13-letter words containing a, m, i, c
- autodidactism — Alternative form of autodidacticism.
- autoeroticism — the arousal and use of one's own body as a sexual object, as through masturbation
- automagically — automatically; in a way that is hidden from or not understood by the user, and in that sense, apparently “magical”: I downloaded an app that automagically adds a travel itinerary to my calendar whenever I buy a plane ticket.
- automatically — without volition or from force of habit; mechanically: Whenever I hear that song, I automatically think of my dad.
- automechanism — an automatic mechanical system or component, especially a device that operates automatically under predetermined conditions.
- autonomically — autonomous.
- autoschediasm — anything done with little forethought or preparation
- avila camacho — Manuel [mah-nwel] /mɑˈnwɛl/ (Show IPA), 1897–1955, president of Mexico 1940–46.
- axiomatically — pertaining to or of the nature of an axiom; self-evident; obvious.
- azurmalachite — a blue-green ornamental stone consisting of a mixture of azurite and malachite.
- back emission — the secondary emission of electrons from an anode
- back mutation — the reversion of a mutant to the original phenotype
- backformation — Alternative spelling of back-formation.
- badminton cup — a long refreshing drink of claret with soda water and sugar
- baggage claim — At an airport, the baggage claim is the area where you collect your baggage at the end of your trip.
- balsam capivi — copaiba.
- barrier cream — a cream used to protect the skin, esp the hands, from dirt and from the action of oils or solvents
- basic plumage — the plumage assumed by an adult bird at its complete, usually annual, molt.
- basidiomycete — any fungus of the phylum Basidiomycota (formerly class Basidiomycetes), in which the spores are produced in basidia. The group includes boletes, puffballs, smuts, and rusts
- bathylimnetic — (of an organism) living in the depths of lakes and marshes
- benefit match — a sports match organized to raise money for charity, or for a particular player
- biculturalism — the characteristics, or policy, of a two-cultured society
- bimetallistic — relating to bimetallism
- bimolecularly — in a bimolecular fashion
- bioaccumulate — (of substances, esp toxins) to build up within the tissues of organisms
- biochemically — the science dealing with the chemistry of living matter.
- biocompatible — not rejected by the body
- biomechanical — relating to biomechanics
- biosystematic — relating to biosystematics
- black diamond — coal (sense 1)
- black muslims — (esp in the US) a political and religious movement of Black people who adopt the religious practices of Islam and seek to establish a new Black nation
- black skimmer — a black and white New World skimmer, Rynchops nigra, having a bill with a reddish-orange base.
- blacksmithing — the work of a blacksmith.
- blastomycosis — a fungal infection particularly affecting the lungs
- block diagram — a diagram showing the interconnections between the parts of an industrial process
- bombastically — (of speech, writing, etc.) high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious.
- bowling match — a game of bowls
- brace molding — keel1 (def 6).
- bureaucratism — an official of a bureaucracy.
- cabinet maker — A cabinet maker is a person who makes high-quality wooden furniture.
- cabinet-maker — a person who makes fine furniture and other woodwork.
- cabinetmakers — Plural form of cabinetmaker.
- cabinetmaking — the manufacture of fine furniture and other woodwork.
- cable molding — a molding in the form of a rope.
- cadmium green — a pigment used in painting, consisting of a mixture of hydrated oxide of chromium with cadmium sulfide, and characterized by its strong green color and slow drying rate.
- caesaropapism — the theory that the state should have authority over the church in ecclesiastical matters; Erastianism
- caesium clock — a type of atomic clock that uses the frequency of radiation absorbed in changing the spin of electrons in caesium atoms
- caiman lizard — a crocodilelike lizard, Dracaena guianensis, of South America, having powerful jaws for crushing the snails and mussels upon which it feeds.
- calamity jane — real name Martha Canary. ?1852–1903, US frontierswoman, noted for her skill at shooting and riding
- calcium light — limelight (sense 1)