13-letter words containing a, c, i, e
- acquaintances — Plural form of acquaintance.
- acquiescently — disposed to acquiesce or consent tacitly.
- acquisitively — In an acquisitive manner; for the purpose of acquisition.
- acrylic ester — any of a series of esters derived from the acrylic acids.
- acrylic fiber — any of a group of synthetic polymeric fibers composed at least 85 percent by weight of acrylonitrile units and made into fabrics
- acrylic fibre — a textile fibre, such as Orlon or Acrilan, produced from acrylonitrile
- acrylic resin — any of a group of polymers or copolymers of acrylic acid, its esters, or amides, used as synthetic rubbers, textiles, paints, adhesives, and as plastics such as Perspex
- acrylonitrile — a colourless liquid that is miscible with water and has toxic fumes: used in the manufacture of acrylic fibres and resins, rubber, and thermoplastics. Formula: CH2:CHCN
- acting career — a person's career as an actor
- actinomycetes — Plural form of actinomycete.
- actinotherapy — radiotherapy, especially using ultraviolet rays.
- action figure — a small figure of a character from a film, television programme, comic book etc, designed as a toy and often collected by enthusiasts
- action replay — An action replay is a repeated showing, usually in slow motion, of an event that has just been on television.
- action-packed — full of activities, events and excitement
- active centre — the region in an enzyme molecule in which the reactive groups that participate in its action are juxtaposed
- active filter — An active filter is any filter using an op amp.
- active galaxy — a galaxy that emits usually large amounts of energy from a very compact central source, such as Seyfert galaxies, radio galaxies, and quasars
- active matrix — a liquid crystal display in which each pixel is individually controlled to provide a sharp image at a wide viewing angle; it is used in laptop and notebook computers
- active object — (programming) An object each instance of which has its own thread running as well as its own copies of the object's instance variables.
- active optics — a system to compensate for any deformation caused by gravity in the surface accuracy and alignment of the mirrors of an astronomical telescope by means of actuators that control the movable mirror supports
- active reason — an activity of intellect, embodying universal truth, potentially present in the mind of every individual, and when present, forming the only immortal part of the individual.
- 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
- adenylic acid — nucleotide consisting of adenine, ribose or deoxyribose, and a phosphate group
- 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
- advice column — In a newspaper or magazine, the advice column contains letters from readers about their personal problems, and advice on what to do about them.
- aerial camera — a camera used to take pictures from the air
- aeroacoustics — the study of the generation and transmittance of sound by fluid flow
- aerodynamical — relating to aerodynamics
- aeromagnetics — the science of measuring magnetic characteristics associated with atmospheric conditions of the earth.
- aeromechanics — the mechanics of gases, esp air
- 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.
- affenpinscher — a small wire-haired breed of dog of European origin, having tufts of hair on the muzzle
- african grape — a watermelon.
- 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.