10-letter words containing r, a, i, n
- anchorites — Plural form of anchorite.
- anchoritic — of or relating to an anchorite
- ancilliary — Misspelling of ancillary.
- 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.
- anelectric — not capable of acquiring a static electric charge when subjected to friction.
- aneurismal — Alternative spelling of aneurysmal.
- angel hair — a kind of pasta in the shape of very fine long strands
- 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
- anglerfish — a bony fish with a growth on its head which can be wiggled to attract prey
- angularity — the condition of being angular
- 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
- anhydremia — an abnormal decrease in the volume of the blood, due to loss of water.
- anhydrides — Plural form of anhydride.
- anhydrosis — the deficiency or absence of perspiration; adiaphoresis.
- animadvert — to comment with strong criticism (upon); make censorious remarks (about)
- 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.
- antarctica — a continent around the South Pole: consists of an ice-covered plateau, 1800–3000 m (6000 ft to 10 000 ft) above sea level, and mountain ranges rising to 4500 m (15 000 ft) with some volcanic peaks; average temperatures all below freezing and human settlement is confined to research stations. All political claims to the mainland are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty of 1959
- antennifer — a pivotal projection at the rim of an antennal socket.
- anteriorly — in an anterior position
- antheridia — a male reproductive structure producing gametes, occurring in ferns, mosses, fungi, and algae.
- anthimeria — (rhetoric) The use of a word from one word class or part of speech as if it were from another. Typically, and for example, the use of a noun as if it were a verb.
- anthracite — Anthracite is a type of very hard coal which burns slowly, producing a lot of heat and very little smoke.
- anthracoid — resembling anthrax
- anthropoid — resembling man
- anthuriums — Plural form of anthurium.
- anti-draft — a drawing, sketch, or design.
- 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.
- anti-virus — Anti-virus software is software that protects a computer against viruses.
- antiarmour — designed or equipped to combat armoured vehicles
- antibaryon — the antiparticle of any of the baryons
- anticancer — acting against cancer
- anticaries — characterized by an ability to prevent caries