13-letter words containing a, n, d
- all-pervading — spreading through or into everything
- allophanamide — biuret.
- almond willow — a deciduous shrub or small tree, Salix triandra, a species of willow native to Europe and W and Central Asia that has flowers which produce catkins and leaves similar in shape to those of the almond tree
- almond-shaped — oval
- alpha eridani — Achernar
- alpine garden — a rock garden.
- alpine tundra — a tundra that is treeless because of high elevation rather than high latitude.
- american bond — a brickwork bond having a course of headers between five or six courses of stretchers.
- amino radical — the univalent group, −NH 2 .
- aminoaciduria — the presence of amino acids in urine
- amundsen gulf — a gulf in the Beaufort Sea in the Canadian Northwest Territories.
- anadama bread — a kneaded yeast bread containing cornmeal and, usually, molasses
- anaesthetised — anesthetize.
- anaesthetized — anesthetize.
- analogy model — (programming) A method of estimating the cost of a proposed software project by extrapolating from the costs and schedules of similar completed projects.
- anaphrodisiac — tending to lessen sexual desire
- anaphylactoid — Of, pertaining to, or resembling anaphylaxis.
- anathematised — to pronounce an anathema against; denounce; curse.
- anathematized — Simple past tense and past participle of anathematize.
- and then some — and more than that
- andean condor — either of two large, New World vultures of the family Cathartidae, Gymnogyps californianus (California condor) or Vultur gryphus (Andean condor) the largest flying birds in the Western Hemisphere: the California condor is almost extinct; the Andean condor is greatly reduced in number and rare in many areas.
- andersen nexo — Nexö, Martin Andersen.
- andersonville — town in SW central Ga.: site of a Confederate prison in the Civil War
- andrei markov — (person) 1856-1922. The Russian mathematician, after who Markov chains were named.
- androcentrism — centered on, emphasizing, or dominated by males or masculine interests: an androcentric society; an androcentric religion.
- androdioecism — the state of being androdioecious
- androgynously — In an androgynous manner.
- anecdotically — in an anecdotical manner
- angle grinder — a handheld power tool with a rotating abrasive disc, used for cutting, grinding and polishing
- angle of lead — the phase difference, expressed in degrees, by which one sinusoidal function is moving ahead of a second having the same period, as alternating voltage moving ahead of the alternating current.
- animadversion — criticism or censure
- animadverting — Present participle of animadvert.
- animal warden — dogcatcher.
- annotated ada — (language, specification) (Anna) A specification language developed at Stanford University ca. 1980 for formally specifying Ada programs. It has a Specification Analyzer and a Consistency Checking System. It adds semantic assertions in the form of Ada comments.
- ante meridiem — before noon
- ante-meridian — occurring before noon.
- anti-academic — of or relating to a college, academy, school, or other educational institution, especially one for higher education: academic requirements.
- anti-androgen — any of a class of drugs that oppose the action of androgens; used in the treatment of prostate cancer and various male sexual disorders
- anti-antibody — antibody that combines with another antibody.
- anti-dogmatic — relating to or of the nature of a dogma or dogmas or any strong set of principles concerning faith, morals, etc., as those laid down by a church; doctrinal: We hear dogmatic arguments from both sides of the political spectrum.
- anti-freudian — of or relating to Sigmund Freud or his doctrines, especially with respect to the causes and treatment of neurotic and psychopathic states, the interpretation of dreams, etc.
- anti-idealism — the cherishing or pursuit of high or noble principles, purposes, goals, etc.
- anti-idealist — a person who cherishes or pursues high or noble principles, purposes, goals, etc. Synonyms: optimist, perfectionist, reformer, visionary, utopianist. Antonyms: pragmatist, skeptic, cynic.
- anti-idiotype — a molecular arrangement on an antibody that is the counterpart of that on a different antibody, thus making one an antigen to the other.
- anti-sedition — incitement of discontent or rebellion against a government.
- antiapartheid — (in the Republic of South Africa) a rigid former policy of segregating and economically and politically oppressing the nonwhite population.
- antibillboard — indicating an opposition to the erection of billboards
- anticipatedly — In an anticipated manner; in advance.
- antidesiccant — a substance applied to plants to prevent moisture loss during transplantation
- antidiarrheal — An antidiarrheal is a substance used to prevent or treat diarrhea.