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Words starting with A, then T, then I, ending in N

284 words fit this spine. The 240 most recognizable are listed below, longest and commonest first. They start with A, end with N, and contain T then I in that order in between — not necessarily side by side.

Near misses
  • aardvark doesn't fit: it starts with A but ends with K, not N.
  • abandon doesn't fit: it has the right ends but no T in the middle.

5-letter words

actin

6-letter words

acetin, action, attain

7-letter words

abstain, actinon, alation, amotion, antigen, antigun, antiman, antlion, auction

8-letter words

ablation, ablution, abortion, abutilon, actinian, adaption, addition, adnation, adoption, aeration, agnation, amanitin, ambition, anatoxin, antiarin, antiphon, antiporn, audition, aviation

9-letter words

abduction, abjection, abolition, abruption, accretion, actuation, acylation, addiction, adduction, adoration, adulation, advection, affection, aflatoxin, agitation, allantoin, allethrin, animation, anthelion, anthemion, antialien, antiauxin, anticodon, antihuman, antimycin, antitoxin, antiunion, antiurban, antivenin, antiwoman, appertain, apportion, attention

10-letter words

abdication, aberration, abjuration, abnegation, abreaction, abrogation, absolution, absorption, abstention, accusation, activation, actomyosin, adaptation, adjunction, adjuration, admiration, admonition, adsorption, advocation, affixation, affliction, agglutinin, alienation, alkylation, allegation, allocation, allocution, alteration, ambulation, ammunition, amputation, angulation, annexation, annotation, annulation, antibaryon, antilepton, antimodern, antinomian, antipodean, antiproton, apparition, apposition, assumption, attraction

11-letter words

abomination, abstraction, acceptation, acclamation, acclimation, acetylation, acidulation, acoustician, acquisition, actinomycin, adumbration, aestivation, affectation, affiliation, affirmation, aggradation, aggravation, aggregation, alleviation, alloantigen, altercation, alternation, aminopterin, ammoniation, amylopectin, analyzation, angiotensin, anodization, anthocyanin, antifashion, antiforeign, antineutron, antinucleon, antiquarian, antiquation, antivitamin, appellation, application, arbitration, association

12-letter words

abbreviation, acceleration, accentuation, accumulation, adjudication, adulteration, aesthetician, agglutinogen, aldolization, alimentation, alliteration, amalgamation, amelioration, amortization, annihilation, annunciation, antediluvian, antiabortion, anticipation, antidilution, antielectron, antiestrogen, antifriction, antiglobulin, antireligion, antithrombin, apperception, appreciation, asphyxiation, augmentation

13-letter words

accommodation, accreditation, acculturation, accustomation, acetaminophen, acetification, acidification, actualization, afforestation, agglomeration, agglutination, amplification, anglicization, animalization, anticollision, anticorrosion, antievolution, antipollution, antirecession, antirejection, approximation, assassination, authorization

14-letter words

administration, aerosolization, alkalinization, allegorization, ammonification, antiaggression, anticarcinogen, anticorruption, antidefamation, antidepression, antireflection, antisubversion, apolipoprotein

15-letter words

acclimatization, acetophenetidin, alphabetization, antiegalitarian, antilibertarian, antisegregation, antispeculation, antivivisection

16-letter words

antiassimilation, anticonservation, antihumanitarian, antiorganization, antiprostitution, antitotalitarian

17-letter words

anagrammatization, antiauthoritarian, antidesegregation, antimiscegenation

18-letter words

antiadministration, antidiscrimination

19-letter words

adrenocorticotropin, antidesertification

20-letter words

adrenocorticotrophin, anthropomorphization

Where this pattern came from