11-letter words containing s
- antinomians — Plural form of antinomian.
- antiobesity — reducing or controlling obesity
- 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.
- antiquaries — Plural form of antiquary.
- antiqueness — the quality of being antique
- antiquities — remains or relics, such as statues, buildings, or coins, that date from ancient times
- antirealism — the denial of an objective reality
- antirealist — relating to antirealism
- antiscience — opposed to science or scientific method
- antisecrecy — opposed to secrecy, particularly in government
- antiseizure — acting against or preventing seizures
- antisemitic — Alternative spelling of anti-Semitic.
- antiseptics — pertaining to or affecting antisepsis.
- antiskating — of or relating to a control or adjustment on a record player that counteracts the tendency of the tone arm to be pulled inward by centripetal force.
- antislavery — opposed to slavery, esp slavery of Black people
- antismoking — intended to prevent people from smoking tobacco
- antispastic — preventing or reducing spasms
- antispyware — Designed or intended to combat or eliminate spyware on a computer system.
- antistatism — the principle or policy of concentrating extensive economic, political, and related controls in the state at the cost of individual liberty.
- antisthenes — ?445–365 bc, Greek philosopher, founder of the Cynic school, who taught that the only good was virtue, won by self-control and independence from worldly needs
- antistrophe — the second of two movements made by a chorus during the performance of a choral ode
- antistudent — opposed to or acting against students
- antisubsidy — opposed to or acting against subsidization
- antisuicide — acting to prevent suicide
- antitarnish — resistant to or protecting against tarnishing
- antitheists — Plural form of antitheist.
- antithesize — To create antitheses.
- antitruster — a person opposed to trusts, monopolies, or similar organizations
- antitussive — alleviating or suppressing coughing
- antofagasta — a port in N Chile. Pop: 323 000 (2005 est)
- antonomasia — the substitution of a title or epithet for a proper name, such as his highness
- antseranana — a port in N Madagascar: former French naval base. Pop: 73 491 (2001)
- antsiranana — a seaport on N Madagascar.
- anwar sadat — Anwar el- [ahn-wahr el] /ˈɑn wɑr ɛl/ (Show IPA), 1918–81, Egyptian political leader: president 1970–81; Nobel Peace Prize 1978.
- anxiolytics — Plural form of anxiolytic.
- anxiousness — full of mental distress or uneasiness because of fear of danger or misfortune; greatly worried; solicitous: Her parents were anxious about her poor health.
- aortoclasia — rupture of the aorta.
- apatosaurus — brontosaurus
- apgar score — system for determining the condition of an infant at birth
- aphasiology — The study of linguistic problems resulting from brain damage.
- aphelandras — Plural form of aphelandra.
- aphlogistic — (archaic) flameless.
- aphrodisiac — An aphrodisiac is a food, drink, or drug which is said to make people want to have sex.