14-letter words containing a, i, s, l, e
- anesthetically — In an anesthetic manner.
- angle of slide — the minimum slope, measured in degrees from the horizontal, at which loose solid material will start to slide or flow.
- angustifoliate — having thin or narrow leaves
- animal shelter — an establishment, especially one supported by charitable contributions, that provides a temporary home for dogs, cats, and other animals that are offered for adoption.
- animal testing — Animal testing involves doing scientific tests on animals when developing new products or drugs.
- anisyl acetate — a colorless liquid, the para form of C 10 H 12 O 3 , having a lilaclike odor, used chiefly as a scent in the manufacture of perfume.
- anti bolshevik — a member of the more radical majority of the Social Democratic Party, 1903–17, advocating immediate and forceful seizure of power by the proletariat. (after 1918) a member of the Russian Communist Party.
- anti-bolshevik — a person who is opposed to Bolshevism
- anti-sterility — free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic: sterile surgical instruments.
- anticonvulsive — preventing or alleviating convulsions
- antifederalism — Alternative form of anti-federalism.
- antifederalist — a person who opposed the ratification of the Constitution in 1789 and thereafter allied with Thomas Jefferson's Antifederal Party, which opposed extension of the powers of the federal Government
- antifilibuster — a person or method in opposition to filibustering
- antihomosexual — opposed to homosexual people and behaviour
- antiliberalism — a political ideology opposed to liberalism
- antineoplastic — acting against tumours
- antiseptically — with the aid of antiseptics.
- apheliotropism — a tendency of certain plants to turn away from the sun; negative heliotropism
- aposematically — in an aposematic manner
- apple islander — a native or inhabitant of Tasmania
- apple polisher — a sycophant; toady
- apple-polisher — to curry favor with someone, especially in an obsequious or flattering manner.
- applicableness — applying or capable of being applied; relevant; suitable; appropriate: an applicable rule; a solution that is applicable to the problem.
- apprehensively — uneasy or fearful about something that might happen: apprehensive for the safety of the mountain climbers.
- aquifoliaceous — related to the Aquifoliaceae family of plants, the only living genus of which is the holly (Ilex) genus
- archaeologists — Plural form of archaeologist.
- archiepiscopal — of or associated with an archbishop
- arthroplasties — Plural form of arthroplasty.
- articulateness — uttered clearly in distinct syllables.
- artificialness — the condition of being non-natural, unnatural or spurious
- as big as life — the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.
- as you like it — a comedy (1599?) by Shakespeare.
- asiatic beetle — a Japanese scarabaeid beetle, Anomala orientalis, introduced into Hawaii and the northeastern US: a serious pest of sugar cane and cereal crops because it destroys the roots
- assaultiveness — the condition of being assaultive
- assembly point — a designated place where people have been told to wait after evacuating a building in the event of a fire or other emergency
- asseveratingly — in an asseverating or affirming manner
- assisted place — a place at a private school reserved for a pupil from a family with a low income, with the fees paid by the government
- associableness — The state or quality of being associable.
- astrogeologist — a person who studies astrogeology
- asymmetrically — not identical on both sides of a central line; unsymmetrical; lacking symmetry: Most faces are asymmetric.
- at one's peril — If you say that someone does something at their peril, you are warning them that they will probably suffer as a result of doing it.
- attainableness — The state or quality of being attainable.
- aussie battler — an Australian working-class person
- availabilities — suitable or ready for use; of use or service; at hand: I used whatever tools were available.
- avalokitesvara — a male Bodhisattva, widely revered and identified with various persons and gods.
- axial skeleton — the bones that together comprise the skull and the vertebral column
- axis of diesel — a name given to a bloc of countries (Russia, Iran, and Venezuela) whose reserves of oil enhance their political importance
- bacteriologist — a branch of microbiology dealing with the identification, study, and cultivation of bacteria and with their applications in medicine, agriculture, industry, and biotechnology.
- balance spring — hairspring.
- ballet slipper — a heelless cloth or leather slipper worn by ballet dancers.