14-letter words containing a, c, m
- american chair — Hitchcock chair.
- american cloth — a glazed or waterproofed cotton cloth
- american dream — the U.S. ideal according to which equality of opportunity permits any American to aspire to high attainment and material success
- american eagle — the bald eagle, esp when depicted as the national emblem of the US
- american holly — See under holly (def 1).
- american lotus — water chinquapin (def 1).
- american organ — a reed organ having a suction bellows that draws the air in through the reeds.
- american party — an ignorant or totally uninformed person; ignoramus.
- american sable — the brown fur of the American marten, Martes americana
- american samoa — the part of Samoa administered by the US. Capital: Pago Pago. Pop: 54 719 (2013 est). Area: 197 sq km (76 sq miles)
- american senna — wild senna.
- american twist — a service in which the ball is spun so as to bounce high and to the left of the receiver.
- aminoglycoside — of or relating to amino sugars in glycosidic linkage.
- ammonification — infusion with ammonia or ammonium compounds
- amniotic fluid — the fluid surrounding the fetus in the womb
- amphibological — (rare) of doubtful meaning, ambiguous, quibbling.
- amphotericin b — an antibiotic compound, C46H73NO20, used in treating certain diseases caused by parasitic fungi, such as systemic candidiasis
- amplifications — Plural form of amplification.
- amrit ceremony — the ceremony of initiation into the Khalsa, at which amrit is drunk by and sprinkled on the heads of candidates for initiation
- amur cork tree — an Asiatic cork tree, Phellodendron amurense, of the rue family, having a deeply ridged, corky bark.
- amygdalic acid — any of three stereoisomeric acids having the formula C 8 H 8 O 3 , especially dl-mandelic acid, a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid obtainable from amygdalin: used chiefly in medicine as an antiseptic.
- anagrammatical — Alternative form of anagrammatic.
- analytical crm — (business) Software which helps a business build customer relationships and analyse ways to improve them.
- anamorphoscope — an optical device, such as a cylindrical lens, for correcting an image that has been distorted by anamorphosis
- ancient regime — ancien régime.
- ancient wisdom — pre-Christian knowledge, philosophy, and beliefs
- andromonoecism — the condition of being andromonoecious
- angle of climb — the angle between the axis of motion of a climbing aircraft and the horizontal plane.
- anglo-american — of or relating to relations between England and the United States or their peoples
- animal cracker — a sweet or savoury biscuit in the shape of an animal
- anthropometric — the measurement of the size and proportions of the human body.
- anti-climactic — of, like, pertaining to, or expressing anticlimax.
- anti-communist — a person who is opposed to Communism
- anti-incumbent — holding an indicated position, role, office, etc., currently: the incumbent officers of the club.
- antialcoholism — the doctrine of being opposed to alcoholic drink
- antiarrhythmic — a drug that corrects irregular heartbeat
- anticapitalism — opposition to capitalism
- anticommercial — opposed to profit-seeking or commercialism
- anticommutator — (mathematics) A function of two elements A and B, defined as AB + BA.
- anticonformity — action in accord with prevailing social standards, attitudes, practices, etc.
- antidemocratic — opposed to the principles or practice of democracy
- antidromically — in an antidromic manner
- antihemophilic — That counteracts bleeding in hemophiliacs.
- antihistaminic — relating to antihistamines
- antihumanistic — being opposed to humanism
- antilymphocyte — (immunology, of an antibody) That acts against lymphocytes.
- antimicrobials — Plural form of antimicrobial.
- antimonarchist — opposed to a monarchy
- antimonic acid — antimony pentoxide.
- antiradicalism — the opposition to radicalism