (Ex.: | hésĭtáte |)
- amphimarus — a son of Poseidon, sometimes believed to be the father, by Urania, of the poet Linus.
- amphithyra — Also, amphithyron, amphithura [am-fuh-thoo r-uh] /ˌæm fəˈθʊər ə/ (Show IPA), amphithuron. Greek Orthodox Church. a divided curtain in front of the door of the iconostasis.
- amphitrite — a sea goddess, wife of Poseidon and mother of Triton
- amphitryon — the grandson of Perseus and husband of Alcmene
- amphoteric — able to function as either a base or an acid
- anachorism — a geographical misplacement; something located in an incongruous position
- anachronic — out of chronological order or out of date
- anamorphic — of, relating to, or caused by anamorphosis or anamorphism
- anarchical — of, like, or tending to anarchy.
- anarchists — Plural form of anarchist.
- anchor ice — ice that forms at the bottom of a lake or river
- anchorites — Plural form of anchorite.
- anchoritic — of or relating to an anchorite
- angel hair — a kind of pasta in the shape of very fine long strands
- angiograph — The film or image of the blood vessels produced by angiography.
- anglerfish — a bony fish with a growth on its head which can be wiggled to attract prey
- anharmonic — of or concerned with an oscillation whose frequency is not an integral factor or multiple of the base frequency
- anhidrosis — the absence of sweating
- anhidrotic — curbing the secretion of sweat
- anhydremia — an abnormal decrease in the volume of the blood, due to loss of water.
- anhydrides — Plural form of anhydride.
- anhydrosis — the deficiency or absence of perspiration; adiaphoresis.
- antheridia — a male reproductive structure producing gametes, occurring in ferns, mosses, fungi, and algae.
- anthimeria — (rhetoric) The use of a word from one word class or part of speech as if it were from another. Typically, and for example, the use of a noun as if it were a verb.
- anthracite — Anthracite is a type of very hard coal which burns slowly, producing a lot of heat and very little smoke.
- anthracoid — resembling anthrax
- anthropoid — resembling man
- anthuriums — Plural form of anthurium.
- antichrist — the antagonist of Christ, expected by early Christians to appear and reign over the world until overthrown at Christ's Second Coming
- antichurch — opposed to the beliefs, practices, and adherents of the Christian church
- antigrowth — acting to restrict or prevent growth
- antiheroes — Plural form of antihero.
- antiheroic — relating to or in the manner of an antihero
- antiherpes — acting against the herpes simplex virus
- antihunter — a person opposed to hunters or hunting practices
- antiphonar — Alternative form of antiphonary.
- antiphoner — An antiphonal.
- anywhither — towards any place; in any direction
- aphaeresis — apheresis.
- aphaeretic — (rare) Of the nature of aphaeresis.
- aphoristic — of, relating to, or resembling an aphorism
- aphorizing — Present participle of aphorize.
- aphrodisia — the desire for sexual intimacy
- apishamore — A saddle-blanket, a saddle blanket.
- apitherapy — the medicinal use of honey or other bee products