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13-letter words containing c, r

  • anaphrodisiac — tending to lessen sexual desire
  • anchor pocket — a recess in the bow of a vessel, for housing a stockless anchor.
  • anchorpersons — Plural form of anchorperson.
  • ancien regime — The ancien regime was the political and social system in France before the revolution of 1789.
  • ancient greek — the Greek language from the earliest records to about 300 bc, the chief dialect areas of which were Aeolic, Arcadic, Doric, and Ionic (including Attic)
  • ancus marcius — a king of Rome, during whose reign the first bridge across the Tiber was constructed.
  • 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
  • anfractuosity — the condition or quality of being anfractuous
  • angela mericiSaint, 1474–1540, Italian ecclesiastic, founder of the Ursuline order.
  • angelica tree — Hercules'-club
  • angiosarcomas — Plural form of angiosarcoma.
  • angle bracket — either of a pair of brackets having the shapes < and >
  • anharmonicity — (mechanics) Of or pertaining to the deviation of a system from harmonicity (being a harmonic oscillator).
  • animal starch — glycogen.
  • anise camphor — anethole.
  • anisometropic — relating to anisometropia
  • anna christie — a play (1921) by Eugene O'Neill.
  • anno hebraico — A.H.
  • annular clock — a clock in the form of a vase, ball, etc., having the hours painted on a ring rotating beneath a pointer.
  • annular space — An annular space is a ring-shaped space outside the drillpipe, through which mud and cuttings are removed.
  • another place — the other House of Parliament (used in the House of Commons to refer to the House of Lords and vice versa)
  • antarctictite — (mineral) A saline evaporite consisting of calcium chloride, CaCl.6H2O, found in Victoria Land, Antarctica.
  • ante-christum — before Christ. Abbreviation: A.C.
  • 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-aircraft — of or relating to defence against aircraft attack
  • anti-allergic — intended to prevent or minimize an allergic reaction
  • anti-american — opposed to anything of or relating to the United States of America
  • anti-cultural — of or relating to culture or cultivation.
  • anti-macassar — a small covering, usually ornamental, placed on the backs and arms of upholstered furniture to prevent wear or soiling; a tidy.
  • 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.
  • anti-romantic — of, relating to, or of the nature of romance; characteristic or suggestive of the world of romance: a romantic adventure.
  • antiarthritic — a drug that acts against arthritis
  • antibacterial — effective against bacteria
  • antichristian — Pertaining to Antichrist.
  • anticigarette — opposing cigarette smoking
  • anticlinorium — a vast elongated anticline with its strata further folded into anticlines and synclines
  • anticorporate — opposed to the activities or practices of big business
  • anticorrosion — the prevention or counteracting of corrosion
  • anticorrosive — preventing corrosion
  • antidiuretics — Plural form of antidiuretic.
  • antielectrons — Plural form of antielectron.
  • antiempirical — Going against what is empirically true.
  • antimacassars — Plural form of antimacassar.
  • antimicrobial — capable of destroying or inhibiting the growth of disease-causing microbes
  • antinephritic — acting against kidney disease
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