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11-letter words containing r, i, a, u

  • albuminuric — related to the state of albuminuria
  • aliturgical — designating those days on which the celebration of certain liturgies, especially the Eucharist, is forbidden.
  • allopurinol — a synthetic drug that reduces blood concentrations of uric acid and is administered orally in the treatment of gout. Formula: C5H4N4O
  • alpha tauri — Aldebaran
  • amateurship — the nature of an amateur
  • amber fluid — beer
  • 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.
  • amphithuron — amphithyra (def 1).
  • amur privet — a northern Chinese shrub, Ligustrum amurense, of the olive family, having hairy leaves and white flowers.
  • and circuit — a logic circuit having two or more input wires and one output wire that has a high-voltage output signal if and only if all input signals are at a high voltage simultaneously: used extensively as a basic circuit in computers
  • androconium — a scale on the forewing of certain male butterflies from which an odor attractive to females is emitted.
  • animalcular — Of, relating to, or resembling, animalcules.
  • anisomerous — (of flowers) having floral whorls that differ in the number of their parts
  • annual ring — a ring of wood indicating one year's growth, seen in the transverse section of stems and roots of woody plants growing in temperate climates
  • 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
  • antheridium — the male sex organ of algae, fungi, bryophytes, and spore-bearing vascular plants, such as ferns, which produces antherozoids
  • anti-church — a building for public Christian worship.
  • anti-nature — the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
  • antiburglar — intended to prevent burglary
  • anticarious — preventing or retarding caries.
  • 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.
  • antinatural — opposed to or against nature
  • antineutral — Opposing a policy of neutrality.
  • antineutron — the antiparticle of a neutron; a particle having the same mass as the neutron but a magnetic moment of opposite sign
  • antinuclear — opposed to nuclear weapons
  • antipopular — opposed to the people or to popular cause
  • antiquarian — Antiquarian means concerned with old and rare objects.
  • antiquaries — Plural form of antiquary.
  • antirrhinum — any scrophulariaceous plant of the genus Antirrhinum, esp the snapdragon, which have two-lipped flowers of various colours
  • antiseizure — acting against or preventing seizures
  • antitruster — a person opposed to trusts, monopolies, or similar organizations
  • antitumoral — Antitumor.
  • apodyterium — the changing room in an ancient Roman bathhouse
  • aponeurosis — a white fibrous sheet of tissue by which certain muscles are attached to bones
  • aponeurotic — a whitish, fibrous membrane that connects a muscle to a bone or fascia.
  • appropinque — to approach
  • aqua fortis — nitric acid
  • aquaerobics — A form of aerobics done while in water.
  • aquafortist — a person who makes engravings or etchings through the use of aqua fortis
  • aquamarines — Plural form of aquamarine.
  • aquarellist — (arts) An artist who paints aquarelles.
  • aquariology — The study of the fauna and flora of aquaria.
  • aquiculture — aquaculture
  • araliaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Araliaceae, a chiefly tropical family of trees, shrubs, or woody climbers having small clusters of whitish or greenish flowers. The family includes the ivy and ginseng
  • arbitrageur — a person who engages in arbitrage
  • arboviruses — Plural form of arbovirus.
  • archduchies — Plural form of archduchy.
  • archegonium — a female sex organ, occurring in mosses, spore-bearing vascular plants, and gymnosperms, that produces a single egg cell in its swollen base
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