13-letter words containing a, i, r, p
- amphitheaters — Plural form of amphitheater.
- amphitheatral — relating to an amphitheatre, taking place in an amphitheatre
- amphitheatres — Plural form of amphitheatre.
- amphitheatric — Of, pertaining to, exhibited in, or resembling an amphitheatre.
- amphitrichate — having a single flagellum at each end.
- amphitrichous — having a single flagellum at each end.
- amphitryon 38 — a play (1938) by Jean Giraudoux.
- amphotericins — Plural form of amphotericin.
- amplificatory — of the nature of enlargement or extension, as of a statement, narrative, etc.
- anaphorically — referring back to or substituting for a preceding word or group of words: anaphoric reference.
- anaphrodisiac — tending to lessen sexual desire
- angiospermous — of or relating to an angiosperm; having enclosed seeds.
- anise camphor — anethole.
- anisometropia — an imbalance in the power of the two eyes to refract light
- anisometropic — relating to anisometropia
- anthropogenic — relating to anthropogenesis
- anthropologic — the science that deals with the origins, physical and cultural development, biological characteristics, and social customs and beliefs of humankind.
- anthropophagi — cannibals
- anti-european — opposed to the European Union or to political union of the countries of Europe
- antiapartheid — (in the Republic of South Africa) a rigid former policy of segregating and economically and politically oppressing the nonwhite population.
- anticorporate — opposed to the activities or practices of big business
- antiempirical — Going against what is empirically true.
- antinephritic — acting against kidney disease
- antiparasitic — acting against infection by parasites
- antiparticles — Plural form of antiparticle.
- antipersonnel — (of weapons, etc) designed to cause casualties to personnel rather than to destroy equipment or defences
- antiphonaries — Plural form of antiphonary.
- antiprotozoal — (medicine) That inhibits or destroys protozoa.
- antipruritics — Plural form of antipruritic.
- aperiodically — In an aperiodic way.
- aperitif-wine — a small drink of alcoholic liquor taken to stimulate the appetite before a meal.
- aphanipterous — of or relating to the wingless insects of the order Aphaniptera
- apheliotropic — growing in a direction away from the sunlight
- aphrodisiacal — having an aphrodisiac quality
- apicoalveolar — articulated with the tip of the tongue in contact with or in approximation to the alveolar ridge.
- apocryphalist — A member of the group who supported the inclusion of the Apocrypha in the Bible.
- apogeotropism — negative geotropism, as shown by plant stems
- apoplectiform — of or resembling apoplexy or stroke.
- apostrophized — Simple past tense and past participle of apostrophize.
- apostrophizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apostrophize.
- apparent time — Astronomy. local time measured by the hour angle of the sun.
- apparent wind — (wind), the velocity of air as measured from a moving object, as a ship.
- apperceptions — Plural form of apperception.
- appersonation — the unconscious assumption of the personality characteristics of another, usually well known, person.
- apple fritter — a piece of apple covered in batter and deep fried
- appoggiaturas — Plural form of appoggiatura.
- apportionable — to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution: to apportion expenses among the three men.
- apportionment — the act of apportioning
- appreciatable — (chiefly,esthetics) That can be appreciated or enjoyed.
- appreciations — Plural form of appreciation.