10-letter words containing o, r, a, e
- allomerize — to undergo allomerism.
- allometric — Of or pertaining to allometry.
- allosteric — of, relating to, or designating a function of an enzyme in which the structure and activity of the enzyme are modified by the binding of a metabolic molecule
- allotropes — Plural form of allotrope.
- almoravide — a member of a fanatical people of Berber origin and Islamic faith, who founded an empire in N Africa that spread over much of Spain in the 11th century ad
- alongshore — close to, by, or along a shore
- alpenhorns — Plural form of alpenhorn.
- alteration — An alteration is a change in or to something.
- alternator — An alternator is a device, used especially in a car, that creates an electrical current that changes direction as it flows.
- altogether — You use altogether to emphasize that something has stopped, been done, or finished completely.
- alveolarly — in an alveolar manner
- amboceptor — an immune body formed in the blood during infection or immunization that serves to link the complement to the antigen
- ameliorant — a thing that ameliorates
- ameliorate — If someone or something ameliorates a situation, they make it better or easier in some way.
- amendatory — serving to amend; corrective
- amenorrhea — abnormal absence or suppression of menstruation
- americanos — Plural form of americano.
- amersfoort — a town in the central Netherlands, in E Utrecht province. Pop: 131 000 (2003 est)
- amiodarone — a substance, C 25 H 29 I 2 NO 3 , used in the treatment of heart arrhythmias.
- amoebiform — resembling, shaped, or changing in shape like an amoeba
- amphoteric — able to function as either a base or an acid
- amyxorrhea — the absence of the normal secretion of mucus.
- anaerobies — (biology) anaerobes.
- anaerobium — anaerobe
- anastrophe — reversal of the usual order of the parts of a sentence; inversion (Ex.: “Came the dawn”)
- anchor bed — a sloping, slightly projecting platform on the forecastle of a ship, for supporting an anchor when not in use.
- anchor ice — ice that forms at the bottom of a lake or river
- anchorages — Plural form of anchorage.
- anchorette — (in broadcasting) a young and inexperienced anchorwoman
- anchorites — Plural form of anchorite.
- anchorless — without an anchor
- androecium — the stamens of a flowering plant collectively
- androgenic — any substance, as testosterone or androsterone, that promotes male characteristics.
- androgynes — Plural form of androgyne.
- andromache — the wife of Hector
- andromaque — a tragedy (1667) by Racine.
- andropause — the period, usually occurring between the ages of 45 and 55, during which a man's testosterone levels may fall, leading to a reduction in vigour and sexual drive
- androphore — an extension of the receptacle carrying the androecium and the gynoecium, typical of the caper family (Capparidaceae)
- androspore — the zoospore of certain algae that develops into a small male plant producing antherozoids.
- anemochore — a plant in which the fruits or seeds are dispersed by wind
- anemochory — the dispersal of plant seeds or spores by the wind.
- anemograph — a self-recording anemometer
- anemometer — an instrument for recording the speed and often the direction of winds
- anemometry — the technique of measuring wind speed and direction
- 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
- angle iron — an iron or a steel structural bar that has an L-shaped cross section
- angledozer — a bulldozer with an angled blade which allows earth to be pushed aside
- anisomeric — (of a chemical compound) lacking isomers
- anjou pear — a thick, green, oval-shaped pear that ripens during the winter
- anno regni — in the year of the reign