13-letter words containing c, a, e
- antirecession — acting against recession
- antirejection — acting to prevent the rejection of a transplanted organ
- antiresonance — a phenomenon in an electric, acoustic, or other such system in which the impedance is tending to infinity.
- antirheumatic — acting against rheumatism
- antiselection — adverse selection.
- antisepticise — to render antiseptic
- antisepticism — the treatment of sepsis using antiseptics
- antisepticize — to treat with an antiseptic
- antisymmetric — (of a relation) never holding between a pair of arguments x and y when it holds between y and x except when x = y, as "…is no younger than…"
- apalachee bay — inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, on the NW coast of Florida
- apathetically — having or showing little or no emotion: apathetic behavior.
- aperiodically — In an aperiodic way.
- aperture card — a punched-card mounting for microfilmed pages.
- apheliotropic — growing in a direction away from the sunlight
- apicoalveolar — articulated with the tip of the tongue in contact with or in approximation to the alveolar ridge.
- apicomplexans — Plural form of apicomplexan.
- apologeticism — An instance of the use of apologetics.
- apophlegmatic — having the ability to remove phlegm
- apoplectiform — of or resembling apoplexy or stroke.
- apostolic age — the earliest period of Christianity, lasting through the death of the last apostle.
- apostolic see — the see of the pope regarded as the successor to Saint Peter
- appeals court — An appeals court is the same as an appellate court.
- appendiculate — having appendicles
- apperceptions — Plural form of apperception.
- apple orchard — an orchard planted with apple trees
- apple-cheeked — having rosy cheeks; ruddy
- apple-knocker — Northern U.S. a rustic.
- applicatively — In an applicative manner.
- appreciatable — (chiefly,esthetics) That can be appreciated or enjoyed.
- appreciations — Plural form of appreciation.
- apprenticeage — (obsolete) Apprenticeship.
- approval code — An approval code is a PIN or other verification code needed to authorize a payment going through the cash register.
- appurtenances — accessories or equipment
- 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
- arachnephobia — Misspelling of arachnophobia.
- araeometrical — relating to araeometry
- arboriculture — the cultivation of trees or shrubs, esp for the production of timber
- arc cotangent — the angle, measured in radians, that has a cotangent equal to a given number. Symbol: cot −1. Abbreviation: arc cot.
- archaelogical — Nonstandard spelling of archaeological.
- archaeobotany — the analysis and interpretation of plant remains found at archaeological sites
- archaeologian — (archaic) An archaeologist.
- archaeologist — a specialist in archaeology, the scientific study of prehistoric peoples and their cultures by analysis of their artifacts, inscriptions, monuments, etc.
- archaeometric — relating to archaeometry
- archaeopteryx — any of several extinct primitive birds constituting the genus Archaeopteryx, esp A. lithographica, which occurred in Jurassic times and had teeth, a long tail, well-developed wings, and a body covering of feathers
- archaezoology — the analysis and interpretation of animal remains found at archaeological sites
- archaic smile — a conventional representation of the mouth characterized by slightly upturned corners of the lips, found especially on Greek sculpture produced prior to the 5th century b.c.
- archduchesses — Plural form of archduchess.
- archebacteria — Plural form of archebacterium.
- archeological — of or relating to archaeology.