10-letter words containing n, o, i
- amphitryon — the grandson of Perseus and husband of Alcmene
- amphogenic — producing both male and female offspring.
- ampliation — an extension or addition to what is already known
- amputation — to cut off (all or part of a limb or digit of the body), as by surgery.
- anachorism — a geographical misplacement; something located in an incongruous position
- anachronic — out of chronological order or out of date
- anacoustic — unable to support the propagation of sound; soundless
- anaerobies — (biology) anaerobes.
- anaerobium — anaerobe
- anagogical — of or relating to an anagoge.
- analogical — of, expressing, or based upon analogy
- analogised — Simple past tense and past participle of analogise.
- analogized — Simple past tense and past participle of analogize.
- analogizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of analogize.
- anamorphic — of, relating to, or caused by anamorphosis or anamorphism
- anatomical — Anatomical means relating to the structure of the bodies of people and animals.
- anatomists — Plural form of anatomist.
- anatomized — Simple past tense and past participle of anatomize.
- anatomizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anatomize.
- anchor ice — ice that forms at the bottom of a lake or river
- anchorites — Plural form of anchorite.
- anchoritic — of or relating to an anchorite
- 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.
- androecium — the stamens of a flowering plant collectively
- androgenic — any substance, as testosterone or androsterone, that promotes male characteristics.
- anecdotist — a person who tells or collects anecdotes
- anemophily — fertilized by wind-borne pollen or spores.
- 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.
- 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
- angle iron — an iron or a steel structural bar that has an L-shaped cross section
- anglepoise — a type of lamp with joints and spring tension that allow it to be placed in a wide range of positions
- anglomania — excessive respect for English customs, etc
- anglophile — If you describe a non-British person as Anglophile, you mean that they admire Britain and British culture.
- angulation — an angular formation
- angwantibo — a rare gold-coloured prosimian primate of tropical Africa, Arctocebus calabarensis, having digits that are specialized as a pair of pincers for climbing: family Lorisidae (lorises)
- anharmonic — of or concerned with an oscillation whose frequency is not an integral factor or multiple of the base frequency
- anhelation — a panting or shortness of breath causing breathing difficulty
- anhidrosis — the absence of sweating
- anhidrotic — curbing the secretion of sweat