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11-letter words containing s, a, l

  • amaryllises — Plural form of amaryllis.
  • ambiguously — open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations; equivocal: an ambiguous answer.
  • ambitiously — having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.: ambitious students.
  • amblyoscope — an instrument used to train an amblyopic eye to function properly.
  • ambrosially — In an ambrosial manner.
  • ambulocetus — A large carnivorous amphibian (Ambulocetus natans).
  • ameliorates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ameliorate.
  • ametabolism — a form of growth or life cycle with little or no metamorphosis
  • ametabolous — without metamorphosis
  • amiableness — The state or quality of being amiable.
  • ammonolysis — solvolysis in liquid ammonia
  • ammophilous — (of organisms) living or growing in sand
  • amorphously — lacking definite form; having no specific shape; formless: the amorphous clouds.
  • 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.
  • amphibolous — ambiguous or equivocal, especially when due to the uncertain grammatical construction of a word or phrase.
  • amphicelous — concave on both sides, as the bodies of the vertebrae of fishes.
  • amphilochus — a seer, the son of Amphiaraus and Eriphyle, and the brother of Alcmaeon.
  • amphistylar — (esp of a classical temple) having a set of columns at both ends or at both sides
  • ampullosity — pretentious, turgid, or bombastic use of language
  • amyloidosis — the deposition of amyloid in various tissues of the body, as occurs in certain chronic infections
  • amyloplasts — Plural form of amyloplast.
  • anadiploses — Plural form of anadiplosis.
  • anadiplosis — repetition of the words or phrase at the end of one sentence, line, or clause at the beginning of the next
  • anaglyptics — (arts) The art of carving or embossing in low relief.
  • analeptics' — restoring; invigorating; giving strength after disease.
  • analogistic — a person who employs or argues from analogy.
  • analogously — having analogy; corresponding in some particular: A brain and a computer are analogous.
  • analysation — Alternative form of analyzation.
  • anaphylaxis — extreme sensitivity to an injected antigen, esp a protein, following a previous injection
  • anaplerosis — the filling up of a scar, wound, etc which has decayed or been destroyed
  • anastrozole — an anti-oestrogen drug used in the treatment of breast cancer in post-menopausal women
  • anastylosis — the restoration of a ruined monument or building by reassembling fallen parts and, when necessary, incorporating newmaterials.
  • ancestorial — of, belonging to, or relating to ancestors
  • ancestrally — Pertaining to ancestry.
  • ancillaries — subordinate; subsidiary.
  • angel falls — a waterfall in SE Venezuela, on the Caroní River; regarded as the highest in the world. Height: 979 m (3212 ft)
  • 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
  • angelicness — The state or quality of being angelic.
  • angioplasty — a surgical technique for restoring normal blood flow through an artery narrowed or blocked by atherosclerosis, either by inserting a balloon into the narrowed section and inflating it or by using a laser beam
  • anglicanism — Anglicanism is the beliefs and practices of the Church of England, and of the churches related to it.
  • anglo-asian — An Anglo-Asian person is someone of Indian, Pakistani, or Bangladeshi origin who has grown up in Britain.
  • anglo-irish — the English language as spoken in Ireland
  • anglo-saxon — The Anglo-Saxon period is the period of English history from the fifth century A.D. to the Norman Conquest in 1066.
  • anglophones — Plural form of anglophone.
  • 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
  • animalcules — Plural form of animalcule.
  • animalistic — If you describe a person or their behaviour as animalistic, you mean that they do not try to hide or control their basic feelings and physical needs.
  • anisocercal — (of fish) having unequal tail-fin lobes
  • anisodactyl — (of the feet of passerine birds) having the first toe directed backwards and the other three toes directed forwards
  • ankle strap — a strap attached at the back of a shoe that goes round the ankle
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