9-letter words containing is
- anguishes — Plural form of anguish.
- aniconism — the belief in not using or worshipping images of deities
- aniconist — a believer or follower of aniconism
- animalise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of animalize.
- animalism — satisfaction of or preoccupation with physical matters; sensuality
- animalist — a person driven by animal appetites; sensualist.
- animatism — the belief that inanimate objects have consciousness
- animistic — the belief that natural objects, natural phenomena, and the universe itself possess souls.
- anisidine — (organic compound) Any of three three isomeric forms of the aromatic amine methoxyaniline; they are toxic, and are used in the synthesis of azo dyes and pharmaceuticals.
- anisogamy — a type of sexual reproduction in which the gametes are dissimilar, either in size alone or in size and form
- ankylosis — abnormal adhesion or immobility of the bones in a joint, as by a direct joining of the bones, a fibrous growth of tissues within the joint, or surgery
- annalised — Simple past tense and past participle of annalise.
- annalists — Plural form of annalist.
- annapolis — the capital of Maryland, near the mouth of the Severn River on Chesapeake Bay: site of the US Naval Academy. Pop: 36 178 (2003 est)
- annualise — To express (a quantity such as an interest rate, profit, expenditure etc.) as if it applied or were measured over one year.
- anomalism — the state or quality of being anomalous.
- anonymise — (transitive) To render anonymous; especially to remove data that would establish the identity of a person.
- anorakish — (British, informal) Obsessively absorbed in a subject, especially an unusual or obscure subject.
- anorchism — Anorchia.
- antinoise — sound generated so that it is out of phase with a noise, such as that made by an engine, in order to reduce the noise level by interference
- antiprism — A polyhedron composed of two parallel copies of some particular polygon, connected by an alternating band of triangles.
- antiscian — relating to a person living on the other side of the equator at the same meridian
- antisense — (of a drug) acting in an opposite way to RNA
- antiserum — blood serum containing antibodies against a specific antigen, used to treat or provide immunity to a disease
- antishake — denoting a technology that reduces the blurring caused by movement of the person taking a photograph
- antishark — designed to protect against shark attacks
- antishock — designed to reduce the force of impact
- antisleep — acting to prevent sleep
- antismoke — preventing smoke
- antisolar — facing in the opposite direction to the sun
- antispast — a group of four syllables, two short and two long, in a metric foot
- antistate — opposed to or acting against state authority
- antistick — acting to prevent adhesion
- antistory — a story which does not conform to the established conventions of storytelling
- antistyle — a style that rejects or subverts conventional style
- apatheism — (religion) Apathy towards the existence of a god; belief that the question of the existence of a god is unimportant.
- apatheist — (religion) A person who may accept the existence of a god, but who does not care about that god's existence.
- apheresis — the omission of a letter or syllable at the beginning of a word
- aphorisms — Plural form of aphorism.
- apiarists — Plural form of apiarist.
- apishness — The state or quality of being apish.
- apologise — to offer an apology or excuse for some fault, insult, failure, or injury: He apologized for accusing her falsely.
- apologist — An apologist is a person who writes or speaks in defence of a belief, a cause, or a person's life.
- apophasis — the device of mentioning a subject by stating that it will not be mentioned
- apophysis — a process, outgrowth, or swelling from part of an animal or plant
- apoptosis — the programmed death of some of an organism's cells as part of its natural growth and development
- apothesis — (architecture) A place on the south side of the chancel in primitive churches, furnished with shelves, for books, vestments, etc.
- appetiser — Alternative spelling of appetizer.
- appraisal — If you make an appraisal of something, you consider it carefully and form an opinion about it.
- appraised — Simple past tense and past participle of appraise.