11-letter words containing o, n, a, t
- acquisition — If a company or business person makes an acquisition, they buy another company or part of a company.
- acrocentric — (of a chromosome) having the centromere at one end
- acrocorinth — the citadel of ancient Corinth: strategic in the control of the Isthmus of Corinth; extensive ruins.
- actinodrome — (of a leaf) palmately veined.
- actinograph — a recording actinometer
- actinometer — an instrument for measuring the intensity of radiation, esp of the sun's rays
- actinometry — The measurement of the heating power of electromagnetic radiation, especially that of solar radiation.
- actinomyces — a genus of bacteria that causes disease in humans and improves soil ecology
- actinomycin — any of several toxic antibiotics obtained from bacteria of the genus Streptomyces, used in treating some cancers; the most commonly used is dactinomycin (actinomycin D)
- actinostele — (botany) A type of protostele, in which the core of vascular tissue in the stem extends outward in lobes.
- action film — a film with a fast-moving plot, usually containing scenes of violence
- action hero — the hero in an action film
- action line — a telephone line maintained by a newspaper, television station, or other medium to provide the public a ready means of expressing complaints or obtaining information about matters of vital interest.
- action plan — a statement of the steps that need to be taken to achieve a particular goal or objective
- action shot — a still photograph that shows someone or something in motion
- action verb — a verb, as run, think, or soothe, that expresses something that a person, animal, object, or process in nature can do, as in Close the door! or The storm is flooding many houses along the coast, rather than expressing a state of being. Compare copula (def 2), stative.
- activations — Plural form of activation.
- acumination — A sharpening; termination in a sharp point; a tapering point.
- adaptations — Plural form of adaptation.
- adaptogenic — acting to normalize and regulate the systems of the body
- adenoiditis — inflammation of the adenoid tissue.
- adenomatoid — Of or pertaining to an adenoma.
- adenomatous — characterized by a collection of glandular growths
- adiponectin — (biochemistry) A protein hormone that modulates glucose regulation and fatty acid catabolism.
- adjournment — An adjournment is a temporary stopping of a trial, enquiry, or other meeting.
- admirations — Plural form of admiration.
- admonitions — Plural form of admonition.
- adolescents — Plural form of adolescent.
- adoptionism — an early Greek theology that Jesus was a man gifted with divine powers
- adoptionist — someone who believes in adoptionism
- adscription — ascription
- adumbration — to produce a faint image or resemblance of; to outline or sketch.
- adventurous — Someone who is adventurous is willing to take risks and to try new methods. Something that is adventurous involves new things or ideas.
- advice note — a document sent by a supplier to a customer to inform him that goods he ordered have been dispatched. It usually gives details such as the quantity of goods and how they have been sent
- aeneolithic — Chalcolithic.
- aerodonetic — Relating to aerodonetics.
- aeronautics — Aeronautics is the science of designing and building aeroplanes.
- aerostation — the science of operating lighter-than-air craft
- aestivation — the act or condition of aestivating
- affectation — If you say that someone's attitude or behaviour is an affectation, you disapprove of the fact that it is not genuine or natural, but is intended to impress other people.
- affectional — relating to or implying affection.
- affectioned — Simple past tense and past participle of affection.
- affiliation — If one group has an affiliation with another group, it has a close or official connection with it.
- affirmation — the act of affirming or the state of being affirmed
- afflictions — Plural form of affliction.
- afforcement — an increase in force or strength
- afforesting — Present participle of afforest.
- affrication — the changing of (a consonantal speech sound) to an affricate
- afrocentric — centered on, emphasizing, or showing the influence of African or, sometimes, African-American history and culture
- afternoon's — the time from noon until evening.