13-letter words containing g, i, r, a
- archeologists — archaeology.
- archipelagoes — Plural form of archipelago.
- arcticologist — a person who specializes in arcticology.
- argentiferous — containing or bearing silver
- argentine ant — a small brown ant, Iridomyrmex humilis, introduced into the southern U.S. from South America: a household and fruit pest.
- argilliferous — containing or yielding clay
- argumentation — Argumentation is the process of arguing in an organized or logical way, for example in philosophy.
- argumentative — Someone who is argumentative is always ready to disagree or start quarrelling with other people.
- arm wrestling — a contest in which two people sit facing each other each with one elbow resting on a table, clasp hands, and each tries to force the other's arm flat onto the table while keeping his own elbow touching the table
- armor-plating — The armor-plating on a vehicle or building is the hard metal covering that is intended to protect it from gunfire and other missiles.
- arriere-garde — rear guard.
- arshile gorky — Arshile [ahr-sheel] /ˈɑr ʃil/ (Show IPA), (Vosdanig Adoian) 1904–48, American painter, born in Armenia.
- 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
- aryepiglottic — pertaining to or connecting the arytenoid cartilage and the epiglottis.
- aspergillosis — a rare fungal infection, esp of the mucous membranes or lungs, caused by various species of Aspergillus
- asses' bridge — pons asinorum
- assigned risk — a risk that, under state law, is assigned to an insurer from a pool of insurers who would not otherwise accept it.
- assyriologist — A person who studies ancient Assyria.
- astereognosis — inability to recognize objects by touch
- athenagoras i — (Aristocles Spyrou) 1886–1972, Archbishop Ecumenical of Constantinople and Ecumenical Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church 1948–72.
- atherogenesis — (medicine) The formation of atheromas, especially on the walls of the arteries.
- atomic energy — nuclear energy
- auctioneering — Present participle of auctioneer.
- audiographics — audiographic teleconferencing
- autobiography — Your autobiography is an account of your life, which you write yourself.
- autographical — Relating to, or used in, the process of autography.
- autoradiogram — autoradiograph
- avant-gardism — the attitudes, techniques, etc., of the cultural avant-garde.
- award-winning — An award-winning person or thing has won an award, especially an important or valuable one.
- awe-inspiring — If you describe someone or something as awe-inspiring, you are emphasizing that you think that they are remarkable and amazing, although sometimes rather frightening.
- baby carriage — A baby carriage is a small vehicle in which a baby can lie as it is pushed along.
- bachelor girl — a young unmarried woman, esp one who is self-supporting
- back straight — a straight part of a circuit, esp of an athletics track or a racecourse, furthest from the finishing point
- back-breaking — Back-breaking work involves a lot of hard physical effort.
- backgrounding — Present participle of background.
- backing group — a group of musicians providing an instrumental or vocal accompaniment for a pop singer
- backing store — a computer storage device, usually a disk, that provides additional storage space for information so that it can be accessed and referred to when required and may be copied into the processor if needed
- backing track — a recorded instrumental or vocal accompaniment for a pop singer or pop number
- bacteriogenic — Caused by bacteria.
- bacteriologic — a branch of microbiology dealing with the identification, study, and cultivation of bacteria and with their applications in medicine, agriculture, industry, and biotechnology.
- bacteriophage — a virus that is parasitic in a bacterium and multiplies within its host, which is destroyed when the new viruses are released
- bacteriophagy — the action of a bacteriophage
- bag of tricks — a container or receptacle of leather, plastic, cloth, paper, etc., capable of being closed at the mouth; pouch.
- baggage train — a train of wagons carrying the equipment needed by an army on the march
- bailey bridge — a temporary bridge made of prefabricated steel panels that can be rapidly assembled
- baking powder — Baking powder is an ingredient used in cake making. It causes cakes to rise when they are in the oven.
- balch springs — a town in NE Texas.
- ball and ring — a simplified bead-and-reel turning, used especially in English and American furniture of the 17th century.
- bandspreading — an additional tuning control in some radio receivers whereby a selected narrow band of frequencies can be spread over a wider frequency band, in order to give finer control of tuning