10-letter words containing i
- arsmetrick — relating to the cheeks of a person's bottom that are identical
- art lining — a system for aligning type in which the baseline is established some distance above the bottom of the body to accommodate letters with unusually long descenders.
- artemisias — Plural form of artemisia.
- arteriolar — relating to arterioles or minuscule arteries
- arterioles — Plural form of arteriole.
- arthralgia — pain in a joint
- arthralgic — Of, pertaining to, or suffering from arthralgia.
- arthritics — Plural form of arthritic.
- arthrodial — a joint, as in the carpal articulations, in which the surfaces glide over each other in movement.
- arthrodire — any of numerous fishes of the extinct order Arthrodira, widely distributed during the Devonian Period, having the anterior part of the body covered by a shield of bony plates.
- artichokes — Plural form of artichoke.
- articulacy — uttered clearly in distinct syllables.
- articulary — (anatomy) A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes.
- articulate — If you describe someone as articulate, you mean that they are able to express their thoughts and ideas easily and well.
- artificers — Plural form of artificer.
- artificial — Artificial objects, materials, or processes do not occur naturally and are created by human beings, for example using science or technology.
- artistical — conforming to the standards of art; satisfying aesthetic requirements: artistic productions.
- artistries — artistic workmanship, effect, or quality.
- arvicoline — inhabiting meadows or rural areas
- aryballoid — relating to an aryballos
- arylamines — any of a group of amines in which one or more of the hydrogen atoms of ammonia are replaced by aromatic groups.
- arytenoids — Plural form of arytenoid.
- as against — If you discuss a particular set of facts or figures as against another set, you are comparing or contrasting the two sets of facts or figures.
- as it were — You say as it were in order to make what you are saying sound less definite.
- asafoetida — a bitter resin with an unpleasant onion-like smell, obtained from the roots of some umbelliferous plants of the genus Ferula: formerly used as a carminative, antispasmodic, and expectorant
- asbestosis — inflammation of the lungs resulting from chronic inhalation of asbestos particles
- ascariasis — infestation of the intestines with the roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides, causing abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, weight loss, etc
- ascaridole — a liquid, C 10 H 16 O 2 , constituting the active principle of chenopodium oil, used chiefly as a catalyst in polymerization reactions.
- ascendible — Capable of being ascended; climbable.
- ascensions — Plural form of ascension.
- ascertains — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
- asceticism — Asceticism is a simple, strict way of life with no luxuries or physical pleasures.
- ascigerous — of or relating to asci.
- ascii file — a file that uses the ASCII code
- ascocarpic — relating to an ascocarp
- ascogonium — a female reproductive body in some ascomycetous fungi in which, after fertilization, the asci develop
- ascosporic — relating to an ascospore
- ascribable — to credit or assign, as to a cause or source; attribute; impute: The alphabet is usually ascribed to the Phoenicians.
- ascription — the act of ascribing
- ascriptive — having the ability to be attributable to
- asepticise — to make aseptic; to treat with aseptics
- asepticism — a form of care or treatment which prevents putrification
- asepticize — to cause (something) to be aseptic or non-putrefying
- asexuality — Biology. having no sex or sexual organs. independent of sexual processes, especially not involving the union of male and female germ cells.
- asexualize — to make incapable of reproduction, as by castrating.
- asgeirsson — Asgeir [ahs-gair] /ˈɑs gɛər/ (Show IPA), 1894–1972, Icelandic statesman: president 1952–68.
- ashkenazic — of or relating to the Ashkenazi Jews
- asia minor — large peninsula in W Asia, between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean, including Asiatic Turkey west of an undefined line from the Gulf of Iskenderun to the Black Sea
- asiadollar — a U.S. dollar deposited in or credited to Asian banks and used in the money markets of the region.
- asian pear — a tropical pear tree, esp any of several varieties of Japanese pear Pyrus serotina