11-letter words containing i, o, u
- ambiguously — open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations; equivocal: an ambiguous answer.
- ambitiously — having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.: ambitious students.
- amino group — the univalent group, −NH 2 .
- amino-sugar — a monosaccharide with an amino or substituted amino group in place of a nonglycosidic hydroxyl group.
- aminobutene — a synthetic pain-relieving drug
- ammophilous — (of organisms) living or growing in sand
- ammunitions — the material fired, scattered, dropped, or detonated from any weapon, as bombs or rockets, and especially shot, shrapnel, bullets, or shells fired by guns.
- amphibolous — ambiguous or equivocal, especially when due to the uncertain grammatical construction of a word or phrase.
- amphicelous — concave on both sides, as the bodies of the vertebrae of fishes.
- amphigenous — (of certain parasitic fungi) growing on both sides of leaves.
- amphilochus — a seer, the son of Amphiaraus and Eriphyle, and the brother of Alcmaeon.
- amphipodous — (of certain invertebrates, such as sand hoppers) having both swimming and jumping appendages
- amphithuron — amphithyra (def 1).
- ampullosity — pretentious, turgid, or bombastic use of language
- amputations — Plural form of amputation.
- anacoluthia — lack of grammatical sequence, esp within a single sentence
- anacoluthic — Of, pertaining to, being, or resembling an anacoluthon.
- androconium — a scale on the forewing of certain male butterflies from which an odor attractive to females is emitted.
- angiomatous — a benign tumor consisting chiefly of dilated or newly formed blood vessels (hemangioma) or lymph vessels (lymphangioma)
- anisogamous — reproducing by the fusion of dissimilar gametes or individuals, usually differing in size.
- anisomerous — (of flowers) having floral whorls that differ in the number of their parts
- annulations — Plural form of annulation.
- annunciator — a device that gives a visual indication as to which of a number of electric circuits has operated, such as an indicator in a hotel showing in which room a bell has been rung
- anovulation — failure to produce eggs or to discharge them from an ovary
- antibilious — of a nature that can be used to counter biliousness
- anticarious — preventing or retarding caries.
- antifouling — (of a paint or other coating) inhibiting the growth of barnacles and other marine organisms on a ship's bottom
- antigonus i — known as Cyclops. 382–301 bc, Macedonian general under Alexander the Great; king of Macedon (306–301)
- antimonious — relating to or containing antimony
- antineutron — the antiparticle of a neutron; a particle having the same mass as the neutron but a magnetic moment of opposite sign
- antinucleon — an antiproton or an antineutron
- antipopular — opposed to the people or to popular cause
- antiquation — the process of becoming antiquated
- antitumoral — Antitumor.
- antiutopian — Opposing utopian values.
- anvil cloud — another name for a cumulonimbus cloud, which tends to be anvil-shaped
- anxiousness — full of mental distress or uneasiness because of fear of danger or misfortune; greatly worried; solicitous: Her parents were anxious about her poor health.
- apodyterium — the changing room in an ancient Roman bathhouse
- aponeurosis — a white fibrous sheet of tissue by which certain muscles are attached to bones
- aponeurotic — a whitish, fibrous membrane that connects a muscle to a bone or fascia.
- appropinque — to approach
- aqua fortis — nitric acid
- aquaerobics — A form of aerobics done while in water.
- aquafortist — a person who makes engravings or etchings through the use of aqua fortis
- aquariology — The study of the fauna and flora of aquaria.
- araliaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Araliaceae, a chiefly tropical family of trees, shrubs, or woody climbers having small clusters of whitish or greenish flowers. The family includes the ivy and ginseng
- arboviruses — Plural form of arbovirus.
- archegonium — a female sex organ, occurring in mosses, spore-bearing vascular plants, and gymnosperms, that produces a single egg cell in its swollen base
- archilochus — 7th century bc, Greek poet of Paros, notable for using his own experience as subject matter
- arenicolous — growing or living in sand or sandy places