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14-letter words containing e, i, n

  • adoption panel — (in Britain) a committee appointed by an adoption agency, such as a local authority, to make recommendations concerning the suitability of prospective adoption cases
  • adrenergically — in a manner relating to the release or activation of adrenaline
  • adrenocortical — relating to the adrenal cortex
  • adrianople red — a medium red color.
  • advance notice — warning
  • adventitiously — associated with something by chance rather than as an integral part; extrinsic.
  • adverse action — An adverse action notice is an official explanation by a financial institution of why they are refusing to grant credit to someone.
  • advertisements — Plural form of advertisement.
  • aegean islands — the islands of the Aegean Sea, including the Cyclades, Dodecanese, Euboea, and Sporades. The majority are under Greek administration
  • aeneas silvius — Also, Aeneas Sylvius. literary name of Pius II.
  • aerodynamicist — an expert in aerodynamics.
  • aeroelastician — a specialist in the science of aeroelasticity
  • aeronautically — In a aeronautical manner; with respect to aeronautics or aviation.
  • aeroplane spin — a wrestling attack in which a wrestler lifts his opponent onto his shoulders and spins around, leaving the opponent dizzy
  • aerosolisation — The process by which a material, usually a solid or liquid, is dispersed into an aerosol form.
  • aerosolization — the production or dispersal of an aerosol
  • aesthesiogenic — able to stimulate or produce sensation
  • affectionately — showing, indicating, or characterized by affection or love; fondly tender: an affectionate embrace.
  • aforementioned — If you refer to the aforementioned person or subject, you mean the person or subject that has already been mentioned.
  • african millet — a grass, Eleusine coracana, of Asia and Africa, having round fruit with a loose husk, grown as a cereal and as an ornamental.
  • african violet — any of several tropical African plants of the genus Saintpaulia, esp S. ionantha, cultivated as house plants, with violet, white, or pink flowers and hairy leaves: family Gesneriaceae
  • afro-caribbean — Afro-Caribbean refers to people from the Caribbean whose ancestors came from Africa.
  • after-ripening — the period of internal change that is necessary in some apparently mature seeds before germination can occur
  • aftersensation — an afterimage.
  • against nature — If you say that something is against nature, you think that it is unnatural.
  • agaric mineral — rock milk.
  • age difference — a disparity in ages between two people
  • age of anxiety — a symphony (1949) by Leonard Bernstein.
  • agglomerations — Plural form of agglomeration.
  • aggrandisement — an act or instance of aggrandizing, or increasing in size, or intensity: aggrandizement of mercantile trade in the early colonies.
  • aggrandizement — If someone does something for aggrandizement, they do it in order to get power, wealth, and importance for themselves.
  • aggressiveness — characterized by or tending toward unprovoked offensives, attacks, invasions, or the like; militantly forward or menacing: aggressive acts against a neighboring country.
  • agnes de mille — Agnes (George) 1908–93, U.S. choreographer and dancer (niece of Cecil B. De Mille).
  • agribusinesses — Plural form of agribusiness.
  • agrotechnician — a specialist in the science and technology of agriculture, farm production, or the like.
  • aguascalientes — a state in central Mexico. Pop: 943 506 (2000). Area: 5471 sq km (2112 sq miles)
  • air controller — a military person assigned to monitor, manage, etc. aircraft within a specified region
  • air equivalent — a measure of the effectiveness of a material in absorbing nuclear radiation, expressed as the thickness of an air layer (at 0° C and 1 atmosphere) causing the same absorption.
  • air suspension — a type of suspension powered by a pump or compressor that pressurizes the air, intended to give a smooth ride
  • air-raid siren — a device that sounds an alarm to warn people when an air raid is expected
  • airborne alert — a state of military alert wherein combat-equipped aircraft are flying and prepared for action.
  • airconditioned — Alternative spelling of air-conditioned.
  • airconditioner — Alternative form of air conditioner.
  • airman's medal — a U.S. Air Force award for heroism, not involving combat, available to any member of the U.S. or friendly armed forces serving with the USAF.
  • airplane cloth — a strong, plain-weave cloth of linen or cotton, originally used for airplane wings
  • airport lounge — an area in an airport which has seats, and sometimes other services such as toilets and refreshments, and where passengers wait for their plane
  • aladdin's cave — a place containing fabulous riches
  • alain-fournier — real name Henri-Alban Fournier. 1886–1914, French novelist; author of Le Grand Meaulnes (1913; translated as The Lost Domain, 1959)
  • alarm reaction — the first stage of the general adaptation syndrome, in which the body responds to stress by exhibiting shock.
  • album-oriented — of or designating a format featuring rock songs from LPs and CDs rather than singles, especially mainstream rock music.
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