10-letter words containing m, e, t, a
- ameliorate — If someone or something ameliorates a situation, they make it better or easier in some way.
- ameloblast — a type of cell involved in forming dental enamel
- amendation — (US) The result of making an amendment to a document etc; an amendment.
- amendatory — serving to amend; corrective
- amendments — the act of amending or the state of being amended.
- amercement — to punish by imposing a fine not fixed by statute.
- amersfoort — a town in the central Netherlands, in E Utrecht province. Pop: 131 000 (2003 est)
- ametabolic — (of certain insects) having no obvious metamorphosis
- ammocoetes — Plural form of ammocoete.
- ammoniated — to treat or cause to unite with ammonia.
- amnestying — Present participle of amnesty.
- amoebocyte — any cell having properties similar to an amoeba, such as shape, mobility, and ability to engulf particles
- 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.
- amphiaster — the structure that occurs in a cell undergoing mitosis, consisting of a spindle with an aster at each end
- amphitrite — a sea goddess, wife of Poseidon and mother of Triton
- amphoteric — able to function as either a base or an acid
- ampliative — serving to extend or add to what is already known
- amplitudes — Plural form of amplitude.
- amstelveen — city in W Netherlands: suburb of Amsterdam: pop. 74,000
- amusements — Plural form of amusement.
- amygdalate — relating to, having, or bearing almonds
- anamnestic — of or relating to anamnesis
- anastomose — to join (two parts of a blood vessel, etc) by anastomosis
- anathemata — dedicatory gifts offered to gods
- anatomized — Simple past tense and past participle of anatomize.
- anatomizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anatomize.
- anemometer — an instrument for recording the speed and often the direction of winds
- anemometry — the technique of measuring wind speed and direction
- anemotaxis — oriented movement in response to a current of air.
- anglesmith — a blacksmith skilled in forging angle irons, beams, etc., into various forms used in shipbuilding.
- animadvert — to comment with strong criticism (upon); make censorious remarks (about)
- animatedly — full of life, action, or spirit; lively; vigorous: an animated debate on the death penalty.
- anointment — to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- antebellum — of or during the period before a war, esp the American Civil War
- antemedial — Lb entomology Situated before (i.e. closer to the head than) the middle of the thorax or wing.
- antemedian — Alternative form of antemedial.
- antemortem — made or done just before one's death
- antenumber — a number that immediately precedes another: Three is the antenumber of four.
- antepartum — of or noting the period prior to childbirth; before delivery.
- anthemwise — alternately
- anthersmut — a species of parasitic fungus, Ustilago violacea
- anthimeria — (rhetoric) The use of a word from one word class or part of speech as if it were from another. Typically, and for example, the use of a noun as if it were a verb.
- antianemia — acting against anemia
- antiemetic — preventing vomiting
- antienzyme — a substance that inhibits or counteracts the action of an enzyme.
- antifemale — opposed to or discriminating against women
- antihelium — the antimatter counterpart to helium.
- antimarket — opposed to or working against commerce
- antimasque — a comic or grotesque dance, presented between the acts of a masque
- antimatter — In science, antimatter is a form of matter whose particles have characteristics and properties opposite to those of ordinary matter.