10-letter words containing u, a, m
- antebellum — of or during the period before a war, esp the American Civil War
- 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
- anthuriums — Plural form of anthurium.
- anti-tumor — a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
- antiarmour — designed or equipped to combat armoured vehicles
- antihelium — the antimatter counterpart to helium.
- antimachus — Also called the Colophonian. flourished c410 b.c, Greek poet.
- antimasque — a comic or grotesque dance, presented between the acts of a masque
- antimonous — of or containing antimony in the trivalent state
- antiserums — Plural form of antiserum.
- antitumour — preventing or acting against tumours
- antonymous — of, or having the nature of, an antonym; opposite in meaning
- apothecium — a cup-shaped structure that contains the asci, esp in lichens; a type of ascocarp
- aquamanale — aquamanile.
- aquamanile — a medieval water vessel
- aquamarine — Aquamarines are clear, greenish-blue stones, sometimes used to make jewellery.
- arboretums — Plural form of arboretum.
- arbutamine — Lb pharmaceutical drug A cardiac stimulant drug.
- archemorus — Opheltes.
- arcosolium — (in Roman catacombs) an arched recess for a sarcophagus.
- argumental — That is based on arguments. Pertaining to arguments.
- argumentum — an argument
- armigerous — of, having, or entitled to have a coat of arms
- armourless — having no armour
- army group — the largest operational formation of military land forces, normally comprising two or more armies or army corps under a designated commander.
- army-issue — given to soldiers in order to help them carry out their duties
- arrow arum — a North American plant, Peltandra virginica, of wet areas, having large, arrow-shaped leaves and inconspicuous flowers enclosed in a narrow, pointed spathe.
- as much as — You use as much as before an amount to suggest that it is surprisingly large.
- ascogonium — a female reproductive body in some ascomycetous fungi in which, after fertilization, the asci develop
- assimulate — (obsolete) To assimilate.
- assumingly — in a presuming manner
- assumpsits — Plural form of assumpsit.
- assumption — If you make an assumption that something is true or will happen, you accept that it is true or will happen, often without any real proof.
- assumptive — taken for granted.
- astomatous — (of animals) having no mouth
- athenaeums — Plural form of athenaeum.
- atracurium — a drug used to relax muscles
- atraumatic — (of a medical or surgical procedure) causing minimal tissue injury.
- attunement — an attuning or act of making harmonious
- audiograms — Plural form of audiogram.
- audiometer — an instrument for testing the intensity and frequency range of sound that is capable of detection by the human ear
- audiometry — the testing of hearing by means of an audiometer.
- auditorium — An auditorium is the part of a theatre or concert hall where the audience sits.
- augmenting — to make larger; enlarge in size, number, strength, or extent; increase: His salary is augmented by a small inheritance.
- auntie man — an effeminate or homosexual male
- aureomycin — chlortetracycline
- ausforming — a treatment to strengthen hard steels, prior to quenching, in which the specimen is plastically deformed while it is in the austenite temperature range
- autochrome — a material once used for color photography, consisting of a photographic emulsion applied over a multicolored screen of minute starch grains dyed red, green, and blue-violet.