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

  • antitubercular — acting against tuberculosis
  • antiulcerative — An antiulcerative is an agent that prevents the formation or promotes the healing of ulcers.
  • aphoristically — in an aphoristic manner
  • apico-alveolar — articulated with the apex of the tongue touching or near the alveolar ridge, as (t), (z), (n), and (l)
  • apotropaically — in an apotropaic manner
  • appreciational — gratitude; thankful recognition: They showed their appreciation by giving him a gold watch.
  • appreciatively — feeling or showing appreciation: an appreciative audience at the concert.
  • apprenticement — apprenticeship
  • apprenticeship — Someone who has an apprenticeship works for a fixed period of time for a person who has a particular skill in order to learn the skill. Apprenticeship is the system of learning a skill like this.
  • approach light — one of a series of lights installed along the projected centerline of an airport runway to assist a pilot in aligning the aircraft during the approach to landing at night.
  • aquatic centre — a complex with facilities for water sports, including swimming pools
  • arabian coffee — a tall, widely cultivated shrub (Coffea arabica) of the madder family, yielding coffee beans that are the world's chief source of commercially produced coffee: native to Africa but now present throughout the tropics, esp. in Brazil
  • arabic numeral — one of the symbols 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 (opposed to Roman numerals)
  • arachidic acid — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 40 O 2 , obtained from peanut oil: used chiefly in the manufacture of lubricants, plastics, and waxes.
  • arachnological — relating to arachnology
  • arboricultural — Of or pertaining to the care, planting and maintenance of trees.
  • arc-jet engine — a type of rocket engine using propellant gas heated by an electric arc.
  • arcado-cyprian — an ancient language group of eastern Greece.
  • archaebacteria — (formerly) a group of microorganisms now regarded as members of the Archaea
  • archaeocyathid — one of the marine invertebrates of the extinct phylum Archaeocyatha, widely distributed during the Cambrian Period, having a limy, typically conical or cylindrical skeleton composed of sievelike inner and outer walls.
  • archaeological — of or relating to archaeology.
  • archaeologists — Plural form of archaeologist.
  • archaeometrist — a person who uses archaeometry
  • archbishoprics — Plural form of archbishopric.
  • archebacterium — (biology) alternative spelling of archaebacterium.
  • archetypically — the original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based; a model or first form; prototype.
  • archgenethliac — the person most proficient at casting horoscopes
  • archidiaconate — the office, term of office, or area of jurisdiction of an archdeacon
  • archiepiscopal — of or associated with an archbishop
  • archimandrites — Plural form of archimandrite.
  • archipterygium — (anatomy) A primitive fin, like that of Ceratodus.
  • architectonics — the science of architecture
  • arctic current — a cold ocean current flowing S along the Labrador coast through Davis Strait to the Grand Banks where it divides, the E branch joining the North Atlantic Current and the W branch flowing into the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
  • arctic monkeys — British rock group (formed 2002): comprising Alex Turner (born 1986; vocals, guitar), Jamie Cook (born 1985, guitar), Matt Helders (born 1986, drums, vocals) and Nick O'Malley (born 1985, bass guitar); their albums include Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (2006), Favourite Worst Nightmare (2007), and AM (2013)
  • arctic redpoll — a finch, Carduelis hornemanni, of the family Fringillidae, which breeds in tundra birch forest
  • area pellucida — the translucent central area of the blastoderm of birds and reptiles within which the embryo develops.
  • areal velocity — a measure of the velocity of one celestial body in orbit about another, equal to the area swept out per unit time by the vector joining the two bodies.
  • aristocratical — aristocratic
  • arithmetically — the method or process of computation with figures: the most elementary branch of mathematics.
  • armor-piercing — (of bullets, artillery shells, etc.) designed especially for piercing armor.
  • arms inspector — a person who carries out an arms inspection
  • art collection — a collection of art works
  • art historical — of or relating to the history of art or to its study: art historical documents on 16th-century painting.
  • art-historical — of or concerned with the history of art
  • arteriographic — relating to arteriography
  • arthrocentesis — The clinical procedure of using a syringe to collect synovial fluid from a joint capsule, used in the diagnosis of gout, arthritis, and synovial infections.
  • arthroconidium — A kind of asexual fungal spore, typically produced by segmentation of pre-existing fungal hyphae.
  • articled clerk — a trainee solicitor bound by a written contract
  • articulateness — uttered clearly in distinct syllables.
  • artifactitious — of, relating to, or of the nature of an artifact, or a man-made object that carries cultural significance.
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