11-letter words containing m, a, n
- amoxycillin — Obsolete spelling of amoxicillin.
- ampere-turn — a unit of magnetomotive force; the magnetomotive force produced by a current of 1 ampere passing through one complete turn of a coil. 1 ampere-turn is equivalent to 4π/10 or 1.257 gilberts
- amphetamine — Amphetamine is a drug which increases people's energy, makes them excited, and reduces their desire for food.
- amphicrania — (pathology) A headache affecting both sides of the head.
- amphictyony — (in ancient Greece) a religious association of states for the maintenance of temples and the cults connected with them
- amphigenous — (of certain parasitic fungi) growing on both sides of leaves.
- amphikaryon — a diploid nucleus.
- amphisbaena — any worm lizard of the genus Amphisbaena
- amphithuron — amphithyra (def 1).
- amphithyron — amphithyra (def 1).
- amputations — Plural form of amputation.
- amusingness — the quality or state of being amusing
- amusiveness — the quality of being amusive
- amylopectin — the major component of starch (about 80 per cent), consisting of branched chains of glucose units. It is insoluble and gives a red-brown colour with iodine
- anacamptics — The science of reflected light; catoptrics.
- anachronism — You say that something is an anachronism when you think that it is out of date or old-fashioned.
- anagramming — a word, phrase, or sentence formed from another by rearranging its letters: “Angel” is an anagram of “glean.”.
- anamorphism — intense metamorphism of a rock in which high-density complex minerals are formed from simpler minerals of lower density
- anamorphous — lacking a clear or definite form
- anastigmats — Plural form of anastigmat.
- anastomosed — Simple past tense and past participle of anastomose.
- anastomoses — Anatomy. communication between blood vessels by means of collateral channels, especially when usual routes are obstructed.
- anastomosis — a natural connection between two tubular structures, such as blood vessels
- anastomotic — Anatomy. communication between blood vessels by means of collateral channels, especially when usual routes are obstructed.
- anathematic — loathsome; disgusting; hateful.
- anatomizing — Present participle of anatomize.
- anaximander — 611–547 bc, Greek philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician who believed the first principle of the world to be the Infinite
- anchorwoman — The anchorwoman on a television or radio programme, especially a news programme, is the woman who presents it.
- anchorwomen — Plural form of anchorwoman.
- and company — You can say and company after mentioning a person's name, to refer also to the people who are associated with that person.
- andaman sea — part of the Bay of Bengal, between the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the Malay Peninsula
- androconium — a scale on the forewing of certain male butterflies from which an odor attractive to females is emitted.
- anemochores — Plural form of anemochore.
- anemographs — Plural form of anemograph.
- anemography — the technique of recording wind measurements
- anemometers — Plural form of anemometer.
- anemonefish — Any of the clownfish, principally in the Amphiprion genus.
- anemophobia — an abnormal fear of draughts or windy weather
- angiomatous — a benign tumor consisting chiefly of dilated or newly formed blood vessels (hemangioma) or lymph vessels (lymphangioma)
- angkor thom — the site of the ruined capital city of the Khmer empire, at Angkor.
- anglicanism — Anglicanism is the beliefs and practices of the Church of England, and of the churches related to it.
- anguishment — Anguish.
- animal farm — a political satire (1945) by George Orwell.
- animal heat — heat produced in the body of an animal by chemical changes that occur when food is assimilated
- animal park — a zoo in which wild animals are housed and displayed in large open spaces designed to resemble their native habitats.
- animal pole — the formative part of an ovum, having the greatest amount of cytoplasm and containing the nucleus.
- animalcular — Of, relating to, or resembling, animalcules.
- animalcules — Plural form of animalcule.
- animalculum — animalcule.
- animalistic — If you describe a person or their behaviour as animalistic, you mean that they do not try to hide or control their basic feelings and physical needs.