10-letter words that end in a
- focal area — (in dialect geography) an area whose dialect has exerted influence on the dialects of surrounding areas, as reflected in a set of isoglosses more or less concentrically surrounding it.
- framboesia — yaws.
- franklinia — a shrub or small tree, Franklinia alatamaha, of the tea family, originally native to the SE U.S. and now found only in cultivation, having glossy leaves and large, solitary white flowers.
- fraxinella — gas plant.
- fredericia — a port in Denmark, in E Jutland at the N end of the Little Belt. Pop: 37 054 (2004 est)
- frugalista — (informal) A person (especially a woman) who is fashionable while being thrifty.
- funkadelia — A psychedelic musical genre, with funk roots.
- fustanella — a short stiff skirt, usually pleated, made of white cotton or linen, worn by men in some parts of the Balkans.
- fustinella — a short stiff skirt, usually pleated, made of white cotton or linen, worn by men in some parts of the Balkans.
- gaillardia — any composite plant of the genus Gaillardia, including the blanket-flowers.
- gametangia — an organ or body bearing gametes, as in mosses and liverworts.
- gamophobia — The fear of marriage.
- garden pea — pea1 (defs 1–3).
- gastralgia — neuralgia of the stomach.
- gaultheria — (botany) Any of the genus Gaultheria of evergreen ericaceous shrubs.
- genophobia — The physical or psychological fear of sexual relations or sexual intercourse.
- glucosuria — glycosuria.
- glycosuria — excretion of glucose in the urine, as in diabetes.
- gondoletta — a small Venetian gondola.
- gonorrhoea — a contagious, purulent inflammation of the urethra or the vagina, caused by the gonococcus.
- gorgonzola — a strongly flavored, semisoft variety of Italian milk cheese veined with mold.
- granadilla — the edible fruit of any of several species of passionflower, especially Passiflora edulis (purple granadilla) or P. quadrangularis (giant granadilla)
- grand lama — the chief monk and ruler of Tibet: called the Dalai Lama since the middle of the 17th century.
- grandmamma — grandmother.
- great skua — Also called bonxie. any of several large brown gull-like predatory birds of the genus Catharacta, related to jaegers, especially C. skua (great skua) of colder waters of both northern and southern seas.
- grenadilla — granadilla.
- groceteria — a grocery store in which customers pick up products from shelves and pay for them on leaving the store, as opposed to one in which they are served by a shop assistant
- ground pea — peanut.
- guarapuava — a city in S Brazil.
- gujranwala — a city in NE Pakistan.
- gum nebula — a large, almost circular, emission nebula in the constellation Vela and Puppis. Thought to be the remains of a supernova explosion 1 million years ago, it is estimated to lie 1300 light years away
- gun camera — an aircraft-mounted motion-picture camera recording the firing of all weapons on the gun-target line of the pilot.
- gynephobia — an abnormal fear of women.
- gynophobia — Extreme or irrational fear of women or of the female.
- gynostemia — the united stamens and pistil of an orchid.
- gypsophila — any plant belonging to the genus Gypsophila, of the pink family, native to Mediterranean regions, having small, panicled, pink or white flowers, as baby's breath.
- haematuria — Alternative spelling of hematuria.
- haemoconia — the small particles of matter, thought to be particles of the structure of red blood cells, that are present in blood that is flowing around the body
- hatha yoga — (in Yoga) a method utilizing physical exercises to control the body and attain union of the self with the Supreme Being.
- hatha-yoga — (in Yoga) a method utilizing physical exercises to control the body and attain union of the self with the Supreme Being.
- health spa — a resort or a special building or room where a person may exercise, swim, or otherwise condition the body.
- hemangioma — See under angioma.
- hemianopia — any of several conditions in which there is blindness in half of the visual field, involving one or both eyes.
- hemicrania — pain in one side of the head.
- hemiplegia — paralysis of one side of the body.
- hemophilia — any of several X-linked genetic disorders, symptomatic chiefly in males, in which excessive bleeding occurs owing to the absence or abnormality of a clotting factor in the blood.
- hemophobia — an abnormal fear of blood.
- hentaigana — (Japanese) a variant form of a hiragana or katakana character.
- herbal tea — drink: plant infusion
- herpangina — an infectious disease, especially of children, characterized by a sudden occurrence of fever, loss of appetite, and throat ulcerations, caused by a Coxsackie virus.