10-letter words containing i
- antarctica — a continent around the South Pole: consists of an ice-covered plateau, 1800–3000 m (6000 ft to 10 000 ft) above sea level, and mountain ranges rising to 4500 m (15 000 ft) with some volcanic peaks; average temperatures all below freezing and human settlement is confined to research stations. All political claims to the mainland are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty of 1959
- anteceding — to go before, in time, order, rank, etc.; precede: Shakespeare antecedes Milton.
- antedating — An example or instance of a word, phrase, etc., at a date earlier than previously known or recorded.
- antemedial — Lb entomology Situated before (i.e. closer to the head than) the middle of the thorax or wing.
- antemedian — Alternative form of antemedial.
- antennifer — a pivotal projection at the rim of an antennal socket.
- anteriorly — in an anterior position
- anthemwise — alternately
- 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.
- anthomania — an intense fondness for flowers
- 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.
- anti-aging — effective in retarding the effects of aging: Chemists hope to produce an antiaging drug.
- anti-alias — to process (a digital graphic image) so that it has a smooth, rather than a jagged, edge
- anti-draft — a drawing, sketch, or design.
- anti-knock — An anti-knock agent helps to stop an engine from knocking, making it function more smoothly.
- anti-labor — productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- anti-mason — a member of the Anti-Masonic party or a supporter of its principles.
- anti-roman — of or relating to the ancient or modern city of Rome, or to its inhabitants and their customs and culture: Roman restaurants.
- anti-state — the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes: a state of health.
- anti-story — a narrative of short-story length that makes no effort to follow a plot and ignores structural conventions, character motivations, and the like.
- anti-tumor — a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
- anti-virus — Anti-virus software is software that protects a computer against viruses.
- anti-woman — the female human being, as distinguished from a girl or a man.
- antiaditis — tonsillitis
- antianemia — acting against anemia
- antiarmour — designed or equipped to combat armoured vehicles
- antiasthma — relating to drugs that act against asthma
- antibaryon — the antiparticle of any of the baryons
- antibiosis — an association between two organisms, esp microorganisms, that is harmful to one of them
- antibiotic — Antibiotics are medical drugs used to kill bacteria and treat infections.
- antibodies — any of numerous Y -shaped protein molecules produced by B cells as a primary immune defense, each molecule and its clones having a unique binding site that can combine with the complementary site of a foreign antigen, as on a virus or bacterium, thereby disabling the antigen and signaling other immune defenses. Abbreviation: Ab.
- antibusing — opposed to busing, the policy of transporting students to faraway schools in order to achieve racial balance within the public education system
- anticaking — denoting an agent used to prevent substances from going hard or forming lumps
- anticancer — acting against cancer
- anticaries — characterized by an ability to prevent caries
- anticavity — designed to prevent the occurrence of cavities in teeth: an anticavity toothpaste.
- anticenter — Geology. the point on the surface of the earth diametrically opposite the epicenter of an earthquake.
- antichange — Opposing change.
- antichoice — opposed to granting pregnant women the choice to have an abortion
- antichrist — the antagonist of Christ, expected by early Christians to appear and reign over the world until overthrown at Christ's Second Coming
- antichthon — counterearth.
- antichurch — opposed to the beliefs, practices, and adherents of the Christian church
- anticipant — operating in advance; expectant; anticipating
- anticipate — If you anticipate an event, you realize in advance that it may happen and you are prepared for it.
- anticivism — opposition to citizenship
- anticlimax — You can describe something as an anticlimax if it disappoints you because it happens after something that was very exciting, or because it is not as exciting as you expected.