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14-letter words containing i, n, a

  • 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 over again — If you say that something is happening all over again, you are emphasizing that it is happening again, and you are suggesting that it is tiring, boring, or unpleasant.
  • all-conquering — having defeated all opponents over a long period of time
  • 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.
  • alley cropping — a method of planting in which rows of trees are interspersed with rows of crops, improving the soil and providing nutrients, particularly nitrogen, to the crops.
  • alliance party — a non-sectarian Northern Irish political party founded in 1970
  • alluvial plain — a level or gently sloping surface formed of sediments laid down by streams, generally during flooding.
  • alpha centauri — a binary star, the brightest star in the constellation Centaurus: magnitude, -0.27: it is the nearest of the stars that are visible to the naked eye, except for the sun
  • alpha globulin — a blood plasma protein that is separable from other globulins by electrophoresis.
  • alpha virginis — spica
  • alphanumerical — alphanumeric; characterized by having letters and numerals
  • 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.
  • alpine glacier — a glacier that descends from a high valley
  • altitudinarian — relating to high ideals
  • alumina cement — a quick-setting cement with a large bauxite content.
  • aluminium foil — thin sheets of foil used to wrap food
  • aluminohydride — (inorganic compound) The univalent anion, AlH4-, present in such compounds as lithium aluminium hydride.
  • aluminum brass — an alloy of about 75 percent copper, 2 percent aluminum, small amounts of other elements, and the balance zinc.
  • aluminum oxide — alumina
  • aluminum plant — a glossy green- or silver-leaved herb, Pilea cadierei, often grown as a houseplant.
  • amateurishness — The quality of being amateurish.
  • ambisinistrous — clumsy or unskillful with both hands.
  • ambitransitive — (of a verb) Able to be used transitively or intransitively without requiring morphological change.
  • american bison — a member of the cattle tribe, Bison bison, formerly widely distributed over the prairies of W North America but now confined to reserves and parks, with a massive head, shaggy forequarters, and a humped back
  • american chair — Hitchcock chair.
  • american cloth — a glazed or waterproofed cotton cloth
  • american dream — the U.S. ideal according to which equality of opportunity permits any American to aspire to high attainment and material success
  • american eagle — the bald eagle, esp when depicted as the national emblem of the US
  • american holly — See under holly (def 1).
  • american lotus — water chinquapin (def 1).
  • american organ — a reed organ having a suction bellows that draws the air in through the reeds.
  • american party — an ignorant or totally uninformed person; ignoramus.
  • american sable — the brown fur of the American marten, Martes americana
  • american samoa — the part of Samoa administered by the US. Capital: Pago Pago. Pop: 54 719 (2013 est). Area: 197 sq km (76 sq miles)
  • american senna — wild senna.
  • 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.
  • aminoglycoside — of or relating to amino sugars in glycosidic linkage.
  • aminopeptidase — an enzyme produced by the glands of the small intestine
  • aminophenazone — a crystalline compound used to reduce pain and fever. Formula: C13H17N3O
  • ammonia liquor — a concentrated solution of ammonia, ammonium compounds, and sulfur compounds, obtained as a by-product in the destructive distillation of bituminous coal.
  • ammonification — infusion with ammonia or ammonium compounds
  • amniotic fluid — the fluid surrounding the fetus in the womb
  • amount at risk — the difference between the reserve of a life-insurance policy and its face amount.
  • amphibiousness — The state or quality of being amphibious.
  • amphisbaenians — Plural form of amphisbaenian.
  • amphotericin b — an antibiotic compound, C46H73NO20, used in treating certain diseases caused by parasitic fungi, such as systemic candidiasis
  • amplifications — Plural form of amplification.
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