11-letter words containing n, a, g
- anti-g suit — a garment for fliers and astronauts designed to exert pressure on the abdomen and thighs to prevent or retard the pooling of blood below the heart under the influence of excessive head-to-toe acceleration forces.
- antianginal — An antianginal is any drug that reduces consumption of oxygen in the myocardium (= the muscular tissue of the heart) or increases oxygen supply to the myocardium to prevent symptoms of angina.
- antibugging — designed to detect and alert a person to the use of a secret listening device: to install antibugging equipment.
- antiburglar — intended to prevent burglary
- antidumping — a method of trade protection intended to stop other countries dumping goods cheaply on a domestic market
- antifatigue — reducing or preventing fatigue
- antifoaming — acting to prevent the formation of foam
- antifoggant — a chemical that prevents or minimizes fogging.
- antiforeign — opposed to or discriminating against foreigners or foreign countries
- antifouling — (of a paint or other coating) inhibiting the growth of barnacles and other marine organisms on a ship's bottom
- antignostic — pertaining to knowledge.
- antigogglin — (US, dialectal) alternative spelling of antigoglin.
- antigonus i — known as Cyclops. 382–301 bc, Macedonian general under Alexander the Great; king of Macedon (306–301)
- antigravity — acting against the force of gravity
- antihunting — opposed to hunters or hunting practices
- antilogical — opposed to the logical
- antimutagen — any substance that acts against a mutagen
- antiquating — Present participle of antiquate.
- antiskating — of or relating to a control or adjustment on a record player that counteracts the tendency of the tone arm to be pulled inward by centripetal force.
- antismoking — intended to prevent people from smoking tobacco
- antiwhaling — opposed to whale fishing
- antofagasta — a port in N Chile. Pop: 323 000 (2005 est)
- anzengruber — Ludwig [loot-vikh,, lood-] /ˈlut vɪx,, ˈlud-/ (Show IPA), 1839–89, Austrian playwright and novelist.
- apologising — to offer an apology or excuse for some fault, insult, failure, or injury: He apologized for accusing her falsely.
- apologizing — Present participle of apologize.
- appallingly — causing dismay or horror: an appalling accident; an appalling lack of manners.
- apparelling — Present participle of apparel.
- appealingly — evoking or attracting interest, desire, curiosity, sympathy, or the like; attractive.
- appeasingly — in an appeasing manner
- apple green — a bright light green or moderate yellowish-green
- apple grunt — Chiefly Eastern Massachusetts. apple pandowdy. Compare grunt (def 6).
- appleringie — an aromatic shrubby wormwood, Artemisia abrotanum, of South Europe, having finely dissected leaves and small drooping heads of yellowish flowers
- approaching — coming closer in time
- approbating — Present participle of approbate.
- approvingly — to speak or think favorably of; pronounce or consider agreeable or good; judge favorably: to approve the policies of the administration.
- apron stage — a stage that projects into the auditorium so that the audience sit on three sides of it
- aquaplaning — loss of contact with the road because of surface water
- aquatinting — Present participle of aquatint.
- arab legion — a police force (1920–56) under British supervision, responsible for keeping order among desert tribesmen in Trans-Jordan.
- arab spring — The Arab Spring is a period of time in and around 2011 to 2012 during which people in the Middle East and Africa tried to achieve democratic reforms.
- arachnology — the study of arachnids
- arbitrating — to decide as arbitrator or arbiter; determine.
- arc tangent — the angle, measured in radians, that has a tangent equal to a given number. Symbol: tan −1. Abbreviation: arc tan;
- arc welding — a technique in which metal is welded by heat generated by an electric arc struck between two electrodes or between one electrode and the metal workpiece
- archangelic — Theology. a chief or principal angel; in medieval angelology one of the nine orders of celestial attendants on God. Compare angel (def 1).
- archegonial — relating to an archegonium
- archegonium — a female sex organ, occurring in mosses, spore-bearing vascular plants, and gymnosperms, that produces a single egg cell in its swollen base
- arena stage — the central acting area found in a theatre-in-the-round
- argand lamp — an oil lamp with a chimney, having a tubular wick that permits air to reach the center of the flame.
- argentinean — a native or inhabitant of Argentina.