11-letter words containing m, a
- antimensium — antimension.
- antimissile — relating to defensive measures against missile attack
- antimitotic — acting against mitosis
- 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.
- antimonious — relating to or containing antimony
- antimonsoon — the air current above a monsoon, moving in the opposite direction
- antimusical — opposed to musical conventions
- antimutagen — any substance that acts against a mutagen
- antimycotic — That inhibits the growth of fungi; antifungal.
- antinomians — Plural form of antinomian.
- antinomical — characterized by or prone to antinomy
- antirealism — the denial of an objective reality
- antirrhinum — any scrophulariaceous plant of the genus Antirrhinum, esp the snapdragon, which have two-lipped flowers of various colours
- antisemitic — Alternative spelling of anti-Semitic.
- antismoking — intended to prevent people from smoking tobacco
- antistatism — the principle or policy of concentrating extensive economic, political, and related controls in the state at the cost of individual liberty.
- antitumoral — Antitumor.
- antivitamin — a substance that inhibits the effects of a vitamin
- 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
- antonomasia — the substitution of a title or epithet for a proper name, such as his highness
- 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
- apogamously — in an apogamous manner
- apoliticism — the quality of being apolitical
- apomorphine — a white crystalline alkaloid, derived from morphine, that is used medicinally as an emetic, as an expectorant, and in Parkinson's disease. Formula: C17H17NO2
- apophthegms — Plural form of apophthegm.
- apotropaism — the use of ritual or magic to ward off evil or bad luck
- apparelment — the action of preparing or making ready
- appartement — an apartment
- appeachment — an accusation or criminal charge
- appeasement — Appeasement means giving people what they want to prevent them from harming you or being angry with you.
- appointment — The appointment of a person to a particular job is the choice of that person to do it.
- approvement — (obsolete, Old English law) Improvement of common lands by converting them for advantage of the landlord.
- approximant — an articulation in which one articulator is close to another, but not sufficiently so to form a stop or a fricative.
- approximate — An approximate number, time, or position is close to the correct number, time, or position, but is not exact.
- apricot jam — a sweet preserve made from apricots
- aquaemanale — aquamanile.
- aquamarines — Plural form of aquamarine.
- araeometric — relating to araeometry
- arakan yoma — a mountain range in Myanmar, between the Irrawaddy River and the W coast: forms a barrier between Myanmar and India; teak forests
- araneomorph — (zoology) Any of the Araneomorphae, a suborder of spiders whose fangs cross with a pinching action.
- arbitrament — the decision or award made by an arbitrator upon a disputed matter
- arbitrement — the act of arbitrating; arbitration.
- arcade game — An arcade game is a computer game of the type that is often played in amusement arcades.
- archaicisms — Plural form of archaicism.
- archdukedom — the territory ruled by an archduke or archduchess
- archegonium — a female sex organ, occurring in mosses, spore-bearing vascular plants, and gymnosperms, that produces a single egg cell in its swollen base
- archenemies — Plural form of archenemy.