10-letter words containing i, r, a, n
- aspiration — Someone's aspirations are their desire to achieve things.
- aspirinate — (organic compound) Any salt or ester of aspirin.
- aspiringly — in an aspiring manner
- assertions — Plural form of assertion.
- assuringly — In an assuring manner.
- asteridian — a member of the starfish family Asteridae
- astragalin — A chemical compound, a 3-O-glucoside of kaempferol, found in Phytolacca americana, the American pokeweed.
- astricting — Present participle of astrict.
- astriction — to bind fast; constrain.
- astringent — An astringent is a liquid that you put on your skin to make it less oily or to make cuts stop bleeding.
- astringing — Present participle of astringe.
- astrionics — the science dealing with the application of electronics to astronautics.
- astronomic — of, relating to, or connected with astronomy.
- atazanavir — (pharmaceutical drug) An anti-retroviral drug of the protease inhibitor class that is used in to treat HIV infected patients.
- atevirdine — A non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor that has been studied for the treatment of HIV.
- atrophying — Also, atrophia [uh-troh-fee-uh] /əˈtroʊ fi ə/ (Show IPA). Pathology. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
- attainture — attainder
- attirement — dress; attire.
- attracting — Present participle of attract.
- attraction — An attraction is a feature which makes something interesting or desirable.
- aubergines — Plural form of aubergine.
- auctionary — of or relating to auctions or auctioneers
- auctioneer — An auctioneer is a person in charge of an auction.
- auditioner — a person who attends an audition
- auguration — The practice of augury.
- aureomycin — chlortetracycline
- ausforming — a treatment to strengthen hard steels, prior to quenching, in which the specimen is plastically deformed while it is in the austenite temperature range
- australian — Australian means belonging or relating to Australia, or to its people or culture.
- austringer — a person who keeps goshawks
- autowinder — a battery-operated device for advancing the film in a camera automatically after each exposure
- avanturine — Alternative form of aventurine.
- aventurine — a dark-coloured glass, usually green or brown, spangled with fine particles of gold, copper, or some other metal
- averagings — average values
- aversation — (obsolete) A turning from with dislike; aversion.
- avertiment — an advertisement
- avirulence — The state of being avirulent.
- azerbaijan — a republic in NW Asia: the region was acquired by Russia from Persia in the early 19th century; became the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic in 1936 and gained independence in 1991; consists of dry subtropical steppes around the Aras and Kura rivers, surrounded by the Caucasus; contains the extensive Baku oilfields. Language: Azerbaijani (or Azeri). Religion: Shiite Muslim. Currency: manat. Capital: Baku. Pop: 9 590 159 (2013 est). Area: 86 600 sq km (33 430 sq miles)
- bacitracin — an antibiotic used mainly in treating bacterial skin infections: obtained from the bacterium Bacillus subtilis
- backfiring — Present participle of backfire.
- bacon rind — the outer edge of a slice of bacon, corresponding to the skin of the pig
- bain-marie — a vessel for holding hot water, in which sauces and other dishes are gently cooked or kept warm
- bainbridge — Beryl.1934–2010, British novelist and playwright. Novels include The Dressmaker (1973), Injury Time (1977), Master Georgie (1998), and According to Queeney (2001)
- balbriggan — a knitted unbleached cotton fabric
- ballardian — of James Graham Ballard (1930–2009), the British novelist, or his works
- ballerinas — Plural form of ballerina.
- banderilla — a decorated barbed dart, thrust into the bull's neck or shoulder
- bandoliers — Plural form of bandolier.
- banffshire — (until 1975) a county of NE Scotland: formerly (1975–96) part of Grampian region, now part of Aberdeenshire
- banistered — Simple past tense and past participle of banister.
- bannisters — a baluster.