10-letter words containing o, n, a, p
- anemoscope — any device that shows the presence and direction of a wind
- aneuploidy — (genetics) The condition of being aneuploid; the state of possessing chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number.
- 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
- anglepoise — a type of lamp with joints and spring tension that allow it to be placed in a wide range of positions
- anglophile — If you describe a non-British person as Anglophile, you mean that they admire Britain and British culture.
- anglophobe — a person who hates or fears England or its people
- anglophone — Anglophone communities are English-speaking communities in areas where more than one language is commonly spoken.
- anisotropy — Physics. of unequal physical properties along different axes. Compare isotropic (def 1).
- anjou pear — a thick, green, oval-shaped pear that ripens during the winter
- anopheline — (of mosquitoes) belonging to the genus Anopheles, which carries malaria
- anthophore — an elongation of the receptacle of a flower between the calyx and corolla
- anthropoid — resembling man
- antilepton — the antiparticle of any of the leptons
- antilopine — of or relating to the antelope
- antipatico — (of people or situations) Unpleasant, odious, unsympathetic, harsh, (of person) crabby.
- antiphonal — sung or recited in alternation
- antiphonar — Alternative form of antiphonary.
- antiphoner — An antiphonal.
- antiphonic — relating to or resembling an antiphon
- antipodean — Antipodean describes people or things that come from or relate to Australia and New Zealand.
- antipoetic — relating to poetry which does not conform to poetic conventions
- antipolice — opposed to or against the police
- antiporter — a membrane protein that transports substances across cell membranes
- antiproton — the antiparticle of the proton; a particle having the same mass as the proton but an equal and opposite charge
- antiutopia — dystopia.
- aphid lion — the larva of a lacewing, usually predaceous on aphids.
- aphis lion — any of the larvae of a family (Chrysopidae) of lacewings: a useful insect that feeds on aphids
- aphorizing — Present participle of aphorize.
- apocryphon — something that is regarded as probably untrue
- apodeipnon — compline.
- apoenzymes — Plural form of apoenzyme.
- apollonian — of or relating to Apollo or the cult of Apollo
- apoprotein — any conjugated protein from which the prosthetic group has been removed, such as apohaemoglobin (the protein of haemoglobin without its haem group)
- apparation — (obsolete) A preparation.
- apparition — An apparition is someone you see or think you see but who is not really there as a physical being.
- appetition — a desire or craving directed towards a specific object, goal, or purpose
- appointees — a person who is appointed.
- appointers — Plural form of appointer.
- appointing — Present participle of appoint.
- appointive — relating to or filled by appointment
- appointors — Plural form of appointor.
- apportions — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apportion.
- apposition — If two noun groups referring to the same person or thing are in apposition, one is placed immediately after the other, with no conjunction joining them, as in 'Her father, Nigel, left home three months ago.'
- approvance — approval
- aprication — the act of sunbathing or basking in the sun
- aquaponics — a farming system that circulates wastewater from animal aquaculture to hydroponically cultivated plants, whereby the plants draw nutrients from the waste and filter the water, allowing for its recycled use by the aquatic animals.
- aquaporins — Plural form of aquaporin.