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13-letter words containing a, n, t, o, e, l

  • balneotherapy — the treatment of disease by bathing, esp to improve limb mobility in arthritic and neuromuscular disorders
  • bamboozlement — The act or process of bamboozling or being bamboozled.
  • baritone clef — an F clef locating F below middle C on the third line of the staff.
  • baseline cost — the projected cost for an undertaking at the time it is budgeted
  • baton twirler — someone who twirls a baton, esp a drum major or majorette
  • battlegrounds — Plural form of battleground.
  • bay of plenty — a large bay of the Pacific on the NE coast of the North Island, New Zealand
  • bellefontaine — a city in W Ohio.
  • benedictional — a book of benedictions or blessings
  • benthopelagic — relating to species living at the bottom of the sea
  • benzalacetone — benzylidene acetone.
  • beta globulin — a blood plasma protein that is separable from other globulins by electrophoresis.
  • beta-blocking — acting to inhibit the activity of the nerves that are stimulated by adrenaline
  • beta-naphthol — either of two isomeric hydroxyl derivatives, C 1 0 H 7 OH, of naphthalene (alpha-naphthol or 1-naphthol and beta-naphthol or 2-naphthol) white or yellowish crystals, with a phenolic odor, that darken on exposure to light: used chiefly in dyes, drugs, perfumes, and insecticides.
  • bicontinental — of, on, or involving two continents: a bicontinental survey.
  • bidirectional — (of a printhead) capable of printing from left to right and from right to left
  • bioequivalent — the condition in which different formulations of the same drug or chemical are equally absorbed when taken into the body.
  • bisectionally — from a bisectional point of view
  • bitonal image — (graphics)   An image consisting only of a foreground colour and a background colour. Compare monochrome.
  • bitter almond — a variety of almond whose bitter seeds yield hydrocyanic acid upon hydrolysis
  • black section — (in Britain in the 1980s) an unofficial group within the Labour Party in any constituency that represented the interests of local Black people
  • blamestorming — a discussion or meeting for the purpose of assigning blame.
  • blanketflower — a hardy flowering plant, Gaillardia aristata, that grows in the US
  • blarney stone — a stone in Blarney Castle, in the SW Republic of Ireland, said to endow whoever kisses it with the gift of the gab and skill in flattery
  • blastogenesis — the theory that inherited characteristics are transmitted only by germ plasm
  • blood-stained — stained with blood: a bloodstained knife.
  • boat neckline — a wide, high neckline that follows the curve of the collarbone and ends in points on the shoulder seams.
  • borlotti bean — variety of kidney bean
  • bouncy castle — A bouncy castle is a large object filled with air, often in the shape of a castle, which children play on at a fairground or other outdoor event.
  • calf's tongue — a molding having pendent, tonguelike members in relief against a flat or molded surface.
  • calorifacient — (of foods) producing heat.
  • cancellations — Plural form of cancellation.
  • canton enamel — Chinese enamelware similar to Limoges.
  • carbonneutral — pertaining to or having achieved a state in which the net amount of carbon dioxide or other carbon compounds emitted into the atmosphere is reduced to zero because it is balanced by actions to reduce or offset these emissions: Since the administration installed solar panels, the campus has become carbon neutral; a carbon-neutral brewery.
  • carlton table — an English writing table of c1800, having curved rear corners and a top with drawers surmounted by a U -shaped section of drawers and cabinets, topped by a brass or ormolu gallery surrounding three sides of the writing area.
  • cartelization — The act of cartelizing.
  • castellations — Defensive or decorative parapets with regularly spaced notches; battlements.
  • catch oneself — to hold oneself back abruptly from saying or doing something
  • catecholamine — any of a group of hormones that are catechol derivatives, esp adrenaline and noradrenaline
  • centenionalis — a silver coin of ancient Rome, first issued by Diocletian as the 100th part of a solidus, later greatly debased.
  • central karoo — an arid plateau of S central South Africa, in Cape Province, separated from the Little Karoo to the southwest by the Swartberg range. Average height: 750 m (2500 ft)
  • centrosomally — In a centrosomal way.
  • cephalization — (in the evolution of animals) development of a head by the concentration of feeding and sensory organs and nervous tissue at the anterior end
  • ceremonialist — of, relating to, or characterized by ceremony; formal; ritual: a ceremonial occasion.
  • charlottetown — a port in SE Canada, capital of the province of Prince Edward Island. Pop: 34 562 (2011)
  • chestnut coal — anthracite coal in sizes ranging from 1 3/16 to 1 5/8 inch (3 to 4 cm).
  • chloroacetone — a colorless, lachrymatory, poisonous liquid, C 3 H 5 ClO, used chiefly in organic synthesis and in the manufacture of insecticides and perfumes.
  • chloromethane — methyl chloride.
  • cinnamon teal — a small, freshwater, wild duck, Anas cyanoptera, of North and South America, having chiefly cinnamon-red plumage.
  • cleaner tooth — a saw tooth for cleaning loose chips from a kerf.
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