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13-letter words containing a, t, e, n

  • arena theater — a theater having a central stage without a proscenium, surrounded by seats
  • argentiferous — containing or bearing silver
  • argentine ant — a small brown ant, Iridomyrmex humilis, introduced into the southern U.S. from South America: a household and fruit pest.
  • argumentation — Argumentation is the process of arguing in an organized or logical way, for example in philosophy.
  • argumentative — Someone who is argumentative is always ready to disagree or start quarrelling with other people.
  • 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.
  • aristolochene — (organic compound) A bicyclic sesquiterpene produced by certain fungi.
  • arithmetician — a person skilled in arithmetic
  • arm wrestling — a contest in which two people sit facing each other each with one elbow resting on a table, clasp hands, and each tries to force the other's arm flat onto the table while keeping his own elbow touching the table
  • armamentarium — the items that comprise the material and equipment used by a physician in his professional practice
  • 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.
  • arretine ware — a red-glazed terracotta pottery produced in Tuscany from 100 b.c. to a.d. 100 and widely traded.
  • arseniuretted — combined with arsenic so as to form an arsenide.
  • arterializing — Present participle of arterialize.
  • arteriovenous — of, relating to, or affecting an artery and a vein
  • artesian well — well sunk through impermeable strata receiving water from an area at a higher altitude than that of the well
  • as it happens — You use as it happens in order to introduce a statement, especially one that is rather surprising.
  • as we know it — If you talk about a thing or system as we know it, you are referring to the form in which it exists now and which is familiar to most people.
  • ascensiontide — the ten days from Ascension Day to the day before Whit Sunday
  • ascertainable — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
  • ascertainably — In a way that can be ascertained.
  • ascertainment — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
  • aschelminthes — a major grouping (formerly a phylum) of small-to-microscopic pseudocoelomate organisms, as the rotifers, nematodes, and gastrotriches, all of which are now classified as separate phyla.
  • assentiveness — the tendency to concur or comply
  • assertiveness — confidently aggressive or self-assured; positive: aggressive; dogmatic: He is too assertive as a salesman.
  • asset account — An asset account is an account that records the assets owned by a company.
  • astereognosis — inability to recognize objects by touch
  • asthenosphere — a thin semifluid layer of the earth (100–200 km thick), below the outer rigid lithosphere, forming part of the mantle and thought to be able to flow vertically and horizontally, enabling sections of lithosphere to subside, rise, and undergo lateral movement
  • asti spumante — a sweet, sparkling Italian white wine with a muscat flavor.
  • astonishments — Plural form of astonishment.
  • at attachment — Advanced Technology Attachment
  • at every turn — If you say that something happens at every turn, you are emphasizing that it happens frequently or all the time, usually so that it prevents you from achieving what you want.
  • at knifepoint — If you are attacked or robbed at knifepoint, someone threatens you with a knife while they attack or steal from you.
  • at loose ends — in an unsettled, disorganized, or confused condition
  • at one's back — behind, esp in support or pursuit
  • at one's best — in one's best mood, form, health, etc.
  • aten asteroid — one of a small group of asteroids whose orbits cross that of the earth and whose semimajor axes are smaller than that of the earth.
  • athenagoras i — (Aristocles Spyrou) 1886–1972, Archbishop Ecumenical of Constantinople and Ecumenical Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church 1948–72.
  • atherogenesis — (medicine) The formation of atheromas, especially on the walls of the arteries.
  • atlantic time — the civil time officially adopted for a country or region, usually the civil time of some specific meridian lying within the region. The standard time zones in the U.S. (Atlantic time, Eastern time, Central time, Mountain time, Pacific time, Yukon time, Alaska-Hawaii time, and Bering time) use the civil times of the 60th, 75th, 90th, 105th, 120th, 135th, 150th, and 165th meridians respectively, the difference of time between one zone and the next being exactly one hour.
  • atomic energy — nuclear energy
  • atomic number — the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom of an element
  • atomic weapon — a weapon in which energy is provided by nuclear fission
  • atrociousness — The state of being atrocious.
  • attentiveness — characterized by or giving attention; observant: an attentive audience.
  • attitudinized — Simple past tense and past participle of attitudinize.
  • attitudinizer — One who attitudinizes, or practises poses.
  • attitudinizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of attitudinize.
  • auction house — a commercial company that specializes in selling items at auction
  • auctioneering — Present participle of auctioneer.
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