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11-letter words containing o, n, i

  • allochronic — (biology, of taxa) occurring in different geologic time.
  • allocutions — Plural form of allocution.
  • allophylian — (of languages, especially those of Europe and Asia) neither Indo-European nor Semitic.
  • allopurinol — a synthetic drug that reduces blood concentrations of uric acid and is administered orally in the treatment of gout. Formula: C5H4N4O
  • allowancing — Present participle of allowance.
  • almond milk — a creamy mixture of blanched almonds, sugar, and water, blended to a smooth paste and sieved.
  • alterations — adjustments
  • altercation — An altercation is a noisy argument or disagreement.
  • alternation — successive change from one condition or action to another and back again repeatedly
  • altiloquent — (of language) high-flown or pretentious.
  • ambiguation — Act of ambiguating.
  • ambitioning — an earnest desire for some type of achievement or distinction, as power, honor, fame, or wealth, and the willingness to strive for its attainment: Too much ambition caused him to be disliked by his colleagues.
  • ambiversion — a condition or character trait that includes elements of both introversion and extroversion
  • amblygonite — a white or greyish mineral consisting of lithium aluminium fluorophosphate in triclinic crystalline form. It is a source of lithium. Formula: (Li,Na)Al(PO4)(F,OH)
  • amenorrheic — of or relating to amenorrhea
  • amethocaine — The drug tetracaine.
  • amino acids — any of a class of organic compounds that contains at least one amino group, –NH 2 , and one carboxyl group, –COOH: the alpha-amino acids, RCH(NH 2)COOH, are the building blocks from which proteins are constructed.
  • amino group — the univalent group, −NH 2 .
  • amino resin — any thermosetting synthetic resin formed by copolymerization of amines or amides with aldehydes. Amino resins are used as adhesives and as coatings for paper and textiles
  • amino-sugar — a monosaccharide with an amino or substituted amino group in place of a nonglycosidic hydroxyl group.
  • aminoborane — (inorganic compound) A mixed hydride of nitrogen and boron, NH2BH2, whose polymer is proposed as a storage site for hydrogen.
  • aminobutene — a synthetic pain-relieving drug
  • aminoketone — Any chemical compound containing both a ketone group and an amine.
  • aminophenol — any of three isomeric forms that are soluble crystalline solids, used as a dye intermediate (meta- and ortho-), in dyeing hair, fur, and textiles (ortho- and para-), and as a photographic developer (para-). Formula: C6H4NH2OH
  • aminopterin — a derivative of pterin used in chemotherapy
  • aminopyrine — a colorless, crystalline powder, C13H17N3O, sometimes used to reduce fever or pain: may cause agranulocytosis
  • ammoniation — (chemistry) Treatment, or reaction with ammonia.
  • ammonifying — Present participle of ammonify.
  • ammonolysis — solvolysis in liquid ammonia
  • ammonotelic — excreting ammonia as the main nitrogenous waste: characteristic of freshwater fishes and many aquatic invertebrates
  • ammunitions — the material fired, scattered, dropped, or detonated from any weapon, as bombs or rockets, and especially shot, shrapnel, bullets, or shells fired by guns.
  • 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.
  • amontillado — a medium dry Spanish sherry, not as pale in colour as a fino
  • amoxicillin — a penicillin antibiotic used to treat a wide range of bacterial infections
  • amoxycillin — Obsolete spelling of amoxicillin.
  • amphictyony — (in ancient Greece) a religious association of states for the maintenance of temples and the cults connected with them
  • amphigenous — (of certain parasitic fungi) growing on both sides of leaves.
  • amphikaryon — a diploid nucleus.
  • amphithuron — amphithyra (def 1).
  • amphithyron — amphithyra (def 1).
  • amputations — Plural form of amputation.
  • 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
  • anachronism — You say that something is an anachronism when you think that it is out of date or old-fashioned.
  • anachronist — A person who has anachronistic views or habits.
  • anachronize — To refer to, or put into, a wrong time.
  • anacoenosis — a figure of speech in which an appeal is made to one's listeners or opponents for their opinion or judgment as to the subject under discussion.
  • anacoluthia — lack of grammatical sequence, esp within a single sentence
  • anacoluthic — Of, pertaining to, being, or resembling an anacoluthon.
  • anacreontic — in the manner of the Greek lyric poet Anacreon (?572–?488 bc), noted for his short songs celebrating love and wine
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