11-letter words containing ra
- agranulosis — (rare) agranulocytosis.
- agrarianism — a movement for the equal division of landed property and for the promotion of agricultural interests.
- ahura mazda — Ormazd
- air sprayer — a pneumatic sprayer.
- air traffic — the organized movement of aircraft within a given space
- air-sprayed — sprayed by means of compressed air
- aircraftman — a serviceman of the most junior rank in the RAF
- aircraftmen — Plural form of aircraftman.
- alaska crab — king crab (def 2).
- alaska-crab — horseshoe crab.
- all-terrain — designed to travel on all types of ground, including rough ground
- alliterated — Simple past tense and past participle of alliterate.
- allographic — Relating to allographs or allography.
- almoravides — a member of a Muslim dynasty ruling in Spain and northern Africa from 1056 to 1147.
- alpha brass — a type of brass that contains less than 35 per cent zinc
- alpha lyrae — Vega1
- alterations — adjustments
- altostratus — Altostratus is a type of thick gray cloud that forms at intermediate altitudes.
- amaranthine — of a dark reddish-purple colour
- ambilateral — affecting both sides of an organ or of the body
- ameliorated — Simple past tense and past participle of ameliorate.
- ameliorates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ameliorate.
- ameliorator — A person who, or thing which ameliorates.
- aminoborane — (inorganic compound) A mixed hydride of nitrogen and boron, NH2BH2, whose polymer is proposed as a storage site for hydrogen.
- amniography — an x-ray examination of the amniotic sac after the injection of an opaque solution, performed to permit visualization of the umbilical cord and the placenta.
- amphibrachs — Plural form of amphibrach.
- amphichiral — (mathematics) superimposable on its mirror image; achiral.
- amphicrania — (pathology) A headache affecting both sides of the head.
- anagramming — a word, phrase, or sentence formed from another by rearranging its letters: “Angel” is an anagram of “glean.”.
- ancestrally — Pertaining to ancestry.
- andikithira — Antikythera.
- anemographs — Plural form of anemograph.
- anemography — the technique of recording wind measurements
- anfractuous — characterized by twists and turns; convoluted
- angiography — a method of obtaining an X-ray of blood vessels by injecting into them a substance, such as one containing iodine, that shows up as opaque on an X-ray picture
- angora goat — a breed of domestic goat with long soft hair
- angora wool — Angora (def 2).
- anisopteran — belonging or pertaining to the suborder Anisoptera, comprising the dragonflies.
- ankle strap — a strap attached at the back of a shoe that goes round the ankle
- anterograde — moving forwards, in the normal direction of flow
- anthracitic — Pertaining to, or composed of, anthracite.
- anthracnose — any of several fungus diseases of plants and trees, such as vines and beans, characterized by oval dark depressed spots on the fruit and elsewhere
- anthracosis — a lung disease due to inhalation of coal dust
- anthracotic — the deposition of coal dust in the lungs; asymptomatic pneumoconiosis.
- anti-rabies — an infectious disease of dogs, cats, and other animals, transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected animal and usually fatal if prophylactic treatment is not administered: caused by an RNA virus of the rhabdovirus group; hydrophobia.
- anti-racial — of or relating to the social construct of race: racial diversity; racial stereotypes.
- antigravity — acting against the force of gravity
- antikythera — an island in the E Mediterranean, NW of Crete: archaeological site. 8½ sq. mi. (22 sq. km).
- antiliberal — acting against liberalism
- antinatural — opposed to or against nature