11-letter words containing n, o, i, e
- antipoverty — acting against poverty
- antistrophe — the second of two movements made by a chorus during the performance of a choral ode
- antiviolent — Acting against or opposing violence.
- anxiousness — full of mental distress or uneasiness because of fear of danger or misfortune; greatly worried; solicitous: Her parents were anxious about her poor health.
- apicodental — articulated with the apex of the tongue near the upper front teeth, as ( (θ) ; t h) ) and (; ð) ; th) )
- apoferritin — a homogeneous protein, found especially in the intestinal mucosa and the liver, that interacts with a ferric hydroxide-ferric phosphate complex to form ferritin.
- apollinaire — Guillaume (ɡijom), real name Wilhelm Apollinaris de Kostrowitzki. 1880–1918, French poet, novelist, and dramatist, regarded as a precursor of surrealism; author of Alcoöls (1913) and Calligrammes (1918)
- apomorphine — a white crystalline alkaloid, derived from morphine, that is used medicinally as an emetic, as an expectorant, and in Parkinson's disease. Formula: C17H17NO2
- aponeurosis — a white fibrous sheet of tissue by which certain muscles are attached to bones
- aponeurotic — a whitish, fibrous membrane that connects a muscle to a bone or fascia.
- apoproteins — Plural form of apoprotein.
- appellation — An appellation is a name or title that a person, place, or thing is given.
- appointable — to name or assign to a position, an office, or the like; designate: to appoint a new treasurer; to appoint a judge to the bench.
- appointment — The appointment of a person to a particular job is the choice of that person to do it.
- apportioned — to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution: to apportion expenses among the three men.
- apportioner — to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution: to apportion expenses among the three men.
- apprecation — (obsolete) Earnest prayer; devout wish.
- appropinque — to approach
- apron piece — (in a staircase) a header receiving the ends of rough strings, carriage pieces, and the joists of landings.
- arab legion — a police force (1920–56) under British supervision, responsible for keeping order among desert tribesmen in Trans-Jordan.
- arabinoside — a glycoside yielding arabinose when hydrolysed
- archaeornis — an extinct primitive Jurassic bird, formerly placed in the genus Archaeornis but now thought to be a species of archaeopteryx
- archegonial — relating to an archegonium
- archegonium — a female sex organ, occurring in mosses, spore-bearing vascular plants, and gymnosperms, that produces a single egg cell in its swollen base
- arctic zone — the section of the earth's surface lying between the Arctic Circle and the North Pole.
- arenicolous — growing or living in sand or sandy places
- areocentric — relating to a reference system which has Mars as its centre
- aroint thee — away! begone!
- arolla pine — a five-needled pine tree, Pinus cembra, found esp in mountain regions of Central Europe and yielding edible seeds
- arrestation — the slowing or stopping of the development or progress of something
- arytenoidal — relating to the arytenoid cartilages in the larynx and also to other parts relating to them
- ascensional — (astronomy) Relating to ascension.
- asperations — Plural form of asperation.
- aspergation — the action of sprinkling, suffusing or irrigating with water
- assentation — servile or hypocritical agreement
- assertation — An assertion, statement of opinion.
- assiniboine — a river in W Canada, rising in E Saskatchewan and flowing southeast and east to the Red River at Winnipeg. Length: over 860 km (500 miles)
- assoilments — Plural form of assoilment.
- asteroidean — an echinoderm of the class Asteroidea, comprising the starfishes.
- astronomize — to practise or study astronomy or engage in astronomical matters
- at one time — If you say that something was the case at one time, you mean that it was the case during a particular period in the past.
- atherogenic — causing atheroma
- atomoxetine — (pharmaceutical drug) A non-stimulant drug used for the treatment of ADHD.
- atonalities — Plural form of atonality.
- atriopeptin — any of several peptide hormones that are released by the atria of the heart in response to an abnormal increase in blood volume and that modulate blood pressure and the excretion of sodium, potassium, and water. Abbreviation: ANF.
- attentional — of or relating to attention
- attenuation — the act of attenuating or the state of being attenuated
- attestation — the act of attesting
- attorneyism — the slyness and cleverness associated with attorneys
- auctioneers — Plural form of auctioneer.