11-letter words containing n, t, e, r
- anorthosite — a coarse-grained plutonic igneous rock consisting almost entirely of plagioclase feldspar
- antagonizer — a person who antagonizes people, or provokes hostility: The leader was an antagonizer of the peasantry. Compare antagonist.
- ante-mortem — (esp in legal or medical contexts) before death
- antechamber — An antechamber is a small room leading into a larger room.
- antenniform — shaped like an antenna
- anteorbital — in front of the orbit of the eye
- anteportico — a lesser portico preceding a main portico.
- anteriority — situated before or at the front of; fore (opposed to posterior).
- anterograde — moving forwards, in the normal direction of flow
- anteversion — abnormal forward tilting of a bodily organ, esp the uterus
- antheridial — Of, pertaining to, or produced in, the antheridium.
- antheridium — the male sex organ of algae, fungi, bryophytes, and spore-bearing vascular plants, such as ferns, which produces antherozoids
- antherozoid — one of many small male gametes produced in an antheridium
- anthesteria — one of the ancient Athenian festivals composing the Dionysia; a spring festival celebrating flowers and new wine.
- anthochlore — a yellow pigment found in flowers
- anthracnose — any of several fungus diseases of plants and trees, such as vines and beans, characterized by oval dark depressed spots on the fruit and elsewhere
- anti-litter — objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
- anti-nature — the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
- anti-rabies — an infectious disease of dogs, cats, and other animals, transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected animal and usually fatal if prophylactic treatment is not administered: caused by an RNA virus of the rhabdovirus group; hydrophobia.
- anti-reform — the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory, etc.: social reform; spelling reform.
- anti-stress — importance attached to a thing: to lay stress upon good manners. Synonyms: significance, meaning, emphasis, consequence; weight, value, worth.
- antichamber — Obsolete form of antechamber.
- antichoicer — someone who opposes the granting of pregnant women the choice to have an abortion
- anticruelty — the prevention of or opposition to cruelty
- anticulture — the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc.
- antifebrile — reducing fever; antipyretic
- antifebrine — (pharmaceutical drug) A compound of aniline with acetyl, used to allay fever or pain.
- antiforeign — opposed to or discriminating against foreigners or foreign countries
- antiheroine — a central female character in a novel, play, film, etc, who lacks the traditional heroic virtues
- antiheroism — (literature) The quality of being an antihero.
- antihyperon — the antiparticle of the hyperon
- antikythera — an island in the E Mediterranean, NW of Crete: archaeological site. 8½ sq. mi. (22 sq. km).
- antileprosy — acting against leprosy
- antiliberal — acting against liberalism
- antimalware — Designed or intended to combat or eliminate malware on a computer system.
- antineutral — Opposing a policy of neutrality.
- antineutron — the antiparticle of a neutron; a particle having the same mass as the neutron but a magnetic moment of opposite sign
- antinuclear — opposed to nuclear weapons
- antipattern — (software engineering) A design pattern that may be commonly used but is ineffective and/or counterproductive in practice.
- antipoverty — acting against poverty
- antipyresis — checking or preventing fever.
- antipyretic — preventing or alleviating fever
- antiquaries — Plural form of antiquary.
- antirealism — the denial of an objective reality
- antirealist — relating to antirealism
- antisecrecy — opposed to secrecy, particularly in government
- antiseizure — acting against or preventing seizures
- antislavery — opposed to slavery, esp slavery of Black people
- antispyware — Designed or intended to combat or eliminate spyware on a computer system.
- antistrophe — the second of two movements made by a chorus during the performance of a choral ode