9-letter words containing an
- americano — a drink consisting of espresso coffee diluted with hot water
- amianthus — any of the fine silky varieties of asbestos
- amoebaean — of or relating to lines of verse dialogue that answer each other alternately
- ampersand — An ampersand is the sign &, used to represent the word 'and.'
- amphibian — Amphibians are animals such as frogs and toads that can live both on land and in water.
- anabantid — any of various spiny-finned fishes constituting the family Anabantidae and including the fighting fish, climbing perch, and gourami
- anabasine — a colorless, poisonous liquid, C 10 H 14 N 2 , used as an insecticide.
- anabiosis — the ability to return to life after apparent death; suspended animation
- anabiotic — a bringing back to consciousness; reanimation after apparent death.
- anabolism — a metabolic process in which complex molecules are synthesized from simpler ones with the storage of energy; constructive metabolism
- anabolite — a product of anabolism
- anabranch — a stream that leaves a river and enters it again further downstream
- anacharis — a genus of water plant native to North America and commonly used in aquariums
- anachrony — a discrepancy between the order of events in a story and the order in which they are presented in the plot: Anachronies are either flashbacks or flashforwards.
- anacidity — the abnormal absence of hydrochloric acid in the stomach.
- anacletus — flourished 1st century a.d, pope 76–88.
- anaclinal — (of valleys and similar formations) progressing in a direction opposite to the dip of the surrounding rock strata
- anaclisis — the choice of an object of libidinal attachment on the basis of a resemblance to early childhood protective and parental figures.
- anaclitic — of or relating to relationships that are characterized by the strong dependence of one person on others or another
- anacondas — Plural form of anaconda.
- anacostia — a section of the District of Columbia, in the SE part.
- anacronym — An acronym the original meaning of which is not known to most speakers.
- anacruses — Plural form of anacrusis.
- anacrusis — one or more unstressed syllables at the beginning of a line of verse
- anaerobes — Plural form of anaerobe.
- anaerobic — Anaerobic creatures or processes do not need oxygen in order to function or survive.
- anaglyphs — Plural form of anaglyph.
- anaglypta — a type of thick embossed wallpaper
- anal vein — one of several veins in the rear portion of the wing of an insect.
- analagous — Misspelling of analogous, common other spelling.
- analcimic — characterized by the presence of analcite
- analemmas — Plural form of analemma.
- analepsis — A form of flashback in which earlier parts of a narrative are related to others that have already been narrated.
- analeptic — (of a drug, etc) stimulating the central nervous system
- analgesia — inability to feel pain
- analgesic — An analgesic drug reduces the effect of pain.
- analgetic — a painkilling drug
- analities — Plural form of anality.
- analogies — A comparison between two things, typically on the basis of their structure and for the purpose of explanation or clarification.
- analogion — a lectern.
- analogise — to make use of analogy in reasoning, argument, etc.
- analogism — an argument or reason based on analogy
- analogist — a person who employs or argues from analogy.
- analogize — to make use of analogy, as in argument; draw comparisons
- analogous — If one thing is analogous to another, the two things are similar in some way.
- analogues — Plural form of analogue.
- analysand — any person who is undergoing psychoanalysis
- analysing — to separate (a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or elements; determine the elements or essential features of (opposed to synthesize): to analyze an argument.
- analytics — the part of logic having to do with analyzing
- analyzers — Plural form of analyzer.