11-letter words containing o, m, i
- amniography — an x-ray examination of the amniotic sac after the injection of an opaque solution, performed to permit visualization of the umbilical cord and the placenta.
- amniotomies — Plural form of amniotomy.
- amobarbital — a drug with sedative, hypnotic, and analgesic properties used to relieve insomnia and control convulsions
- amontillado — a medium dry Spanish sherry, not as pale in colour as a fino
- amortizable — Finance. to liquidate or extinguish (a mortgage, debt, or other obligation), especially by periodic payments to the creditor or to a sinking fund. to write off a cost of (an asset) gradually.
- amoxicillin — a penicillin antibiotic used to treat a wide range of bacterial infections
- amoxycillin — Obsolete spelling of amoxicillin.
- amphibiotic — having an aquatic larval form and a terrestrial adult form, as amphibians
- amphibolite — a metamorphic rock consisting mainly of amphibole and plagioclase
- amphibology — ambiguity of expression, esp when due to a grammatical construction, as in save rags and waste paper
- amphibolous — ambiguous or equivocal, especially when due to the uncertain grammatical construction of a word or phrase.
- amphicelous — concave on both sides, as the bodies of the vertebrae of fishes.
- amphichroic — producing two colours, one on reacting with an acid, the other on reacting with a base
- amphictyony — (in ancient Greece) a religious association of states for the maintenance of temples and the cults connected with them
- amphidromia — a family festival in ancient Athens in honor of the birth of a child, during which the child received its name.
- amphigenous — (of certain parasitic fungi) growing on both sides of leaves.
- amphigories — Plural form of amphigory.
- amphikaryon — a diploid nucleus.
- amphilochus — a seer, the son of Amphiaraus and Eriphyle, and the brother of Alcmaeon.
- amphipodous — (of certain invertebrates, such as sand hoppers) having both swimming and jumping appendages
- amphithuron — amphithyra (def 1).
- amphithyron — amphithyra (def 1).
- amphophilic — (cytology) That can be stained with either an acidic or basic dye.
- amphoriskos — a miniature amphora.
- ampullosity — pretentious, turgid, or bombastic use of language
- amputations — Plural form of amputation.
- amyloidosis — the deposition of amyloid in various tissues of the body, as occurs in certain chronic infections
- amylopectin — the major component of starch (about 80 per cent), consisting of branched chains of glucose units. It is insoluble and gives a red-brown colour with iodine
- amyotrophic — (medicine) Characterized by atrophy of the muscles.
- anachronism — You say that something is an anachronism when you think that it is out of date or old-fashioned.
- anamorphism — intense metamorphism of a rock in which high-density complex minerals are formed from simpler minerals of lower density
- anastomosis — a natural connection between two tubular structures, such as blood vessels
- anastomotic — Anatomy. communication between blood vessels by means of collateral channels, especially when usual routes are obstructed.
- anatomizing — Present participle of anatomize.
- androconium — a scale on the forewing of certain male butterflies from which an odor attractive to females is emitted.
- anemonefish — Any of the clownfish, principally in the Amphiprion genus.
- anemophobia — an abnormal fear of draughts or windy weather
- angiomatous — a benign tumor consisting chiefly of dilated or newly formed blood vessels (hemangioma) or lymph vessels (lymphangioma)
- animal pole — the formative part of an ovum, having the greatest amount of cytoplasm and containing the nucleus.
- animatronic — of, concerned with, or operated by animatronics
- animosities — Plural form of animosity.
- anisogamete — heterogamete
- anisogamous — reproducing by the fusion of dissimilar gametes or individuals, usually differing in size.
- anisomerous — (of flowers) having floral whorls that differ in the number of their parts
- anisometric — not isometric; having unsymmetrical parts or unequal measurements
- anno domini — advancing old age
- anomalistic — tending to be anomalous
- anonymising — Present participle of anonymise.
- anonymities — Plural form of anonymity.
- anonymizers — Plural form of anonymizer.