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.