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13-letter words containing a, d, e

  • angle of lead — the phase difference, expressed in degrees, by which one sinusoidal function is moving ahead of a second having the same period, as alternating voltage moving ahead of the alternating current.
  • animadversion — criticism or censure
  • animadverting — Present participle of animadvert.
  • animal warden — dogcatcher.
  • annotated ada — (language, specification)   (Anna) A specification language developed at Stanford University ca. 1980 for formally specifying Ada programs. It has a Specification Analyzer and a Consistency Checking System. It adds semantic assertions in the form of Ada comments.
  • ante meridiem — before noon
  • ante-meridian — occurring before noon.
  • anti-academic — of or relating to a college, academy, school, or other educational institution, especially one for higher education: academic requirements.
  • anti-androgen — any of a class of drugs that oppose the action of androgens; used in the treatment of prostate cancer and various male sexual disorders
  • anti-freudian — of or relating to Sigmund Freud or his doctrines, especially with respect to the causes and treatment of neurotic and psychopathic states, the interpretation of dreams, etc.
  • anti-idealism — the cherishing or pursuit of high or noble principles, purposes, goals, etc.
  • anti-idealist — a person who cherishes or pursues high or noble principles, purposes, goals, etc. Synonyms: optimist, perfectionist, reformer, visionary, utopianist. Antonyms: pragmatist, skeptic, cynic.
  • anti-idiotype — a molecular arrangement on an antibody that is the counterpart of that on a different antibody, thus making one an antigen to the other.
  • anti-sedition — incitement of discontent or rebellion against a government.
  • antiapartheid — (in the Republic of South Africa) a rigid former policy of segregating and economically and politically oppressing the nonwhite population.
  • anticipatedly — In an anticipated manner; in advance.
  • antidesiccant — a substance applied to plants to prevent moisture loss during transplantation
  • antidiarrheal — An antidiarrheal is a substance used to prevent or treat diarrhea.
  • antidiuretics — Plural form of antidiuretic.
  • antimodernism — modern character, tendencies, or values; adherence to or sympathy with what is modern.
  • antimodernist — opposed to modernism
  • antioxidative — That functions as an antioxidant.
  • antipesticide — opposed to the use of pesticides
  • aperiodically — In an aperiodic way.
  • aperture card — a punched-card mounting for microfilmed pages.
  • apostrophized — Simple past tense and past participle of apostrophize.
  • apparent wind — (wind), the velocity of air as measured from a moving object, as a ship.
  • appendiculate — having appendicles
  • apple orchard — an orchard planted with apple trees
  • apple-cheeked — having rosy cheeks; ruddy
  • apple-pie bed — a way of making a bed so as to prevent the person from entering it
  • apprehendable — That can be apprehended.
  • approval code — An approval code is a PIN or other verification code needed to authorize a payment going through the cash register.
  • aptitude test — An aptitude test is a test that is specially designed to find out how easily and how well you can do something.
  • archduchesses — Plural form of archduchess.
  • archimandrite — the head of a monastery or a group of monasteries
  • architectured — Designed (according to a form of architecture, or as if by an architect).
  • argand burner — a gas or oil burner designed to let air flow inside and outside a cylindrical wick
  • aridity index — a number indicating how much more precipitation could be lost by evapotranspiration if it were available than is actually lost at a given location.
  • arm and a leg — the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
  • armed robbery — a robbery that is carried out by people carrying guns
  • armistice day — the anniversary of the signing of the armistice that ended World War I, on Nov 11, 1918, now kept on Remembrance Sunday
  • armored cable — an electric cable having a metal protective covering
  • armored scale — any of a family (Diaspididae) of scale insects characterized by a hard, waxy secretion that covers the body: many armored scales are serious pests of trees and shrubs
  • armour-plated — An armour-plated vehicle or building has a hard metal covering in order to protect it from gunfire and other missiles.
  • armstand dive — a dive starting from a handstand at the end of a springboard or a platform with the diver's back to the water.
  • arriere-garde — rear guard.
  • arroyo grande — a town in SW California.
  • arseniuretted — combined with arsenic so as to form an arsenide.
  • arsenous acid — a toxic white powder, As2O3, used to make other arsenic compounds, insecticides, and preservatives; white arsenic
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