10-letter words containing n, o
- ambiophony — the reproduction of sound to create an illusion to a listener of being in a spacious room, such as a concert hall
- ambisonics — the technique of reproducing and transmitting surround sound
- ambitioned — sought after, desired
- ambulation — to walk about or move from place to place.
- ameliorant — a thing that ameliorates
- amendation — (US) The result of making an amendment to a document etc; an amendment.
- amendatory — serving to amend; corrective
- amenorrhea — abnormal absence or suppression of menstruation
- americanos — Plural form of americano.
- amianthoid — a fine variety of asbestos, with delicate, flexible filaments.
- amino acid — Amino acids are substances containing nitrogen and hydrogen and which are found in proteins. Amino acids occur naturally in the body.
- aminoacids — Plural form of aminoacid.
- aminoplast — amino resin.
- aminosugar — a monosaccharide with an amino or substituted amino group in place of a nonglycosidic hydroxyl group.
- amiodarone — a substance, C 25 H 29 I 2 NO 3 , used in the treatment of heart arrhythmias.
- amlodipine — A long-acting calcium channel blocker used as an anti-hypertensive and in the treatment of angina.
- ammoniacal — of, containing, using, or resembling ammonia
- ammoniated — to treat or cause to unite with ammonia.
- ammonified — Simple past tense and past participle of ammonify.
- ammonifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ammonify.
- ammonolyze — to subject to ammonolysis.
- ammunition — Ammunition is bullets and rockets that are made to be fired from guns.
- amnioscopy — Examination of a foetus and the amniotic fluid in the lowest part of the amniotic sac using an amnioscope introduced through the cervical canal.
- amodiaquin — a compound, C20H22ClN3O, whose hydrochloride form is used in treating malaria
- amortising — Present participle of amortise.
- amortizing — Present participle of amortize.
- amoscanate — An experimental anthelmintic agent of the arylisothiocyanate class, found to be highly effective in animals against hookworms and the four major species of schistosomes, but possibly hepatotoxic.
- amphictyon — a delegate to an amphictyonic council
- amphinomus — Penelope's favorite suitor.
- amphipodan — (zoology) Relating to the amphipods.
- 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
- anachronym — Synonym of backronym.
- anacolutha — Plural form of anacoluthon.
- anacoustic — unable to support the propagation of sound; soundless
- anadromous — (of fishes such as the salmon) migrating up rivers from the sea in order to breed
- anadyomene — (describing Venus or Aphrodite) rising from the sea
- 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
- anapodoton — (uncountable, rhetoric) The rhetorical device in which a main clause is implied by a subordinate clause, without mention.