11-letter words containing r, a, l, e
- amortizable — Finance. to liquidate or extinguish (a mortgage, debt, or other obligation), especially by periodic payments to the creditor or to a sinking fund. to write off a cost of (an asset) gradually.
- amperes-law — the law that a magnetic field induced by an electric current is, at any point, directly proportional to the product of the current intensity and the length of the current conductor, inversely proportional to the square of the distance between the point and the conductor, and perpendicular to the plane joining the point and the conductor.
- anal erotic — a person who experiences sexual gratification of the anal area
- anaplerosis — the filling up of a scar, wound, etc which has decayed or been destroyed
- anaplerotic — of or relating to anaplerosis
- anastrozole — an anti-oestrogen drug used in the treatment of breast cancer in post-menopausal women
- ancestorial — of, belonging to, or relating to ancestors
- ancestrally — Pertaining to ancestry.
- anchor bell — a bell rung in foggy weather by a vessel at anchor.
- ancillaries — subordinate; subsidiary.
- angel shark — any of several sharks constituting the family Squatinidae, such as Squatina squatina, that have very large flattened pectoral fins and occur in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
- angelolatry — the worship of angels
- angle board — a board serving as a gauge for an angle planed across the end of other boards.
- anglosphere — a group of English-speaking countries that share common roots in British culture and history, usually the UK, the US, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada
- anisocercal — (of fish) having unequal tail-fin lobes
- ankle biter — a child
- ankle strap — a strap attached at the back of a shoe that goes round the ankle
- ankle-biter — small child, toddler
- anklewarmer — A small garment, most commonly made from wool, that covers the ankle and parts of the lower leg.
- anteorbital — in front of the orbit of the eye
- antheridial — Of, pertaining to, or produced in, the antheridium.
- anthochlore — a yellow pigment found in flowers
- anti-litter — objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
- anticruelty — the prevention of or opposition to cruelty
- anticulture — the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc.
- antifebrile — reducing fever; antipyretic
- antileprosy — acting against leprosy
- antiliberal — acting against liberalism
- antimalware — Designed or intended to combat or eliminate malware on a computer system.
- antineutral — Opposing a policy of neutrality.
- antinuclear — opposed to nuclear weapons
- antirealism — the denial of an objective reality
- antirealist — relating to antirealism
- antislavery — opposed to slavery, esp slavery of Black people
- antiwelfare — opposed to the provision of welfare payments
- antiwrinkle — (of cosmetics) intended to reduce or remove wrinkles from the skin
- antler moth — a European noctuid moth, Cerapteryx (or Charaeas) graminis, that has white antler-like markings on the forewings and produces larvae that periodically cause great damage to pastures and grasslands
- apartmental — relating to an apartment
- aphelandras — Plural form of aphelandra.
- aplanospore — a nonmotile asexual spore produced by certain algae and fungi
- apollinaire — Guillaume (ɡijom), real name Wilhelm Apollinaris de Kostrowitzki. 1880–1918, French poet, novelist, and dramatist, regarded as a precursor of surrealism; author of Alcoöls (1913) and Calligrammes (1918)
- apostlebird — an omnivorous bird, Struthidea cinerea, of eastern Australia, that has chiefly dark gray-brown plumage with white tail markings and is noted for its habit of traveling in groups of about 12 related individuals.
- apparelling — Present participle of apparel.
- apparelment — the action of preparing or making ready
- appenzeller — a cow's milk cheese, originally made in the canton of Appenzell in Switzerland.
- apple cider — non-alcoholic juice drink
- apple green — a bright light green or moderate yellowish-green
- apple grunt — Chiefly Eastern Massachusetts. apple pandowdy. Compare grunt (def 6).
- appleringie — an aromatic shrubby wormwood, Artemisia abrotanum, of South Europe, having finely dissected leaves and small drooping heads of yellowish flowers
- applescript — (language) An object-oriented shell language for the Macintosh, approximately a superset of HyperTalk.