13-letter words containing d, a, t
- anathematised — to pronounce an anathema against; denounce; curse.
- anathematized — Simple past tense and past participle of anathematize.
- and then some — and more than that
- androcentrism — centered on, emphasizing, or dominated by males or masculine interests: an androcentric society; an androcentric religion.
- anecdotically — in an anecdotical manner
- animadverting — Present participle of animadvert.
- annotated ada — (language, specification) (Anna) A specification language developed at Stanford University ca. 1980 for formally specifying Ada programs. It has a Specification Analyzer and a Consistency Checking System. It adds semantic assertions in the form of Ada comments.
- ante meridiem — before noon
- ante-meridian — occurring before noon.
- anti-academic — of or relating to a college, academy, school, or other educational institution, especially one for higher education: academic requirements.
- anti-androgen — any of a class of drugs that oppose the action of androgens; used in the treatment of prostate cancer and various male sexual disorders
- anti-antibody — antibody that combines with another antibody.
- 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-freudian — of or relating to Sigmund Freud or his doctrines, especially with respect to the causes and treatment of neurotic and psychopathic states, the interpretation of dreams, etc.
- anti-idealism — the cherishing or pursuit of high or noble principles, purposes, goals, etc.
- anti-idealist — a person who cherishes or pursues high or noble principles, purposes, goals, etc. Synonyms: optimist, perfectionist, reformer, visionary, utopianist. Antonyms: pragmatist, skeptic, cynic.
- anti-idiotype — a molecular arrangement on an antibody that is the counterpart of that on a different antibody, thus making one an antigen to the other.
- anti-sedition — incitement of discontent or rebellion against a government.
- antiapartheid — (in the Republic of South Africa) a rigid former policy of segregating and economically and politically oppressing the nonwhite population.
- antibillboard — indicating an opposition to the erection of billboards
- anticipatedly — In an anticipated manner; in advance.
- antidesiccant — a substance applied to plants to prevent moisture loss during transplantation
- antidiarrheal — An antidiarrheal is a substance used to prevent or treat diarrhea.
- antidiuretics — Plural form of antidiuretic.
- antimodernism — modern character, tendencies, or values; adherence to or sympathy with what is modern.
- antimodernist — opposed to modernism
- antioxidative — That functions as an antioxidant.
- antioxidizing — to convert (an element) into an oxide; combine with oxygen.
- antipesticide — opposed to the use of pesticides
- antiradiation — Countering radiation.
- antispasmodic — preventing or arresting spasms, esp in smooth muscle
- antisudorific — an antiperspirant.
- aperture card — a punched-card mounting for microfilmed pages.
- apodictically — incontestable because of having been demonstrated or proved to be demonstrable.
- apostrophized — Simple past tense and past participle of apostrophize.
- apparent wind — (wind), the velocity of air as measured from a moving object, as a ship.
- appendiculate — having appendicles
- aptitude test — An aptitude test is a test that is specially designed to find out how easily and how well you can do something.
- aptitudinally — in a manner that indicates aptitude
- arachnoiditis — an inflammation of the arachnoid membrane
- archimandrite — the head of a monastery or a group of monasteries
- architectured — Designed (according to a form of architecture, or as if by an architect).
- aridification — the process by which a humid region becomes increasingly dry, as by climatic change or human interference with the ecology.
- aridity index — a number indicating how much more precipitation could be lost by evapotranspiration if it were available than is actually lost at a given location.
- armistice day — the anniversary of the signing of the armistice that ended World War I, on Nov 11, 1918, now kept on Remembrance Sunday
- armour-plated — An armour-plated vehicle or building has a hard metal covering in order to protect it from gunfire and other missiles.
- armstand dive — a dive starting from a handstand at the end of a springboard or a platform with the diver's back to the water.
- arseniuretted — combined with arsenic so as to form an arsenide.
- arthroconidia — Plural form of arthroconidium.
- as opposed to — You use as opposed to when you want to make it clear that you are talking about one particular thing and not something else.