13-letter words containing a, p, n
- american plan — a hotel rate in which the charge includes meals
- amesha spenta — any of the personified attributes of Ahura Mazda.
- aminophylline — a derivative of theophylline that relaxes smooth muscle and is used mainly to dilate the airways in the treatment of asthma and emphysema
- amitriptyline — a tricyclic antidepressant drug. Formula: C20H23N
- amitryptyline — a drug with several uses, most commonly prescribed to treat depression
- amorphousness — lacking definite form; having no specific shape; formless: the amorphous clouds.
- amphictyonies — Plural form of amphictyony.
- amphisbaenian — any of a legless, burrowing suborder (Amphisbaenia) of tropical reptiles (order Squamata) with a head and tail that look very much alike
- amphitryon 38 — a play (1938) by Jean Giraudoux.
- amphotericins — Plural form of amphotericin.
- amplification — the act or result of amplifying
- analphabetism — the inability to read and write, illiteracy
- anaphorically — referring back to or substituting for a preceding word or group of words: anaphoric reference.
- anaphrodisiac — tending to lessen sexual desire
- anaphylactoid — Of, pertaining to, or resembling anaphylaxis.
- anchor pocket — a recess in the bow of a vessel, for housing a stockless anchor.
- anchorpersons — Plural form of anchorperson.
- anencephalous — congenital absence of part or all of the brain.
- angioplasties — Plural form of angioplasty.
- angiospermous — of or relating to an angiosperm; having enclosed seeds.
- anise camphor — anethole.
- anisometropia — an imbalance in the power of the two eyes to refract light
- anisometropic — relating to anisometropia
- anisophyllous — having leaves of different shapes or sizes.
- annual report — a report presented by the directors of a company to its shareholders each year, containing the profit-and-loss account, the balance sheet, and details of the past year's activity
- annular space — An annular space is a ring-shaped space outside the drillpipe, through which mud and cuttings are removed.
- anonymous ftp — (networking) An interactive service provided by many Internet hosts allowing any user to transfer documents, files, programs, and other archived data using File Transfer Protocol. The user logs in using the special user name "ftp" or "anonymous" and his e-mail address as password. He then has access to a special directory hierarchy containing the publically accessible files, typically in a subdirectory called "pub". This is usually a separate area from files used by local users. A reference like ftp: euagate.eua.ericsson.se /pub/eua/erlang/info means that files are available by anonymous FTP from the host called euagate.eua.ericsson.se in the directory (or file) /pub/eua/erlang/info. Sometimes the hostname will be followed by an Internet address in parentheses. The directory will usually be given as a path relative to the anonymous FTP login directory. A reference to a file available by FTP may also be in the form of a URL starting "ftp:". See also Archie, archive site, EFS, FTP by mail, web.
- another place — the other House of Parliament (used in the House of Commons to refer to the House of Lords and vice versa)
- antepenultima — (poetry) The last syllable of a word except two; an antepenult.
- anthophyllite — a black or greenish-black mineral from the hornblende group, found in igneous and metamorphic rocks
- anthropogenic — relating to anthropogenesis
- anthropolatry — the worship of a human as a god
- anthropologic — the science that deals with the origins, physical and cultural development, biological characteristics, and social customs and beliefs of humankind.
- anthropometer — an instrument that consists of a calibrated, vertical rod to which are attached two horizontal arms, one fixed and one movable, for measuring the human trunk and limbs.
- anthropometry — the comparative study of sizes and proportions of the human body
- anthropopathy — the attribution of human passions, etc, to a deity, object, etc
- anthropophagi — cannibals
- anthropophagy — cannibalism
- anthropophobe — One who dislikes human beings.
- anthropophyte — a plant species accidentally introduced during the cultivation of another
- anthroposcopy — physiognomy (def 2).
- anthroposophy — the spiritual and mystical teachings of Rudolph Steiner, based on the belief that creative activities such as myth making, which formed a part of life in earlier times, are psychologically valuable, esp for educational and therapeutic purposes
- anti-european — opposed to the European Union or to political union of the countries of Europe
- anti-hypnotic — of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.
- 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-monopoly — exclusive control of a commodity or service in a particular market, or a control that makes possible the manipulation of prices. Compare duopoly, oligopoly.
- anti-nepotism — patronage bestowed or favoritism shown on the basis of family relationship, as in business and politics: She was accused of nepotism when she made her nephew an officer of the firm.
- anti-pacifist — a person who believes in pacifism or is opposed to war or to violence of any kind.
- anti-politics — the science or art of political government.
- anti-populism — (lowercase) any of various, often antiestablishment or anti-intellectual political movements or philosophies that offer unorthodox solutions or policies and appeal to the common person rather than according with traditional party or partisan ideologies.