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14-letter words containing i, a, t, r, o

  • agrostological — of or relating to agrostology
  • agrotechnician — a specialist in the science and technology of agriculture, farm production, or the like.
  • air conduction — Medicine/Medical. transmission of sound vibrations to the eardrum through the external auditory meatus (opposed to bone conduction).
  • air controller — a military person assigned to monitor, manage, etc. aircraft within a specified region
  • air-fuel ratio — The air-fuel ratio or air-fuel delivery ratio is the ratio of air to fuel that is taken in by an engine.
  • air-to-surface — launched from an aircraft and directed at a land target
  • airborne alert — a state of military alert wherein combat-equipped aircraft are flying and prepared for action.
  • airconditioned — Alternative spelling of air-conditioned.
  • airconditioner — Alternative form of air conditioner.
  • aircraftswoman — a woman holding a noncommissioned rank in the RAF.
  • airplane cloth — a strong, plain-weave cloth of linen or cotton, originally used for airplane wings
  • airport lounge — an area in an airport which has seats, and sometimes other services such as toilets and refreshments, and where passengers wait for their plane
  • airport police — a police unit dedicated to providing security at airports
  • alarm reaction — the first stage of the general adaptation syndrome, in which the body responds to stress by exhibiting shock.
  • album-oriented — of or designating a format featuring rock songs from LPs and CDs rather than singles, especially mainstream rock music.
  • alektorophobia — The fear of chickens.
  • all or nothing — You can use all or nothing to say that either something must be done fully and completely or else it cannot be done at all.
  • all-or-nothing — not allowing for qualification or compromise; either fully or not at all operative: an all-or-nothing approach.
  • allegorization — to make into an allegory; narrate allegorically.
  • alligator clip — a spring-loaded fastening device having jaws with a sawlike edge that resemble those of an alligator, used as to make a temporary electrical connection
  • alligator pear — avocado
  • alloiostrophos — irregularly divided, not in a regular pattern of strophe and antistrophe
  • allopatrically — In an allopatric manner.
  • allosterically — In an allosteric manner.
  • allotetraploid — a hybrid cell or individual possessing four times the chromosomes in a haploid organism
  • allyl thiourea — thiosinamine
  • 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.
  • ambidextrously — In an ambidextrous manner.
  • ambisinistrous — clumsy or unskillful with both hands.
  • american cloth — a glazed or waterproofed cotton cloth
  • american lotus — water chinquapin (def 1).
  • amount at risk — the difference between the reserve of a life-insurance policy and its face amount.
  • amphiarthroses — a joint permitting only slight motion, as that between the vertebrae.
  • amphiarthrosis — a type of articulation permitting only slight movement, as between the vertebrae of the backbone
  • amphiprostylar — Amphiprostyle.
  • amphiprostyles — Plural form of amphiprostyle.
  • 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
  • amylobarbitone — Obsolete spelling of amobarbital.
  • anchoritically — in the manner of or resembling an anchorite
  • 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
  • angelic doctor — an epithet of Saint Thomas Aquinas
  • anopisthograph — a manuscript, parchment, or book having writing on only one side of the leaves.
  • antaphrodisiac — Capable of reducing the sex drive.
  • antarctic zone — the section of the earth's surface lying between the Antarctic Circle and the South Pole.
  • anterior tooth — a tooth in the front of the mouth; an incisor or cuspid.
  • anteroparietal — situated in a forward part or on the wall of an organ or cavity.
  • anthropoid ape — any primate of the family Pongidae, having no tail, elongated arms, and a highly developed brain. The group includes gibbons, orang-utans, chimpanzees, and gorillas
  • anthropologist — a person who specializes in anthropology
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