13-letter words containing c, o, e
- 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.
- amphotericins — Plural form of amphotericin.
- amygdalaceous — similar to or derived from the almond
- anaerobically — (of an organism or tissue) living in the absence of air or free oxygen.
- 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
- anise camphor — anethole.
- anisometropic — relating to anisometropia
- anno hebraico — A.H.
- announcements — Plural form of announcement.
- 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
- anticlockwise — If something is moving anticlockwise, it is moving in the opposite direction to the direction in which the hands of a clock move.
- anticorporate — opposed to the activities or practices of big business
- anticorrosive — preventing corrosion
- antielectrons — Plural form of antielectron.
- antiinfection — Preventing or counteracting infection.
- antimetabolic — inhibiting metabolism
- antiobscenity — opposed to or working to combat obscenity
- antioncogenes — Plural form of antioncogene.
- 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.
- antiselection — adverse selection.
- aperiodically — In an aperiodic way.
- 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.
- apperceptions — Plural form of apperception.
- apple orchard — an orchard planted with apple trees
- apple-knocker — Northern U.S. a rustic.
- appreciations — Plural form of appreciation.
- approval code — An approval code is a PIN or other verification code needed to authorize a payment going through the cash register.
- arachnephobia — Misspelling of arachnophobia.
- araeometrical — relating to araeometry
- arboriculture — the cultivation of trees or shrubs, esp for the production of timber