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16-letter words containing a, l

  • angiographically — By the use of angiography.
  • angle of advance — the angle in excess of 90° that a steam-engine valve gear is in advance of the crank
  • anglo-australian — belonging, relating to, or involving England and Australia, or the people of the two countries.
  • angular diameter — the angle that the apparent diameter of a celestial object subtends at the eye of the observer.
  • angular momentum — a property of a mass or system of masses turning about some fixed point; it is conserved in the absence of the action of external forces
  • angular velocity — the velocity of a body rotating about a specified axis measured as the rate of change of the angle subtended at that axis by the path of the body
  • animal companion — an animal that is kept as a companion; pet.
  • animal husbandry — the science of breeding, rearing, and caring for farm animals
  • animal magnetism — the quality of being attractive, esp to members of the opposite sex
  • animal sanctuary — a place where animals are brought to live and be protected
  • annular ligament — any of various ligaments that encircle a part, such as the wrist, ankle, or trachea
  • annus horribilis — a terrible year
  • anomalistic year — the interval between two successive passages of the earth through perihelion; 365.25964 mean solar days
  • anomalous monism — the philosophical doctrine that although all mental states consist merely in states of the brain, there exist no regular correspondences between classes of mental and physical states, and so no psychophysical laws
  • antagonistically — acting in opposition; opposing, especially mutually.
  • antarctic circle — the imaginary circle around the earth, parallel to the equator, at latitude 66° 32′ S; it marks the southernmost point at which the sun appears above the level of the horizon at the winter solstice
  • antenatal clinic — a clinic that women attend when they are pregnant so that the medical staff can check that they and the baby are healthy
  • antepenultimates — Plural form of antepenultimate.
  • anthranilic acid — an aromatic acid, C6H4
  • anthropometrical — Pertaining to anthropometry.
  • anthroposophical — of or relating to anthroposophy
  • anti-calvinistic — the doctrines and teachings of John Calvin or his followers, emphasizing predestination, the sovereignty of God, the supreme authority of the Scriptures, and the irresistibility of grace. Compare Arminianism.
  • anti-development — the act or process of developing; growth; progress: child development; economic development.
  • anti-egalitarian — asserting, resulting from, or characterized by belief in the equality of all people, especially in political, economic, or social life.
  • anti-federalists — U.S. History. a member or supporter of the Antifederal party.
  • anti-imperialist — opposed to imperialism
  • anti-materialism — preoccupation with or emphasis on material objects, comforts, and considerations, with a disinterest in or rejection of spiritual, intellectual, or cultural values.
  • anti-materialist — a person who is markedly more concerned with material things than with spiritual, intellectual, or cultural values.
  • anti-monarchical — of, like, or pertaining to a monarch or monarchy.
  • anti-nationalism — spirit or aspirations common to the whole of a nation.
  • anti-orientalism — a peculiarity or idiosyncrasy of the peoples of Asia, especially the East.
  • anti-patriarchal — of or relating to a patriarch, the male head of a family, tribe, community, church, order, etc.: my father's conservative, patriarchal ways.
  • anti-rationalism — the principle or habit of accepting reason as the supreme authority in matters of opinion, belief, or conduct.
  • anti-rationalist — the principle or habit of accepting reason as the supreme authority in matters of opinion, belief, or conduct.
  • anti-sentimental — expressive of or appealing to sentiment, especially the tender emotions and feelings, as love, pity, or nostalgia: a sentimental song.
  • anti-theoretical — of, relating to, or consisting in theory; not practical (distinguished from applied).
  • anticholinergics — Plural form of anticholinergic.
  • anticyclogenesis — the intensification or development of an anticyclone.
  • anticyclonically — Lb meteorology In an anticyclonic fashion.
  • antiessentialist — Opposing essentialism.
  • antiinflammatory — Alternative spelling of anti-inflammatory.
  • antilles current — a warm ocean current flowing NW along the N coast of the Greater Antilles and joining the Florida Current off the SW coast of Florida.
  • antimony sulfate — a white, crystalline, deliquescent, water-insoluble solid, Sb 2 (SO 4) 3 , used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
  • antimony sulfide — antimony pentasulfide.
  • antipathetically — In an antipathetic fashion.
  • antiphospholipid — (medicine) Counteracting phospholipids; applied to Hughes syndrome.
  • apical dominance — suppression of the development of lateral buds in a growing plant shoot, caused by hormones produced in the tip of the shoot.
  • aplastic anaemia — anaemia caused by a defect in the body's ability to regenerate blood cells
  • apollo belvedere — a Roman marble statue, possibly a copy of a Greek original of the 4th–1st centuries b.c.
  • apostolic church — the Christian church as founded by the apostles.
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