11-letter words that end in a
- diplophonia — a condition in which the voice simultaneously produces two sounds of different pitch.
- disc camera — a camera that accepts a film cartridge in the form of a rotatable disc with film frames mounted around the outer edge.
- diverticula — a blind, tubular sac or process branching off from a canal or cavity, especially an abnormal, saclike herniation of the mucosal layer through the muscular wall of the colon.
- dollar area — those countries among which trade is conducted in U.S. dollars or in freely convertible currencies.
- dorset naga — a British-grown variety of the Naga Jolokia chilli pepper, noted for its extreme heat
- dromophobia — an irrational fear of crossing roads
- dyscalculia — Severe difficulty in making arithmetical calculations, as a result of brain disorder.
- dysesthesia — (medicine) A condition caused by lesions of the nervous system that causes abnormal sensations such as burning, wetness, or itching.
- dyspareunia — painful coitus.
- dysrhythmia — a disturbance of rhythm, as of speech or of brain waves recorded by an electroencephalograph.
- dyssynergia — (medicine) Failure of parts of the anatomy to work together correctly.
- dysthanasia — (medicine, rare) The undue prolongation of life by artificial means in a person who cannot otherwise survive.
- east africa — a region of Africa comprising Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania
- east anglia — an early English kingdom in SE Britain: modern Norfolk and Suffolk.
- east peoria — a city in central Illinois, near Peoria.
- egg tempera — egg-based paint
- eid-ul-adha — an annual Muslim festival marking the end of the pilgrimage to Mecca. Animals are sacrificed and their meat shared among the poor
- ejectamenta — ejecta
- electronica — (music genre) Any of a wide range of electronic music genres.
- emetophilia — A sexual fetish in which an individual is aroused by vomiting, or by seeing others vomit.
- emetophobia — Fear of vomiting.
- encephaloma — a brain tumour
- enchondroma — A cartilage cyst found in the bone marrow.
- endotoxemia — (medicine) The presence of endotoxins in the bloodstream.
- entomofauna — the insect life of a region
- enver pasha — 1881–1922, Turkish soldier and leader of the Young Turks: minister of war (1914–18)
- eosinopenia — A form of agranulocytosis where the number of eosinophil granulocytes is lower than expected.
- epicheirema — Alt form epichirema.
- epithalamia — Plural form of epithalamium.
- epithelioma — (medicine) Any tumor that originates in the epithelium.
- erotophobia — an abnormal fear of sexuality
- erythraemia — polycythaemia vera
- erythropsia — a defect of vision in which objects appear red
- escherichia — a genus of Gram-negative rodlike bacteria that are found in the intestines of humans and many animals, esp E. coli, which is sometimes pathogenic and is widely used in genetic research
- estremadura — a region of W Spain: arid and sparsely populated except in the valleys of the Tagus and Guardiana rivers. Area: 41 593 sq km (16 059 sq miles)
- etheromania — the condition of being addicted to ether
- ex cathedra — with authority
- exanthemata — Plural form of exanthema.
- extremadura — a region of W Spain: arid and sparsely populated except in the valleys of the Tagus and Guardiana rivers. Area: 41 593 sq km (16 059 sq miles)
- fashionista — a very fashionable person, especially one who works in the fashion industry.
- fibroplasia — the formation of fibrous tissue.
- film camera — a camera for taking moving pictures for a cinema film
- folktronica — a musical genre that combines elements from folk and electronic music
- fothergilla — any of the deciduous shrub species in the witch-hazel family
- francomania — an obsession with France or French things
- fringe area — an area just beyond the outer limits of satisfactory reception, characterized by a weak and possibly unstable signal.
- fritillaria — any liliaceous plant of the genus Fritillaria, comprising bulbous herbs having drooping, bell-shaped flowers.
- galeophobia — The fear of sharks.
- gastrodynia — (pathology) gastralgia (stomach pain).
- genomic dna — the DNA constituting the genome of a cell or organism, as distinguished from extrachromosomal DNAs, such as plasmids. Abbreviation: gDNA.