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14-letter words containing a, l, e, o, c

  • alpha-receptor — a site on a cell that, upon interaction with epinephrine or norepinephrine, controls vasoconstriction, intestinal relaxation, pupil dilation, and other physiological processes.
  • alumosilicates — Plural form of alumosilicate.
  • ambulancewoman — a woman who works as part of an ambulance crew
  • amebic colitis — a type of dysentery caused by the protozoan Entamoeba histolytica, characterized especially by ulceration of the large intestine.
  • american cloth — a glazed or waterproofed cotton cloth
  • american holly — See under holly (def 1).
  • american lotus — water chinquapin (def 1).
  • aminoglycoside — of or relating to amino sugars in glycosidic linkage.
  • anaglyphoscope — a pair of spectacles for viewing an anaglyph.
  • analogue clock — a clock in which the hours, minutes, and sometimes seconds are indicated by hands on a dial
  • analogue watch — a watch in which the hours, minutes, and sometimes seconds are indicated by hands on a dial
  • androcephalous — having a human head
  • angelic doctor — an epithet of Saint Thomas Aquinas
  • angle of climb — the angle between the axis of motion of a climbing aircraft and the horizontal plane.
  • angle of pitch — the acute angle between the longitudinal axis of an aircraft or spacecraft and the direction of the wind relative to the vehicle.
  • anglo-american — of or relating to relations between England and the United States or their peoples
  • anne of cleves — 1515–57, the fourth wife of Henry VIII of England: their marriage (1540) was annulled after six months
  • anticommercial — opposed to profit-seeking or commercialism
  • anticonvulsive — preventing or alleviating convulsions
  • antihemophilic — That counteracts bleeding in hemophiliacs.
  • antilock brake — a brake fitted to some road vehicles that prevents skidding and improves control by sensing and compensating for overbraking
  • antilymphocyte — (immunology, of an antibody) That acts against lymphocytes.
  • antineoplastic — acting against tumours
  • antitechnology — opposed to technology or the use of technological devices
  • apico-alveolar — articulated with the apex of the tongue touching or near the alveolar ridge, as (t), (z), (n), and (l)
  • apocryphalness — the quality of being apocryphal
  • apologetically — containing an apology or excuse for a fault, failure, insult, injury, etc.: An apologetic letter to his creditors explained the delay.
  • apoplectically — of or relating to apoplexy or stroke.
  • aposematically — in an aposematic manner
  • apothegmatical — Relating to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious; pithy.
  • appreciational — gratitude; thankful recognition: They showed their appreciation by giving him a gold watch.
  • aquifoliaceous — related to the Aquifoliaceae family of plants, the only living genus of which is the holly (Ilex) genus
  • arborsculpture — The art and craft technique of growing and shaping tree trunks.
  • archaeological — of or relating to archaeology.
  • archaeologists — Plural form of archaeologist.
  • archaeozoology — the analysis and interpretation of animal remains found at archaeological sites
  • archencephalon — the primitive forebrain region of the embryo, anterior to the notochord, that gives rise to the midbrain and forebrain.
  • archiepiscopal — of or associated with an archbishop
  • arctic redpoll — a finch, Carduelis hornemanni, of the family Fringillidae, which breeds in tundra birch forest
  • area vasculosa — that part of the area opaca in which the blood cells and vessels are formed.
  • areal velocity — a measure of the velocity of one celestial body in orbit about another, equal to the area swept out per unit time by the vector joining the two bodies.
  • art collection — a collection of art works
  • assault course — An assault course is an area of land covered with obstacles such as walls which people, especially soldiers, use to improve their skills and strength.
  • associableness — The state or quality of being associable.
  • at close range — If you see or hit something at close range or from close range, you are very close to it when you see it or hit it. If you do something at a range of half a mile, for example, you are half a mile away from it when you do it.
  • athletic coach — a person qualified to train athletes
  • atlantic ocean — the world's second largest ocean, bounded in the north by the Arctic, in the south by the Antarctic, in the west by North and South America, and in the east by Europe and Africa. Greatest depth: 9220 m (30 246 ft). Area: about 81 585 000 sq km (31 500 000 sq miles)
  • atlas autocode — (language)   The Autocode for the Ferranti Atlas, which may have been the first commercial computer with hardware-paged virtual memory. Whereas other autocodes were basically assembly languages, Atlas Autocode was high-level and block-structured, resembling a cross between Fortran and ALGOL 60. It had call-by value, loops, declarations, complex numbers, pointers, heap and stack storage generators, dynamic arrays, and extensible syntax.
  • auger-electron — a nonradiative process in which an atom in an excited state undergoes a transition to a lower state by the emission of a bound electron (Auger electron) rather than by the emission of an x-ray.
  • autocorrelator — (electronics) A device that modifies a signal with a delayed copy of itself in order to detect any periodic signal hidden in the noise.
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