11-letter words that end in n
- aggravation — the act of aggravating, or making worse, or the condition of being aggravated
- aggregation — the act or process of aggregating
- aggrupation — (Philippines) A group, an organization.
- aid station — a medical station in a forward area where the sick and wounded are given emergency treatment
- air curtain — an air stream across a doorway to exclude draughts, etc
- air cushion — an inflatable cushion, usually made of rubber or plastic
- air station — an airfield, usually smaller than an airport but having facilities for the maintenance of aircraft
- aircraftman — a serviceman of the most junior rank in the RAF
- aircraftmen — Plural form of aircraftman.
- alcyonarian — any of various colonial anthozoans of the subclass Alcyonaria with eight tentacles and other body parts in branches or segments of eight
- aldermaston — a village in S England, in West Berkshire unitary authority, Berkshire, SW of Reading: site of the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment and starting point of the Aldermaston marches (1958–63), organized by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. Pop: 927 (2001)
- alderperson — a member of a municipal legislative body, especially of a municipal council.
- alexandrian — of or relating to Alexander the Great
- alkyd resin — any synthetic resin made from a dicarboxylic acid, such as phthalic acid, and diols or triols: used in paints and adhesives
- all-terrain — designed to travel on all types of ground, including rough ground
- alleviation — an alleviating or being alleviated
- allineation — the state of being organized in a line or lines
- alloantigen — an antigen present in some but not all individuals of the same species, as those in different human blood groups.
- allophylian — (of languages, especially those of Europe and Asia) neither Indo-European nor Semitic.
- allyl resin — any of several thermosetting synthetic resins made by polymerizing esters of allyl alcohol with a dibasic acid. They are used as adhesives
- altercation — An altercation is a noisy argument or disagreement.
- alternation — successive change from one condition or action to another and back again repeatedly
- ambiguation — Act of ambiguating.
- ambiversion — a condition or character trait that includes elements of both introversion and extroversion
- amino resin — any thermosetting synthetic resin formed by copolymerization of amines or amides with aldehydes. Amino resins are used as adhesives and as coatings for paper and textiles
- aminopterin — a derivative of pterin used in chemotherapy
- ammoniation — (chemistry) Treatment, or reaction with ammonia.
- amoxicillin — a penicillin antibiotic used to treat a wide range of bacterial infections
- amoxycillin — Obsolete spelling of amoxicillin.
- ampere-turn — a unit of magnetomotive force; the magnetomotive force produced by a current of 1 ampere passing through one complete turn of a coil. 1 ampere-turn is equivalent to 4π/10 or 1.257 gilberts
- amphikaryon — a diploid nucleus.
- amphithuron — amphithyra (def 1).
- amphithyron — amphithyra (def 1).
- amylopectin — the major component of starch (about 80 per cent), consisting of branched chains of glucose units. It is insoluble and gives a red-brown colour with iodine
- anacoluthon — a construction that involves the change from one grammatical sequence to another within a single sentence; an example of anacoluthia
- analysation — Alternative form of analyzation.
- analyzation — 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.
- anchor span — (on a suspension or cantilever bridge) a span from an anchorage to the nearest pier or tower.
- anchorwoman — The anchorwoman on a television or radio programme, especially a news programme, is the woman who presents it.
- anchorwomen — Plural form of anchorwoman.
- angiostatin — a naturally occurring protein that inhibits endothelial proliferation and interferes with the growth of new blood vessels, investigated for use as an anticancer drug.
- angiotensin — a peptide of physiological importance that is capable of causing constriction of blood vessels, which raises blood pressure
- anglo-asian — An Anglo-Asian person is someone of Indian, Pakistani, or Bangladeshi origin who has grown up in Britain.
- anglo-latin — Medieval Latin as used in England. Abbreviation: AL, AL., A.L.
- anglo-saxon — The Anglo-Saxon period is the period of English history from the fifth century A.D. to the Norman Conquest in 1066.
- anisopteran — belonging or pertaining to the suborder Anisoptera, comprising the dragonflies.
- anne boleyn — Anne, 1507–36, second wife of Henry VIII of England: mother of Queen Elizabeth I.
- anne sexton — Anne (Harvey) 1928–74, U.S. poet.
- anodization — the action of electroplating a metal with an ornamental or protecting layer of oxide
- anovulation — failure to produce eggs or to discharge them from an ovary