13-letter words containing c, o, a
- american aloe — century plant
- american bond — a brickwork bond having a course of headers between five or six courses of stretchers.
- american fork — a town in central Utah.
- amino radical — the univalent group, −NH 2 .
- aminoaciduria — the presence of amino acids in urine
- ammonia clock — an atomic clock based on the frequency of inversion of the ammonia molecule
- amniocenteses — Plural form of amniocentesis.
- amniocentesis — If a pregnant woman has an amniocentesis, fluid is removed from her womb in order to check that her unborn baby is not affected by certain genetic disorders.
- amphictyonies — Plural form of amphictyony.
- amphitrichous — having a single flagellum at each end.
- amphotericins — Plural form of amphotericin.
- amplification — the act or result of amplifying
- amplificatory — of the nature of enlargement or extension, as of a statement, narrative, etc.
- amygdalaceous — similar to or derived from the almond
- anachronistic — You say that something is anachronistic when you think that it is out of date or old-fashioned.
- anachronously — in an anachronous manner
- anaerobically — (of an organism or tissue) living in the absence of air or free oxygen.
- 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.
- anchor pocket — a recess in the bow of a vessel, for housing a stockless anchor.
- anchorpersons — Plural form of anchorperson.
- andean condor — either of two large, New World vultures of the family Cathartidae, Gymnogyps californianus (California condor) or Vultur gryphus (Andean condor) the largest flying birds in the Western Hemisphere: the California condor is almost extinct; the Andean condor is greatly reduced in number and rare in many areas.
- androcentrism — centered on, emphasizing, or dominated by males or masculine interests: an androcentric society; an androcentric religion.
- androdioecism — the state of being androdioecious
- anecdotically — in an anecdotical manner
- anencephalous — congenital absence of part or all of the brain.
- anesthetic to — incapable of feeling or responding to
- anfractuosity — the condition or quality of being anfractuous
- angiosarcomas — Plural form of angiosarcoma.
- anglicisation — The process by which something or someone (usually a word) is made more English. Usually applied to language or culture.
- anglicization — (US) alternative spelling of anglicisation.
- anharmonicity — (mechanics) Of or pertaining to the deviation of a system from harmonicity (being a harmonic oscillator).
- anise camphor — anethole.
- anisometropic — relating to anisometropia
- anno hebraico — A.H.
- announcements — Plural form of announcement.
- annular clock — a clock in the form of a vase, ball, etc., having the hours painted on a ring rotating beneath a pointer.
- annunciations — Plural form of annunciation.
- anomalistical — relating to a planet's angular distance from its last perihelion or orbital point nearest to the sun
- another place — the other House of Parliament (used in the House of Commons to refer to the House of Lords and vice versa)
- 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-colonial — opposing colonialism.
- anti-dogmatic — relating to or of the nature of a dogma or dogmas or any strong set of principles concerning faith, morals, etc., as those laid down by a church; doctrinal: We hear dogmatic arguments from both sides of the political spectrum.
- 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-narcotic — any of a class of substances that blunt the senses, as opium, morphine, belladonna, and alcohol, that in large quantities produce euphoria, stupor, or coma, that when used constantly can cause habituation or addiction, and that are used in medicine to relieve pain, cause sedation, and induce sleep.