10-letter words containing n, i, s
- andalusian — from or relating to Andalusia
- andalusite — a grey, pink, or brown hard mineral consisting of aluminium silicate in orthorhombic crystalline form. It occurs in metamorphic rocks and is used as a refractory and as a gemstone. Formula: Al2SiO5
- anecdotist — a person who tells or collects anecdotes
- anemotaxis — oriented movement in response to a current of air.
- anesthesia — a partial or total loss of the sense of pain, temperature, touch, etc., produced by disease
- anesthetic — relating to, with, or characterized by anesthesia
- aneurismal — Alternative spelling of aneurysmal.
- angioblast — one of several mesenchymal cells capable of developing into the endothelium of the blood vessels.
- angiograms — Plural form of angiogram.
- angioscope — An instrument for examining the capillary vessels of animals and plants.
- angiosperm — any seed-bearing plant of the phylum Angiospermophyta (division Angiospermae in traditional systems), in which the ovules are enclosed in an ovary, which develops into the fruit after fertilization; any flowering plant
- anglepoise — a type of lamp with joints and spring tension that allow it to be placed in a wide range of positions
- anglerfish — a bony fish with a growth on its head which can be wiggled to attract prey
- anglesmith — a blacksmith skilled in forging angle irons, beams, etc., into various forms used in shipbuilding.
- anglicised — Made into a form similar to that used by the English.
- anglicizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anglicize.
- anglistics — the study of English language and literature
- anguishing — excruciating or acute distress, suffering, or pain: the anguish of grief.
- anhidrosis — the absence of sweating
- anhydrides — Plural form of anhydride.
- anhydrosis — the deficiency or absence of perspiration; adiaphoresis.
- animalists — Plural form of animalist.
- animalness — The quality of being animal; animality.
- animations — Plural form of animation.
- anisocoria — inequality in the size of the pupils.
- anisomeric — (of a chemical compound) lacking isomers
- anisotropy — Physics. of unequal physical properties along different axes. Compare isotropic (def 1).
- ankylosing — Present participle of ankylose.
- annalistic — a chronicler of events, especially yearly ones; historian.
- annotinous — one year old.
- annualised — to calculate for or as for an entire year: Investors earned an annualized rate of seven percent paid quarterly.
- annuitants — Plural form of annuitant.
- anonymised — Simple past tense and past participle of anonymise.
- anorectics — Plural form of anorectic.
- anorgasmia — inability to experience sexual orgasm.
- anseriform — (ornithology) Of or pertaining to birds of the family Anseriformes including ducks, geese, swans, and screamers.
- antagonise — to make hostile or unfriendly; make an enemy or antagonist of: His speech antagonized many voters.
- antagonism — Antagonism between people is hatred or dislike between them. Antagonisms are instances of this.
- antagonist — Your antagonist is your opponent or enemy.
- anthemwise — alternately
- anthuriums — Plural form of anthurium.
- anti-alias — to process (a digital graphic image) so that it has a smooth, rather than a jagged, edge
- anti-mason — a member of the Anti-Masonic party or a supporter of its principles.
- anti-state — the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes: a state of health.
- anti-story — a narrative of short-story length that makes no effort to follow a plot and ignores structural conventions, character motivations, and the like.
- anti-virus — Anti-virus software is software that protects a computer against viruses.
- antiaditis — tonsillitis
- antiasthma — relating to drugs that act against asthma
- antibiosis — an association between two organisms, esp microorganisms, that is harmful to one of them
- antibodies — any of numerous Y -shaped protein molecules produced by B cells as a primary immune defense, each molecule and its clones having a unique binding site that can combine with the complementary site of a foreign antigen, as on a virus or bacterium, thereby disabling the antigen and signaling other immune defenses. Abbreviation: Ab.