10-letter words containing a, e
- acroterium — an ornament positioned on top of an acroter
- acrylamide — a chemical compound that forms in certain foods when exposed to high temperature
- actinolite — a green mineral of the amphibole group consisting of calcium magnesium iron silicate. Formula: Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
- actionable — If something that you do or say to someone is actionable, it gives them a valid reason for bringing a legal case against you.
- actionless — inactive, without action
- active sun — the sun at a maximum of solar activity, occurring every 11 years.
- activeness — engaged in action; characterized by energetic work, participation, etc.; busy: an active life.
- activewear — clothing for wear while engaging in sports, recreation, etc.; sportswear
- activities — the state or quality of being active: There was not much activity in the stock market today. He doesn't have enough physical activity in his life.
- actualised — Simple past tense and past participle of actualise.
- actualized — Simple past tense and past participle of actualize.
- actualizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of actualize.
- actualness — The state or quality of being actual.
- actuatable — Able to be actuated.
- actus reus — a criminal action regarded as a constituent element of a crime, as compared with the state of mind of the perpetrator
- acuminated — Botany, Zoology. pointed; tapering to a point.
- acute dose — a total dose of radiation administered over such a short period that biological recovery is impossible
- acute-care — providing emergency services and general medical and surgical treatment for acute disorders rather than long-term residential care for chronic illness.
- ad feminam — appealing to one's personal considerations or feelings about women, especially one's prejudices against them.
- ad hominem — directed against a person rather than against his arguments
- ad interim — for the meantime; for the present
- ad nauseam — If someone does something ad nauseam, they do it repeatedly and over a long period of time so that it becomes annoying or boring.
- ad valorem — (of taxes) in proportion to the estimated value of the goods taxed
- ad-hockery — reliance on temporary solutions rather than on consistent, long-term plans.
- adam's ale — water
- adamakegen — (tool) A program that generates makefiles for Ada programs. Adamakegen was written by Owen O'Malley <[email protected]>. It requires Icon and runs under Verdix and SunAda.
- adamantane — a white crystalline alicyclic hydrocarbon, C 10 H 16 , consisting of four fused cyclohexane rings, with the carbon atoms arranged as in the diamond lattice.
- adamantean — of or relating to adamant
- adamantine — very hard; unbreakable or unyielding
- adaptative — of or relating to adaptation
- adaptively — in an adaptive manner
- adaptogens — Plural form of adaptogen.
- adar sheni — an extra month of the Jewish year, occurring about once every three years between Adar and Nisan
- added line — ledger line.
- added time — (in a sports match) extra time added to the end of a half to make up for the time spent dealing with injuries, substitutions, etc
- adderstone — a prehistoric ornamental bead
- addictives — Plural form of addictive.
- additament — an addition
- additively — in an additive manner
- addlepated — addlebrained.
- addressees — the person, company, or the like to whom a piece of mail is addressed.
- addressing — a method by which a computer network can identify which device sent a piece of information over the network, and which device received it
- addression — (obsolete) The act of addressing or directing one's course.
- adelantado — a military title given to Conquistadors allowing the bearer the right to become governor or justice of a region
- adenectomy — surgical removal of a gland
- adenopathy — enlargement of the lymph nodes
- adenosines — Plural form of adenosine.
- adenoviral — relating to an adenovirus
- adenovirus — any of a group of viruses that can cause upper respiratory diseases in man
- adequacies — Plural form of adequacy.