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11-letter words containing m, a, n

  • almond cake — the residue of almonds from which oil has been expressed.
  • almond meal — the meal obtained by pulverizing blanched almonds, used chiefly in the manufacture of perfume and cosmetics.
  • almond milk — a creamy mixture of blanched almonds, sugar, and water, blended to a smooth paste and sieved.
  • almond tree — a small widely cultivated rosaceous tree, Prunus amygdalus, that is native to W Asia and has pink flowers and a green fruit containing an edible nutlike seed
  • almond-eyed — having narrow oval eyes
  • amaranthine — of a dark reddish-purple colour
  • amativeness — (phrenology) The state or quality of being amative; propensity to love or sexual feelings.
  • amazingness — The state or quality, of being amazing.
  • amazonstone — A bluish-green variety of microcline feldspar used as a gemstone. The best known occurrences are at Crystal Peak and Pike's Peak in Colorado.
  • ambiguating — Present participle of ambiguate.
  • ambiguation — Act of ambiguating.
  • ambitioning — an earnest desire for some type of achievement or distinction, as power, honor, fame, or wealth, and the willingness to strive for its attainment: Too much ambition caused him to be disliked by his colleagues.
  • ambivalence — the simultaneous existence of two opposed and conflicting attitudes, emotions, etc
  • ambivalency — uncertainty or fluctuation, especially when caused by inability to make a choice or by a simultaneous desire to say or do two opposite or conflicting things.
  • ambiversion — a condition or character trait that includes elements of both introversion and extroversion
  • amblygonite — a white or greyish mineral consisting of lithium aluminium fluorophosphate in triclinic crystalline form. It is a source of lithium. Formula: (Li,Na)Al(PO4)(F,OH)
  • ambuscading — Present participle of ambuscade.
  • amelanchier — A tree or shrub of a genus that includes the juneberries.
  • amen corner — in some rural Protestant churches, the seats to the minister's right, once occupied by those leading the responsive amens
  • amenability — ready or willing to answer, act, agree, or yield; open to influence, persuasion, or advice; agreeable; submissive; tractable: an amenable servant.
  • amenity bed — (in Britain) a hospital bed whose occupant receives free treatment but pays for nonmedical advantages, such as privacy
  • amenorrheic — of or relating to amenorrhea
  • amenorrhoea — abnormal absence of menstruation
  • amentaceous — of or like an ament or aments
  • americanism — An Americanism is an expression that is typical of people living in the United States of America.
  • americanist — a person who studies some aspect of America, such as its history or languages
  • americanize — to make or become American in outlook, attitudes, etc
  • amethocaine — The drug tetracaine.
  • amethystine — Like amethyst, especially when referring to colour.
  • amiableness — The state or quality of being amiable.
  • amino acids — any of a class of organic compounds that contains at least one amino group, –NH 2 , and one carboxyl group, –COOH: the alpha-amino acids, RCH(NH 2)COOH, are the building blocks from which proteins are constructed.
  • amino group — the univalent group, −NH 2 .
  • amino resin — any thermosetting synthetic resin formed by copolymerization of amines or amides with aldehydes. Amino resins are used as adhesives and as coatings for paper and textiles
  • amino-sugar — a monosaccharide with an amino or substituted amino group in place of a nonglycosidic hydroxyl group.
  • aminoborane — (inorganic compound) A mixed hydride of nitrogen and boron, NH2BH2, whose polymer is proposed as a storage site for hydrogen.
  • aminobutene — a synthetic pain-relieving drug
  • aminoketone — Any chemical compound containing both a ketone group and an amine.
  • aminophenol — any of three isomeric forms that are soluble crystalline solids, used as a dye intermediate (meta- and ortho-), in dyeing hair, fur, and textiles (ortho- and para-), and as a photographic developer (para-). Formula: C6H4NH2OH
  • aminopterin — a derivative of pterin used in chemotherapy
  • aminopyrine — a colorless, crystalline powder, C13H17N3O, sometimes used to reduce fever or pain: may cause agranulocytosis
  • ammoniation — (chemistry) Treatment, or reaction with ammonia.
  • ammonifying — Present participle of ammonify.
  • ammonolysis — solvolysis in liquid ammonia
  • ammonotelic — excreting ammonia as the main nitrogenous waste: characteristic of freshwater fishes and many aquatic invertebrates
  • ammunitions — the material fired, scattered, dropped, or detonated from any weapon, as bombs or rockets, and especially shot, shrapnel, bullets, or shells fired by guns.
  • amniography — an x-ray examination of the amniotic sac after the injection of an opaque solution, performed to permit visualization of the umbilical cord and the placenta.
  • amniotomies — Plural form of amniotomy.
  • amontillado — a medium dry Spanish sherry, not as pale in colour as a fino
  • amorousness — inclined or disposed to love, especially sexual love: an amorous disposition.
  • amoxicillin — a penicillin antibiotic used to treat a wide range of bacterial infections
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