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13-letter words containing a, e, n, o, l

  • american aloe — century plant
  • aminophylline — a derivative of theophylline that relaxes smooth muscle and is used mainly to dilate the airways in the treatment of asthma and emphysema
  • aminothiazole — (chemistry) A heterocyclic amine, the starting point for synthesis of many compounds, sometimes used as a thyroid inhibitor in the treatment of hyperthyroidism.
  • aminotriazole — a white, crystalline, soluble powder, NHNC(NH2)NCH, used for killing weeds or other undesired vegetation: a carcinogen
  • anaerobically — (of an organism or tissue) living in the absence of air or free oxygen.
  • analogousness — The quality of being analogous.
  • analogy model — (programming)   A method of estimating the cost of a proposed software project by extrapolating from the costs and schedules of similar completed projects.
  • andersonville — town in SW central Ga.: site of a Confederate prison in the Civil War
  • anecdotically — in an anecdotical manner
  • anencephalous — congenital absence of part or all of the brain.
  • angioplasties — Plural form of angioplasty.
  • angle of bank — the angle between the lateral axis of an aircraft in flight and the horizontal
  • 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.
  • angle of roll — the acute angle between the lateral axis of an aircraft or spacecraft and a horizontal plane.
  • angle of view — the angle that corresponds to the field of view provided by a lens
  • angular house — any of the four astrological houses that begin at the angles: the first, fourth, seventh, and tenth houses, that correspond, respectively, to self, home, others, and career.
  • annual report — a report presented by the directors of a company to its shareholders each year, containing the profit-and-loss account, the balance sheet, and details of the past year's activity
  • another place — the other House of Parliament (used in the House of Commons to refer to the House of Lords and vice versa)
  • anterolateral — Both anterior and lateral.
  • anthophyllite — a black or greenish-black mineral from the hornblende group, found in igneous and metamorphic rocks
  • anticlockwise — If something is moving anticlockwise, it is moving in the opposite direction to the direction in which the hands of a clock move.
  • antielectrons — Plural form of antielectron.
  • antievolution — a system of thought which argues against the biological theory of evolution
  • antimetabolic — inhibiting metabolism
  • antipersonnel — (of weapons, etc) designed to cause casualties to personnel rather than to destroy equipment or defences
  • antireligious — opposed to religious ideas, beliefs, and organizations
  • antiselection — adverse selection.
  • antonine wall — a Roman frontier defence work across S Scotland, extending between the River Clyde and the Firth of Forth. It was built in 142 ad on the orders of Antoninus Pius (86–161 ad), emperor of Rome (138–161)
  • apicomplexans — Plural form of apicomplexan.
  • apostle plant — a plant, Neomarica northiana, of the iris family, native to Brazil, having large, fragrant white and violet flowers, and often cultivated as a houseplant.
  • apostle spoon — a silver spoon with a figure of one of the Apostles on the handle
  • apple-knocker — Northern U.S. a rustic.
  • apportionable — to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution: to apportion expenses among the three men.
  • archaeologian — (archaic) An archaeologist.
  • aristolochene — (organic compound) A bicyclic sesquiterpene produced by certain fungi.
  • ascoli piceno — a town in E central Italy, in the Marches: capital of the Roman province of Picenum; site of the massacre of all its Roman citizens in the Social War in 90 bc. Pop: 51 375 (2001)
  • assemblywoman — In the United States, an assemblywoman is a female elected member of an assembly of people who make decisions and laws.
  • assemblywomen — Plural form of assemblywoman.
  • at loose ends — in an unsettled, disorganized, or confused condition
  • automatonlike — Like an automaton; robotic.
  • aviation fuel — fuel used to power airplanes
  • back-end load — the final charges of commission and expenses made by an investment trust, insurance policy, etc, when the investor is paid out
  • bacteriolysin — an antibody which, when it combines with bacterial cells, causes lysis of those cells, thus destroying them
  • ballet lesson — a class in which ballet is taught
  • balloon frame — a wooden building frame composed of machine-sawed scantlings fastened with nails, having studs rising the full height of the frame with the joists nailed to the studs and supported by sills or by ribbons let into the studs.
  • balloon shade — a window shade that when raised is gathered into a series of puffy festoons created by inverted pleats in the fabric.
  • balloon-berry — strawberry-raspberry.
  • balneotherapy — the treatment of disease by bathing, esp to improve limb mobility in arthritic and neuromuscular disorders
  • bamboozlement — The act or process of bamboozling or being bamboozled.
  • banderilleros — Plural form of banderillero.
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