11-letter words starting with a
- acuminating — Present participle of acuminate.
- acumination — A sharpening; termination in a sharp point; a tapering point.
- acupressure — Acupressure is the treatment of pain by a type of massage in which pressure is put on certain areas of a person's body.
- acupuncture — Acupuncture is the treatment of a person's illness or pain by sticking small needles into their body at certain places.
- acute angle — an angle that is less than 90°
- acyclically — In an acyclic manner; without cycles.
- acyl halide — any derivative of carboxylic acid in which the hydroxyl group has been replaced by a halogen atom
- ad absurdum — to the point of absurdity.
- ad campaign — An ad campaign is a planned series of advertisements.
- ad extremum — to or at the very end
- ad litteram — to the letter; exactly
- adaptations — Plural form of adaptation.
- adaptedness — suitability
- adaptogenic — acting to normalize and regulate the systems of the body
- added entry — an access point in a catalog or bibliography that is other than the main entry and may be less complete than the main entry.
- added sixth — a chord much used esp in jazz, consisting of a triad with an added sixth above the root
- added value — In marketing, added value is something which makes a product more appealing to customers.
- addictingly — In an addicting manner.
- addictively — In an addictive manner.
- addis ababa — the capital of Ethiopia, on a central plateau 2400 m (8000 ft) above sea level: founded in 1887; became capital in 1896. Pop: 2 899 000 (2005 est)
- addititious — increasing
- address bar — the space provided (on a browser) for showing the addresses of websites
- address bus — (processor) The connections between the CPU and memory which carry the address from/to which the CPU wishes to read or write. The number of bits of address bus determines the maximum size of memory which the processor can access. See also data bus.
- addressable — possessing or capable of being reached by an address
- adélie land — a part of Antarctica, between Wilkes Land and George V Land: the mainland section of the French Southern and Antarctic Territories (claim suspended under the Antarctic Treaty)
- adenoiditis — inflammation of the adenoid tissue.
- adenomatoid — Of or pertaining to an adenoma.
- adenomatous — characterized by a collection of glandular growths
- adenomegaly — (pathology) The enlargement of a gland, especially those of the neck.
- adenomyosis — (medicine) A medical condition characterized by the presence of ectopic glandular tissue in the surrounding muscles, particularly of the endometrial tissue of the uterus in the myometrium, sometimes considered as a form of endometriosis.
- adeodatus i — Deusdedit.
- adhocracies — Plural form of adhocracy.
- adiaphorism — a Christian Protestant theological theory that certain rites and actions are matters of indifference in religion since not forbidden by the Scriptures
- adiaphorous — morally neutral or indifferent
- adiathermic — impervious to heat
- adipic acid — crystalline solid used in the preparation of nylon
- adipocerite — hatchettite.
- adipocerous — Like adipocere.
- adiponectin — (biochemistry) A protein hormone that modulates glucose regulation and fatty acid catabolism.
- adipose fin — a posterior dorsal fin occurring in some fish, such as those of the salmon and catfish families
- adiposeness — The state or quality of being adipose.
- adjectively — Grammar. any member of a class of words that modify nouns and pronouns, primarily by describing a particular quality of the word they are modifying, as wise in a wise grandmother, or perfect in a perfect score, or handsome in He is extremely handsome. Other terms, as numbers (one cup; twelve months), certain demonstrative pronouns (this magazine; those questions), and terms that impose limits (each person; no mercy) can also function adjectivally, as can some nouns that are found chiefly in fixed phrases where they immediately precede the noun they modify, as bottle in bottle cap and bus in bus station. Synonyms: modifier, qualifier, identifier, describer, describing word.
- adjectivize — Grammar. to make into an adjective, as by adding a suffix: The noun mirth can be adjectivized by adding -ful or -less to form the adjectives mirthful and mirthless.
- adjournment — An adjournment is a temporary stopping of a trial, enquiry, or other meeting.
- adjudgement — the act of adjudging
- adjudicated — to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence.
- adjudicates — to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence.
- adjudicator — a judge, esp in a competition
- adjustments — Plural form of adjustment.
- admeasuring — Present participle of admeasure.