11-letter words containing m, a
- accustoming — Present participle of accustom.
- accustomise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of accustomize.
- accustomize — (rare) To learn to adapt one's lifestyle to a new or changed environment.
- acetabulums — Plural form of acetabulum.
- achaemenian — of or relating to the Achaemenids or their language, as recorded in cuneiform inscriptions.
- acharnement — (archaic) Savage fierceness; ferocity.
- achievement — An achievement is something which someone has succeeded in doing, especially after a lot of effort.
- achlamydate — not chlamydate; having neither mantle nor pallium.
- achromatism — the condition or quality of being achromatic; lack of color
- achromatize — to make achromatic; to remove colour from
- achromatous — having little or no colour or less than is normal
- acid number — a number indicating the amount of free acid present in a substance, equal to the number of milligrams of potassium hydroxide needed to neutralize the free fatty acids present in one gram of fat or oil
- acidimeters — Plural form of acidimeter.
- acidimetric — (chemistry) Describing a titration in which the titrant is an acid.
- acinaciform — (of leaves) shaped like a scimitar; curved
- acmesthesia — awareness of sharp points through the sense of touch without experiencing pain.
- acoelomates — Plural form of acoelomate.
- acquirement — an acquiring or being acquired
- acrimonious — Acrimonious words or quarrels are bitter and angry.
- acroamatics — Esoteric lectures.
- acrodynamic — Lb linguistics acrokinetic.
- acromegalia — (disease) An alternative name for the disease acromegaly.
- acromegalic — (pathology) Pertaining to or characteristic of acromegaly. (from 19th c.).
- acronymania — a great enthusiasm for creating acronyms
- acrylamides — Plural form of acrylamide.
- actinodrome — (of a leaf) palmately veined.
- actinometer — an instrument for measuring the intensity of radiation, esp of the sun's rays
- actinometry — The measurement of the heating power of electromagnetic radiation, especially that of solar radiation.
- actinomyces — a genus of bacteria that causes disease in humans and improves soil ecology
- actinomycin — any of several toxic antibiotics obtained from bacteria of the genus Streptomyces, used in treating some cancers; the most commonly used is dactinomycin (actinomycin D)
- action film — a film with a fast-moving plot, usually containing scenes of violence
- active dbms — (database) A conventional or passive DBMS combined with a means of event detection and condition monitoring. Event handling is often rule-based, as with an expert system.
- active mass — the effective concentration of a substance.
- acuminating — Present participle of acuminate.
- acumination — A sharpening; termination in a sharp point; a tapering point.
- ad absurdum — to the point of absurdity.
- ad campaign — An ad campaign is a planned series of advertisements.
- ad extremum — to or at the very end
- ad litteram — to the letter; exactly
- adenomatoid — Of or pertaining to an adenoma.
- adenomatous — characterized by a collection of glandular growths
- adenomegaly — (pathology) The enlargement of a gland, especially those of the neck.
- adenomyosis — (medicine) A medical condition characterized by the presence of ectopic glandular tissue in the surrounding muscles, particularly of the endometrial tissue of the uterus in the myometrium, sometimes considered as a form of endometriosis.
- adiaphorism — a Christian Protestant theological theory that certain rites and actions are matters of indifference in religion since not forbidden by the Scriptures
- adiathermic — impervious to heat
- adjournment — An adjournment is a temporary stopping of a trial, enquiry, or other meeting.
- adjudgement — the act of adjudging
- adjustments — Plural form of adjustment.
- admeasuring — Present participle of admeasure.
- adminicular — giving help; auxiliary, corroborative