18-letter words containing a, c, e
- airspeed indicator — a dial that indicates the airspeed at which an aircraft is travelling
- albert bruce sabin — Albert Bruce, 1906–93, U.S. physician, born in Poland: developed Sabin vaccine.
- albrecht waldstein — Albrecht von [German ahl-brekht fuh n] /German ˈɑl brɛxt fən/ (Show IPA), Wallenstein, Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von.
- alcohol dependence — alcoholism.
- alexius i comnenus — 1048–1118, ruler of the Byzantine Empire (1081–1118)
- algebraic equation — an equation in the form of a polynomial having a finite number of terms and equated to zero, as 2 x 3 + 4 x 2 − x + 7 = 0.
- algebraic function — any function which can be constructed in a finite number of steps from the elementary operations and the inverses of any function already constructed
- algebraic geometry — the study of sets that are defined by algebraic equations.
- algebraic notation — the standard method of denoting the squares on the chessboard, by allotting a letter, a, b, c, up to h, to each of the files running up the board from White's side, starting from the left, and a number to each of the ranks across the board, starting with White's first rank
- algebraic topology — the branch of mathematics that deals with the application of algebraic methods to topology, especially the study of homology and homotopy.
- all meals included — All meals included is used to indicate that a price, especially the price of a hotel stay or vacation, includes the cost of meals in the hotel.
- all over the place — If something is happening all over the place, it is happening in many different places.
- almoner's cupboard — a cupboard with pierced doors, formerly used as a storage place for food.
- alternative comedy — a style of comedy originating in the UK in the 1980s that seeks to avoid racist or sexist stereotypes, and usually puts forward left-wing, anti-establishment views
- alternative school — any public or private school having a special curriculum, especially an elementary or secondary school offering a more flexible program of study than a traditional school.
- aluminum glycinate — a white, bland-tasting powder, C 2 H 6 AlNO 4 , that is used as an antacid.
- american brooklime — any of various speedwells found along brooks, in marshes, etc., as Veronica americana (American brooklime) a creeping plant having leafy stems and loose clusters of small blue flowers.
- american chameleon — anole: lizards of this type (family Iguanidae) are incorrectly called “chameleons”
- american civil war — the war in the U.S. between the North and the South, 1861–65.
- american cockroach — a large, reddish-brown cockroach, Periplaneta americana, found originally in the southern U.S. but now widely distributed.
- american cranberry — See under cranberry (def 1).
- ammonium carbamate — a white soluble crystalline compound produced by reaction between dry ammonia and carbon dioxide and used as a nitrogen fertilizer. Formula: (NH4)CO2NH2
- ammonium carbonate — an unstable pungent soluble white powder that is a double salt of ammonium bicarbonate and ammonium carbamate: used in the manufacture of baking powder, smelling salts, and ammonium compounds. Formula: (NH4)HCO3.(NH4)CO2NH2
- an overgrown child — an adult whose behaviour is characteristic of a child
- analogue recording — a sound recording process in which an audio input is converted into an analogous electrical waveform
- analytical balance — a precision balance having a sensitivity of 0.1 milligram.
- analytical machine — Analytical Engine
- analytical reagent — a chemical compound of a known high standard of purity
- angle of incidence — the angle that a line or beam of radiation makes with the normal to the surface at the point of incidence
- anthropocentricity — the state or quality of being anthropocentric.
- anti-aircraft fire — the discharging of weapons, artillery, etc aimed at destroying enemy aircraft
- anti-commercialism — the principles, practices, and spirit of commerce.
- anti-miscegenation — marriage or cohabitation between two people from different racial groups, especially, in the U.S., between a black person and a white person: In 1968 the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that state laws prohibiting miscegenation were unconstitutional.
- anticholinesterase — any of a group of substances that inhibit the action of cholinesterase
- anticipated profit — the profit that one expects to make from a deal, transaction, or project
- antipatheticalness — The state or quality of being antipathetical.
- antivivisectionist — a person who is opposed to vivisection
- apocryphal gospels — accounts of Christ's life that are not recognized as part of the New Testament
- apostolic delegate — a representative of the pope sent to countries that do not have full or regular diplomatic relations with the Holy See
- application server — 1.
A designer's or developer's suite of software that helps programmers isolate the business logic in their programs from the platform-related code. Application servers can handle all of the application logic and connectivity found in client-server applications. Many application servers also offer features such as transaction management, clustering and failover, and load balancing; nearly all offer ODBC support. 2. Production programs run on a mid-sized computer that handle all application operations between browser-based computers and an organisation's back-end business applications or databases. The application server works as a translator, allowing, for example, a customer with a browser to search an online retailer's database for pricing information. 3. The device on which application server software runs. Application Service Providers offer commercial access to such devices. - applied kinematics — kinematics (def 2).
- applied psychology — psychology that is put to practical use
- apprentice plumber — a trainee plumber
- arbitration clause — a clause in a contract laying down that disputes between the parties should be settled by arbitration
- arctic archipelago — group of mostly large islands in the Arctic Ocean off the N coast of Canada
- aristotelian logic — the logical theories of Aristotle as developed in the Middle Ages, concerned mainly with syllogistic reasoning: traditional as opposed to modern or symbolic logic
- arm's-length price — a price of a transaction agreed in accordance with market values, disregarding any connection such as common ownership of the companies involved
- arrogance of power — presumption on the part of a nation that its power gives it the right to intervene in the affairs of less powerful nations.
- arsenic trisulfide — a yellow or red crystalline substance, As 2 S 3 , occurring in nature as the mineral orpiment, and used as a pigment (king's yellow) and in pyrotechnics.
- artificial reality — virtual reality.