11-letter words containing r, a, i
- arolla pine — a five-needled pine tree, Pinus cembra, found esp in mountain regions of Central Europe and yielding edible seeds
- aromaticity — the property of certain planar cyclic conjugated molecules, esp benzene, of behaving like unsaturated molecules and undergoing substitution reactions rather than addition as a result of delocalization of electrons in the ring
- aromatizing — Present participle of aromatize.
- arpeggiated — having arpeggios
- arquebusier — harquebusier.
- arraignment — Arraignment is when someone is brought before a court of law to answer a particular charge.
- arrestation — the slowing or stopping of the development or progress of something
- arrestingly — attracting or capable of attracting attention or interest; striking: an arresting smile.
- arrhythmias — Plural form of arrhythmia.
- arriere-ban — (in medieval France) a summons to the king's vassals to do military service
- arrivederci — goodbye
- ars antiqua — the style of composition characteristic of the 13th century, especially in France.
- ars poetica — the art of poetry
- arse licker — a person who curries favour
- arsenicated — Treated with arsenate or other arsenic compound.
- arsonphobia — Pyrophobia.
- art history — study of art through the ages
- artemisinin — a drug obtained from the plant genus Artemisia and used to treat malaria
- arterialize — to change (venous blood) into arterial blood by replenishing the depleted oxygen
- arteriogram — an X-ray of a vein or artery which has been injected with dye in order to diagnose obstruction or damage
- arteriotomy — the surgical cutting of an artery or a cut made in an artery
- arthralgias — Plural form of arthralgia.
- arthritical — Also, arthritical. of, relating to, or afflicted with arthritis.
- arthritides — (medicine) Plural form of arthritis.
- arthrodesis — the fusion of bones in a joint through surgery which causes immobility of the joint
- articulable — having the ability to be articulated
- articularly — of or relating to the joints.
- articulated — An articulated vehicle, especially a lorry, is made in two or more sections which are joined together by metal bars, so that the vehicle can turn more easily.
- articulates — Express (an idea or feeling) fluently and coherently.
- articulator — a person or thing that articulates
- artifactual — any object made by human beings, especially with a view to subsequent use.
- artilleries — Plural form of artillery.
- artillerist — a person who uses or is a member of the artillery
- artiodactyl — any placental mammal of the order Artiodactyla, having hooves with an even number of toes; an even-toed ungulate. The order includes pigs, hippopotamuses, camels, deer, cattle, and antelopes
- artisanship — the occupation or product of a craftsperson or artisan
- artophorion — pyx (def 1a).
- aru islands — a group of islands in Indonesia, in the SW Moluccas. Area: about 8500 sq km (3300 sq miles)
- arum family — the plant family Araceae, characterized by herbaceous plants having numerous tiny flowers on a fleshy spike above or sheathed by a large spathe, and including the anthurium, calla lily, jack-in-the-pulpit, and philodendron.
- arylamines' — any of a group of amines in which one or more of the hydrogen atoms of ammonia are replaced by aromatic groups.
- arytenoidal — relating to the arytenoid cartilages in the larynx and also to other parts relating to them
- asbestiform — having the look or structure of asbestos
- ascertained — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
- ascriptions — Plural form of ascription.
- ashlar line — a horizontal line, indicated at a building site with a taut string, that corresponds to the exterior surface plane of a masonry wall.
- asperations — Plural form of asperation.
- aspergation — the action of sprinkling, suffusing or irrigating with water
- aspergillum — a brush or perforated container for sprinkling holy water
- aspergillus — any ascomycetous fungus of the genus Aspergillus, having chains of conidia attached like bristles to a club-shaped stalk: family Aspergillaceae
- aspersorium — a basin containing holy water with which worshippers sprinkle themselves
- aspheterise — to deny the right of private property