14-letter words containing c
- anti-ballistic — designed to detect, intercept, or destroy ballistic missiles: an antiballistic missile.
- anti-climactic — of, like, pertaining to, or expressing anticlimax.
- anti-communist — a person who is opposed to Communism
- anti-corporate — of, for, or belonging to a corporation or corporations: a corporate executive; She considers the new federal subsidy just corporate welfare.
- anti-desiccant — a substance or material applied to a plant, as by spraying, to inhibit moisture loss during transplanting.
- anti-education — the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.
- anti-incumbent — holding an indicated position, role, office, etc., currently: the incumbent officers of the club.
- anti-infective — of or relating to a substance used in the treatment of an infection.
- anti-neuralgic — sharp and paroxysmal pain along the course of a nerve.
- anti-socialist — a person who opposes socialism.
- anti-sociality — unwilling or unable to associate in a normal or friendly way with other people: He's not antisocial, just shy.
- antiadrenergic — Preventing or counteracting the effects of adrenaline.
- antialcoholism — the doctrine of being opposed to alcoholic drink
- antiallergenic — not causing an allergic reaction
- antiangiogenic — noting or pertaining to a substance that reduces the growth of new blood vessels needed by tumors to grow and metastasize.
- antiarrhythmic — a drug that corrects irregular heartbeat
- antibiotically — in an antibiotic manner
- anticapitalism — opposition to capitalism
- anticapitalist — opposed to or against the principles or practice of capitalism
- anticarcinogen — a chemical that acts against cancer
- anticensorship — opposed to a policy or programme of censoring
- anticipatingly — In an anticipating manner; looking forward; expectantly.
- anticipatively — In an anticipative manner; expectantly.
- anticipatorily — of, showing, or expressing anticipation.
- anticoagulants — Also, anticoagulative [an-tee-koh-ag-yuh-ley-tiv, -luh-tiv, an-tahy-] /ˌæn ti koʊˈæg yəˌleɪ tɪv, -lə tɪv, ˌæn taɪ-/ (Show IPA). preventing coagulation, especially of blood.
- anticommercial — opposed to profit-seeking or commercialism
- anticommutator — (mathematics) A function of two elements A and B, defined as AB + BA.
- anticonformity — action in accord with prevailing social standards, attitudes, practices, etc.
- anticonvulsant — any of a class of drugs used to prevent or abolish convulsions
- anticonvulsive — preventing or alleviating convulsions
- anticorrosives — Plural form of anticorrosive.
- anticorruption — the opposition to or prevention of corruption
- anticyclolysis — the weakening or extinction of an anticyclone.
- antidemocratic — opposed to the principles or practice of democracy
- antidromically — in an antidromic manner
- antienergistic — resisting applied energy
- antihemophilic — That counteracts bleeding in hemophiliacs.
- antihistaminic — relating to antihistamines
- antihistorical — opposed to history or to methods which emphasize or require historical study
- antihumanistic — being opposed to humanism
- antilock brake — a brake fitted to some road vehicles that prevents skidding and improves control by sensing and compensating for overbraking
- antilymphocyte — (immunology, of an antibody) That acts against lymphocytes.
- antimicrobials — Plural form of antimicrobial.
- antimonarchist — opposed to a monarchy
- antimonic acid — antimony pentoxide.
- antineoplastic — acting against tumours
- antiodontalgic — of use in the treatment of toothache
- antipathetical — Antipathetic, with antipathy, without caring.
- antiphlogistic — of or relating to the prevention or alleviation of inflammation
- antiphonically — in an antiphonal or antiphonic manner