11-letter words containing o, u, a
- amentaceous — of or like an ament or aments
- ametabolous — without metamorphosis
- amino group — the univalent group, −NH 2 .
- amino-sugar — a monosaccharide with an amino or substituted amino group in place of a nonglycosidic hydroxyl group.
- aminobutene — a synthetic pain-relieving drug
- ammophilous — (of organisms) living or growing in sand
- 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.
- amorousness — inclined or disposed to love, especially sexual love: an amorous disposition.
- amorphously — lacking definite form; having no specific shape; formless: the amorphous clouds.
- ampere-hour — a practical unit of quantity of electricity; the quantity that flows in one hour through a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere. 1 ampere-hour is equivalent to 3600 coulombs
- amphibolous — ambiguous or equivocal, especially when due to the uncertain grammatical construction of a word or phrase.
- amphicelous — concave on both sides, as the bodies of the vertebrae of fishes.
- amphigenous — (of certain parasitic fungi) growing on both sides of leaves.
- amphilochus — a seer, the son of Amphiaraus and Eriphyle, and the brother of Alcmaeon.
- amphipodous — (of certain invertebrates, such as sand hoppers) having both swimming and jumping appendages
- amphithuron — amphithyra (def 1).
- ampullosity — pretentious, turgid, or bombastic use of language
- amputations — Plural form of amputation.
- anacanthous — having no spines or thorns.
- anachronous — relating to anachronism; misplaced chronologically
- anacoloutha — Plural form of anacolouthon.
- anacoluthia — lack of grammatical sequence, esp within a single sentence
- anacoluthic — Of, pertaining to, being, or resembling an anacoluthon.
- anacoluthon — a construction that involves the change from one grammatical sequence to another within a single sentence; an example of anacoluthia
- analogously — having analogy; corresponding in some particular: A brain and a computer are analogous.
- anamorphous — lacking a clear or definite form
- anchor buoy — a buoy used to indicate the location of an underwater anchor.
- androconium — a scale on the forewing of certain male butterflies from which an odor attractive to females is emitted.
- androgenous — producing only male offspring
- androgynous — In biology, an androgynous person, animal, or plant has both male and female sexual characteristics.
- anfractuous — characterized by twists and turns; convoluted
- angiomatous — a benign tumor consisting chiefly of dilated or newly formed blood vessels (hemangioma) or lymph vessels (lymphangioma)
- anisogamous — reproducing by the fusion of dissimilar gametes or individuals, usually differing in size.
- anisomerous — (of flowers) having floral whorls that differ in the number of their parts
- annonaceous — belonging to the plant family Annonaceae.
- annulations — Plural form of annulation.
- annunciator — a device that gives a visual indication as to which of a number of electric circuits has operated, such as an indicator in a hotel showing in which room a bell has been rung
- anomalously — deviating from or inconsistent with the common order, form, or rule; irregular; abnormal: Advanced forms of life may be anomalous in the universe.
- anonymously — without any name acknowledged, as that of author, contributor, or the like: an anonymous letter to the editor; an anonymous donation.
- anovulation — failure to produce eggs or to discharge them from an ovary
- anovulatory — not associated with, not caused by, or not exhibiting ovulation.
- antibilious — of a nature that can be used to counter biliousness
- anticarious — preventing or retarding caries.
- antifouling — (of a paint or other coating) inhibiting the growth of barnacles and other marine organisms on a ship's bottom
- antigonus i — known as Cyclops. 382–301 bc, Macedonian general under Alexander the Great; king of Macedon (306–301)
- antimonious — relating to or containing antimony
- antineutron — the antiparticle of a neutron; a particle having the same mass as the neutron but a magnetic moment of opposite sign
- antinucleon — an antiproton or an antineutron
- antipopular — opposed to the people or to popular cause
- antiquation — the process of becoming antiquated