13-letter words containing e, m, a, n, c
- anthelmintics — Plural form of anthelmintic.
- anti-academic — of or relating to a college, academy, school, or other educational institution, especially one for higher education: academic requirements.
- anti-american — opposed to anything of or relating to the United States of America
- antiempirical — Going against what is empirically true.
- antimechanist — opposed to mechanistic philosophy
- antimetabolic — inhibiting metabolism
- antimutagenic — capable of reducing the frequency of mutation.
- antirheumatic — acting against rheumatism
- antisepticism — the treatment of sepsis using antiseptics
- antisymmetric — (of a relation) never holding between a pair of arguments x and y when it holds between y and x except when x = y, as "…is no younger than…"
- apicomplexans — Plural form of apicomplexan.
- arab-american — a citizen or resident of the U.S. of Arab birth or descent.
- arabian camel — a domesticated camel, Camelus dromedarius, having one hump on its back and used as a beast of burden in the hot deserts of N Africa and SW Asia
- archimandrite — the head of a monastery or a group of monasteries
- arithmetician — a person skilled in arithmetic
- ascertainment — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
- aschelminthes — a major grouping (formerly a phylum) of small-to-microscopic pseudocoelomate organisms, as the rotifers, nematodes, and gastrotriches, all of which are now classified as separate phyla.
- at attachment — Advanced Technology Attachment
- atlantic time — the civil time officially adopted for a country or region, usually the civil time of some specific meridian lying within the region. The standard time zones in the U.S. (Atlantic time, Eastern time, Central time, Mountain time, Pacific time, Yukon time, Alaska-Hawaii time, and Bering time) use the civil times of the 60th, 75th, 90th, 105th, 120th, 135th, 150th, and 165th meridians respectively, the difference of time between one zone and the next being exactly one hour.
- atomic energy — nuclear energy
- atomic number — the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom of an element
- atomic weapon — a weapon in which energy is provided by nuclear fission
- audience room — a room for holding formal interviews or hearings.
- automechanism — an automatic mechanical system or component, especially a device that operates automatically under predetermined conditions.
- back emission — the secondary emission of electrons from an anode
- band spectrum — a spectrum consisting of a number of bands of closely spaced lines that are associated with emission or absorption of radiation by molecules
- basement-rock — the undifferentiated assemblage of rock (basement rock) underlying the oldest stratified rocks in any region: usually crystalline, metamorphosed, and mostly, but not necessarily, Precambrian in age.
- bathylimnetic — (of an organism) living in the depths of lakes and marshes
- benefit match — a sports match organized to raise money for charity, or for a particular player
- biomechanical — relating to biomechanics
- black economy — The black economy consists of the buying, selling, and producing of goods or services that goes on without the government being informed, so that people can avoid paying tax on them.
- brace molding — keel1 (def 6).
- burnham scale — the salary scale for teachers in English state schools, which is revised periodically
- cabinet maker — A cabinet maker is a person who makes high-quality wooden furniture.
- cabinet-maker — a person who makes fine furniture and other woodwork.
- cabinetmakers — Plural form of cabinetmaker.
- cabinetmaking — the manufacture of fine furniture and other woodwork.
- cable molding — a molding in the form of a rope.
- cadmium green — a pigment used in painting, consisting of a mixture of hydrated oxide of chromium with cadmium sulfide, and characterized by its strong green color and slow drying rate.
- calamity jane — real name Martha Canary. ?1852–1903, US frontierswoman, noted for her skill at shooting and riding
- call sb names — If someone calls you names, they insult you by saying unpleasant things to you or about you.
- camerapersons — Plural form of cameraperson.
- camping stove — a portable stove powered by butane gas canisters, designed to be used for cooking while camping
- candid camera — a small camera that may be used to take informal photographs of people, usually without their knowledge
- canton enamel — Chinese enamelware similar to Limoges.
- carbamazepine — an anticonvulsant drug used in the management of epilepsy
- carpenterworm — the larva of the carpenterworm moth.
- carpetmuncher — Alternative form of carpet muncher.
- casement door — a door having glass panes throughout or nearly throughout its length.
- cat and mouse — Also called cat and rat. a children's game in which players in a circle keep a player from moving into or out of the circle and permit a second player to move into or out of the circle to escape the pursuing first player.