13-letter words containing b, a, n
- alphabetizing — Present participle of alphabetize.
- alterableness — The state or quality of being alterable.
- aluminum book — (publication) Due to a technical screwup some printings of the second edition are actually what the author calls "yucky green". See also book titles.
- ambient music — a style of popular music which aims to create a relaxing atmosphere
- ambient noise — the level of the total noise in an area
- ambiguousness — open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations; equivocal: an ambiguous answer.
- ambitiousness — having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.: ambitious students.
- american bond — a brickwork bond having a course of headers between five or six courses of stretchers.
- aminobenzoate — (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of aminobenzoic acid.
- amphisbaenian — any of a legless, burrowing suborder (Amphisbaenia) of tropical reptiles (order Squamata) with a head and tail that look very much alike
- anadama bread — a kneaded yeast bread containing cornmeal and, usually, molasses
- anaerobically — (of an organism or tissue) living in the absence of air or free oxygen.
- analphabetism — the inability to read and write, illiteracy
- analysability — the capacity of something or someone to be analysed
- analyzability — to separate (a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or elements; determine the elements or essential features of (opposed to synthesize): to analyze an argument.
- angle bracket — either of a pair of brackets having the shapes < and >
- angle of bank — the angle between the lateral axis of an aircraft in flight and the horizontal
- angora rabbit — a breed of rabbit with long usually white silky hair
- aniline black — the black dye obtained by the oxidation of aniline hydrochloride, used for dyeing textiles, especially cotton.
- anno hebraico — A.H.
- answerability — liable to be asked to give account; responsible: He is answerable to a committee for all his decisions.
- anthropophobe — One who dislikes human beings.
- anti-abortion — opposed to abortion
- anti-antibody — antibody that combines with another antibody.
- anti-burglary — the felony of breaking into and entering the house of another at night with intent to steal, extended by statute to cover the breaking into and entering of any of various buildings, by night or day.
- anti-kickback — a percentage of income given to a person in a position of power or influence as payment for having made the income possible: usually considered improper or unethical.
- anti-roll bar — a crosswise rubber-mounted bar in the suspension of a motor vehicle, which counteracts the movement downward on one side when cornering
- anti-sway bar — antiroll bar
- antibacterial — effective against bacteria
- antiballistic — of or relating to defence against ballistic weapons
- antibillboard — indicating an opposition to the erection of billboards
- anticipatable — capable of being anticipated
- antimetabolic — inhibiting metabolism
- antimicrobial — capable of destroying or inhibiting the growth of disease-causing microbes
- antiobscenity — opposed to or working to combat obscenity
- antiscorbutic — preventing or curing scurvy
- antisubmarine — (of weapons, missiles, etc) designed to combat or destroy submarines
- any number of — several or many
- anzac biscuit — a sweet biscuit containing oats, coconut, and syrup
- apportionable — to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution: to apportion expenses among the three men.
- apprehendable — That can be apprehended.
- apprehensible — capable of being comprehended or grasped mentally
- apprehensibly — In an apprehensive manner; cautiously.
- arab-american — a citizen or resident of the U.S. of Arab birth or descent.
- arabian camel — a domesticated camel, Camelus dromedarius, having one hump on its back and used as a beast of burden in the hot deserts of N Africa and SW Asia
- arabian horse — one of a breed of horses, raised originally in Arabia and adjacent countries, noted for intelligence, grace, and speed.
- arabian senna — a tropical leguminous plant, Cassia angustifolia, having yellow flowers and long pods
- arabicization — the gradual change of a culture into one that incorporates Arab culture and/or speaks Arabic
- arachnephobia — Misspelling of arachnophobia.
- arachniphobia — Alternative form of arachnophobia.