13-letter words containing a, r, n, d
- aldosteronism — high blood pressure caused by excess aldosterone in the blood and urine
- aleksandropol — a former name of Gumri.
- aleksandrovsk — a city in SE Ukraine, on the Dnieper River.
- alexander iii — 1241–86, king of Scotland (1249–86), son of Alexander II
- alexander vii — (Fabio Chigi) 1599–1667, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1655–67.
- alfred austin — Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
- all-pervading — spreading through or into everything
- alpha eridani — Achernar
- alpine garden — a rock garden.
- alpine tundra — a tundra that is treeless because of high elevation rather than high latitude.
- american bond — a brickwork bond having a course of headers between five or six courses of stretchers.
- amino radical — the univalent group, −NH 2 .
- aminoaciduria — the presence of amino acids in urine
- anadama bread — a kneaded yeast bread containing cornmeal and, usually, molasses
- anaphrodisiac — tending to lessen sexual desire
- andean condor — either of two large, New World vultures of the family Cathartidae, Gymnogyps californianus (California condor) or Vultur gryphus (Andean condor) the largest flying birds in the Western Hemisphere: the California condor is almost extinct; the Andean condor is greatly reduced in number and rare in many areas.
- andersen nexo — Nexö, Martin Andersen.
- andersonville — town in SW central Ga.: site of a Confederate prison in the Civil War
- andrei markov — (person) 1856-1922. The Russian mathematician, after who Markov chains were named.
- androcentrism — centered on, emphasizing, or dominated by males or masculine interests: an androcentric society; an androcentric religion.
- androdioecism — the state of being androdioecious
- androgynously — In an androgynous manner.
- angle grinder — a handheld power tool with a rotating abrasive disc, used for cutting, grinding and polishing
- animadversion — criticism or censure
- animadverting — Present participle of animadvert.
- animal warden — dogcatcher.
- ante meridiem — before noon
- ante-meridian — occurring before noon.
- anti-androgen — any of a class of drugs that oppose the action of androgens; used in the treatment of prostate cancer and various male sexual disorders
- anti-freudian — of or relating to Sigmund Freud or his doctrines, especially with respect to the causes and treatment of neurotic and psychopathic states, the interpretation of dreams, etc.
- antiapartheid — (in the Republic of South Africa) a rigid former policy of segregating and economically and politically oppressing the nonwhite population.
- antibillboard — indicating an opposition to the erection of billboards
- antidiarrheal — An antidiarrheal is a substance used to prevent or treat diarrhea.
- antidiuretics — Plural form of antidiuretic.
- antimodernism — modern character, tendencies, or values; adherence to or sympathy with what is modern.
- antimodernist — opposed to modernism
- antiradiation — Countering radiation.
- antisudorific — an antiperspirant.
- apparent wind — (wind), the velocity of air as measured from a moving object, as a ship.
- apprehendable — That can be apprehended.
- arachnoiditis — an inflammation of the arachnoid membrane
- archidiaconal — of or relating to an archdeacon or his office
- archimandrite — the head of a monastery or a group of monasteries
- argand burner — a gas or oil burner designed to let air flow inside and outside a cylindrical wick
- aridification — the process by which a humid region becomes increasingly dry, as by climatic change or human interference with the ecology.
- aridity index — a number indicating how much more precipitation could be lost by evapotranspiration if it were available than is actually lost at a given location.
- arm and a leg — the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- armstand dive — a dive starting from a handstand at the end of a springboard or a platform with the diver's back to the water.
- arroyo grande — a town in SW California.
- arseniuretted — combined with arsenic so as to form an arsenide.