10-letter words containing m, l
- alternatim — (in sacred music) alternating between two modes
- altimeters — Plural form of altimeter.
- altimetric — Of or pertaining to altimetry.
- altocumuli — Plural form of altocumulus.
- altrincham — a residential town in NW England, in Trafford unitary authority, Greater Manchester. Pop: 40 695 (2001)
- aluminates — Plural form of aluminate.
- aluminized — Simple past tense and past participle of aluminize.
- amalgamate — When two or more things, especially organizations, amalgamate or are amalgamated, they become one large thing.
- amatungula — Natal plum.
- amazeballs — an expression of enthusiastic approval
- ambilevous — (rare) Having equally bad ability in both hands; clumsy; butterfingered.
- ambisexual — relating to or affecting both the male and female sexes
- ambivalent — If you say that someone is ambivalent about something, they seem to be uncertain whether they really want it, or whether they really approve of it.
- ambulacral — one of the radial areas in an echinoderm, as the sea urchin, bearing the tube feet by which the creature moves.
- ambulacrum — any of five radial bands on the ventral surface of echinoderms, such as the starfish and sea urchin, on which the tube feet are situated
- ambulances — Plural form of ambulance.
- ambulating — Present participle of ambulate.
- ambulation — to walk about or move from place to place.
- ambulatory — of, relating to, or designed for walking
- ameliorant — a thing that ameliorates
- 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
- amen glass — a British glass of the mid-18th century, having engraved on it a sentiment favoring the cause of the Old Pretender, concluded with the word “Amen.”.
- amensalism — a relationship between two species of organisms in which the individuals of one species adversely affect those of the other and are unaffected themselves.
- ametabolic — (of certain insects) having no obvious metamorphosis
- amiability — Amiability is the quality of being friendly and pleasant.
- aminoplast — amino resin.
- amlodipine — A long-acting calcium channel blocker used as an anti-hypertensive and in the treatment of angina.
- ammoniacal — of, containing, using, or resembling ammonia
- ammonolyze — to subject to ammonolysis.
- amoebalike — Having the characteristics of an amoeba.
- ampelopsis — any woody vine of the vitaceous genus Ampelopsis, of tropical and subtropical Asia and America
- amphibolic — equivocal; uncertain; changing; ambiguous.
- amphiphile — any of many organic compounds such as detergents combining both hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties
- amphiploid — a hybrid organism having a diploid set of chromosomes from each parental species.
- ampholytic — capable of ionizing into both anions and cations; amphoteric.
- ampicillin — a semisynthetic penicillin used to treat various infections
- ampliation — an extension or addition to what is already known
- ampliative — serving to extend or add to what is already known
- amplidynes — Plural form of amplidyne.
- amplifiers — Plural form of amplifier.
- amplifying — Present participle of amplify.
- amplitudes — Plural form of amplitude.
- amstelveen — city in W Netherlands: suburb of Amsterdam: pop. 74,000
- amygdalate — relating to, having, or bearing almonds
- amygdaline — of or relating to a tonsil
- amygdaloid — a volcanic igneous rock containing amygdales
- amyl group — any of several univalent, isomeric groups having the formula C 5 H 11 –, whose derivatives are found in fusel oil, fruit extracts, etc.
- amylaceous — of or resembling starch
- amylolysis — the conversion of starch into sugar