11-letter words containing i, r, a
- ancillaries — subordinate; subsidiary.
- and circuit — a logic circuit having two or more input wires and one output wire that has a high-voltage output signal if and only if all input signals are at a high voltage simultaneously: used extensively as a basic circuit in computers
- andikithira — Antikythera.
- androconium — a scale on the forewing of certain male butterflies from which an odor attractive to females is emitted.
- androgenise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of androgenize.
- androgenize — Treat with or expose to male hormones, typically resulting in the production of male sexual characteristics.
- androphilic — Sexually attracted to men.
- androphobia — an abnormal fear of men; an aversion toward the male sex.
- androphobic — Exhibiting androphobia; fearful of men.
- androsphinx — a sphinx having the head of a man
- angiography — a method of obtaining an X-ray of blood vessels by injecting into them a substance, such as one containing iodine, that shows up as opaque on an X-ray picture
- anglo-irish — the English language as spoken in Ireland
- animal farm — a political satire (1945) by George Orwell.
- animal park — a zoo in which wild animals are housed and displayed in large open spaces designed to resemble their native habitats.
- animalcular — Of, relating to, or resembling, animalcules.
- animatronic — of, concerned with, or operated by animatronics
- anisocarpic — (of a flower) having a lower number of carpels than of other floral parts.
- anisocercal — (of fish) having unequal tail-fin lobes
- anisomerous — (of flowers) having floral whorls that differ in the number of their parts
- anisometric — not isometric; having unsymmetrical parts or unequal measurements
- anisopteran — belonging or pertaining to the suborder Anisoptera, comprising the dragonflies.
- anisotropic — not isotropic; having different physical properties in different directions
- ankle biter — a child
- ankle-biter — small child, toddler
- annabergite — a rare green secondary mineral consisting of hydrated nickel arsenate in monoclinic crystalline form. Formula: Ni3(AsO4)2.8H2O
- annihilator — a person or thing that annihilates.
- anniversary — An anniversary is a date which is remembered or celebrated because a special event happened on that date in a previous year.
- annual ring — a ring of wood indicating one year's growth, seen in the transverse section of stems and roots of woody plants growing in temperate climates
- 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
- anonymizers — Plural form of anonymizer.
- anorthosite — a coarse-grained plutonic igneous rock consisting almost entirely of plagioclase feldspar
- antagonizer — a person who antagonizes people, or provokes hostility: The leader was an antagonizer of the peasantry. Compare antagonist.
- antatrophic — preventing or curing atrophy.
- antenniform — shaped like an antenna
- anteorbital — in front of the orbit of the eye
- anteportico — a lesser portico preceding a main portico.
- anteriority — situated before or at the front of; fore (opposed to posterior).
- anteversion — abnormal forward tilting of a bodily organ, esp the uterus
- antheridial — Of, pertaining to, or produced in, the antheridium.
- antheridium — the male sex organ of algae, fungi, bryophytes, and spore-bearing vascular plants, such as ferns, which produces antherozoids
- antherozoid — one of many small male gametes produced in an antheridium
- anthesteria — one of the ancient Athenian festivals composing the Dionysia; a spring festival celebrating flowers and new wine.
- anthracitic — Pertaining to, or composed of, anthracite.
- anthracosis — a lung disease due to inhalation of coal dust
- anthracotic — the deposition of coal dust in the lungs; asymptomatic pneumoconiosis.
- anthropical — relating to human nature
- anthropoids — Plural form of anthropoid.
- anti-church — a building for public Christian worship.
- anti-litter — objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
- anti-nature — the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.