13-letter words containing a, c, e, t, i
- active safety — the practice of taking measures to avoid accidents, as opposed to merely reducing their consequences
- active-matrix — of or relating to a high-resolution liquid-crystal display (LCD) with high contrast, the most common type of flat-panel display.
- acute disease — disease that progresses rapidly
- acylcarnitine — (organic chemistry) Any ester of carnitine and a carboxylic acid (especially a fatty acid).
- addictiveness — producing or tending to cause addiction: an addictive drug.
- adenoidectomy — surgical removal of the adenoids
- advance ratio — the ratio of wind speed along the axis of a rotor or propeller to the speed of the blade tip
- advection fog — fog caused by the movement of warm, moist air over a cold surface.
- adventuristic — relating to adventurism
- aeroacoustics — the study of the generation and transmittance of sound by fluid flow
- aeromagnetics — the science of measuring magnetic characteristics associated with atmospheric conditions of the earth.
- aesthetically — in an aesthetic manner
- aestheticians — Plural form of aesthetician.
- aestheticized — Simple past tense and past participle of aestheticize.
- aestheticizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aestheticize.
- affectability — the ability to be influenced or affected by something
- affectibility — The quality or state of being affectible.
- affectionally — In an affectional manner.
- affectionated — Simple past tense and past participle of affectionate.
- affectionless — showing no affection or kindly disposition towards
- affectiveness — The property of being affective.
- african plate — a major tectonic division of the earth's crust, comprising the African continent as well as adjacent ocean basins (the Canary, Cape Verde, Angola, Cape Agulhas, Somali, Madagascar, and Natal Basins), and bounded on the north by the Eurasian and Arabian Plates, on the east by mid-ocean ridges (the Southwest Indian, Mid-Indian, and Carlsberg Ridges), on the south by the Antarctic Plate, and on the west by the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
- agrobacterium — A soil bacterium, of the genus Agrobacterium, which can fix nitrogen, and causes the formation of crown galls in plants.
- agroecologist — One who studies agroecology.
- air injection — injection of liquid fuel into the cylinder of an internal-combustion engine, especially a diesel, by means of a jet of compressed air.
- aircraftwomen — Plural form of aircraftwoman.
- alchemistical — relating to alchemists
- allergenicity — causing allergic sensitization.
- alumosilicate — (inorganic chemistry) The anion [AlSiO4]-1.
- ambient music — a style of popular music which aims to create a relaxing atmosphere
- amniocenteses — Plural form of amniocentesis.
- amniocentesis — If a pregnant woman has an amniocentesis, fluid is removed from her womb in order to check that her unborn baby is not affected by certain genetic disorders.
- amphictyonies — Plural form of amphictyony.
- amphitheatric — Of, pertaining to, exhibited in, or resembling an amphitheatre.
- amphitrichate — having a single flagellum at each end.
- amphotericins — Plural form of amphotericin.
- amplificative — Amplificatory.
- anathematical — of or relating to an anathema
- ancient greek — the Greek language from the earliest records to about 300 bc, the chief dialect areas of which were Aeolic, Arcadic, Doric, and Ionic (including Attic)
- androcentrism — centered on, emphasizing, or dominated by males or masculine interests: an androcentric society; an androcentric religion.
- anecdotically — in an anecdotical manner
- anesthetic to — incapable of feeling or responding to
- angelica tree — Hercules'-club
- anisometropic — relating to anisometropia
- anna christie — a play (1921) by Eugene O'Neill.
- antarctictite — (mineral) A saline evaporite consisting of calcium chloride, CaCl.6H2O, found in Victoria Land, Antarctica.
- ante-christum — before Christ. Abbreviation: A.C.
- anthelminthic — Of use against intestinal worms.
- anthelmintics — Plural form of anthelmintic.
- anthropogenic — relating to anthropogenesis