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14-letter words containing a, l, i, o

  • atomic orbital — Physics, Chemistry. a wave function describing the state of a single electron in an atom (atomic orbital) or in a molecule (molecular orbital) the electron in that state.
  • attention line — a line of text after the address on a piece of correspondence, directing it to a particular person or department.
  • auditory canal — the narrow passageway from the outer ear to the eardrum.
  • aurothiomalate — (chemistry) A thiomalate with the addition of gold.
  • authority file — a file, either on cards or in machine-readable format, in which decisions involving bibliographic records, particularly for form of entry, are recorded to establish a precedent or rule for subsequent decisions and to provide for consistency of entries.
  • autocollimator — an instrument combining the functions of a telescope and collimator, for detecting and measuring very small deviations in a beam of light.
  • autocratically — In an autocratic manner.
  • autopilot code — (jargon, humour)   Code that was written by a programmer on "auto-pilot" who wasn't really thinking about what they were doing.
  • autopolyploidy — having more than two haploid sets of chromosomes that are derived from the same ancestral species.
  • autoregulation — the continual automatic adjustment or self-regulation of a biochemical, physiological, or ecological system to maintain a stable state.
  • autotetraploid — an individual or strain whose chromosome complement consists of four copies of a single genome due to doubling of an ancestral chromosome complement
  • auxiliary note — a nonharmonic note occurring between two harmonic notes
  • auxiliary tone — a melodic ornamental tone following a principal tone by a step above or below and returning to the principal tone; embellishment.
  • avalokitesvara — a male Bodhisattva, widely revered and identified with various persons and gods.
  • avoidance play — a play by the declarer designed to prevent a particular opponent from taking the lead.
  • 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
  • babbling brook — a cook
  • babbling error — (networking)   An Ethernet node attempting to transmit more than 1518 data bytes - the largest allowed Ethernet packet. This is why the Maximum Transmission Unit for IP traffic on Ethernet is 1500.
  • backing vocals — a vocal accompaniment for a pop singer
  • bacteriologist — a branch of microbiology dealing with the identification, study, and cultivation of bacteria and with their applications in medicine, agriculture, industry, and biotechnology.
  • ball indicator — a flight instrument that measures the angle of roll about an aircraft's horizontal axis, thereby indicating whether or not the aircraft is skidding or slipping.
  • ballon d'essai — a project or policy put forward experimentally to gauge reactions to it
  • ballot rigging — Ballot rigging is the act of illegally changing the result of an election by producing a false record of the number of votes.
  • balm of gilead — any of several trees of the burseraceous genus Commiphora, esp C. opobalsamum of Africa and W Asia, that yield a fragrant oily resin
  • balm-of-gilead — any of several plants of the genus Commiphora, especially C. opobalsamum and C. meccanensis, which yield a fragrant oleoresin.
  • balsaminaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Balsaminaceae, a family of flowering plants, including balsam and touch-me-not, that have irregular flowers and explosive capsules
  • baltimore chop — a batted ball that takes a high bounce upon hitting the ground on or immediately in front of home plate, often enabling the batter to reach first base safely.
  • balto-slavonic — a hypothetical subfamily of Indo-European languages consisting of Baltic and Slavonic. It is now generally believed that similarities between them result from geographical proximity rather than any special relationship
  • baptismal font — a large bowl for baptismal water, usually mounted on a pedestal
  • baptismal vows — the solemn promises made during baptism, either by the person baptized or by his or her sponsors
  • baranof island — an island off SE Alaska, in the western part of the Alexander Archipelago. Area: 4162 sq km (1607 sq miles)
  • barbara liskov — (person)   Professor Barbara Liskov was the first US woman to be awarded a PhD in computing, and her innovations can be found in every modern programming language. She currently (2009) heads the Programming Methodology Group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Professor Liskov's design innovations have, over the decades, made software more reliable and easier to maintain. She has invented two computer progamming languages: CLU, an object-orientated language, and Argus, a distributed programming language. Liskov's research forms the basis of modern programming languages such as Java, C# and C++. One of the biggest impacts of her work came from her contributions to the use of data abstraction, a method for organising complex programs. See Liskov substitution principle. In June 2009 she will receive the A. M. Turing Award.
  • barometrically — By means of a barometer.
  • basal ganglion — any of several masses of gray matter in each cerebral hemisphere.
  • battle of wits — If you refer to a situation as a battle of wits, you mean that it involves people with opposing aims who compete with each other using their intelligence, rather than force.
  • battle station — the place or position that one is assigned to for battle or in an emergency.
  • bazillionaires — Plural form of bazillionaire.
  • bearded collie — a medium-sized breed of dog having a profuse long straight coat, usually grey or fawn and often with white on the head, legs, and chest, a long tail, and a distinctive beard
  • belisha beacon — a flashing light in an orange globe mounted on a post, indicating a pedestrian crossing on a road
  • belvoir castle — a castle in Leicestershire, near Grantham (in Lincolnshire): seat of the Dukes of Rutland; rebuilt by James Wyatt in 1816
  • bibliomaniacal — relating to a bibliomaniac
  • bildungsromane — a type of novel concerned with the education, development, and maturing of a young protagonist.
  • bilious attack — a group of symptoms consisting of headache, abdominal pain, and constipation
  • bill of health — a certificate, issued by a port officer, that attests to the health of a ship's company
  • bill of lading — (in foreign trade) a document containing full particulars of goods shipped or for shipment
  • billy no-mates — a person with no friends
  • bioarchaeology — the branch of archaeology that deals with the remains of living things
  • bioclimatology — the study of the effects of climatic conditions on living organisms
  • bioequivalence — the equality of strength, bioavailability, and dosage of various drug products
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