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11-letter words containing m, e, a, n

  • albuminemia — (pathology) The (normal) presence of albumin in the blood.
  • albuminized — Simple past tense and past participle of albuminize.
  • alchemizing — Present participle of alchemize.
  • aldermanity — the body of aldermen
  • aldermaston — a village in S England, in West Berkshire unitary authority, Berkshire, SW of Reading: site of the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment and starting point of the Aldermaston marches (1958–63), organized by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. Pop: 927 (2001)
  • aleuromancy — (in ancient times) the use of flour as a means of divination.
  • alimentally — So as to serve for nourishment or food.
  • allemontite — a white to gray, brittle mineral, antimony arsenide, AsSb, occurring in reniform masses: formerly used as an ore of arsenic.
  • allurements — Plural form of allurement.
  • almond cake — the residue of almonds from which oil has been expressed.
  • almond meal — the meal obtained by pulverizing blanched almonds, used chiefly in the manufacture of perfume and cosmetics.
  • almond tree — a small widely cultivated rosaceous tree, Prunus amygdalus, that is native to W Asia and has pink flowers and a green fruit containing an edible nutlike seed
  • almond-eyed — having narrow oval eyes
  • amaranthine — of a dark reddish-purple colour
  • amativeness — (phrenology) The state or quality of being amative; propensity to love or sexual feelings.
  • amazingness — The state or quality, of being amazing.
  • amazonstone — A bluish-green variety of microcline feldspar used as a gemstone. The best known occurrences are at Crystal Peak and Pike's Peak in Colorado.
  • ambivalence — the simultaneous existence of two opposed and conflicting attitudes, emotions, etc
  • ambivalency — uncertainty or fluctuation, especially when caused by inability to make a choice or by a simultaneous desire to say or do two opposite or conflicting things.
  • ambiversion — a condition or character trait that includes elements of both introversion and extroversion
  • amblygonite — a white or greyish mineral consisting of lithium aluminium fluorophosphate in triclinic crystalline form. It is a source of lithium. Formula: (Li,Na)Al(PO4)(F,OH)
  • amelanchier — A tree or shrub of a genus that includes the juneberries.
  • amen corner — in some rural Protestant churches, the seats to the minister's right, once occupied by those leading the responsive amens
  • amenability — ready or willing to answer, act, agree, or yield; open to influence, persuasion, or advice; agreeable; submissive; tractable: an amenable servant.
  • amenity bed — (in Britain) a hospital bed whose occupant receives free treatment but pays for nonmedical advantages, such as privacy
  • amenorrheic — of or relating to amenorrhea
  • amenorrhoea — abnormal absence of menstruation
  • amentaceous — of or like an ament or aments
  • americanism — An Americanism is an expression that is typical of people living in the United States of America.
  • americanist — a person who studies some aspect of America, such as its history or languages
  • americanize — to make or become American in outlook, attitudes, etc
  • amethocaine — The drug tetracaine.
  • amethystine — Like amethyst, especially when referring to colour.
  • amiableness — The state or quality of being amiable.
  • amino resin — any thermosetting synthetic resin formed by copolymerization of amines or amides with aldehydes. Amino resins are used as adhesives and as coatings for paper and textiles
  • aminoborane — (inorganic compound) A mixed hydride of nitrogen and boron, NH2BH2, whose polymer is proposed as a storage site for hydrogen.
  • aminobutene — a synthetic pain-relieving drug
  • aminoketone — Any chemical compound containing both a ketone group and an amine.
  • aminophenol — any of three isomeric forms that are soluble crystalline solids, used as a dye intermediate (meta- and ortho-), in dyeing hair, fur, and textiles (ortho- and para-), and as a photographic developer (para-). Formula: C6H4NH2OH
  • aminopterin — a derivative of pterin used in chemotherapy
  • aminopyrine — a colorless, crystalline powder, C13H17N3O, sometimes used to reduce fever or pain: may cause agranulocytosis
  • ammonotelic — excreting ammonia as the main nitrogenous waste: characteristic of freshwater fishes and many aquatic invertebrates
  • amniotomies — Plural form of amniotomy.
  • amorousness — inclined or disposed to love, especially sexual love: an amorous disposition.
  • 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.
  • amphigenous — (of certain parasitic fungi) growing on both sides of leaves.
  • amphisbaena — any worm lizard of the genus Amphisbaena
  • amusingness — the quality or state of being amusing
  • amusiveness — the quality of being amusive
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