11-letter words containing la
- ancillaries — subordinate; subsidiary.
- angelolatry — the worship of angels
- angioplasty — a surgical technique for restoring normal blood flow through an artery narrowed or blocked by atherosclerosis, either by inserting a balloon into the narrowed section and inflating it or by using a laser beam
- angle plate — a steel structural plate, esp one in the shape of a right-angled triangle, used to connect structural members and stiffen frameworks
- anglo-latin — Medieval Latin as used in England. Abbreviation: AL, AL., A.L.
- animalcular — Of, relating to, or resembling, animalcules.
- annihilable — that can be annihilated
- annihilated — to reduce to utter ruin or nonexistence; destroy utterly: The heavy bombing almost annihilated the city.
- annihilates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of annihilate.
- annihilator — a person or thing that annihilates.
- annulations — Plural form of annulation.
- anovulation — failure to produce eggs or to discharge them from an ovary
- anovulatory — not associated with, not caused by, or not exhibiting ovulation.
- antiblastic — antagonistic to growth.
- antiburglar — intended to prevent burglary
- anticlastic — (of a surface) having a curvature, at a given point and in a particular direction, that is of the opposite sign to the curvature at that point in a perpendicular direction
- antimalaria — acting against or preventing malaria
- antiplastic — allaying or preventing the growth of new tissue.
- antipopular — opposed to the people or to popular cause
- antislavery — opposed to slavery, esp slavery of Black people
- anucleolate — lacking a nucleolus or nucleoli.
- aortoclasia — rupture of the aorta.
- aphelandras — Plural form of aphelandra.
- aplanospore — a nonmotile asexual spore produced by certain algae and fungi
- apostolates — Plural form of apostolate.
- appalachian — of, from, or relating to the Appalachian Mountains
- appeal play — Baseball. an appeal by the team in the field to the umpire regarding a possible base-running infraction, such as failure to touch a base or leaving it to score before a fly is caught, that is considered only when the defending team tags the runner or base in question before making the appeal.
- appellation — An appellation is a name or title that a person, place, or thing is given.
- appellative — an identifying name or title; appellation
- applaudable — worthy of being applauded
- applaudably — in an applaudable manner
- aquaplaning — loss of contact with the road because of surface water
- archipelago — An archipelago is a group of islands, especially small islands.
- archvillain — A supreme villain; the most evil or powerful villain.
- argand lamp — an oil lamp with a chimney, having a tubular wick that permits air to reach the center of the flame.
- armor plate — a protective covering of specially hardened steel plates, as on a tank
- armour-clad — wearing armour
- arnhem land — a region of N Australia in the N Northern Territory, large areas of which are reserved for native Australians
- arolla pine — a five-needled pine tree, Pinus cembra, found esp in mountain regions of Central Europe and yielding edible seeds
- articulable — having the ability to be articulated
- articularly — of or relating to the joints.
- articulated — An articulated vehicle, especially a lorry, is made in two or more sections which are joined together by metal bars, so that the vehicle can turn more easily.
- articulates — Express (an idea or feeling) fluently and coherently.
- articulator — a person or thing that articulates
- aru islands — a group of islands in Indonesia, in the SW Moluccas. Area: about 8500 sq km (3300 sq miles)
- arylamines' — any of a group of amines in which one or more of the hydrogen atoms of ammonia are replaced by aromatic groups.
- ashlar line — a horizontal line, indicated at a building site with a taut string, that corresponds to the exterior surface plane of a masonry wall.
- asplanchnic — having no gut
- assemblages — Plural form of assemblage.
- assemblance — the action or process of gathering or congregating