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11-letter words containing lo

  • amphibolous — ambiguous or equivocal, especially when due to the uncertain grammatical construction of a word or phrase.
  • amphicelous — concave on both sides, as the bodies of the vertebrae of fishes.
  • amphilochus — a seer, the son of Amphiaraus and Eriphyle, and the brother of Alcmaeon.
  • ampullosity — pretentious, turgid, or bombastic use of language
  • amyloidosis — the deposition of amyloid in various tissues of the body, as occurs in certain chronic infections
  • 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
  • amyloplasts — Plural form of amyloplast.
  • anacoloutha — Plural form of anacolouthon.
  • anadiploses — Plural form of anadiplosis.
  • anadiplosis — repetition of the words or phrase at the end of one sentence, line, or clause at the beginning of the next
  • analogistic — a person who employs or argues from analogy.
  • analogizing — Present participle of analogize.
  • analogously — having analogy; corresponding in some particular: A brain and a computer are analogous.
  • anastylosis — the restoration of a ruined monument or building by reassembling fallen parts and, when necessary, incorporating newmaterials.
  • angelolatry — the worship of angels
  • angelophany — the appearance of an angel before a human
  • anglo-asian — An Anglo-Asian person is someone of Indian, Pakistani, or Bangladeshi origin who has grown up in Britain.
  • anglo-irish — the English language as spoken in Ireland
  • anglo-latin — Medieval Latin as used in England. Abbreviation: AL, AL., A.L.
  • anglo-saxon — The Anglo-Saxon period is the period of English history from the fifth century A.D. to the Norman Conquest in 1066.
  • anglophilia — extreme admiration for England or its people, culture, customs, influence, etc.
  • anglophilic — Alternative capitalization of Anglophilic.
  • anglophobia — hatred or fear of England or its people, culture, customs, influence, etc.
  • anglophones — Plural form of anglophone.
  • anglophonic — of or relating to English speakers
  • anglosphere — a group of English-speaking countries that share common roots in British culture and history, usually the UK, the US, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada
  • anomalously — deviating from or inconsistent with the common order, form, or rule; irregular; abnormal: Advanced forms of life may be anomalous in the universe.
  • anthochlore — a yellow pigment found in flowers
  • anthologies — Plural form of anthology.
  • anthologise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of anthologize.
  • anthologist — a book or other collection of selected writings by various authors, usually in the same literary form, of the same period, or on the same subject: an anthology of Elizabethan drama; an anthology of modern philosophy.
  • anthologize — to compile or put into an anthology
  • anticyclone — An anticyclone is an area of high atmospheric pressure which causes settled weather conditions and, in summer, clear skies and high temperatures.
  • antilogical — opposed to the logical
  • anvil cloud — another name for a cumulonimbus cloud, which tends to be anvil-shaped
  • aphasiology — The study of linguistic problems resulting from brain damage.
  • aphlogistic — (archaic) flameless.
  • apollonicon — a large chamber organ with keyboards and barrels
  • apologetics — the branch of theology concerned with the defence and rational justification of Christianity
  • apologising — to offer an apology or excuse for some fault, insult, failure, or injury: He apologized for accusing her falsely.
  • apologizing — Present participle of apologize.
  • aquariology — The study of the fauna and flora of aquaria.
  • arachnology — the study of arachnids
  • archaeology — Archaeology is the study of the societies and peoples of the past by examining the remains of their buildings, tools, and other objects.
  • archeologic — (American spelling) alternative spelling of archaeologic.
  • archilochus — 7th century bc, Greek poet of Paros, notable for using his own experience as subject matter
  • arcticology — the scientific study of the Polar Regions.
  • arenicolous — growing or living in sand or sandy places
  • arkeologist — Someone who studies the story of Noah's Ark, particularly by searching for physical evidence which would corroborate it.
  • art of love — Latin Ars Amatoria. a series of poems in three books (1? b.c.) by Ovid.
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