10-letter words containing o, r, a, i
- amatorious — amatorial
- ambagitory — ambiguous
- ameliorant — a thing that ameliorates
- ameliorate — If someone or something ameliorates a situation, they make it better or easier in some way.
- americanos — Plural form of americano.
- aminosugar — a monosaccharide with an amino or substituted amino group in place of a nonglycosidic hydroxyl group.
- 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
- amortising — Present participle of amortise.
- amortizing — Present participle of amortize.
- amphigoric — a meaningless or nonsensical piece of writing, especially one intended as a parody.
- amphigouri — amphigory.
- amphitryon — the grandson of Perseus and husband of Alcmene
- amphoteric — able to function as either a base or an acid
- anachorism — a geographical misplacement; something located in an incongruous position
- anachronic — out of chronological order or out of date
- anaerobies — (biology) anaerobes.
- anaerobium — anaerobe
- anamorphic — of, relating to, or caused by anamorphosis or anamorphism
- anchor ice — ice that forms at the bottom of a lake or river
- anchorites — Plural form of anchorite.
- anchoritic — of or relating to an anchorite
- andragogic — the methods or techniques used to teach adults: Many educators believe that the principles of andragogy, as advanced by Malcolm Knowles, have great relevance to adult education; others are not so certain.
- androecium — the stamens of a flowering plant collectively
- androgenic — any substance, as testosterone or androsterone, that promotes male characteristics.
- angiograms — Plural form of angiogram.
- angiograph — The film or image of the blood vessels produced by angiography.
- 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
- anharmonic — of or concerned with an oscillation whose frequency is not an integral factor or multiple of the base frequency
- anhidrosis — the absence of sweating
- anhidrotic — curbing the secretion of sweat
- anhydrosis — the deficiency or absence of perspiration; adiaphoresis.
- anisocoria — inequality in the size of the pupils.
- anisomeric — (of a chemical compound) lacking isomers
- anisotropy — Physics. of unequal physical properties along different axes. Compare isotropic (def 1).
- anno regni — in the year of the reign
- anonymizer — (Internet) A software tool that attempts to make a user's Internet activity untraceable by acting as a proxy.
- anorectics — Plural form of anorectic.
- anorexiant — a substance, as a drug, for causing loss of appetite.
- anorgasmia — inability to experience sexual orgasm.
- anseriform — (ornithology) Of or pertaining to birds of the family Anseriformes including ducks, geese, swans, and screamers.
- anteriorly — in an anterior position
- anthracoid — resembling anthrax
- anthropoid — resembling man
- anti-labor — productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- anti-roman — of or relating to the ancient or modern city of Rome, or to its inhabitants and their customs and culture: Roman restaurants.
- anti-story — a narrative of short-story length that makes no effort to follow a plot and ignores structural conventions, character motivations, and the like.
- anti-tumor — a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
- antiarmour — designed or equipped to combat armoured vehicles