14-letter words containing a, s, e, o
- angiotensin ii — any of three oligopeptides occurring in plasma, an inactive form (angiotensin I) and two varieties (angiotensin II and angiotensin III) that elevate blood pressure and stimulate the adrenal cortex to secrete aldosterone.
- angle of slide — the minimum slope, measured in degrees from the horizontal, at which loose solid material will start to slide or flow.
- angle of stall — critical angle (def 2).
- angustifoliate — having thin or narrow leaves
- animadversions — Plural form of animadversion.
- anne of cleves — 1515–57, the fourth wife of Henry VIII of England: their marriage (1540) was annulled after six months
- anthroposphere — noosphere.
- anti bolshevik — a member of the more radical majority of the Social Democratic Party, 1903–17, advocating immediate and forceful seizure of power by the proletariat. (after 1918) a member of the Russian Communist Party.
- anti-bolshevik — a person who is opposed to Bolshevism
- anti-bourgeois — opposed to anyone or anything considered bourgeois
- antiaggression — opposing aggressive behaviour
- anticensorship — opposed to a policy or programme of censoring
- anticonvulsive — preventing or alleviating convulsions
- anticorrosives — Plural form of anticorrosive.
- antidepression — alleviating or preventing depression
- antiforeignism — the policy or practice of showing hostility toward foreigners, foreign customs, etc.
- antihomosexual — opposed to homosexual people and behaviour
- antimoniferous — Containing or producing antimony.
- antineoplastic — acting against tumours
- antisubversion — opposed to or acting against subversion
- anyone's guess — something difficult to predict
- apheliotropism — a tendency of certain plants to turn away from the sun; negative heliotropism
- aphthous fever — foot-and-mouth disease.
- apocryphalness — the quality of being apocryphal
- aposematically — in an aposematic manner
- appendectomies — Plural form of appendectomy.
- apple polisher — a sycophant; toady
- apple-polisher — to curry favor with someone, especially in an obsequious or flattering manner.
- apportionments — Plural form of apportionment.
- approach stage — the stage of landing when a plane is approaching the runway
- aqueous humour — the watery fluid within the eyeball between the cornea and the lens
- aquifoliaceous — related to the Aquifoliaceae family of plants, the only living genus of which is the holly (Ilex) genus
- arborsculpture — The art and craft technique of growing and shaping tree trunks.
- archaeologists — Plural form of archaeologist.
- archaeometrist — a person who uses archaeometry
- archiepiscopal — of or associated with an archbishop
- architectonics — the science of architecture
- arctic monkeys — British rock group (formed 2002): comprising Alex Turner (born 1986; vocals, guitar), Jamie Cook (born 1985, guitar), Matt Helders (born 1986, drums, vocals) and Nick O'Malley (born 1985, bass guitar); their albums include Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (2006), Favourite Worst Nightmare (2007), and AM (2013)
- area vasculosa — that part of the area opaca in which the blood cells and vessels are formed.
- argonne forest — a wooded region in NE France: battles, World War I, 1918; World War II, 1944.
- argue the toss — to wrangle or dispute at length
- argumentations — Plural form of argumentation.
- arkansas stone — a type of stone used as a whetstone for metal objects, especially knives.
- arms inspector — a person who carries out an arms inspection
- aromatherapist — An aromatherapist is a person who is qualified to practise aromatherapy.
- arrondissement — the largest administrative subdivision of a department
- arthrocentesis — The clinical procedure of using a syringe to collect synovial fluid from a joint capsule, used in the diagnosis of gout, arthritis, and synovial infections.
- arthroplasties — Plural form of arthroplasty.
- as a matter of — If you are going to do something as a matter of urgency or priority, you are going to do it as soon as possible, because it is important.
- as all get-out — to a considerable degree; greatly