11-letter words containing m, o, r
- allotropism — a property of certain elements, as carbon, sulfur, and phosphorus, of existing in two or more distinct forms; allomorphism.
- almond bark — a type of candy consisting of sheets or fairly thick pieces of semisweet or milk chocolate to which almonds or almond pieces have been added.
- 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
- almoravides — a member of a Muslim dynasty ruling in Spain and northern Africa from 1056 to 1147.
- amalgamator — a person or object that carries out amalgamation
- amatorially — in an amatory manner
- ambassadors — a novel (1903) by Henry James.
- ambiversion — a condition or character trait that includes elements of both introversion and extroversion
- ambrosially — In an ambrosial manner.
- ameliorated — Simple past tense and past participle of ameliorate.
- ameliorates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ameliorate.
- ameliorator — A person who, or thing which ameliorates.
- amen corner — in some rural Protestant churches, the seats to the minister's right, once occupied by those leading the responsive amens
- amenorrheic — of or relating to amenorrhea
- amenorrhoea — abnormal absence of menstruation
- amino group — the univalent group, −NH 2 .
- 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
- amino-sugar — a monosaccharide with an amino or substituted amino group in place of a nonglycosidic hydroxyl group.
- aminoborane — (inorganic compound) A mixed hydride of nitrogen and boron, NH2BH2, whose polymer is proposed as a storage site for hydrogen.
- aminopterin — a derivative of pterin used in chemotherapy
- aminopyrine — a colorless, crystalline powder, C13H17N3O, sometimes used to reduce fever or pain: may cause agranulocytosis
- amniography — an x-ray examination of the amniotic sac after the injection of an opaque solution, performed to permit visualization of the umbilical cord and the placenta.
- amobarbital — a drug with sedative, hypnotic, and analgesic properties used to relieve insomnia and control convulsions
- amorousness — inclined or disposed to love, especially sexual love: an amorous disposition.
- amorphously — lacking definite form; having no specific shape; formless: the amorphous clouds.
- amortizable — Finance. to liquidate or extinguish (a mortgage, debt, or other obligation), especially by periodic payments to the creditor or to a sinking fund. to write off a cost of (an asset) gradually.
- ampere-hour — a practical unit of quantity of electricity; the quantity that flows in one hour through a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere. 1 ampere-hour is equivalent to 3600 coulombs
- amphichroic — producing two colours, one on reacting with an acid, the other on reacting with a base
- amphidromia — a family festival in ancient Athens in honor of the birth of a child, during which the child received its name.
- amphigories — Plural form of amphigory.
- amphikaryon — a diploid nucleus.
- amphithuron — amphithyra (def 1).
- amphithyron — amphithyra (def 1).
- amphoriskos — a miniature amphora.
- amyotrophic — (medicine) Characterized by atrophy of the muscles.
- anachronism — You say that something is an anachronism when you think that it is out of date or old-fashioned.
- anamorphism — intense metamorphism of a rock in which high-density complex minerals are formed from simpler minerals of lower density
- anamorphous — lacking a clear or definite form
- anchorwoman — The anchorwoman on a television or radio programme, especially a news programme, is the woman who presents it.
- anchorwomen — Plural form of anchorwoman.
- androconium — a scale on the forewing of certain male butterflies from which an odor attractive to females is emitted.
- anemochores — Plural form of anemochore.
- anemographs — Plural form of anemograph.
- anemography — the technique of recording wind measurements
- anemometers — Plural form of anemometer.
- angkor thom — the site of the ruined capital city of the Khmer empire, at Angkor.
- animatronic — of, concerned with, or operated by animatronics
- anisomerous — (of flowers) having floral whorls that differ in the number of their parts
- anisometric — not isometric; having unsymmetrical parts or unequal measurements
- anonymizers — Plural form of anonymizer.