10-letter words containing m, a, n, r
- amaranthus — Any of the genus Amaranthus; an amaranth.
- amarantine — amaranthine
- amarynceus — a king of Messene who ruled Elis with Augeas and who was slain by Nestor in a war against the Pylians.
- ameliorant — a thing that ameliorates
- amendatory — serving to amend; corrective
- amenorrhea — abnormal absence or suppression of menstruation
- amer. ind. — American Indian
- amercement — to punish by imposing a fine not fixed by statute.
- americanos — Plural form of americano.
- amerindian — Amerindian means the same as American Indian.
- aminosugar — a monosaccharide with an amino or substituted amino group in place of a nonglycosidic hydroxyl group.
- amiodarone — a substance, C 25 H 29 I 2 NO 3 , used in the treatment of heart arrhythmias.
- amortising — Present participle of amortise.
- amortizing — Present participle of amortize.
- ampersands — Plural form of ampersand.
- amphitryon — the grandson of Perseus and husband of Alcmene
- anacardium — a genus of plants in the Anacardiaceae family found chiefly in tropical areas
- anachorism — a geographical misplacement; something located in an incongruous position
- anachronym — Synonym of backronym.
- anadromous — (of fishes such as the salmon) migrating up rivers from the sea in order to breed
- anaerobium — anaerobe
- anagrammed — a word, phrase, or sentence formed from another by rearranging its letters: “Angel” is an anagram of “glean.”.
- anagrammer — a person who enjoys solving anagrams
- anamorphic — of, relating to, or caused by anamorphosis or anamorphism
- androecium — the stamens of a flowering plant collectively
- andromache — the wife of Hector
- andromaque — a tragedy (1667) by Racine.
- anemochore — a plant in which the fruits or seeds are dispersed by wind
- anemochory — the dispersal of plant seeds or spores by the wind.
- anemograph — a self-recording anemometer
- anemometer — an instrument for recording the speed and often the direction of winds
- anemometry — the technique of measuring wind speed and direction
- aneurismal — Alternative spelling of aneurysmal.
- aneurysmal — a permanent cardiac or arterial dilatation usually caused by weakening of the vessel wall.
- angiograms — Plural form of angiogram.
- angiosperm — any seed-bearing plant of the phylum Angiospermophyta (division Angiospermae in traditional systems), in which the ovules are enclosed in an ovary, which develops into the fruit after fertilization; any flowering plant
- anharmonic — of or concerned with an oscillation whose frequency is not an integral factor or multiple of the base frequency
- anhydremia — an abnormal decrease in the volume of the blood, due to loss of water.
- animadvert — to comment with strong criticism (upon); make censorious remarks (about)
- anisomeric — (of a chemical compound) lacking isomers
- anonymizer — (Internet) A software tool that attempts to make a user's Internet activity untraceable by acting as a proxy.
- anorgasmia — inability to experience sexual orgasm.
- anseriform — (ornithology) Of or pertaining to birds of the family Anseriformes including ducks, geese, swans, and screamers.
- antemortem — made or done just before one's death
- antenumber — a number that immediately precedes another: Three is the antenumber of four.
- antepartum — of or noting the period prior to childbirth; before delivery.
- anthersmut — a species of parasitic fungus, Ustilago violacea
- 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.
- anthuriums — Plural form of anthurium.
- anti-roman — of or relating to the ancient or modern city of Rome, or to its inhabitants and their customs and culture: Roman restaurants.