10-letter words that end in ia
- basophilia — an abnormal increase of basophil leucocytes in the blood
- batophobia — The fear of high objects or of high objects falling down.
- belorussia — historical region in central Europe corresponding to present-day Belarus
- berecyntia — Cybele.
- bessarabia — a region in E Europe, mostly in Moldova and Ukraine: long disputed by the Turks and Russians; a province of Romania from 1918 until 1940. Area: about 44 300 sq km (17 100 sq miles)
- billbergia — any bromeliad of the tropical American genus Billbergia, having stiff leaves and flowers with showy, variously colored bracts.
- bipinnaria — a free-swimming starfish larva
- brugmansia — any of various solanaceous plants of the genus Brugmansia, native to tropical American regions and closely related to daturas, having sweetly scented flowers
- brunfelsia — any of various shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Brunfelsia, of the nightshade family, native to tropical America, having white or purple tubular or bell-shaped flowers.
- cacophobia — The fear of ugliness.
- california — a state on the W coast of the US: the third largest state in area and the largest in population; consists of a narrow, warm coastal plain rising to the Coast Range, deserts in the south, the fertile central valleys of the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers, and the mountains of the Sierra Nevada in the east; major industries include the growing of citrus fruits and grapes, fishing, oil production, electronics, information technology, and films. Capital: Sacramento. Pop: 35 484 453 (2003 est). Area: 411 015 sq km (158 693 sq miles)
- canophilia — the love of dogs
- canophobia — an abnormal fear of dogs
- cappadocia — an ancient region of E Asia Minor famous for its horses
- cardialgia — pain in or near the heart
- cassiopeia — the wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda
- cataphasia — a speech disorder in which a person constantly repeats a word or phrase.
- cataplasia — the degeneration of cells and tissues to a less highly developed form
- cephalonia — a mountainous island in the Ionian Sea, the largest of the Ionian Islands, off the W coast of Greece. Pop: 36 404 (2001). Area: 935 sq km (365 sq miles)
- cibophobia — The fear of, or aversion to, eating or food.
- cleggmania — the brief surge in popularity for the leader of the Liberal Democrat party, Nick Clegg, after a series of live televised debates preceding the 2010 British general election
- clinomania — An excessive desire to remain in bed.
- clostridia — Plural form of clostridium.
- cochlearia — Plural form of cochlearium.
- columbaria — Irregular plural form of columbarium.
- constantia — a region of the Cape Peninsula
- coprolalia — obsessive use of obscene or foul language
- cornucopia — A cornucopia of things is a large number of different things.
- cowfeteria — a calf feeder with multiple teats
- crematoria — a crematory.
- crotalaria — a genus of plants and shrubs of the Fabaceae family with pods in which the seeds rattle
- cyclopedia — encyclopedia
- cynophilia — a love of dogs
- cynophobia — an irrational fear of dogs
- cypripedia — any plant or flower of the genus Cypripedium
- cystinuria — a condition in which excessive levels of cystine are present in the urine
- dei gratia — by the grace of God
- diphtheria — a febrile, infectious disease caused by the bacillus Corynebacterium diphtheriae, and characterized by the formation of a false membrane in the air passages, especially the throat.
- dipsomania — an irresistible, typically periodic craving for alcoholic drink.
- discomania — Enthusiasm for disco music.
- dromomania — An irrational impulse to wander or travel without purpose.
- durnovaria — the Latin name for a town in S England, administrative centre of Dorset: associated with Thomas Hardy, esp as the Casterbridge of his novels. Pop: 16 171 (2001)
- dysarthria — Difficult or unclear articulation of speech that is otherwise linguistically normal.
- dyschromia — Abnormal alteration of the color of the skin or nails.
- dysgraphia — inability to write, caused by cerebral lesion.
- dyskinesia — difficulty or abnormality in performing voluntary muscular movements.
- dysmorphia — Deformity or abnormality in the shape or size of a specified part of the body.
- dystrophia — Medicine/Medical. faulty or inadequate nutrition or development.
- echeverria — Esteban [es-te-vahn] /ɛsˈtɛ vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1805–51, Argentine poet.
- echopraxia — the abnormal repetition of the actions of another person.