14-letter words containing a, n, o, t, h
- antialcoholism — the doctrine of being opposed to alcoholic drink
- anticensorship — opposed to a policy or programme of censoring
- antidiarrhoeal — a drug used to prevent or treat diarrhoea
- antihemophilic — That counteracts bleeding in hemophiliacs.
- antihistorical — opposed to history or to methods which emphasize or require historical study
- antihomosexual — opposed to homosexual people and behaviour
- antilogarithms — Plural form of antilogarithm.
- antilymphocyte — (immunology, of an antibody) That acts against lymphocytes.
- antimonarchist — opposed to a monarchy
- antiphlogistic — of or relating to the prevention or alleviation of inflammation
- antiphonically — in an antiphonal or antiphonic manner
- antipsychotics — Plural form of antipsychotic.
- antitechnology — opposed to technology or the use of technological devices
- antithrombotic — preventing the formation of blood clots
- apostrophizing — Present participle of apostrophize.
- arachnodactyly — A condition in which the fingers and hands are abnormally long and slender.
- archidiaconate — the office, term of office, or area of jurisdiction of an archdeacon
- architectonics — the science of architecture
- art exhibition — an exhibition of works of art such as pictures
- arthrocentesis — The clinical procedure of using a syringe to collect synovial fluid from a joint capsule, used in the diagnosis of gout, arthritis, and synovial infections.
- arthroconidium — A kind of asexual fungal spore, typically produced by segmentation of pre-existing fungal hyphae.
- asthenospermia — (medicine) Loss or reduction in the strength or energy of sperm cells, hence infertility. Not always infertile many are subfertile.
- asthenospermic — (medicine) Characterised by or pertaining to asthenospermia, hence infertile.
- asthenospheric — relating to the asthenosphere
- asynchronicity — (uncountable) The state of being asynchronous.
- asynchronistic — Not synchronistic.
- at one's heels — just behind or following closely
- at second hand — If you experience something at second hand, you are told about it by other people rather than experiencing it yourself.
- at the hand of — through the action of
- authentication — to establish as genuine.
- authorisations — Plural form of authorisation.
- authoritarians — Plural form of authoritarian.
- authorizations — Plural form of authorization.
- azidothymidine — an antiretroviral drug used to treat HIV/AIDS
- back and forth — If someone moves back and forth, they repeatedly move in one direction and then in the opposite direction.
- back-and-forth — backward and forward; side to side; to and fro: a back-and-forth shuttling of buses to the stadium; the back-and-forth movement of a clock's pendulum.
- ban-the-bomber — a person who vigorously advocates banning the development or use of nuclear weapons.
- bang to rights — caught red-handed
- bayonet charge — a charge by riflemen with fixed bayonets
- be on the ball — to be alert; be efficient
- beclomethasone — a potent synthetic corticosteroid, C 28 H 37 ClO 7 , prepared as an inhalant in the treatment of bronchial asthma.
- beta-endorphin — a potent endorphin released by the anterior pituitary gland in response to pain, trauma, exercise, or other forms of stress.
- bisphosphonate — any drug of a class that inhibits the resorption of bone; used in treating certain bone disorders, esp osteoporosis
- body snatching — the act or practice of robbing a grave to obtain a cadaver for dissection.
- bony labyrinth — an intricate combination of paths or passages in which it is difficult to find one's way or to reach the exit. Synonyms: maze, network, web.
- bophuthatswana — (formerly) a Bantu homeland in N South Africa: consisted of six separate areas; declared independent by South Africa in 1977 although this was not internationally recognized; abolished in 1993. Capital: Mmabatho
- branchiostegal — of or relating to the operculum covering the gill slits of fish
- broken-hearted — Someone who is broken-hearted is very sad and upset because they have had a serious disappointment.
- bronchial tube — Your bronchial tubes are the two tubes which connect your windpipe to your lungs.
- bronchiectasis — chronic dilation of the bronchi or bronchial tubes, which often become infected