11-letter words containing r, a, i
- aspheterism — the teaching that all property should be in common ownership and no individual should benefit from personal possession
- aspheterize — to observe or engage in aspheterism
- asphyxiator — to produce asphyxia in.
- aspidistras — Plural form of aspidistra.
- aspirations — a strong desire, longing, or aim; ambition: intellectual aspirations.
- asportation — the removal or taking away of something
- assertation — An assertion, statement of opinion.
- assertively — confidently aggressive or self-assured; positive: aggressive; dogmatic: He is too assertive as a salesman.
- assessorial — a person who makes assessments, especially for purposes of taxation.
- assimilator — to take in and incorporate as one's own; absorb: He assimilated many new experiences on his European trip.
- associators — Plural form of associator.
- assortative — Denoting or involving the preferential mating of animals or marrying of people with similar characteristics.
- assyriology — the study of the culture, history, and archaeological remains of ancient Assyria
- asterisking — Present participle of asterisk.
- asteroidean — an echinoderm of the class Asteroidea, comprising the starfishes.
- astraphobia — a fear of thunder and lightning
- astringence — Alternative spelling of astringency.
- astringency — An astringent taste.
- astringents — Plural form of astringent.
- astrogation — (in science fiction) navigation in outer space.
- astrologian — (obsolete) An astrologer.
- astrologist — the study that assumes and attempts to interpret the influence of the heavenly bodies on human affairs.
- astrometric — (astronomy) of or relating to astrometry.
- astronautic — Of or pertaining to astronautics.
- astronomize — to practise or study astronomy or engage in astronomical matters
- astrophobia — A fear of stars and celestial space.
- asymmetries — Plural form of asymmetry.
- asynartetic — having or containing two different types of metre
- at variance — If one thing is at variance with another, the two things seem to contradict each other.
- atelierista — Studio teacher.
- atherogenic — causing atheroma
- athwartship — having a position across a vessel from side to side at right angles to the keel
- atmospheric — Atmospheric is used to describe something which relates to the Earth's atmosphere.
- atomtronics — (physics) The design, manufacture and study of analogs of electronics using atoms (especially Bose-Einstein condensates) at low temperature.
- atrabiliary — Of or relating to black bile.
- atrabilious — irritable
- atriopeptin — any of several peptide hormones that are released by the atria of the heart in response to an abnormal increase in blood volume and that modulate blood pressure and the excretion of sodium, potassium, and water. Abbreviation: ANF.
- atrociously — extremely or shockingly wicked, cruel, or brutal: an atrocious crime.
- attempering — Present participle of attemper.
- attic order — a low pilaster of any order set into the cornice of a building
- attorneyism — the slyness and cleverness associated with attorneys
- attractions — Plural form of attraction.
- attributing — to regard as resulting from a specified cause; consider as caused by something indicated (usually followed by to): She attributed his bad temper to ill health.
- attribution — the act of attributing; ascription.
- attributive — relating to an attribute
- attritional — a reduction or decrease in numbers, size, or strength: Our club has had a high rate of attrition because so many members have moved away.
- auctioneers — Plural form of auctioneer.
- audiometers — Plural form of audiometer.
- audiometric — the testing of hearing by means of an audiometer.
- audit trail — a record of all the transactions or data entries that a person or firm has carried out over a specific period