14-letter words containing a, t, h, e, o
- archaeocyathid — one of the marine invertebrates of the extinct phylum Archaeocyatha, widely distributed during the Cambrian Period, having a limy, typically conical or cylindrical skeleton composed of sievelike inner and outer walls.
- archaeologists — Plural form of archaeologist.
- archaeometrist — a person who uses archaeometry
- archidiaconate — the office, term of office, or area of jurisdiction of an archdeacon
- architectonics — the science of architecture
- argue the toss — to wrangle or dispute at length
- aromatherapist — An aromatherapist is a person who is qualified to practise aromatherapy.
- art exhibition — an exhibition of works of art such as pictures
- arteriographic — relating to arteriography
- 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.
- asthenospermia — (medicine) Loss or reduction in the strength or energy of sperm cells, hence infertility. Not always infertile many are subfertile.
- asthenospermic — (medicine) Characterised by or pertaining to asthenospermia, hence infertile.
- asthenospheric — relating to the asthenosphere
- astrochemistry — the study of the chemistry of celestial bodies and space, esp by means of spectroscopy
- at (the) worst — You use at worst or at the worst to indicate that you are mentioning the worst thing that might happen in a situation.
- at loggerheads — If two or more people or groups are at loggerheads, they disagree very strongly with each other.
- at one's heels — just behind or following closely
- at second hand — If you experience something at second hand, you are told about it by other people rather than experiencing it yourself.
- at the cost of — at the expense of losing
- at the hand of — through the action of
- at the outside — You use at the outside to say that you think that a particular amount is the largest possible in a particular situation, or that a particular time is the latest possible time for something to happen.
- athlete's foot — Athlete's foot is a fungal infection in which the skin between the toes becomes cracked or peels off.
- athletic coach — a person qualified to train athletes
- aurothiomalate — (chemistry) A thiomalate with the addition of gold.
- authentication — to establish as genuine.
- authority file — a file, either on cards or in machine-readable format, in which decisions involving bibliographic records, particularly for form of entry, are recorded to establish a precedent or rule for subsequent decisions and to provide for consistency of entries.
- autobiographer — a person who writes the story of his or her own life
- azidothymidine — an antiretroviral drug used to treat HIV/AIDS
- bachelor chest — a chest of drawers, esp., one for men's shirts, sweaters, underwear, etc.
- bachelor party — A bachelor party is a party for a man who is getting married very soon, to which only men are invited.
- bacteriophages — Plural form of bacteriophage.
- baltimore chop — a batted ball that takes a high bounce upon hitting the ground on or immediately in front of home plate, often enabling the batter to reach first base safely.
- ban-the-bomber — a person who vigorously advocates banning the development or use of nuclear weapons.
- barbados earth — a diatomaceous marl found in Barbados
- barometrograph — barograph.
- barrier method — Barrier methods of contraception involve the use of condoms, diaphragms, or other devices that physically prevent the sperm from reaching the egg.
- bayes' theorem — the fundamental result which expresses the conditional probability P(E/A) of an event E given an event A as P(A/E).P(E)/P(A); more generally, where En is one of a set of values Ei which partition the sample space, P(En/A) = P(A/En)P(En)/Σ P(A/Ei)P(Ei). This enables prior estimates of probability to be continually revised in the light of observations
- bayonet charge — a charge by riflemen with fixed bayonets
- be on the ball — to be alert; be efficient
- beclomethasone — a potent synthetic corticosteroid, C 28 H 37 ClO 7 , prepared as an inhalant in the treatment of bronchial asthma.
- bermuda shorts — close-fitting shorts that come down to the knees
- beta-endorphin — a potent endorphin released by the anterior pituitary gland in response to pain, trauma, exercise, or other forms of stress.
- bill of health — a certificate, issued by a port officer, that attests to the health of a ship's company
- biomathematics — the study of the application of mathematics to biology
- bisphosphonate — any drug of a class that inhibits the resorption of bone; used in treating certain bone disorders, esp osteoporosis
- blepharoplasty — cosmetic surgery performed on the eyelid
- bolshoi ballet — a ballet company founded in Moscow in 1776.
- bored to death — very weary and lack stimulation
- branchiostegal — of or relating to the operculum covering the gill slits of fish