11-letter words containing a, c, i
- acclivitous — an upward slope, as of ground; an ascent (opposed to declivity).
- accompanied — to go along or in company with; join in action: to accompany a friend on a walk.
- accompanier — Someone or something that accompanies.
- accompanies — to go along or in company with; join in action: to accompany a friend on a walk.
- accompanist — An accompanist is a musician, especially a pianist, who plays one part of a piece of music while someone else sings or plays the main tune.
- accomplices — Plural form of accomplice.
- accordingly — You use accordingly to introduce a fact or situation which is a result or consequence of something that you have just referred to.
- accordioned — Also called piano accordion. a portable wind instrument having a large bellows for forcing air through small metal reeds, a keyboard for the right hand, and buttons for sounding single bass notes or chords for the left hand.
- accountings — the theory and system of setting up, maintaining, and auditing the books of a firm; art of analyzing the financial position and operating results of a business house from a study of its sales, purchases, overhead, etc. (distinguished from bookkeeping).
- accoutering — Present participle of accouter.
- accrediting — Present participle of accredit.
- accredition — The giving of credentials.
- acculturize — to cause (a nation, tribe, or other ethnic group) to adopt the culture of another people.
- accumulatio — (rhetoric) A forceful summarisation of previously made points.
- accusations — A charge or claim that someone has done something illegal or wrong.
- accusatival — of the accusative case
- accusatives — Plural form of accusative.
- accustoming — Present participle of accustom.
- accustomise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of accustomize.
- accustomize — (rare) To learn to adapt one's lifestyle to a new or changed environment.
- acerbically — in an acerbic manner
- acetanilide — a white crystalline powder used in the manufacture of dyes and rubber, as an analgesic in medicine, and as a precursor in penicillin manufacture. Formula: C6H5NHCOCH3
- acetic acid — Acetic acid is a colourless acid. It is the main substance in vinegar.
- acetoacetic — (organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to acetoacetic acid or its derivatives.
- acetylating — Present participle of acetylate.
- acetylation — to introduce one or more acetyl groups into (a compound).
- acetylative — introducing an acetyl group into a chemical compound
- achaemenian — of or relating to the Achaemenids or their language, as recorded in cuneiform inscriptions.
- achievement — An achievement is something which someone has succeeded in doing, especially after a lot of effort.
- achondrites — Plural form of achondrite.
- achondritic — (geology) Of or pertaining to achondrite, a type of stony meteorite.
- achromatism — the condition or quality of being achromatic; lack of color
- achromatize — to make achromatic; to remove colour from
- acid number — a number indicating the amount of free acid present in a substance, equal to the number of milligrams of potassium hydroxide needed to neutralize the free fatty acids present in one gram of fat or oil
- acid reflux — the regurgitation of stomach acid into the oesophagus, causing heartburn
- acid-loving — (of a plant) requiring a pH of 4.5 to 5.5 for optimal growth.
- acid-washed — (of a denim garment) processed with a bleach solution so that the color becomes faded and grayish.
- acidanthera — any plant of the African cormous genus Acidanthera, cultivated for its graceful tubular white and red or white and purple flowers, often scented: family Iridaceae
- acidimeters — Plural form of acidimeter.
- acidimetric — (chemistry) Describing a titration in which the titrant is an acid.
- acidophilic — easily stained with acid dyes
- acidophilus — a lactic-acid-producing bacterium primarily found in live yoghurt, useful in restoring bacterial balance in the intestine
- acidulating — Present participle of acidulate.
- acidulation — to make somewhat acid.
- acidulously — In a acidulous manner; in a mildly sour or acid way.
- acinaciform — (of leaves) shaped like a scimitar; curved
- acmesthesia — awareness of sharp points through the sense of touch without experiencing pain.
- acorn chair — a Jacobean chair having a crossrail with acorn-shaped pendants.
- acoustician — an expert in acoustics
- acquaintant — (rare) An acquaintance.