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13-letter words containing a, l, e, s, n

  • andersonville — town in SW central Ga.: site of a Confederate prison in the Civil War
  • anencephalous — congenital absence of part or all of the brain.
  • angel's share — the amount of alcoholic liquor that evaporates during distillation.
  • angelicalness — The state or quality of being angelical.
  • angioplasties — Plural form of angioplasty.
  • angular house — any of the four astrological houses that begin at the angles: the first, fourth, seventh, and tenth houses, that correspond, respectively, to self, home, others, and career.
  • annular space — An annular space is a ring-shaped space outside the drillpipe, through which mud and cuttings are removed.
  • answerability — liable to be asked to give account; responsible: He is answerable to a committee for all his decisions.
  • anthelmintics — Plural form of anthelmintic.
  • anti-idealism — the cherishing or pursuit of high or noble principles, purposes, goals, etc.
  • anti-idealist — a person who cherishes or pursues high or noble principles, purposes, goals, etc. Synonyms: optimist, perfectionist, reformer, visionary, utopianist. Antonyms: pragmatist, skeptic, cynic.
  • anticlockwise — If something is moving anticlockwise, it is moving in the opposite direction to the direction in which the hands of a clock move.
  • antielectrons — Plural form of antielectron.
  • antiparticles — Plural form of antiparticle.
  • antipersonnel — (of weapons, etc) designed to cause casualties to personnel rather than to destroy equipment or defences
  • antique glass — pot metal (def 4).
  • antireligious — opposed to religious ideas, beliefs, and organizations
  • antisatellite — (of a weapon) designed to destroy satellites
  • antiselection — adverse selection.
  • antisexuality — the opposition to sexuality or sexual activity
  • antisterility — free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic: sterile surgical instruments.
  • apicomplexans — Plural form of apicomplexan.
  • apostle plant — a plant, Neomarica northiana, of the iris family, native to Brazil, having large, fragrant white and violet flowers, and often cultivated as a houseplant.
  • apostle spoon — a silver spoon with a figure of one of the Apostles on the handle
  • appealingness — the quality of being appealing
  • apprehensible — capable of being comprehended or grasped mentally
  • apprehensibly — In an apprehensive manner; cautiously.
  • arcus senilis — an opaque circle around the cornea of the eye, often seen in elderly people
  • aristolochene — (organic compound) A bicyclic sesquiterpene produced by certain fungi.
  • arm wrestling — a contest in which two people sit facing each other each with one elbow resting on a table, clasp hands, and each tries to force the other's arm flat onto the table while keeping his own elbow touching the table
  • artesian well — well sunk through impermeable strata receiving water from an area at a higher altitude than that of the well
  • ascertainable — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
  • ascertainably — In a way that can be ascertained.
  • aschelminthes — a major grouping (formerly a phylum) of small-to-microscopic pseudocoelomate organisms, as the rotifers, nematodes, and gastrotriches, all of which are now classified as separate phyla.
  • ascoli piceno — a town in E central Italy, in the Marches: capital of the Roman province of Picenum; site of the massacre of all its Roman citizens in the Social War in 90 bc. Pop: 51 375 (2001)
  • ashlar veneer — a thin dressed stone with straight edges, used to face a wall
  • assembly line — An assembly line is an arrangement of workers and machines in a factory, where each worker deals with only one part of a product. The product passes from one worker to another until it is finished.
  • assemblywoman — In the United States, an assemblywoman is a female elected member of an assembly of people who make decisions and laws.
  • assemblywomen — Plural form of assemblywoman.
  • at loose ends — in an unsettled, disorganized, or confused condition
  • australianize — (esp of a new immigrant) to adopt or cause to adopt Australian habits and attitudes; integrate into Australian society
  • availableness — Competent power; validity; efficacy; as, the availableness of a title.
  • bacteriolysin — an antibody which, when it combines with bacterial cells, causes lysis of those cells, thus destroying them
  • balance shaft — a shaft in a vehicle engine that is designed to reduce the amount of vibration from other moving parts as it rotates
  • balance sheet — A balance sheet is a written statement of the amount of money and property that a company or person has, including amounts of money that are owed or are owing. Balance sheet is also used to refer to the general financial state of a company.
  • balance staff — a pivoted axle or shaft on which the balance is mounted.
  • balanced step — any of a series of staircase winders so planned that they are nearly as wide at the inside of the stair as the adjacent fliers.
  • balkan states — the countries of the Balkan Peninsula: the former Yugoslavian Republics, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, Greece, and the European part of Turkey
  • ballet lesson — a class in which ballet is taught
  • balloon shade — a window shade that when raised is gathered into a series of puffy festoons created by inverted pleats in the fabric.
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