11-letter words containing i, l, e, a
- almoravides — a member of a Muslim dynasty ruling in Spain and northern Africa from 1056 to 1147.
- alpha helix — a helical conformation of a polypeptide chain, found abundantly in the structure of proteins
- alphabetise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of alphabetize.
- alphabetize — to arrange in conventional alphabetical order
- alpine ibex — an ibex, Capra ibex, of the Alps and Apennines, having long, heavy horns with transverse ridges.
- altarpieces — Plural form of altarpiece.
- alterations — adjustments
- altercation — An altercation is a noisy argument or disagreement.
- altercative — relating to altercation
- 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.
- alzheimer's — a common form of dementia, believed to be caused by changes in the brain, usually beginning in late middle age, characterized by memory lapses, confusion, emotional instability, and progressive loss of mental ability.
- amaryllises — Plural form of amaryllis.
- amber fluid — beer
- ambilateral — affecting both sides of an organ or of the body
- 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.
- 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.
- ameliorated — Simple past tense and past participle of ameliorate.
- ameliorates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ameliorate.
- ameliorator — A person who, or thing which ameliorates.
- amenability — ready or willing to answer, act, agree, or yield; open to influence, persuasion, or advice; agreeable; submissive; tractable: an amenable servant.
- ametabolism — a form of growth or life cycle with little or no metamorphosis
- amiableness — The state or quality of being amiable.
- 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
- ammonotelic — excreting ammonia as the main nitrogenous waste: characteristic of freshwater fishes and many aquatic invertebrates
- amortizable — Finance. to liquidate or extinguish (a mortgage, debt, or other obligation), especially by periodic payments to the creditor or to a sinking fund. to write off a cost of (an asset) gradually.
- amphibolite — a metamorphic rock consisting mainly of amphibole and plagioclase
- amphicelous — concave on both sides, as the bodies of the vertebrae of fishes.
- amplexicaul — (of some sessile leaves, stipules, etc) having an enlarged base that encircles the stem
- amplifiable — Capable of being amplified.
- amylopectin — the major component of starch (about 80 per cent), consisting of branched chains of glucose units. It is insoluble and gives a red-brown colour with iodine
- anadiploses — Plural form of anadiplosis.
- anal erotic — a person who experiences sexual gratification of the anal area
- analeptics' — restoring; invigorating; giving strength after disease.
- anaplerosis — the filling up of a scar, wound, etc which has decayed or been destroyed
- anaplerotic — of or relating to anaplerosis
- ancestorial — of, belonging to, or relating to ancestors
- ancillaries — subordinate; subsidiary.
- anecdotical — relating to anecdotes
- angel light — (in an English Perpendicular window) a compartment, approximately triangular, formed by the arch of the window, an arch of a lower tier of tracery, and a mullion of an upper tier of tracery.
- angelically — of or belonging to angels: the angelic host.
- angelicness — The state or quality of being angelic.
- aniline dye — any synthetic dye originally made from raw materials, such as aniline, obtained from coal tar
- animal heat — heat produced in the body of an animal by chemical changes that occur when food is assimilated
- animal pole — the formative part of an ovum, having the greatest amount of cytoplasm and containing the nucleus.
- animalcules — Plural form of animalcule.