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14-letter words containing a, c, r, i

  • 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.
  • amphotericin b — an antibiotic compound, C46H73NO20, used in treating certain diseases caused by parasitic fungi, such as systemic candidiasis
  • amrit ceremony — the ceremony of initiation into the Khalsa, at which amrit is drunk by and sprinkled on the heads of candidates for initiation
  • anacardiaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Anacardiaceae, a chiefly tropical family of trees and shrubs many of which have edible drupes. The family includes the cashew, mango, pistachio, and sumach
  • anachronically — something or someone that is not in its correct historical or chronological time, especially a thing or person that belongs to an earlier time: The sword is an anachronism in modern warfare.
  • anagrammatical — Alternative form of anagrammatic.
  • analytical crm — (business)   Software which helps a business build customer relationships and analyse ways to improve them.
  • anchoritically — in the manner of or resembling an anchorite
  • ancient regime — ancien régime.
  • androdioecious — (of a plant species) having hermaphrodite and male flowers on separate plants
  • andromonoecism — the condition of being andromonoecious
  • angelic doctor — an epithet of Saint Thomas Aquinas
  • 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
  • antaphrodisiac — Capable of reducing the sex drive.
  • antarctic zone — the section of the earth's surface lying between the Antarctic Circle and the South Pole.
  • anthropometric — the measurement of the size and proportions of the human body.
  • anthropopathic — Of or relating to anthropopathy.
  • anthropophobic — relating to the fear of people and human companionship
  • anti-bacterial — destructive to or inhibiting the growth of bacteria.
  • anti-corporate — of, for, or belonging to a corporation or corporations: a corporate executive; She considers the new federal subsidy just corporate welfare.
  • anti-neuralgic — sharp and paroxysmal pain along the course of a nerve.
  • antiadrenergic — Preventing or counteracting the effects of adrenaline.
  • antiallergenic — not causing an allergic reaction
  • antiarrhythmic — a drug that corrects irregular heartbeat
  • anticarcinogen — a chemical that acts against cancer
  • anticensorship — opposed to a policy or programme of censoring
  • anticipatorily — of, showing, or expressing anticipation.
  • 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.
  • anticorrosives — Plural form of anticorrosive.
  • anticorruption — the opposition to or prevention of corruption
  • antidemocratic — opposed to the principles or practice of democracy
  • antidromically — in an antidromic manner
  • antienergistic — resisting applied energy
  • antihistorical — opposed to history or to methods which emphasize or require historical study
  • antilock brake — a brake fitted to some road vehicles that prevents skidding and improves control by sensing and compensating for overbraking
  • antimicrobials — Plural form of antimicrobial.
  • antimonarchist — opposed to a monarchy
  • antiphrastical — the use of a word in a sense opposite to its proper meaning.
  • antipsychiatry — an approach to mental disorders that makes use of concepts derived from existentialism, psychoanalysis, and sociological theory
  • antiradicalism — the opposition to radicalism
  • antireflective — treated in some way to prevent reflection
  • antirepublican — opposed to the principles or practice of republicanism
  • antiscriptural — opposed to or contradicting scripture
  • antithrombotic — preventing the formation of blood clots
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