14-letter words containing a, p, r, o
- androcephalous — having a human head
- anopisthograph — a manuscript, parchment, or book having writing on only one side of the leaves.
- antaphrodisiac — Capable of reducing the sex drive.
- anteroparietal — situated in a forward part or on the wall of an organ or cavity.
- anthropography — the study of human geography and variation; ethnography
- anthropoid ape — any primate of the family Pongidae, having no tail, elongated arms, and a highly developed brain. The group includes gibbons, orang-utans, chimpanzees, and gorillas
- anthropologist — a person who specializes in anthropology
- anthropometric — the measurement of the size and proportions of the human body.
- anthropopathic — Of or relating to anthropopathy.
- anthropophagus — A cannibal, especially in legends or fables.
- anthropophobia — the fear of people and human companionship
- anthropophobic — relating to the fear of people and human companionship
- anthropophuism — the attribution of human qualities to gods
- anthroposphere — noosphere.
- anti-corporate — of, for, or belonging to a corporation or corporations: a corporate executive; She considers the new federal subsidy just corporate welfare.
- anticensorship — opposed to a policy or programme of censoring
- anticipatorily — of, showing, or expressing anticipation.
- anticorruption — the opposition to or prevention of corruption
- antidepression — alleviating or preventing depression
- antiprotozoals — Plural form of antiprotozoal.
- aperture ratio — relative aperture.
- apheliotropism — a tendency of certain plants to turn away from the sun; negative heliotropism
- aphoristically — in an aphoristic manner
- aphthous fever — foot-and-mouth disease.
- apico-alveolar — articulated with the apex of the tongue touching or near the alveolar ridge, as (t), (z), (n), and (l)
- apocryphalness — the quality of being apocryphal
- apolipoprotein — any of a group of glycoproteins that form part of the structure of lipoproteins, some of which have been associated with Alzheimer's disease
- apostrophizing — Present participle of apostrophize.
- apothecary jar — a small, covered jar, formerly used by druggists to hold pharmaceuticals, now chiefly in household use to hold spices, candies, cosmetics, etc., and sometimes decorated, as a lamp base or flower vase.
- apotropaically — in an apotropaic manner
- apparent power — The apparent power of an alternating current circuit is the product of the RMS values of the voltage and the current, expressed as volt-amperes.
- apple polisher — a sycophant; toady
- apple turnover — a pastry containing apple
- apple-polisher — to curry favor with someone, especially in an obsequious or flattering manner.
- appleton layer — the F region of the ionosphere
- apportionments — Plural form of apportionment.
- appreciational — gratitude; thankful recognition: They showed their appreciation by giving him a gold watch.
- approach light — one of a series of lights installed along the projected centerline of an airport runway to assist a pilot in aligning the aircraft during the approach to landing at night.
- approach march — a route followed when approaching a mountain
- approach stage — the stage of landing when a plane is approaching the runway
- appropriations — Plural form of appropriation.
- approximations — Plural form of approximation.
- approximeeting — the practice of a group of people making indefinite plans to meet and then altering those plans regularly via mobile phones according to changing circumstances
- arborsculpture — The art and craft technique of growing and shaping tree trunks.
- arcado-cyprian — an ancient language group of eastern Greece.
- archbishoprics — Plural form of archbishopric.
- archencephalon — the primitive forebrain region of the embryo, anterior to the notochord, that gives rise to the midbrain and forebrain.
- archiepiscopal — of or associated with an archbishop
- arctic redpoll — a finch, Carduelis hornemanni, of the family Fringillidae, which breeds in tundra birch forest
- armor-piercing — (of bullets, artillery shells, etc.) designed especially for piercing armor.