13-letter words containing c, h, a
- alpha carinae — Canopus1
- alpha scorpii — Antares
- alpha-blocker — any of a class of drugs that prevent the stimulation of alpha adrenoceptors, a type of receptor in the sympathetic nervous system, by adrenaline and noradrenaline and that therefore cause widening of blood vessels: used in the treatment of high blood pressure and prostatic hyperplasia
- alphabet code — a list of easily distinguishable words, each representing a letter of the alphabet, used in radio and telephonic communications.
- alphanumerics — Plural form of alphanumeric.
- alpine chough — a bird of the crow family, Pyrrocorax graculus, found in the highest mountain regions of S Europe and central Asia, with a yellow bill, black plumage, and red legs
- altered chord — a chord in which one or more notes are chromatically changed by the introduction of accidentals
- alveolar arch — the part of the upper or lower jawbone in which the teeth are set.
- amphictyonies — Plural form of amphictyony.
- amphitheatric — Of, pertaining to, exhibited in, or resembling an amphitheatre.
- amphitrichate — having a single flagellum at each end.
- amphitrichous — having a single flagellum at each end.
- amphotericins — Plural form of amphotericin.
- anachronistic — You say that something is anachronistic when you think that it is out of date or old-fashioned.
- anachronously — in an anachronous manner
- anaphorically — referring back to or substituting for a preceding word or group of words: anaphoric reference.
- anaphrodisiac — tending to lessen sexual desire
- anaphylactoid — Of, pertaining to, or resembling anaphylaxis.
- anathematical — of or relating to an anathema
- anchor pocket — a recess in the bow of a vessel, for housing a stockless anchor.
- anchorpersons — Plural form of anchorperson.
- anencephalous — congenital absence of part or all of the brain.
- anesthetic to — incapable of feeling or responding to
- anharmonicity — (mechanics) Of or pertaining to the deviation of a system from harmonicity (being a harmonic oscillator).
- animal starch — glycogen.
- anise camphor — anethole.
- anna christie — a play (1921) by Eugene O'Neill.
- anno hebraico — A.H.
- another place — the other House of Parliament (used in the House of Commons to refer to the House of Lords and vice versa)
- ante-christum — before Christ. Abbreviation: A.C.
- anthelminthic — Of use against intestinal worms.
- anthelmintics — Plural form of anthelmintic.
- anthropogenic — relating to anthropogenesis
- anthropologic — the science that deals with the origins, physical and cultural development, biological characteristics, and social customs and beliefs of humankind.
- anthroposcopy — physiognomy (def 2).
- anti-catholic — opposed to the beliefs, practices, and adherents of the Roman Catholic Church
- anti-hygienic — conducive to good health; healthful; sanitary.
- anti-hypnotic — of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.
- anti-monarchy — a state or nation in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch. Compare absolute monarchy, limited monarchy.
- anti-thetical — of the nature of or involving antithesis.
- antiarthritic — a drug that acts against arthritis
- antiasthmatic — An antiasthmatic is any drug that relieves the symptoms of asthma.
- antichristian — Pertaining to Antichrist.
- antimechanist — opposed to mechanistic philosophy
- antinephritic — acting against kidney disease
- antiochus iii — known as Antiochus the Great. 242–187 bc, king of Syria (223–187), who greatly extended the Seleucid empire but was forced (190) to surrender most of Asia Minor to the Romans
- antipsychotic — preventing or treating psychosis
- antirheumatic — acting against rheumatism
- apalachee bay — inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, on the NW coast of Florida
- apathetically — having or showing little or no emotion: apathetic behavior.