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14-letter words containing e, t

  • alpha receptor — a receptor, found on the surface of some cells of the sympathetic nervous system, that is stimulated by adrenergic substances resulting in constriction of blood vessels and contraction of most smooth muscle
  • alpha-carotene — a common form of carotene found in certain vegetables and fruit
  • alpha-receptor — a site on a cell that, upon interaction with epinephrine or norepinephrine, controls vasoconstriction, intestinal relaxation, pupil dilation, and other physiological processes.
  • alphabetically — (manner) In an alphabetical manner.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • alumosilicates — Plural form of alumosilicate.
  • alveolopalatal — articulated with the blade or front of the tongue approaching or touching the front of the hard palate near its junction with the alveolar ridge; having a primary palatal articulation and a secondary alveolar articulation.
  • 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
  • amateur status — the status of an athlete who has never been paid to perform
  • amateurishness — The quality of being amateurish.
  • ambidextrously — In an ambidextrous manner.
  • ambitransitive — (of a verb) Able to be used transitively or intransitively without requiring morphological change.
  • amebic colitis — a type of dysentery caused by the protozoan Entamoeba histolytica, characterized especially by ulceration of the large intestine.
  • american cloth — a glazed or waterproofed cotton cloth
  • american lotus — water chinquapin (def 1).
  • american party — an ignorant or totally uninformed person; ignoramus.
  • 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.
  • aminopeptidase — an enzyme produced by the glands of the small intestine
  • 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.
  • amphiarthroses — a joint permitting only slight motion, as that between the vertebrae.
  • amphiprostyles — Plural form of amphiprostyle.
  • amphotericin b — an antibiotic compound, C46H73NO20, used in treating certain diseases caused by parasitic fungi, such as systemic candidiasis
  • amplexifoliate — having amplexicaul leaves.
  • amrit ceremony — the ceremony of initiation into the Khalsa, at which amrit is drunk by and sprinkled on the heads of candidates for initiation
  • amur cork tree — an Asiatic cork tree, Phellodendron amurense, of the rue family, having a deeply ridged, corky bark.
  • 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.
  • anaesthetising — Present participle of anaesthetise.
  • anaesthetizing — Present participle of anaesthetize.
  • anagrammatized — Simple past tense and past participle of anagrammatize.
  • anal character — Psychoanalysis. a group of personality traits including meticulousness, compulsiveness, and rigidity, believed to be associated with excessive preoccupation with the anal phase as a child, with effects lingering into adulthood.
  • anal retentive — a person who exhibits anal personality traits
  • anal-retentive — having an anal character.
  • analogue watch — a watch in which the hours, minutes, and sometimes seconds are indicated by hands on a dial
  • anathematizing — Present participle of anathematize.
  • ancient lights — the legal right to receive, by a particular window or windows, adequate and unobstructed daylight
  • ancient regime — ancien régime.
  • ancient wisdom — pre-Christian knowledge, philosophy, and beliefs
  • and everything — You say 'and everything' after mentioning a particular thing or list of things to indicate that they are only examples and that other things are also involved.
  • and no mistake — certainly
  • andrew project — (project)   A distributed system project for support of educational and research computing at Carnegie Mellon University, named after Andrew Carnegie, an American philanthropist who provided money to establish CMU. See also Andrew File System, Andrew Message System, Andrew Toolkit, class.
  • andrew toolkit — (tool)   (ATK) A portable user interface toolkit developed as part of the Andrew project, running on the X Window System and distributed with X11R5.
  • andromedotoxin — a poisonous substance found in various plants of the family Ericaceae, and in particular in plants of the genus Andromeda
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