11-letter words containing s, h, a
- alpha cells — cells in the anterior pituitary that contain acidophil granules
- alpha stock — any of the most active securities on the Stock Exchange of which there are between 100 and 200; at least ten market makers must continuously display the prices of an alpha stock and all transactions in them must be published immediately
- alpha-waves — a pattern of slow brain waves (alpha waves) in normal persons at rest with closed eyes, thought by some to be associated with an alert but daydreaming mind.
- alphabetise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of alphabetize.
- altazimuths — Plural form of altazimuth.
- alzheimer's — a common form of dementia, believed to be caused by changes in the brain, usually beginning in late middle age, characterized by memory lapses, confusion, emotional instability, and progressive loss of mental ability.
- amateurship — the nature of an amateur
- amethystine — Like amethyst, especially when referring to colour.
- ammishaddai — the father of Ahiezer, the Danite. Num. 1:12; 2:25.
- ammophilous — (of organisms) living or growing in sand
- amorphously — lacking definite form; having no specific shape; formless: the amorphous clouds.
- amphibolous — ambiguous or equivocal, especially when due to the uncertain grammatical construction of a word or phrase.
- amphibrachs — Plural form of amphibrach.
- amphicelous — concave on both sides, as the bodies of the vertebrae of fishes.
- amphigenous — (of certain parasitic fungi) growing on both sides of leaves.
- amphigories — Plural form of amphigory.
- amphilochus — a seer, the son of Amphiaraus and Eriphyle, and the brother of Alcmaeon.
- amphimacers — Plural form of amphimacer.
- amphipodous — (of certain invertebrates, such as sand hoppers) having both swimming and jumping appendages
- amphisbaena — any worm lizard of the genus Amphisbaena
- amphistylar — (esp of a classical temple) having a set of columns at both ends or at both sides
- amphithemis — a son of Apollo and Acacallis.
- amphoriskos — a miniature amphora.
- anacanthous — having no spines or thorns.
- anachronism — You say that something is an anachronism when you think that it is out of date or old-fashioned.
- anachronist — A person who has anachronistic views or habits.
- anachronous — relating to anachronism; misplaced chronologically
- anaesthesia — Anaesthesia is the use of anaesthetics in medicine and surgery.
- anaesthetic — Anaesthetic is a substance that doctors use to stop you feeling pain during an operation, either in the whole of your body when you are unconscious, or in a part of your body when you are awake.
- anamorphism — intense metamorphism of a rock in which high-density complex minerals are formed from simpler minerals of lower density
- anamorphous — lacking a clear or definite form
- anaphoresis — the movement of suspended charged particles towards the anode in an electric field
- anaphylaxis — extreme sensitivity to an injected antigen, esp a protein, following a previous injection
- anapophysis — a small process of a vertebra, especially of a lumbar or thoracic vertebra.
- anarchistic — An anarchistic person believes in anarchism. Anarchistic activity or literature promotes anarchism.
- anastrophes — Plural form of anastrophe.
- anchor shot — grapple shot.
- anchor span — (on a suspension or cantilever bridge) a span from an anchorage to the nearest pier or tower.
- androsphinx — a sphinx having the head of a man
- anemochores — Plural form of anemochore.
- anemographs — Plural form of anemograph.
- anemonefish — Any of the clownfish, principally in the Amphiprion genus.
- anesthesias — Medicine/Medical. general or local insensibility, as to pain and other sensation, induced by certain interventions or drugs to permit the performance of surgery or other painful procedures.
- anesthesize — Misspelling of anesthetize.
- anesthetics — Plural form of anesthetic.
- anesthetist — An anesthetist is a nurse or other person who gives an anaesthetic to a patient.
- anesthetize — to cause anesthesia in; give an anesthetic to
- 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
- anglo-irish — the English language as spoken in Ireland
- anglophones — Plural form of anglophone.