10-letter words containing t, m, r
- altimeters — Plural form of altimeter.
- altimetric — Of or pertaining to altimetry.
- altrincham — a residential town in NW England, in Trafford unitary authority, Greater Manchester. Pop: 40 695 (2001)
- amaranthus — Any of the genus Amaranthus; an amaranth.
- amarantine — amaranthine
- amateurish — If you describe something as amateurish, you think that it is not skilfully made or done.
- amateurism — Amateurism is the belief that people should take part in sports and other activities as a hobby, for pleasure, rather than as a job, for money.
- amatorious — amatorial
- ambagitory — ambiguous
- ambidexter — someone who is ambidextrous
- amboceptor — an immune body formed in the blood during infection or immunization that serves to link the complement to the antigen
- ambulatory — of, relating to, or designed for walking
- ameliorant — a thing that ameliorates
- ameliorate — If someone or something ameliorates a situation, they make it better or easier in some way.
- amendatory — serving to amend; corrective
- amercement — to punish by imposing a fine not fixed by statute.
- amersfoort — a town in the central Netherlands, in E Utrecht province. Pop: 131 000 (2003 est)
- amortising — Present participle of amortise.
- amortizing — Present participle of amortize.
- amphiaster — the structure that occurs in a cell undergoing mitosis, consisting of a spindle with an aster at each end
- amphithyra — Also, amphithyron, amphithura [am-fuh-thoo r-uh] /ˌæm fəˈθʊər ə/ (Show IPA), amphithuron. Greek Orthodox Church. a divided curtain in front of the door of the iconostasis.
- amphitrite — a sea goddess, wife of Poseidon and mother of Triton
- amphitryon — the grandson of Perseus and husband of Alcmene
- amphoteric — able to function as either a base or an acid
- amritattva — a state of immortality or deathlessness
- amyotrophy — wasting of muscles, caused by disease of the nerves supplying them
- anemometer — an instrument for recording the speed and often the direction of winds
- anemometry — the technique of measuring wind speed and direction
- animadvert — to comment with strong criticism (upon); make censorious remarks (about)
- antemortem — made or done just before one's death
- antenumber — a number that immediately precedes another: Three is the antenumber of four.
- antepartum — of or noting the period prior to childbirth; before delivery.
- anthersmut — a species of parasitic fungus, Ustilago violacea
- anthimeria — (rhetoric) The use of a word from one word class or part of speech as if it were from another. Typically, and for example, the use of a noun as if it were a verb.
- anthuriums — Plural form of anthurium.
- anti-roman — of or relating to the ancient or modern city of Rome, or to its inhabitants and their customs and culture: Roman restaurants.
- anti-tumor — a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
- antiarmour — designed or equipped to combat armoured vehicles
- antidromic — (of nerve fibres) conducting nerve impulses in a direction opposite to normal
- antimarket — opposed to or working against commerce
- antimatter — In science, antimatter is a form of matter whose particles have characteristics and properties opposite to those of ordinary matter.
- antimerger — opposed to corporate mergers
- antimodern — opposed to modern attitudes
- antiracism — the policy of challenging racism and promoting racial tolerance
- antireform — opposed to reform
- antiserums — Plural form of antiserum.
- antismoker — a person opposed to tobacco smoking
- antitumour — preventing or acting against tumours
- antrostomy — (surgery) Incision and drainage of the antrum.
- apart from — You use apart from when you are making an exception to a general statement.