9-letter words starting with an
- anglicist — an expert in or student of English literature or language
- anglicize — If you anglicize something, you change it so that it resembles or becomes part of the English language or English culture.
- anglified — (sometimes lowercase) to Anglicize.
- angophora — any tree of the genus Angophora, related to the eucalyptus and native to E Australia
- angostura — the bitter, aromatic bark of either of two South American citrus trees, Galipea officinalis or G. cusparia, used in medicine and in the preparation of liqueurs and bitters.
- angouleme — city in SW France: pop. 46,000
- angoumois — a region and former province of W France: famous as source of cognac.
- angriness — the state or quality of being angry
- angstroms — Plural form of angstrom.
- anguiform — shaped like a snake
- anguipede — a mythological creature of Persian origin with a rooster's head and snakes for legs
- anguished — Anguished means showing or feeling great mental suffering or physical pain.
- anguishes — Plural form of anguish.
- angularly — In an angular manner.
- angulated — Simple past tense and past participle of angulate.
- anhedonia — the inability to feel or experience pleasure
- anhedonic — unable to feel or experience pleasure
- anhungred — very hungry
- anhydrase — an enzyme that catalyses the removal of water
- anhydrate — (organic chemistry) An acid anhydride.
- anhydride — a compound that has been formed from another compound by dehydration
- anhydrite — a colourless or greyish-white mineral, found in sedimentary rocks. It is used in the manufacture of cement, fertilizers, and chemicals. Composition: anhydrous calcium sulphate. Formula: CaSO4. Crystal structure: orthorhombic
- anhydrous — containing no water, esp no water of crystallization
- aniakchak — an active volcanic crater in SW Alaska, on the Alaska Peninsula: the largest explosion crater in the world. Height: 1347 m (4420 ft). Diameter: 9 km (6 miles)
- aniconism — the belief in not using or worshipping images of deities
- aniconist — a believer or follower of aniconism
- anilingus — sexual stimulation involving oral contact with the anus
- animalian — any member of the kingdom Animalia, comprising multicellular organisms that have a well-defined shape and usually limited growth, can move voluntarily, actively acquire food and digest it internally, and have sensory and nervous systems that allow them to respond rapidly to stimuli: some classification schemes also include protozoa and certain other single-celled eukaryotes that have motility and animallike nutritional modes.
- animalier — a painter or sculptor of animal subjects, esp a member of a group of early 19th-century French sculptors who specialized in realistic figures of animals, usually in bronze
- animalise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of animalize.
- animalism — satisfaction of or preoccupation with physical matters; sensuality
- animalist — a person driven by animal appetites; sensualist.
- animality — the animal side of man, as opposed to the intellectual or spiritual
- animalize — to rouse to brutality or sensuality or make brutal or sensual
- animately — In an animate way.
- animatics — Plural form of animatic.
- animating — Present participle of animate.
- animation — Animation is the process of making films in which drawings or puppets appear to move.
- animatism — the belief that inanimate objects have consciousness
- animative — Tending to animate; causing animation.
- animators — Plural form of animator.
- animatron — An animatronic robot.
- animistic — the belief that natural objects, natural phenomena, and the universe itself possess souls.
- animosity — Animosity is a strong feeling of dislike and anger. Animosities are feelings of this kind.
- anisidine — (organic compound) Any of three three isomeric forms of the aromatic amine methoxyaniline; they are toxic, and are used in the synthesis of azo dyes and pharmaceuticals.
- 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.