11-letter words containing s, p, i
- amphithemis — a son of Apollo and Acacallis.
- amphoriskos — a miniature amphora.
- ampullosity — pretentious, turgid, or bombastic use of language
- amputations — Plural form of amputation.
- anacamptics — The science of reflected light; catoptrics.
- 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.
- anamorphism — intense metamorphism of a rock in which high-density complex minerals are formed from simpler minerals of lower density
- 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
- anaplerosis — the filling up of a scar, wound, etc which has decayed or been destroyed
- anapophysis — a small process of a vertebra, especially of a lumbar or thoracic vertebra.
- androsphinx — a sphinx having the head of a man
- 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
- angioscopes — Plural form of angioscope.
- anisocarpic — (of a flower) having a lower number of carpels than of other floral parts.
- anisopteran — belonging or pertaining to the suborder Anisoptera, comprising the dragonflies.
- anisotropic — not isotropic; having different physical properties in different directions
- anthropoids — Plural form of anthropoid.
- anticipates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anticipate.
- antileprosy — acting against leprosy
- antileptons — Plural form of antilepton.
- antipathies — Plural form of antipathy.
- antipathise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of antipathize.
- antipathist — a person feeling antipathy
- antiphonies — Plural form of antiphony.
- antiphrasis — the use of a word in a sense opposite to its normal one, esp for ironic effect
- antiplastic — allaying or preventing the growth of new tissue.
- antiprotons — Plural form of antiproton.
- antipyresis — checking or preventing fever.
- antiseptics — pertaining to or affecting antisepsis.
- antispastic — preventing or reducing spasms
- antispyware — Designed or intended to combat or eliminate spyware on a computer system.
- antistrophe — the second of two movements made by a chorus during the performance of a choral ode
- aphasiology — The study of linguistic problems resulting from brain damage.
- aphlogistic — (archaic) flameless.
- aphrodisiac — An aphrodisiac is a food, drink, or drug which is said to make people want to have sex.
- apoliticism — the quality of being apolitical
- apollinaris — an effervescent mineral water
- apologetics — the branch of theology concerned with the defence and rational justification of Christianity
- apologising — to offer an apology or excuse for some fault, insult, failure, or injury: He apologized for accusing her falsely.
- aponeurosis — a white fibrous sheet of tissue by which certain muscles are attached to bones
- apophysitis — (pathology) Inflammation of an apophysis, a bony tubercle.
- apoproteins — Plural form of apoprotein.
- aposiopeses — Plural form of aposiopesis.
- aposiopesis — the device of suddenly breaking off in the middle of a sentence as if unwilling to continue
- aposiopetic — Of or pertaining to aposiopesis.
- apostatized — Simple past tense and past participle of apostatize.