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14-letter words containing a, l, t, e, r, i

  • anal retentive — a person who exhibits anal personality traits
  • anal-retentive — having an anal character.
  • andrew toolkit — (tool)   (ATK) A portable user interface toolkit developed as part of the Andrew project, running on the X Window System and distributed with X11R5.
  • angelic doctor — an epithet of Saint Thomas Aquinas
  • 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.
  • anteroparietal — situated in a forward part or on the wall of an organ or cavity.
  • anti-bacterial — destructive to or inhibiting the growth of bacteria.
  • anti-diarrheal — an intestinal disorder characterized by abnormal frequency and fluidity of fecal evacuations.
  • anti-fertility — of or relating to a substance that inhibits the ability to produce offspring; contraceptive.
  • anti-neuralgic — sharp and paroxysmal pain along the course of a nerve.
  • anti-sterility — free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic: sterile surgical instruments.
  • antiallergenic — not causing an allergic reaction
  • anticommercial — opposed to profit-seeking or commercialism
  • antidiarrhoeal — a drug used to prevent or treat diarrhoea
  • 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
  • antiliberalism — a political ideology opposed to liberalism
  • antilock brake — a brake fitted to some road vehicles that prevents skidding and improves control by sensing and compensating for overbraking
  • antireflective — treated in some way to prevent reflection
  • antiregulatory — opposed to regulation
  • antirepublican — opposed to the principles or practice of republicanism
  • antiretroviral — inhibiting the process by which a retrovirus replicates
  • antitubercular — acting against tuberculosis
  • antiulcerative — An antiulcerative is an agent that prevents the formation or promotes the healing of ulcers.
  • apheliotropism — a tendency of certain plants to turn away from the sun; negative heliotropism
  • apolipoprotein — any of a group of glycoproteins that form part of the structure of lipoproteins, some of which have been associated with Alzheimer's disease
  • appreciational — gratitude; thankful recognition: They showed their appreciation by giving him a gold watch.
  • appreciatively — feeling or showing appreciation: an appreciative audience at the concert.
  • archaeologists — Plural form of archaeologist.
  • archetypically — the original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based; a model or first form; prototype.
  • archgenethliac — the person most proficient at casting horoscopes
  • arctic redpoll — a finch, Carduelis hornemanni, of the family Fringillidae, which breeds in tundra birch forest
  • area vitellina — the nonvascular part of the area opaca surrounding the area vasculosa.
  • 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.
  • arithmetically — the method or process of computation with figures: the most elementary branch of mathematics.
  • art collection — a collection of art works
  • arthroplasties — Plural form of arthroplasty.
  • articled clerk — a trainee solicitor bound by a written contract
  • articulateness — uttered clearly in distinct syllables.
  • artificial ear — a device consisting of microelectrodes that deliver electrical stimuli directly to the auditory nerve when surgically implanted into the cochlea, enabling a person with sensorineural deafness to hear.
  • artificial eye — a manufactured eye of glass, plastic, or other material, usually hemispherical or cup-shaped, worn cosmetically over a blind eye or in the socket of a lost eye and sometimes attached to muscles to provide movement.
  • artificialized — Simple past tense and past participle of artificialize.
  • artificialness — the condition of being non-natural, unnatural or spurious
  • asseveratingly — in an asseverating or affirming manner
  • 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.
  • athletic heart — nonpathological enlargement of the heart resulting from intensive aerobic exercise.
  • atlantic liner — a large passenger ship that regularly crosses the Atlantic Ocean
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