11-letter words containing t
- antistatism — the principle or policy of concentrating extensive economic, political, and related controls in the state at the cost of individual liberty.
- antisthenes — ?445–365 bc, Greek philosopher, founder of the Cynic school, who taught that the only good was virtue, won by self-control and independence from worldly needs
- antistrophe — the second of two movements made by a chorus during the performance of a choral ode
- antistudent — opposed to or acting against students
- antisubsidy — opposed to or acting against subsidization
- antisuicide — acting to prevent suicide
- antitarnish — resistant to or protecting against tarnishing
- antithalian — disapproving of fun or festivity
- antitheater — Works of theater that go against theatrical conventions.
- antitheatre — Alternative form of antitheater.
- antitheists — Plural form of antitheist.
- antithesize — To create antitheses.
- antithyroid — acting against excessive thyroid activity
- antitobacco — opposed to or acting against tobacco smoking
- antitruster — a person opposed to trusts, monopolies, or similar organizations
- antitumoral — Antitumor.
- antitussive — alleviating or suppressing coughing
- antityphoid — preventing or acting against typhoid
- antitypical — something that is foreshadowed by a type or symbol, as a New Testament event prefigured in the Old Testament.
- antiutopian — Opposing utopian values.
- antivaccine — Opposed to vaccination.
- antiviolent — Acting against or opposing violence.
- antivitamin — a substance that inhibits the effects of a vitamin
- antiwelfare — opposed to the provision of welfare payments
- antiwhaling — opposed to whale fishing
- antiwrinkle — (of cosmetics) intended to reduce or remove wrinkles from the skin
- antler moth — a European noctuid moth, Cerapteryx (or Charaeas) graminis, that has white antler-like markings on the forewings and produces larvae that periodically cause great damage to pastures and grasslands
- antlion fly — any of various neuropterous insects of the family Myrmeleontidae, which typically resemble dragonflies and are most common in tropical regions
- antofagasta — a port in N Chile. Pop: 323 000 (2005 est)
- antonomasia — the substitution of a title or epithet for a proper name, such as his highness
- antseranana — a port in N Madagascar: former French naval base. Pop: 73 491 (2001)
- antsiranana — a seaport on N Madagascar.
- anucleolate — lacking a nucleolus or nucleoli.
- anwar sadat — Anwar el- [ahn-wahr el] /ˈɑn wɑr ɛl/ (Show IPA), 1918–81, Egyptian political leader: president 1970–81; Nobel Peace Prize 1978.
- anxiolytics — Plural form of anxiolytic.
- aortic arch — one member of a series of paired curved blood vessels that arise in the embryo from the ventral aorta, pass around the pharynx through the branchial arches, and join with the dorsal aorta to form the great vessels of the head and neck.
- aortoclasia — rupture of the aorta.
- aortography — an X-ray examination of the aorta
- apartmental — relating to an apartment
- apathetical — having or showing little or no emotion: apathetic behavior.
- apatosaurus — brontosaurus
- apertometer — an instrument for measuring the angular and numerical aperture of the objective lens of a microscope.
- aphetically — (linguistics) In an aphetic way: through aphesis.
- aphlogistic — (archaic) flameless.
- apicodental — articulated with the apex of the tongue near the upper front teeth, as ( (θ) ; t h) ) and (; ð) ; th) )
- apicoectomy — a surgical procedure to remove the end of a tooth root in endodontic therapy.
- apocalyptic — Apocalyptic means relating to the total destruction of something, especially of the world.
- apocopation — to shorten by apocope.
- apocynthion — the point at which a spacecraft in lunar orbit is farthest from the moon
- apodictical — (archaic) Apodictic; being clearly demonstrable; certain.