14-letter words containing e, n
- all-conquering — having defeated all opponents over a long period of time
- allegorization — to make into an allegory; narrate allegorically.
- alley cropping — a method of planting in which rows of trees are interspersed with rows of crops, improving the soil and providing nutrients, particularly nitrogen, to the crops.
- alliance party — a non-sectarian Northern Irish political party founded in 1970
- allowance race — a race in which each horse is assigned a specified weight according to age, record of past performance, sex, etc.
- almond essence — a concentrated liquid obtained from almonds, used in cooking and baking
- almond extract — oil, essence
- alpha centauri — a binary star, the brightest star in the constellation Centaurus: magnitude, -0.27: it is the nearest of the stars that are visible to the naked eye, except for the sun
- alpha-carotene — a common form of carotene found in certain vegetables and fruit
- alphanumerical — alphanumeric; characterized by having letters and numerals
- alpine bistort — Also called snakeweed. a European plant, Polygonum bistorta, of the buckwheat family, having a twisted root, which is sometimes used as an astringent.
- alpine currant — an ornamental shrub, Ribes alpinum, of Europe, having greenish-yellow flowers and scarlet fruit.
- alpine glacier — a glacier that descends from a high valley
- alternate host — a host, other than the usual or primary host, on which a parasitic organism can sustain itself.
- alto saxophone — the third highest member of the saxophone family
- alumina cement — a quick-setting cement with a large bauxite content.
- aluminohydride — (inorganic compound) The univalent anion, AlH4-, present in such compounds as lithium aluminium hydride.
- aluminum oxide — alumina
- amaranthaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Amaranthaceae (or Amarantaceae), a family of tropical and temperate herbaceous or shrubby flowering plants that includes the amaranths and cockscomb
- amateurishness — The quality of being amateurish.
- ambitransitive — (of a verb) Able to be used transitively or intransitively without requiring morphological change.
- ambulance crew — the team of people who man an ambulance
- ambulancewoman — a woman who works as part of an ambulance crew
- american bison — a member of the cattle tribe, Bison bison, formerly widely distributed over the prairies of W North America but now confined to reserves and parks, with a massive head, shaggy forequarters, and a humped back
- american chair — Hitchcock chair.
- american cloth — a glazed or waterproofed cotton cloth
- american dream — the U.S. ideal according to which equality of opportunity permits any American to aspire to high attainment and material success
- american eagle — the bald eagle, esp when depicted as the national emblem of the US
- american holly — See under holly (def 1).
- american lotus — water chinquapin (def 1).
- american organ — a reed organ having a suction bellows that draws the air in through the reeds.
- american party — an ignorant or totally uninformed person; ignoramus.
- american sable — the brown fur of the American marten, Martes americana
- american samoa — the part of Samoa administered by the US. Capital: Pago Pago. Pop: 54 719 (2013 est). Area: 197 sq km (76 sq miles)
- american senna — wild senna.
- american twist — a service in which the ball is spun so as to bounce high and to the left of the receiver.
- amillennialist — A believer in amillennialism.
- aminoglycoside — of or relating to amino sugars in glycosidic linkage.
- aminopeptidase — an enzyme produced by the glands of the small intestine
- aminophenazone — a crystalline compound used to reduce pain and fever. Formula: C13H17N3O
- among other(s) — You use expressions like among other things or among others to indicate that there are several more facts, things, or people like the one or ones mentioned, but that you do not intend to mention them all.
- amphibiousness — The state or quality of being amphibious.
- amphisbaenians — Plural form of amphisbaenian.
- amphotericin b — an antibiotic compound, C46H73NO20, used in treating certain diseases caused by parasitic fungi, such as systemic candidiasis
- amrit ceremony — the ceremony of initiation into the Khalsa, at which amrit is drunk by and sprinkled on the heads of candidates for initiation
- amusement park — An amusement park is the same as a funfair.
- amusement ride — a device at a fair, theme park, etc that people can ride in
- amylobarbitone — Obsolete spelling of amobarbital.
- an early night — If you have an early night, you go to bed early. If you have a late night, you go to bed late.
- anacardiaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Anacardiaceae, a chiefly tropical family of trees and shrubs many of which have edible drupes. The family includes the cashew, mango, pistachio, and sumach