9-Letter Words Starting A & Ending IS

• The epenthesis (insertion) of a vowel; svarabhakti: for example, the middle ‘-a-’ in thataway, or use of infixes -i- and -o- in coining English words on classical roots.

• (botany) a natural swelling or enlargement: at the base of the stalk or seta in certain mosses or on the cone scale of certain conifers

• (anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra

• abnormal adhesion and rigidity of the bones of a joint

• mentioning something by saying it will not be mentioned

• bulbous plant having showy white to reddish flowers

• waxy substance secreted by the sperm whale and found floating at sea or washed ashore; used in perfume

• (linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until'

• a procedure in which blood is drawn and separated into its components by dialysis; some are retained and the rest are returned to the donor by transfusion

• huge (to 9 ft.) extinct flightless bird of Madagascar

• the citadel in ancient Greek towns