10-letter words containing n, a, o
- anatomists — Plural form of anatomist.
- anatomized — Simple past tense and past participle of anatomize.
- anatomizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anatomize.
- anatropous — (of a plant ovule) inverted during development by a bending of the stalk (funicle) attaching it to the carpel wall
- anaxagoras — ?500–428 bc, Greek philosopher who maintained that all things were composed of minute particles arranged by an eternal intelligence
- anchor bed — a sloping, slightly projecting platform on the forecastle of a ship, for supporting an anchor when not in use.
- anchor ice — ice that forms at the bottom of a lake or river
- anchorages — Plural form of anchorage.
- anchorette — (in broadcasting) a young and inexperienced anchorwoman
- anchorites — Plural form of anchorite.
- anchoritic — of or relating to an anchorite
- anchorless — without an anchor
- anchylosis — (anatomy, medicine) alternative spelling of ankylosis.
- ancipitous — Alternative form of ancipital.
- andragogic — the methods or techniques used to teach adults: Many educators believe that the principles of andragogy, as advanced by Malcolm Knowles, have great relevance to adult education; others are not so certain.
- androcracy — social and political rule by men.
- androecium — the stamens of a flowering plant collectively
- androgenic — any substance, as testosterone or androsterone, that promotes male characteristics.
- androgynal — Androgynous.
- androgynes — Plural form of androgyne.
- andromache — the wife of Hector
- andromaque — a tragedy (1667) by Racine.
- andropause — the period, usually occurring between the ages of 45 and 55, during which a man's testosterone levels may fall, leading to a reduction in vigour and sexual drive
- androphore — an extension of the receptacle carrying the androecium and the gynoecium, typical of the caper family (Capparidaceae)
- andropogon — (botany) Any member of the grass genus Andropogon.
- androspore — the zoospore of certain algae that develops into a small male plant producing antherozoids.
- anecdotage — anecdotes collectively
- anecdotist — a person who tells or collects anecdotes
- anemochore — a plant in which the fruits or seeds are dispersed by wind
- anemochory — the dispersal of plant seeds or spores by the wind.
- anemograph — a self-recording anemometer
- anemometer — an instrument for recording the speed and often the direction of winds
- anemometry — the technique of measuring wind speed and direction
- anemophily — fertilized by wind-borne pollen or spores.
- anemoscope — any device that shows the presence and direction of a wind
- anemotaxis — oriented movement in response to a current of air.
- aneuploidy — (genetics) The condition of being aneuploid; the state of possessing chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number.
- angelology — a doctrine or theory treating of angels
- angioblast — one of several mesenchymal cells capable of developing into the endothelium of the blood vessels.
- angioedema — swelling that occurs just beneath the surface of the skin or mucous membranes.
- angiogenic — promoting or relating to blood vessel growth
- angiogenin — a small, single-chain protein, resembling ribonuclease in structure, that stimulates the formation of new blood vessels.
- angiograms — Plural form of angiogram.
- angiograph — The film or image of the blood vessels produced by angiography.
- angiopathy — (pathology) Any disease of the blood vessels.
- angioscope — An instrument for examining the capillary vessels of animals and plants.
- angiosperm — any seed-bearing plant of the phylum Angiospermophyta (division Angiospermae in traditional systems), in which the ovules are enclosed in an ovary, which develops into the fruit after fertilization; any flowering plant
- angkor wat — the largest and best preserved Khmer temple in the Angkor complex of ruins.
- angle iron — an iron or a steel structural bar that has an L-shaped cross section
- angle shot — a picture taken with the camera pointed obliquely at the subject, sometimes causing distortion of perspective and proportion.