11-letter words containing t, a, m, i, n
- aminoketone — Any chemical compound containing both a ketone group and an amine.
- aminopterin — a derivative of pterin used in chemotherapy
- ammoniation — (chemistry) Treatment, or reaction with ammonia.
- ammonotelic — excreting ammonia as the main nitrogenous waste: characteristic of freshwater fishes and many aquatic invertebrates
- ammunitions — the material fired, scattered, dropped, or detonated from any weapon, as bombs or rockets, and especially shot, shrapnel, bullets, or shells fired by guns.
- amniotomies — Plural form of amniotomy.
- amontillado — a medium dry Spanish sherry, not as pale in colour as a fino
- amphetamine — Amphetamine is a drug which increases people's energy, makes them excited, and reduces their desire for food.
- amphictyony — (in ancient Greece) a religious association of states for the maintenance of temples and the cults connected with them
- amphithuron — amphithyra (def 1).
- amphithyron — amphithyra (def 1).
- amputations — Plural form of amputation.
- amylopectin — the major component of starch (about 80 per cent), consisting of branched chains of glucose units. It is insoluble and gives a red-brown colour with iodine
- anacamptics — The science of reflected light; catoptrics.
- anastigmats — Plural form of anastigmat.
- anastomosis — a natural connection between two tubular structures, such as blood vessels
- anastomotic — Anatomy. communication between blood vessels by means of collateral channels, especially when usual routes are obstructed.
- anathematic — loathsome; disgusting; hateful.
- anatomizing — Present participle of anatomize.
- angiomatous — a benign tumor consisting chiefly of dilated or newly formed blood vessels (hemangioma) or lymph vessels (lymphangioma)
- anguishment — Anguish.
- animal heat — heat produced in the body of an animal by chemical changes that occur when food is assimilated
- 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.
- animateness — the condition of being alive or living
- animatingly — in a quickening, stirring or energizing manner
- animatronic — of, concerned with, or operated by animatronics
- animosities — Plural form of animosity.
- anisogamete — heterogamete
- anisometric — not isometric; having unsymmetrical parts or unequal measurements
- anomalistic — tending to be anomalous
- anonymities — Plural form of anonymity.
- anonymosity — (rare) The state of being anonymous.
- antagonisms — Plural form of antagonism.
- antenniform — shaped like an antenna
- antependium — a covering hung over the front of an altar
- antheridium — the male sex organ of algae, fungi, bryophytes, and spore-bearing vascular plants, such as ferns, which produces antherozoids
- anthomaniac — someone with an extreme fondness for flowers
- anti-enzyme — a substance that inhibits or counteracts the action of an enzyme.
- anti-family — a basic social unit consisting of parents and their children, considered as a group, whether dwelling together or not: the traditional family. a social unit consisting of one or more adults together with the children they care for: a single-parent family.
- anti-normal — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- anti-reform — the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory, etc.: social reform; spelling reform.
- anti-semite — An anti-Semite is someone who strongly dislikes and is prejudiced against Jewish people.
- anti-sexism — attitudes or behavior based on traditional stereotypes of gender roles.
- antichamber — Obsolete form of antechamber.
- antidumping — a method of trade protection intended to stop other countries dumping goods cheaply on a domestic market
- antielitism — the state of being opposed to elitism
- antiemetics — Plural form of antiemetic.
- antifascism — opposition to fascism
- antifoaming — acting to prevent the formation of foam
- antiheroism — (literature) The quality of being an antihero.