10-letter words containing n, a, p, i
- anaplastic — of or relating to anaplasia
- ancipitous — Alternative form of ancipital.
- anemophily — fertilized by wind-borne pollen or spores.
- aneuploidy — (genetics) The condition of being aneuploid; the state of possessing chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number.
- 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
- anglepoise — a type of lamp with joints and spring tension that allow it to be placed in a wide range of positions
- anglophile — If you describe a non-British person as Anglophile, you mean that they admire Britain and British culture.
- anisotropy — Physics. of unequal physical properties along different axes. Compare isotropic (def 1).
- anopheline — (of mosquitoes) belonging to the genus Anopheles, which carries malaria
- anthropoid — resembling man
- anticipant — operating in advance; expectant; anticipating
- anticipate — If you anticipate an event, you realize in advance that it may happen and you are prepared for it.
- antiherpes — acting against the herpes simplex virus
- antilepton — the antiparticle of any of the leptons
- antilopine — of or relating to the antelope
- antipathic — characterized by antipathy
- antipatico — (of people or situations) Unpleasant, odious, unsympathetic, harsh, (of person) crabby.
- antiphonal — sung or recited in alternation
- antiphonar — Alternative form of antiphonary.
- antiphoner — An antiphonal.
- antiphonic — relating to or resembling an antiphon
- antipiracy — acting against the piracy of copyrighted material
- antiplague — acting against plague
- antiplaque — acting against or preventing plaque
- antipodean — Antipodean describes people or things that come from or relate to Australia and New Zealand.
- antipoetic — relating to poetry which does not conform to poetic conventions
- antipolice — opposed to or against the police
- antiporter — a membrane protein that transports substances across cell membranes
- antiproton — the antiparticle of the proton; a particle having the same mass as the proton but an equal and opposite charge
- antipyrine — a drug formerly used to reduce pain and fever. Formula: C11H12N2O
- antisepsis — destruction of undesirable microorganisms, such as those that cause disease or putrefaction
- antiseptic — Antiseptic is a substance that kills germs and harmful bacteria.
- antiutopia — dystopia.
- aphid lion — the larva of a lacewing, usually predaceous on aphids.
- aphis lion — any of the larvae of a family (Chrysopidae) of lacewings: a useful insect that feeds on aphids
- aphorizing — Present participle of aphorize.
- aplanatism — the state of being free from spherical aberration
- apodeipnon — compline.
- apollonian — of or relating to Apollo or the cult of Apollo
- apoprotein — any conjugated protein from which the prosthetic group has been removed, such as apohaemoglobin (the protein of haemoglobin without its haem group)
- apparating — Present participle of apparate.
- apparation — (obsolete) A preparation.
- appareling — Present participle of apparel.
- apparition — An apparition is someone you see or think you see but who is not really there as a physical being.
- appendical — (generally, chiefly of a book's or of books') Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of an appendix or appendices.
- appendices — Appendices is a plural form of appendix.
- appendicle — a small appendage