11-letter words containing m, a, t, e
- amortizable — Finance. to liquidate or extinguish (a mortgage, debt, or other obligation), especially by periodic payments to the creditor or to a sinking fund. to write off a cost of (an asset) gradually.
- 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.
- amphibolite — a metamorphic rock consisting mainly of amphibole and plagioclase
- amphithemis — a son of Apollo and Acacallis.
- ampitheater — Misspelling of amphitheater.
- ampitheatre — Misspelling of amphitheatre.
- amur privet — a northern Chinese shrub, Ligustrum amurense, of the olive family, having hairy leaves and white flowers.
- 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
- 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.
- anathematic — loathsome; disgusting; hateful.
- anemometers — Plural form of anemometer.
- anguishment — Anguish.
- animal heat — heat produced in the body of an animal by chemical changes that occur when food is assimilated
- animateness — the condition of being alive or living
- animosities — Plural form of animosity.
- anisogamete — heterogamete
- anisometric — not isometric; having unsymmetrical parts or unequal measurements
- anonymities — Plural form of anonymity.
- ante-mortem — (esp in legal or medical contexts) before death
- antechamber — An antechamber is a small room leading into a larger room.
- antemundane — pertaining to that which existed or occurred before the creation of world
- antenniform — shaped like an antenna
- antependium — a covering hung over the front of an altar
- antheridium — the male sex organ of algae, fungi, bryophytes, and spore-bearing vascular plants, such as ferns, which produces antherozoids
- anti-enzyme — a substance that inhibits or counteracts the action of an enzyme.
- anti-reform — the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory, etc.: social reform; spelling reform.
- anti-semite — An anti-Semite is someone who strongly dislikes and is prejudiced against Jewish people.
- anti-sexism — attitudes or behavior based on traditional stereotypes of gender roles.
- antichamber — Obsolete form of antechamber.
- antielitism — the state of being opposed to elitism
- antiemetics — Plural form of antiemetic.
- antiheroism — (literature) The quality of being an antihero.
- antimalware — Designed or intended to combat or eliminate malware on a computer system.
- antimasques — Plural form of antimasque.
- antimension — a consecrated linen or silk cloth, kept on an altar, to which is sewn a linen or silk bag containing relics of saints.
- antimensium — antimension.
- antimissile — relating to defensive measures against missile attack
- antimoniate — (inorganic chemistry) The anion of pentavalent antimony Sb(OH)4- or any salt containing this anion. It is most commonly encountered as a complex in the drug meglumine antimoniate.
- antimutagen — any substance that acts against a mutagen
- antirealism — the denial of an objective reality
- antisemitic — Alternative spelling of anti-Semitic.
- antler moth — a European noctuid moth, Cerapteryx (or Charaeas) graminis, that has white antler-like markings on the forewings and produces larvae that periodically cause great damage to pastures and grasslands
- apartmental — relating to an apartment
- apertometer — an instrument for measuring the angular and numerical aperture of the objective lens of a microscope.
- apicoectomy — a surgical procedure to remove the end of a tooth root in endodontic therapy.
- apodyterium — the changing room in an ancient Roman bathhouse
- apophthegms — Plural form of apophthegm.
- apparelment — the action of preparing or making ready