13-letter words containing a, c, u
- aerostructure — any separately manufactured unit, component, or section of an aircraft or other vehicle capable of flight
- african union — an organization of African states established in 2002 as successor to the OAU; it aims to encourage economic development and political stability through increased cooperation between its members
- agriculturist — an agricultural expert
- agrobacterium — A soil bacterium, of the genus Agrobacterium, which can fix nitrogen, and causes the formation of crown galls in plants.
- ailurophiliac — Appropriate or pleasing to ailurophiles.
- air ambulance — An air ambulance is a helicopter or plane that is used for taking people to hospital.
- aius locutius — a disembodied voice that warned the Romans of a coming invasion by the Gauls.
- albizu campos — Pedro [pe-th raw] /ˈpɛ ðrɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1964, Puerto Rican political leader.
- albumin color — (in textile printing) a color fixed to a fabric by an albuminous mordant.
- alcohol abuse — the excessive consumption of alcoholic drinks
- all-consuming — taking up all of someone's time and attention
- all-inclusive — All-inclusive is used to indicate that a price, especially the price of a holiday, includes all the charges and all the services offered.
- allochthonous — (of rocks, deposits, etc) found in a place other than where they or their constituents were formed
- allowable cut — the amount of a natural resource, as grain or oil, that may be harvested or taken from the earth within a specified period, as limited by law for conservation.
- alluvial cone — a steep, narrow, cone-shaped alluvial fan formed where a swift stream suddenly slows down, as where an upland stream emerges abruptly into a level plain
- alonzo church — (person) A twentieth century mathematician and logician, and one of the founders of computer science. Church invented the lambda-calculus and posited a version of the Church-Turing thesis.
- alphanumerics — Plural form of alphanumeric.
- alpine chough — a bird of the crow family, Pyrrocorax graculus, found in the highest mountain regions of S Europe and central Asia, with a yellow bill, black plumage, and red legs
- alumosilicate — (inorganic chemistry) The anion [AlSiO4]-1.
- amarantaceous — amaranthine
- ambient music — a style of popular music which aims to create a relaxing atmosphere
- america's cup — an international yachting trophy, first won by the schooner America in 1851 and held as a challenge trophy by the New York Yacht Club until 1983
- american curl — a breed of slender cat with curled-back ears and a plumed tail
- amicus curiae — a person not directly engaged in a case who advises the court
- aminoaciduria — the presence of amino acids in urine
- amphitrichous — having a single flagellum at each end.
- amygdalaceous — similar to or derived from the almond
- anachronously — in an anachronous manner
- ancus marcius — a king of Rome, during whose reign the first bridge across the Tiber was constructed.
- anencephalous — congenital absence of part or all of the brain.
- anfractuosity — the condition or quality of being anfractuous
- announcements — Plural form of announcement.
- annular clock — a clock in the form of a vase, ball, etc., having the hours painted on a ring rotating beneath a pointer.
- annular space — An annular space is a ring-shaped space outside the drillpipe, through which mud and cuttings are removed.
- annunciations — Plural form of annunciation.
- ante-christum — before Christ. Abbreviation: A.C.
- anti-cultural — of or relating to culture or cultivation.
- anticellulite — acting against cellulite
- anticlinorium — a vast elongated anticline with its strata further folded into anticlines and synclines
- anticoagulant — acting to prevent or impair coagulation, esp of blood
- anticommunism — the opposition to communism
- anticommunist — (initial capital letter) a member of the Communist Party or movement.
- antidiuretics — Plural form of antidiuretic.
- antimutagenic — capable of reducing the frequency of mutation.
- antiochus iii — known as Antiochus the Great. 242–187 bc, king of Syria (223–187), who greatly extended the Seleucid empire but was forced (190) to surrender most of Asia Minor to the Romans
- antipruritics — Plural form of antipruritic.
- antirheumatic — acting against rheumatism
- antiscorbutic — preventing or curing scurvy
- antisudorific — an antiperspirant.
- anzac biscuit — a sweet biscuit containing oats, coconut, and syrup