9-letter words containing an
- anisogamy — a type of sexual reproduction in which the gametes are dissimilar, either in size alone or in size and form
- anklebone — the bone of the ankle; talus
- ankylosed — Simple past tense and past participle of ankylose.
- ankylosis — abnormal adhesion or immobility of the bones in a joint, as by a direct joining of the bones, a fibrous growth of tissues within the joint, or surgery
- ankylotic — Of or pertaining to ankylosis.
- ann arbor — a city in SE Michigan: seat of the University of Michigan. Pop: 114 498 (2003 est)
- anna shaw — Anna Howard, 1847–1919, U.S. physician, reformer, and suffragist, born in England.
- annalised — Simple past tense and past participle of annalise.
- annalists — Plural form of annalist.
- annandale — suburb of Washington, D.C., in NE Va.: pop. 55,000
- annapolis — the capital of Maryland, near the mouth of the Severn River on Chesapeake Bay: site of the US Naval Academy. Pop: 36 178 (2003 est)
- annapurna — a massif of the Himalayas, in Nepal. Highest peak: 8078 m (26 502 ft)
- annealing — Annealing is the process of heating a metal or alloy to a temperature below its melting point in order to make it softer.
- annectent — linking or connecting
- annelidan — Of or pertaining to the annelids.
- annexment — a thing that is adjoined or added on
- annexures — Plural form of annexure.
- annointed — Simple past tense and past participle of annoint.
- annotated — supplied with critical or explanatory notes
- annotates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of annotate.
- annotator — One who annotates.
- announced — Simple past tense and past participle of announce.
- announcer — An announcer is someone who introduces programmes on radio or television or who reads the text of a radio or television advertisement.
- announces — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of announce.
- annoyable — Capable of being annoyed.
- annoyance — Annoyance is the feeling that you get when someone makes you feel fairly angry or impatient.
- annoyedly — With annoyance.
- annoyment — (proscribed) Annoyance.
- annoyware — (software) Shareware that reminds you frequently that you are using an unregistered copy.
- annualise — To express (a quantity such as an interest rate, profit, expenditure etc.) as if it applied or were measured over one year.
- annualize — to convert (a rate of interest) to an annual rate when it is quoted for a period of less than a year
- annuitant — a person in receipt of or entitled to an annuity
- annuities — Plural form of annuity.
- annuitize — If you annuitize a lump sum payment, you convert it into a regular income such as a pension or annuity.
- annularly — In an annular manner.
- annulated — Having rings.
- annulling — (especially of laws or other established rules, usages, etc.) to make void or null; abolish; cancel; invalidate: to annul a marriage.
- annulment — The annulment of a contract or marriage is an official declaration that it is invalid, so that legally it is considered never to have existed.
- anode ray — a stream of positive ions traveling from a metallic anode to the cathode in a gas-discharge tube.
- anodizing — Present participle of anodize.
- anodontia — the congenital absence of teeth
- anoestrus — a period of sexual inactivity between two periods of oestrus in many mammals
- anointing — the application of oil as a sign of consecration or sanctification in a sacred rite
- anomalies — a deviation from the common rule, type, arrangement, or form. Synonyms: abnormality, exception, peculiarity.
- anomalism — the state or quality of being anomalous.
- anomalous — Something that is anomalous is different from what is usual or expected.
- anonychia — congenital absence of the nails.
- anonymise — (transitive) To render anonymous; especially to remove data that would establish the identity of a person.
- anonymity — the condition or fact of being anonymous
- anonymize — to carry out or organize in such a way as to preserve anonymity