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13-letter words containing e, t

  • arseniuretted — combined with arsenic so as to form an arsenide.
  • art collector — a person who collects works of art
  • artaxerxes ii — died ?358 bc, king of Persia (?404–?358). He defeated his brother Cyrus the Younger at Cunaxa (401)
  • arterializing — Present participle of arterialize.
  • arteriography — the X-ray examination of an artery or arterial system after injection of a contrast medium into the bloodstream
  • arteriovenous — of, relating to, or affecting an artery and a vein
  • artesian well — well sunk through impermeable strata receiving water from an area at a higher altitude than that of the well
  • arthroscopies — Plural form of arthroscopy.
  • artificialize — to render artificial
  • aryepiglottic — pertaining to or connecting the arytenoid cartilage and the epiglottis.
  • as all getout — Commerce. the break-even point.
  • as is the way — You can use as is the way to say that a particular situation or example of behaviour is typical and you would not expect it to be different.
  • as it happens — You use as it happens in order to introduce a statement, especially one that is rather surprising.
  • 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.
  • as we know it — If you talk about a thing or system as we know it, you are referring to the form in which it exists now and which is familiar to most people.
  • ascensiontide — the ten days from Ascension Day to the day before Whit Sunday
  • ascertainable — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
  • ascertainably — In a way that can be ascertained.
  • 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.
  • asphalt paper — paper treated with asphalt, as to increase toughness or water resistance.
  • assault rifle — a firearm that is capable of firing multiple rounds in a very short period
  • assembly time — the time required for a computer to translate symbolic computer language into machine-language instructions.
  • assentiveness — the tendency to concur or comply
  • assertability — The quality of being assertable.
  • assertiveness — confidently aggressive or self-assured; positive: aggressive; dogmatic: He is too assertive as a salesman.
  • assessability — The quality of being assessable.
  • asset account — An asset account is an account that records the assets owned by a company.
  • associateship — to connect or bring into relation, as thought, feeling, memory, etc.: Many people associate dark clouds with depression and gloom.
  • associatively — in an associative or connective manner
  • assortatively — In an assortative way.
  • aster yellows — a dwarfing and yellowing of asters and various other plants, caused by a mycoplasma transmitted by a leafhopper.
  • astereognosis — inability to recognize objects by touch
  • asteroid belt — the concentrations of asteroids that move around the sun mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
  • asthenosphere — a thin semifluid layer of the earth (100–200 km thick), below the outer rigid lithosphere, forming part of the mantle and thought to be able to flow vertically and horizontally, enabling sections of lithosphere to subside, rise, and undergo lateral movement
  • asti spumante — a sweet, sparkling Italian white wine with a muscat flavor.
  • astonishments — Plural form of astonishment.
  • astroparticle — (astrophysics) A subatomic particle of cosmic origin.
  • at attachment — Advanced Technology Attachment
  • at every turn — If you say that something happens at every turn, you are emphasizing that it happens frequently or all the time, usually so that it prevents you from achieving what you want.
  • at face value — If you take something at face value, you accept it and believe it without thinking about it very much, even though it might be untrue.
  • at knifepoint — If you are attacked or robbed at knifepoint, someone threatens you with a knife while they attack or steal from you.
  • at loose ends — in an unsettled, disorganized, or confused condition
  • at one's back — behind, esp in support or pursuit
  • at one's best — in one's best mood, form, health, etc.
  • at peace with — If you are at peace with yourself or at peace with the world, you feel calm and contented, and you have no emotional conflicts within yourself or with other people.
  • at sb's heels — If a person or an animal is at your heels, they are following close behind you.
  • at the double — at twice normal marching speed
  • at the fiddle — engaged in an illegal or fraudulent undertaking
  • at the latest — You use at the latest in order to indicate that something must happen at or before a particular time and not after that time.
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