14-letter words containing a, c, o
- acoenaesthesia — loss of the physical awareness of one's body.
- acorn barnacle — any of various barnacles, such as Balanus balanoides, that live attached to rocks and have a volcano-shaped shell from the top of which protrude feathery food-catching appendages (cirri)
- acoustic nerve — either one of the eighth pair of cranial nerves, consisting of sensory fibers that conduct impulses from the organs of hearing and from the semicircular canals to the brain.
- acoustic shock — a condition characterized by dizziness and partial hearing loss suffered by some people exposed to sudden loud noises over telephone or radio headsets; associated esp with workers in call centres
- across country — If you travel across country, you travel through country areas, avoiding major roads and towns.
- across the way — If something is across the way, it is nearby on the opposite side of a road or area.
- acta sanctorum — a collection of lives of the saints edited by Jesuit scholars and first published in Antwerp in 1643
- actinobacillus — a bacillus causing disease in animals
- actinomycetous — of or relating to the actinomycetes
- active monitor — (networking) A process in an IBM token ring network which ensures a token is present on the ring, removes circulating frames with unknown or invalid destinations, and performs introductions between machines on the ring.
- active shooter — a person who is presently using a gun to shoot people in a confined and populated area.
- acute glaucoma — Ophthalmology. abnormally high fluid pressure in the eye, most commonly caused either by blockage of the channel through which aqueous humor drains (open-angle glaucoma or chronic glaucoma) or by pressure of the iris against the lens, which traps the aqueous humor (angle-closure glaucoma or acute glaucoma)
- adcock antenna — an antenna used for direction-finding, consisting of a pair of vertical dipoles.
- additive color — red, green, or blue-violet, as used in the additive process of color photography.
- adenocarcinoma — a malignant tumour originating in glandular tissue
- adenosclerosis — (medicine) The hardening of a gland.
- adoption curve — a curve on a graph plotting the number of people using a new product against the time from its initial release
- adrenocortical — relating to the adrenal cortex
- adrenoreceptor — a receptor that binds with epinephrine, norepinephrine, or related compounds.
- adscititiously — In an adscititious way.
- adultification — The treatment of a non-adult as an adult.
- advance notice — warning
- adverse action — An adverse action notice is an official explanation by a financial institution of why they are refusing to grant credit to someone.
- advocacy group — an organization that campaigns on a particular issue
- aerenchymatous — having or consisting of aerenchyma
- aeroballistics — the ballistics of projectiles dropped, launched, or fired from aircraft
- aerobiological — Pertaining to aerobiology.
- aerobiotically — in an aerobiotic manner
- aerodynamicist — an expert in aerodynamics.
- aeroelastician — a specialist in the science of aeroelasticity
- aeroelasticity — the science that studies how inertial, elastic, and aerodynamic forces interact
- aeronautically — In a aeronautical manner; with respect to aeronautics or aviation.
- aesthesiogenic — able to stimulate or produce sensation
- aetiologically — etiology.
- affectionately — showing, indicating, or characterized by affection or love; fondly tender: an affectionate embrace.
- african potato — the corm of a southern African plant, Hypoxis hemerocallidea, believed to possess medicinal properties
- african violet — any of several tropical African plants of the genus Saintpaulia, esp S. ionantha, cultivated as house plants, with violet, white, or pink flowers and hairy leaves: family Gesneriaceae
- africanization — to replace the European or white staff of (an organization in Africa) with black Africans.
- africanthropus — a genus of hominids of eastern Africa, assumed from a number of now lost skull fragments to have been a form of archaic Homo : no longer in technical use.
- afro-caribbean — Afro-Caribbean refers to people from the Caribbean whose ancestors came from Africa.
- age of consent — The age of consent is the age at which a person can legally agree to having a sexual relationship.
- agrostological — of or relating to agrostology
- agrotechnician — a specialist in the science and technology of agriculture, farm production, or the like.
- agrotechnology — the technology of agriculture, as the methods or machinery needed for efficient production.
- air conduction — Medicine/Medical. transmission of sound vibrations to the eardrum through the external auditory meatus (opposed to bone conduction).
- air controller — a military person assigned to monitor, manage, etc. aircraft within a specified region
- air-force blue — a greyish shade of blue that is the same colour as the uniform of the Royal Air Force and the air force of some other countries
- air-to-surface — launched from an aircraft and directed at a land target
- airconditioned — Alternative spelling of air-conditioned.
- airconditioner — Alternative form of air conditioner.