13-letter words containing a, h, e
- ahead of time — If you do something ahead of time, you do it before a particular event or before you need to, in order to be well prepared.
- air discharge — Air discharge is a method for testing ESD-protection structures in which the ESD generator is discharged through an air gap between the generator and the device under test.
- air freshener — An air freshener is a product people can buy which is meant to make rooms smell pleasant.
- air hardening — a process of hardening high-alloy steels by heating and cooling in a current of air
- air-breathing — (of an engine, aircraft, missile, etc.) to take in air from the atmosphere to oxidize the fuel for combustion.
- air-hardening — noting any metal, especially alloy steel, that can be hardened from above its transformation point by cooling in air.
- airheadedness — The quality of being airheaded.
- airworthiness — (of an aircraft) meeting established standards for safe flight; equipped and maintained in condition to fly.
- alchemistical — relating to alchemists
- alcohol abuse — the excessive consumption of alcoholic drinks
- alcoholometer — an instrument, such as a specially calibrated hydrometer, for determining the percentage of alcohol in a liquid
- alcoholometry — the process of measuring the concentration of alcohol in a liquid, such as in blood or a liquor
- all over with — above in place or position: the roof over one's head.
- all the while — You use all the while in order to say that something happens continually or that it happens throughout the time when something else is happening.
- all-cash deal — An all-cash deal is a financial transaction in which the payment is made entirely in money.
- allelomorphic — relating to alleles
- allhallowtide — the season of All Saints' Day (Allhallows)
- allied health — a segment of healthcare professions comprised of specialized occupations that require certification, including physical therapists, dental hygienists, social workers, speech therapists, nutritionists, etc., but not including doctors, nurses, and dentists.
- allophanamide — biuret.
- allylthiourea — thiosinamine.
- almond-shaped — oval
- along the way — If something happens on the way or along the way, it happens during the course of a particular event or process.
- alongshoreman — a person employed to load and unload ships
- alpha aquilae — Altair
- alpha aurigae — Capella
- alpha blocker — any of various substances that interfere with the action of the alpha receptors.
- alpha carinae — Canopus1
- alpha emitter — a radioactive isotope that emits alpha particles
- alpha eridani — Achernar
- alpha testing — (programming) Testing of software at the developer's site by the customer. The stage before beta testing.
- alpha-blocker — any of a class of drugs that prevent the stimulation of alpha adrenoceptors, a type of receptor in the sympathetic nervous system, by adrenaline and noradrenaline and that therefore cause widening of blood vessels: used in the treatment of high blood pressure and prostatic hyperplasia
- alphabet code — a list of easily distinguishable words, each representing a letter of the alphabet, used in radio and telephonic communications.
- alphabet soup — a confusing series of acronyms or abbreviations
- alphabetarian — a person learning, or studying, the alphabet
- alphabetiform — having similarities to letters of the alphabet
- alphabetizing — Present participle of alphabetize.
- 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
- altered chord — a chord in which one or more notes are chromatically changed by the introduction of accidentals
- althorp house — a mansion in Northamptonshire: seat of the Earls Spencer since 1508; originally a medieval house; altered (1787) to its present neoclassical style by Henry Holland. Diana, Princess of Wales is buried on Round Oval Island in the centre of the ornamental lake in Althorp Park
- aluminothermy — a process for reducing metallic oxides using finely divided aluminium powder. The mixture of aluminium and the oxide is ignited, causing the aluminium to be oxidized and the metal oxide to be reduced to the metal
- alveolar arch — the part of the upper or lower jawbone in which the teeth are set.
- amateur night — an entertainment featuring amateur performers, often in competition for prizes.
- amenhotep iii — Greek name Amenophis. ?1411–?1375 bc, Egyptian pharaoh who expanded Egypt's influence by peaceful diplomacy and erected many famous buildings
- amesha spenta — any of the personified attributes of Ahura Mazda.
- 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.
- amorphousness — lacking definite form; having no specific shape; formless: the amorphous clouds.
- amphibologies — Plural form of amphibology.
- amphictyonies — Plural form of amphictyony.