10-letter words containing a, n
- alkylation — the attachment of an alkyl group to an organic compound, usually by the addition or substitution of a hydrogen atom or halide group
- all in all — You use all in all to introduce a summary or general statement.
- all'antica — in the manner of the ancients.
- all-around — You say all around to indicate that something affects all parts of a situation or all members of a group.
- all-in-one — All-in-one means having several different parts or several different functions.
- allargando — (to be performed) with increasing slowness
- allegation — An allegation is a statement saying that someone has done something wrong.
- allegement — (archaic) Allegation.
- allegiance — Your allegiance is your support for and loyalty to a particular group, person, or belief.
- allen park — a city in SE Michigan.
- allenstein — German name of Olsztyn.
- allergenic — causing allergic sensitization.
- allhallond — relating to the period of time around Allhallows
- allhallown — relating to the period of time around Allhallows
- alliancing — Present participle of alliance.
- alligation — the act of joining or the condition of being joined to something
- allignment — Archaic form of alignment.
- allocating — to set apart for a particular purpose; assign or allot: to allocate funds for new projects.
- allocation — An allocation is an amount of something, especially money, that is given to a particular person or used for a particular purpose.
- allochthon — a geological formation not formed in the region where found and moved to its present location by tectonic forces. Compare autochthon (def 3).
- allocution — a formal or authoritative speech or address, esp one that advises, informs, or exhorts
- allogeneic — being genetically different, while belonging to the same species
- allophones — Plural form of allophone.
- allophonic — any of the members of a class of speech sounds that, taken together, are commonly felt to be a phoneme, as the t- sounds of toe, stow, tree, hatpin, catcall, cats, catnip, button, metal, city; a speech sound constituting one of the phonetic manifestations or variants of a particular phoneme.
- allotments — Plural form of allotment.
- allow-none — (programming) An annotation in GTk documentation indicating that the annotated entity may be null.
- allowanced — Simple past tense and past participle of allowance.
- allowances — Plural form of allowance.
- allurement — fascination; charm.
- alluringly — very attractive or tempting; enticing; seductive.
- almandines — Plural form of almandine.
- almond oil — oil obtained from almonds, used in many products, esp skin products
- almsgiving — the making of charitable donations, giving alms
- almucantar — a circle on the celestial sphere parallel to the horizontal plane
- along with — accompanying; together with
- alongshore — close to, by, or along a shore
- alpenhorns — Plural form of alpenhorn.
- alpenstock — an early form of ice axe, consisting of a stout stick with an iron tip and sometimes having a pick and adze at the head, formerly used by mountain climbers
- alpestrine — (of plants) growing at high altitudes; subalpine
- alpha iron — a magnetic allotrope of iron that is stable below 910°C; ferrite
- alpine fir — a fir, Abies lasiocarpa, of the Rocky Mountains, yielding a soft, brittle wood used for making boxes, crates, etc.
- altar wine — wine for use in a Eucharistic service.
- alteration — An alteration is a change in or to something.
- alternance — alternation; regular change
- alternated — Simple past tense and past participle of alternate.
- alternates — Plural form of alternate.
- alternatim — (in sacred music) alternating between two modes
- alternator — An alternator is a device, used especially in a car, that creates an electrical current that changes direction as it flows.
- altiplanos — Plural form of altiplano.
- altisonant — having an impressive sound