11-letter words containing n, a, m, t
- allurements — Plural form of allurement.
- almond tree — a small widely cultivated rosaceous tree, Prunus amygdalus, that is native to W Asia and has pink flowers and a green fruit containing an edible nutlike seed
- amaranthine — of a dark reddish-purple colour
- amativeness — (phrenology) The state or quality of being amative; propensity to love or sexual feelings.
- amazonstone — A bluish-green variety of microcline feldspar used as a gemstone. The best known occurrences are at Crystal Peak and Pike's Peak in Colorado.
- ambiguating — Present participle of ambiguate.
- ambiguation — Act of ambiguating.
- ambitioning — an earnest desire for some type of achievement or distinction, as power, honor, fame, or wealth, and the willingness to strive for its attainment: Too much ambition caused him to be disliked by his colleagues.
- amblygonite — a white or greyish mineral consisting of lithium aluminium fluorophosphate in triclinic crystalline form. It is a source of lithium. Formula: (Li,Na)Al(PO4)(F,OH)
- amenability — ready or willing to answer, act, agree, or yield; open to influence, persuasion, or advice; agreeable; submissive; tractable: an amenable servant.
- amenity bed — (in Britain) a hospital bed whose occupant receives free treatment but pays for nonmedical advantages, such as privacy
- amentaceous — of or like an ament or aments
- americanist — a person who studies some aspect of America, such as its history or languages
- amethocaine — The drug tetracaine.
- amethystine — Like amethyst, especially when referring to colour.
- aminobutene — a synthetic pain-relieving drug
- aminoketone — Any chemical compound containing both a ketone group and an amine.
- aminopterin — a derivative of pterin used in chemotherapy
- ammoniation — (chemistry) Treatment, or reaction with ammonia.
- ammonotelic — excreting ammonia as the main nitrogenous waste: characteristic of freshwater fishes and many aquatic invertebrates
- ammunitions — the material fired, scattered, dropped, or detonated from any weapon, as bombs or rockets, and especially shot, shrapnel, bullets, or shells fired by guns.
- amniotomies — Plural form of amniotomy.
- amontillado — a medium dry Spanish sherry, not as pale in colour as a fino
- ampere-turn — a unit of magnetomotive force; the magnetomotive force produced by a current of 1 ampere passing through one complete turn of a coil. 1 ampere-turn is equivalent to 4π/10 or 1.257 gilberts
- amphetamine — Amphetamine is a drug which increases people's energy, makes them excited, and reduces their desire for food.
- amphictyony — (in ancient Greece) a religious association of states for the maintenance of temples and the cults connected with them
- amphithuron — amphithyra (def 1).
- amphithyron — amphithyra (def 1).
- amputations — Plural form of amputation.
- amylopectin — the major component of starch (about 80 per cent), consisting of branched chains of glucose units. It is insoluble and gives a red-brown colour with iodine
- anacamptics — The science of reflected light; catoptrics.
- anastigmats — Plural form of anastigmat.
- anastomosed — Simple past tense and past participle of anastomose.
- anastomoses — Anatomy. communication between blood vessels by means of collateral channels, especially when usual routes are obstructed.
- anastomosis — a natural connection between two tubular structures, such as blood vessels
- anastomotic — Anatomy. communication between blood vessels by means of collateral channels, especially when usual routes are obstructed.
- anathematic — loathsome; disgusting; hateful.
- anatomizing — Present participle of anatomize.
- anemometers — Plural form of anemometer.
- angiomatous — a benign tumor consisting chiefly of dilated or newly formed blood vessels (hemangioma) or lymph vessels (lymphangioma)
- angkor thom — the site of the ruined capital city of the Khmer empire, at Angkor.
- anguishment — Anguish.
- animal heat — heat produced in the body of an animal by chemical changes that occur when food is assimilated
- animalistic — If you describe a person or their behaviour as animalistic, you mean that they do not try to hide or control their basic feelings and physical needs.
- animateness — the condition of being alive or living
- animatingly — in a quickening, stirring or energizing manner
- animatronic — of, concerned with, or operated by animatronics
- animosities — Plural form of animosity.
- anisogamete — heterogamete
- anisometric — not isometric; having unsymmetrical parts or unequal measurements