10-letter words containing m, a, n
- aminoplast — amino resin.
- 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.
- amlodipine — A long-acting calcium channel blocker used as an anti-hypertensive and in the treatment of angina.
- ammoniacal — of, containing, using, or resembling ammonia
- ammoniated — to treat or cause to unite with ammonia.
- ammonified — Simple past tense and past participle of ammonify.
- ammonifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ammonify.
- ammonolyze — to subject to ammonolysis.
- ammunition — Ammunition is bullets and rockets that are made to be fired from guns.
- amnestying — Present participle of amnesty.
- amnioscopy — Examination of a foetus and the amniotic fluid in the lowest part of the amniotic sac using an amnioscope introduced through the cervical canal.
- amodiaquin — a compound, C20H22ClN3O, whose hydrochloride form is used in treating malaria
- amortising — Present participle of amortise.
- amortizing — Present participle of amortize.
- amoscanate — An experimental anthelmintic agent of the arylisothiocyanate class, found to be highly effective in animals against hookworms and the four major species of schistosomes, but possibly hepatotoxic.
- ampersands — Plural form of ampersand.
- amphibians — any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Amphibia, comprising frogs and toads, newts and salamanders, and caecilians, the larvae being typically aquatic, breathing by gills, and the adults being typically semiterrestrial, breathing by lungs and through the moist, glandular skin.
- amphictyon — a delegate to an amphictyonic council
- amphinomus — Penelope's favorite suitor.
- amphipodan — (zoology) Relating to the amphipods.
- amphiscian — an inhabitant of the tropics
- amphitryon — the grandson of Perseus and husband of Alcmene
- amphogenic — producing both male and female offspring.
- ampicillin — a semisynthetic penicillin used to treat various infections
- ampliation — an extension or addition to what is already known
- amplidynes — Plural form of amplidyne.
- amplifying — Present participle of amplify.
- amputating — Present participle of amputate.
- amputation — to cut off (all or part of a limb or digit of the body), as by surgery.
- amstelveen — city in W Netherlands: suburb of Amsterdam: pop. 74,000
- amusements — Plural form of amusement.
- amygdaline — of or relating to a tonsil
- anabaptism — a member of any of various Protestant sects, formed in Europe after 1520, that denied the validity of infant baptism, baptized believers only, and advocated social and economic reforms as well as the complete separation of church and state.
- 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
- anadyomene — (describing Venus or Aphrodite) rising from the sea
- 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
- anammelech — one of the gods worshiped by the Sepharvites. II Kings 17:31.
- anamnestic — of or relating to anamnesis
- anamorphic — of, relating to, or caused by anamorphosis or anamorphism
- anandamide — a naturally occurring endogenous cannabinoid neurotransmitter found in the brains of mammals and in small quantities in the cocoa bean
- anastigmat — a lens or system of lenses designed to be free of astigmatism
- anastomose — to join (two parts of a blood vessel, etc) by anastomosis
- anathemata — dedicatory gifts offered to gods
- anatomical — Anatomical means relating to the structure of the bodies of people and animals.