22-letter words containing a, n, t
- antireflection coating — a thin film consisting of one or more layers of transparent material applied to lenses to reduce reflection.
- antisocial personality — a personality disorder, beginning early in life, characterized by chronic and continuous antisocial behavior in which the rights of others are violated, as by lying, stealing, or aggressive sexual behavior.
- appointment in samarra — a novel (1934) by John O'Hara.
- appointment television — television programmes that people set aside time to watch
- apprentice electrician — a trainee electrician
- arithmetic progression — a sequence of numbers or quantities, each term of which differs from the succeeding term by a constant amount, such as 3,6,9,12
- arm's-length agreement — a commercial transaction done in accordance with market values, disregarding any connection such as common ownership of the companies involved
- ars longa, vita brevis — art (is) long, life (is) short
- arseniuretted hydrogen — arsine (def 1).
- articulatory phonetics — the branch of phonetics concerned with the production of speech sounds
- artificial respiration — Artificial respiration is the forcing of air into the lungs of someone who has stopped breathing, usually by blowing through their mouth or nose, in order to keep them alive and to help them to start breathing again.
- as broad as it is long — amounting to the same thing; without advantage either way
- assertiveness training — training that encourages one to have more confidence and directness in claiming one's rights or putting forward one's views
- astronomical telescope — any telescope designed and mounted for use in astronomy. Such telescopes usually form inverted images
- atlantic standard time — the local time used in eastern Canada, four hours behind Greenwich Mean Time
- attachment of earnings — (in Britain) a court order requiring an employer to deduct amounts from an employee's wages to pay debts or honour financial obligations
- audience participation — the active involvement of an audience in a live show or broadcast
- audio video interleave — (multimedia) (AVI) An audio-video standard designed by Microsoft. Apparently proprietary and Microsoft Windows-specific.
- autokinetic phenomenon — the apparent movement of a fixed point of light when observed in a darkened room. The effect is produced by small eye movements for which the brain is unable to compensate, having no other reference points
- automatic gain control — control of a radio receiver in which the gain varies inversely with the magnitude of the input, thus maintaining the output at an approximately constant level
- automatic send receive — (hardware) (ASR) Part of a designation for a hard-copy terminal, manufactured by Teletype Corporation, which could be commanded remotely to send the contents of its paper tape reader. The ASR-33 was the most common minicomputer terminal in the early 1970s.
- automatic transmission — A car that is fitted with automatic transmission has a gear system in which the gears change automatically.
- autoxidation-reduction — disproportionation.
- axonometric projection — a geometric drawing of an object, such as a building, in three dimensions showing the verticals and horizontals projected to scale but with diagonals and curves distorted, so that the whole appears inclined
- bacillus thuringiensis — a bacterium used in genetically altered form in the biological control of budworms, gypsy moth larvae, Japanese beetles, and other insect pests. Abbreviation: B.t.
- bacterial endocarditis — a bacterial infection of the inner lining of the heart, most often of the heart valves, characterized by fever, enlarged spleen, and heart murmur.
- badlands national park — a national park in SW South Dakota: rock formations and animal fossils. 380 sq. mi. (985 sq. km).
- balance sheet equation — A balance sheet equation is a basic accounting equation that states that assets equal liabilities plus equity.
- baldassare castiglione — Baldassare [bahl-dahs-sah-re] /ˌbɑl dɑsˈsɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1478–1529, Italian diplomat and author.
- ballistic galvanometer — a type of galvanometer for measuring surges of current. After deflection the instrument returns slowly to its original reading
- bank deposit insurance — the protection of bank deposits against the insolvency of banks in the U.S., up to a specified maximum per account that is revised periodically, under special insurance through the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
- bankrupt's certificate — a document given to a bankrupt with the consent of their creditors, stating that the bankrupt has disclosed and surrendered all his property
- bankruptcy proceedings — the legal business of a bankruptcy case
- baptismal regeneration — the doctrine that regeneration and sanctification are received in and through baptism.
- bark up the wrong tree — to misdirect one's attention, efforts, etc; be mistaken
- basic operating system — (operating system) (BOS) An early [when?] IBM operating system. According to folklore, BOS was the predecessor to TOS on the IBM 360 and it was IPL'd from a card reader. It may have been intended for very small 360's with no disks and limited tape drives. BOS died out really early [when?] as disks such as the 2311 and 2314 became common with the IBM 360, whereas disks had been a real luxury on the IBM 7090.
- battle of the atlantic — the struggle for control of the sea routes around the United Kingdom during World War II, esp 1940–43
- be of the opinion that — to believe that
- beat someone to a pulp — If someone is beaten to a pulp or beaten to pulp, they are hit repeatedly until they are very badly injured.
- behaviour modification — the use of techniques to change someone's behaviour by reinforcing desired behaviour
- being from outer space — a monster; an imaginary creature
- benavente (y martínez) — Ja‧ˈcinto (hɑˈθintɔ ) ; hät hēnˈt^ō) 1866-1954; Sp. playwright
- benoit de sainte-maure — 12th-century French trouvère: author of the Roman de Troie, which contains the episode of Troilus and Cressida
- bereavement counsellor — a person giving advice to bereaved people to help them cope with their grief
- bernoulli's lemniscate — Analytic Geometry. lemniscate.
- beta-indoleacetic acid — indoleacetic acid.
- better business bureau — any of a nationwide system of local organizations, supported by business, whose function is to receive and investigate customer complaints of dishonest business practices. Abbreviation: BBB.
- better late than never — If you say better late than never when someone has done something, you think they should have done it earlier.
- between wind and water — the part of a vessel's hull below the water line that is exposed by rolling or by wave action
- bharatiya janata party — an Indian political party that promotes Hindu nationalism