14-letter words containing a, h, n
- antihemophilic — That counteracts bleeding in hemophiliacs.
- antihistamines — any of certain compounds or medicines that neutralize or inhibit the effect of histamine in the body, used chiefly in the treatment of allergic disorders and colds.
- antihistaminic — relating to antihistamines
- antihistorical — opposed to history or to methods which emphasize or require historical study
- antihomosexual — opposed to homosexual people and behaviour
- antihumanistic — being opposed to humanism
- antilogarithms — Plural form of antilogarithm.
- antilymphocyte — (immunology, of an antibody) That acts against lymphocytes.
- antimetathesis — an inversion of the parts (or members) of an antithesis
- antimonarchist — opposed to a monarchy
- antipathetical — Antipathetic, with antipathy, without caring.
- antiphlogistic — of or relating to the prevention or alleviation of inflammation
- antiphonically — in an antiphonal or antiphonic manner
- antiphrastical — the use of a word in a sense opposite to its proper meaning.
- antipsychiatry — an approach to mental disorders that makes use of concepts derived from existentialism, psychoanalysis, and sociological theory
- antipsychotics — Plural form of antipsychotic.
- antisyphilitic — acting against syphilis
- antitechnology — opposed to technology or the use of technological devices
- antithetically — in an antithetical way
- antithrombotic — preventing the formation of blood clots
- apocryphalness — the quality of being apocryphal
- apostrophizing — Present participle of apostrophize.
- apprehensively — uneasy or fearful about something that might happen: apprehensive for the safety of the mountain climbers.
- 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.
- arabian nights — Thea collection of ancient tales from Arabia, India, Persia, etc.
- arachnodactyly — A condition in which the fingers and hands are abnormally long and slender.
- arachnological — relating to arachnology
- archencephalon — the primitive forebrain region of the embryo, anterior to the notochord, that gives rise to the midbrain and forebrain.
- archgenethliac — the person most proficient at casting horoscopes
- archidiaconate — the office, term of office, or area of jurisdiction of an archdeacon
- archimandrites — Plural form of archimandrite.
- architectonics — the science of architecture
- argus pheasant — either of two pheasants, Argusianus argus (great argus) or Rheinardia ocellata (crested argus), occurring in SE Asia and Indonesia. The males have very long tails marked with eyelike spots
- art exhibition — an exhibition of works of art such as pictures
- 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.
- ash can school — a group of US painters including Robert Henri and later George Bellows, founded in 1907, noted for their depiction of the sordid aspects of city life
- asphalt jungle — an expression used to refer to a city environment, which emphasizes its dangerous nature
- assistantships — Plural form of assistantship.
- asthenospermia — (medicine) Loss or reduction in the strength or energy of sperm cells, hence infertility. Not always infertile many are subfertile.
- asthenospermic — (medicine) Characterised by or pertaining to asthenospermia, hence infertile.
- asthenospheric — relating to the asthenosphere
- aswan high dam — a dam on the Nile forming a reservoir (Lake Nasser) extending 480 km (300 miles) from the First to the Third Cataracts: opened in 1971, it was built 6 km (4 miles) upstream from the old Aswan Dam (built in 1902 and twice raised). Height of dam: 109 m (365 ft)
- asynchronicity — (uncountable) The state of being asynchronous.
- asynchronistic — Not synchronistic.
- asynchronously — In an asynchronous manner.
- at full length — stretched out; completely extended
- at one's heels — just behind or following closely
- at second hand — If you experience something at second hand, you are told about it by other people rather than experiencing it yourself.
- at the hand of — through the action of