11-letter words containing a, l, t, e
- advertently — attentive; heedful.
- advertorial — An advertorial is an advertisement that uses the style of newspaper or magazine articles or television documentary programmes, so that it appears to be giving facts and not trying to sell a product.
- aeneolithic — Chalcolithic.
- aeolotropic — anisotropic
- aerial mast — a mast on which an aerial is mounted
- aerial root — a root that grows from the stem of a plant, above ground or above water
- aeroculture — a method of growing plants without soil by suspending them above sprays that constantly moisten the roots with water and nutrients.
- aeroelastic — capable of changing shape under aerodynamic forces
- aesthetical — of or relating to aesthetics.
- aetiologies — Plural form of aetiology.
- affectingly — In a manner so as to affect.
- affectional — relating to or implying affection.
- affectively — in an emotional manner
- affiliative — to bring into close association or connection: The research center is affiliated with the university.
- affluential — an affluent person who does not display his or her wealth in the form of material possessions
- after-lunch — occurring after a midday meal
- after-sales — relating to anything happening after something is sold
- aftercooler — a device for cooling compressed air or gases to reduce their volume or temperature.
- afterschool — for students and taking place after they finish their day in school, usually in the late afternoon: He’s looking for an afterschool job. Is there afterschool tutoring in math?
- afterworlds — Plural form of afterworld.
- agglomerate — to form or be formed into a mass or cluster; collect
- agglutinate — to adhere or cause to adhere, as with glue
- aggregately — Collectively; in mass.
- agriculture — Agriculture is farming and the methods that are used to raise and look after crops and animals.
- ai-complete — (artificial intelligence, jargon) /A-I k*m-pleet'/ (MIT, Stanford: by analogy with "NP-complete") A term used to describe problems or subproblems in artificial intelligence, to indicate that the solution presupposes a solution to the "strong AI problem" (that is, the synthesis of a human-level intelligence). A problem that is AI-complete is, in other words, just too hard. See also gedanken.
- aiguillette — an ornamentation worn by certain military officers, consisting of cords with metal tips
- ailanthuses — Plural form of ailanthus.
- air shuttle — a shuttle service operated by aircraft, usually covering short routes with frequent flights
- alabastrine — a finely granular variety of gypsum, often white and translucent, used for ornamental objects or work, such as lamp bases, figurines, etc.
- alaska time — Alaska-Hawaii time.
- albategnius — Latin name of Battani.
- albatrosses — Plural form of albatross.
- albedometer — an instrument that measures the albedo of a surface.
- albert nile — a river in NW Uganda: part of the upper Nile River.
- albertville — former name of Kalemie.
- alcalescent — Alternative spelling of alkalescent.
- alchemistic — a form of chemistry and speculative philosophy practiced in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and concerned principally with discovering methods for transmuting baser metals into gold and with finding a universal solvent and an elixir of life.
- aldermanity — the body of aldermen
- aldermaston — a village in S England, in West Berkshire unitary authority, Berkshire, SW of Reading: site of the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment and starting point of the Aldermaston marches (1958–63), organized by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. Pop: 927 (2001)
- aldopentose — a monosaccharide with five carbon atoms
- aldosterone — the principal mineralocorticoid secreted by the adrenal cortex. A synthesized form is used in the treatment of Addison's disease. Formula: C21H27O5
- aldotetrose — (carbohydrate) Any aldose having four carbon atoms.
- alembicated — (of a literary style) excessively refined; precious
- alendronate — (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of alendronic acid.
- alethiology — the branch of logic dealing with truth and error.
- alexandrite — a green variety of chrysoberyl used as a gemstone
- alexithymia — an inability to recognize, understand, and describe emotions
- alfred lunt — Alfred, 1893–1977, U.S. actor (husband of Lynn Fontanne).
- algesimeter — an instrument for determining the sensitiveness of the skin to a painful stimulus.
- alienatedly — In an alienated way.