10-letter words starting with an
- anemoscope — any device that shows the presence and direction of a wind
- anemotaxis — oriented movement in response to a current of air.
- anesthesia — a partial or total loss of the sense of pain, temperature, touch, etc., produced by disease
- anesthetic — relating to, with, or characterized by anesthesia
- aneuploidy — (genetics) The condition of being aneuploid; the state of possessing chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number.
- aneurismal — Alternative spelling of aneurysmal.
- aneurysmal — a permanent cardiac or arterial dilatation usually caused by weakening of the vessel wall.
- angel cake — a very light sponge cake made without egg yolks
- angel dust — PCP1
- angel gear — the neutral gear in a motor vehicle, esp when used to coast downhill
- angel hair — a kind of pasta in the shape of very fine long strands
- angelology — a doctrine or theory treating of angels
- angioblast — one of several mesenchymal cells capable of developing into the endothelium of the blood vessels.
- angioedema — swelling that occurs just beneath the surface of the skin or mucous membranes.
- angiogenic — promoting or relating to blood vessel growth
- angiogenin — a small, single-chain protein, resembling ribonuclease in structure, that stimulates the formation of new blood vessels.
- angiograms — Plural form of angiogram.
- angiograph — The film or image of the blood vessels produced by angiography.
- angiopathy — (pathology) Any disease of the blood vessels.
- angioscope — An instrument for examining the capillary vessels of animals and plants.
- angiosperm — any seed-bearing plant of the phylum Angiospermophyta (division Angiospermae in traditional systems), in which the ovules are enclosed in an ovary, which develops into the fruit after fertilization; any flowering plant
- angkor wat — the largest and best preserved Khmer temple in the Angkor complex of ruins.
- angle iron — an iron or a steel structural bar that has an L-shaped cross section
- angle shot — a picture taken with the camera pointed obliquely at the subject, sometimes causing distortion of perspective and proportion.
- angleberry — a wart-like growth on the skin of cattle and horses
- anglecized — Misspelling of anglicized.
- angledozer — a bulldozer with an angled blade which allows earth to be pushed aside
- anglepoise — a type of lamp with joints and spring tension that allow it to be placed in a wide range of positions
- anglerfish — a bony fish with a growth on its head which can be wiggled to attract prey
- anglesmith — a blacksmith skilled in forging angle irons, beams, etc., into various forms used in shipbuilding.
- anglicised — Made into a form similar to that used by the English.
- anglicized — having become or been made English in outlook, attitude, form, etc
- anglicizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anglicize.
- anglistics — the study of English language and literature
- anglomania — excessive respect for English customs, etc
- anglophile — If you describe a non-British person as Anglophile, you mean that they admire Britain and British culture.
- anglophobe — a person who hates or fears England or its people
- anglophone — Anglophone communities are English-speaking communities in areas where more than one language is commonly spoken.
- angora cat — a long-haired variety of cat, originating in Britain from crosses between Abyssinian and Siamese breeds in the 1960s
- anguifauna — the snakes inhabiting a particular region
- anguishing — excruciating or acute distress, suffering, or pain: the anguish of grief.
- angularity — the condition of being angular
- angulation — an angular formation
- angwantibo — a rare gold-coloured prosimian primate of tropical Africa, Arctocebus calabarensis, having digits that are specialized as a pair of pincers for climbing: family Lorisidae (lorises)
- anharmonic — of or concerned with an oscillation whose frequency is not an integral factor or multiple of the base frequency
- anhelation — a panting or shortness of breath causing breathing difficulty
- anhidrosis — the absence of sweating
- anhidrotic — curbing the secretion of sweat
- anhungered — overcome or oppressed with hunger
- anhydremia — an abnormal decrease in the volume of the blood, due to loss of water.