14-letter words containing g, a, n, t
- antagonistical — Alternative form of antagonistic.
- antagonization — to make hostile or unfriendly; make an enemy or antagonist of: His speech antagonized many voters.
- antennal gland — green gland.
- anthologically — In the manner of an anthology.
- anthropography — the study of human geography and variation; ethnography
- anthropologist — a person who specializes in anthropology
- anthropophagus — A cannibal, especially in legends or fables.
- anti-bourgeois — opposed to anyone or anything considered bourgeois
- anti-dogmatism — dogmatic character; unfounded positiveness in matters of opinion; arrogant assertion of opinions as truths.
- anti-neuralgic — sharp and paroxysmal pain along the course of a nerve.
- anti-oxidizing — to convert (an element) into an oxide; combine with oxygen.
- anti-smuggling — to import or export (goods) secretly, in violation of the law, especially without payment of legal duty.
- antiadrenergic — Preventing or counteracting the effects of adrenaline.
- antiaggression — opposing aggressive behaviour
- antiallergenic — not causing an allergic reaction
- antiangiogenic — noting or pertaining to a substance that reduces the growth of new blood vessels needed by tumors to grow and metastasize.
- anticarcinogen — a chemical that acts against cancer
- anticipatingly — In an anticipating manner; looking forward; expectantly.
- anticoagulants — Also, anticoagulative [an-tee-koh-ag-yuh-ley-tiv, -luh-tiv, an-tahy-] /ˌæn ti koʊˈæg yəˌleɪ tɪv, -lə tɪv, ˌæn taɪ-/ (Show IPA). preventing coagulation, especially of blood.
- antienergistic — resisting applied energy
- antiforeignism — the policy or practice of showing hostility toward foreigners, foreign customs, etc.
- antigovernment — opposed to government
- antikidnapping — Preventing or countering kidnapping.
- antilogarithms — Plural form of antilogarithm.
- antimanagement — relating to a theory of organization opposed to management
- antiodontalgic — of use in the treatment of toothache
- antiphlogistic — of or relating to the prevention or alleviation of inflammation
- antiregulatory — opposed to regulation
- antitechnology — opposed to technology or the use of technological devices
- apostrophizing — Present participle of apostrophize.
- approximeeting — the practice of a group of people making indefinite plans to meet and then altering those plans regularly via mobile phones according to changing circumstances
- arabian nights — Thea collection of ancient tales from Arabia, India, Persia, etc.
- arc-jet engine — a type of rocket engine using propellant gas heated by an electric arc.
- archgenethliac — the person most proficient at casting horoscopes
- argonne forest — a wooded region in NE France: battles, World War I, 1918; World War II, 1944.
- argumentations — Plural form of argumentation.
- argus pheasant — either of two pheasants, Argusianus argus (great argus) or Rheinardia ocellata (crested argus), occurring in SE Asia and Indonesia. The males have very long tails marked with eyelike spots
- armour-plating — The armour-plating on a vehicle or building is the hard metal covering which is intended to protect it from gunfire and other missiles.
- arresting gear — any mechanism or device for bringing something to a stop, as an airplane landing on an aircraft carrier.
- asphalt jungle — an expression used to refer to a city environment, which emphasizes its dangerous nature
- asseveratingly — in an asseverating or affirming manner
- assistance dog — a dog that has been specially trained to live with and accompany a disabled person, carrying out such tasks as prompting them to take medication or assisting them to cross a road
- assisted dying — the suicide of a person afflicted by an incurable disease, using a lethal dose of drugs provided by a physician for this purpose
- astronavigator — One who performs astronavigation; an astronaut or space pilot.
- at close range — If you see or hit something at close range or from close range, you are very close to it when you see it or hit it. If you do something at a range of half a mile, for example, you are half a mile away from it when you do it.
- at full length — stretched out; completely extended
- attitudinizing — the assumption of an affected attitude
- auction bridge — a variety of bridge, now generally superseded by contract bridge, in which all the tricks made score towards the game
- augean stables — the stables, not cleaned for 30 years, where King Augeas kept 3000 oxen. Hercules diverted the River Alpheus through them and cleaned them in a day
- auger-electron — a nonradiative process in which an atom in an excited state undergoes a transition to a lower state by the emission of a bound electron (Auger electron) rather than by the emission of an x-ray.