13-letter words containing a, p
- 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.
- antiapartheid — (in the Republic of South Africa) a rigid former policy of segregating and economically and politically oppressing the nonwhite population.
- antiapoptotic — (biology) Acting to prevent apoptosis.
- anticipatable — capable of being anticipated
- anticipatedly — In an anticipated manner; in advance.
- anticipations — Plural form of anticipation.
- anticorporate — opposed to the activities or practices of big business
- antiempirical — Going against what is empirically true.
- antiepileptic — a drug used to treat epileptic seizures, an anticonvulsant
- antiespionage — Countering or opposing espionage.
- antilipolytic — Countering lipolysis.
- antinephritic — acting against kidney disease
- antiparasitic — acting against infection by parasites
- antiparticles — Plural form of antiparticle.
- antipersonnel — (of weapons, etc) designed to cause casualties to personnel rather than to destroy equipment or defences
- antipesticide — opposed to the use of pesticides
- antiphonaries — Plural form of antiphonary.
- antipolitical — opposed to politics or political principles
- antipollution — (of measures, policies, etc) designed to combat pollution and its causes
- antiprotozoal — (medicine) That inhibits or destroys protozoa.
- antipruritics — Plural form of antipruritic.
- antipsychotic — preventing or treating psychosis
- antisepticise — to render antiseptic
- antisepticism — the treatment of sepsis using antiseptics
- antisepticize — to treat with an antiseptic
- antispasmodic — preventing or arresting spasms, esp in smooth muscle
- apalachee bay — inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, on the NW coast of Florida
- apathetically — having or showing little or no emotion: apathetic behavior.
- apatosauruses — Plural form of apatosaur.
- aperiodically — In an aperiodic way.
- aperitif-wine — a small drink of alcoholic liquor taken to stimulate the appetite before a meal.
- aperture card — a punched-card mounting for microfilmed pages.
- aperture mask — a perforated metal plate situated behind the faceplate of a color television picture tube and having holes aligned to insure that each of three electron beams strikes only its corresponding red, green, or blue phosphor dot.
- aphanipterous — of or relating to the wingless insects of the order Aphaniptera
- apheliotropic — growing in a direction away from the sunlight
- aphrodisiacal — having an aphrodisiac quality
- apicoalveolar — articulated with the tip of the tongue in contact with or in approximation to the alveolar ridge.
- apicomplexans — Plural form of apicomplexan.
- apocalyptical — of or like an apocalypse; affording a revelation or prophecy.