13-letter words containing i, s, t
- antisatellite — (of a weapon) designed to destroy satellites
- antiscorbutic — preventing or curing scurvy
- antiselection — adverse selection.
- antisense rna — molecules transcribed, not from DNA in the usual way, but from DNA strands complementary to those that produce normal messenger RNA. Antisense RNA occurs in nature and is inhibitory on gene action. It can be produced synthetically and offers such therapeutic possibilities as turning off viral genes
- antisepticise — to render antiseptic
- antisepticism — the treatment of sepsis using antiseptics
- antisepticize — to treat with an antiseptic
- antisexuality — the opposition to sexuality or sexual activity
- antismuggling — acting to prevent or reduce smuggling
- antisocialism — the quality of being antisocial
- antisocialist — a person opposed to socialism
- antisociality — the quality of being antisocial
- antispasmodic — preventing or arresting spasms, esp in smooth muscle
- antisterility — free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic: sterile surgical instruments.
- antisubmarine — (of weapons, missiles, etc) designed to combat or destroy submarines
- antisudorific — an antiperspirant.
- antisymmetric — (of a relation) never holding between a pair of arguments x and y when it holds between y and x except when x = y, as "…is no younger than…"
- antiterrorism — opposed to or acting against terrorism; counterterrorist
- antiterrorist — relating to measures, policies, or organizations designed to combat terrorist activity
- antivaccinist — One opposed to vaccination.
- anything goes — If people say 'anything goes', they mean that anything people say or do is considered acceptable, and usually they mean that they do not approve of this.
- anzac biscuit — a sweet biscuit containing oats, coconut, and syrup
- aphanipterous — of or relating to the wingless insects of the order Aphaniptera
- apocatastasis — the belief that all free creatures shall experience salvation
- apocryphalist — A member of the group who supported the inclusion of the Apocrypha in the Bible.
- apogeotropism — negative geotropism, as shown by plant stems
- apokatastasis — the state of being restored or reestablished; restitution.
- apologeticism — An instance of the use of apologetics.
- apostolic age — the earliest period of Christianity, lasting through the death of the last apostle.
- apostolic see — the see of the pope regarded as the successor to Saint Peter
- apostolically — In an apostolic way.
- apostrophized — Simple past tense and past participle of apostrophize.
- apostrophizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apostrophize.
- apothegmatise — to speak in apothegms
- apotheosizing — Present participle of apotheosize.
- apperceptions — Plural form of apperception.
- appersonation — the unconscious assumption of the personality characteristics of another, usually well known, person.
- appoggiaturas — Plural form of appoggiatura.
- appreciations — Plural form of appreciation.
- appropriators — Plural form of appropriator.
- apron strings — If you say that someone is tied to another person's apron strings, you mean that they are controlled or influenced too much by the other person.
- aptitude test — An aptitude test is a test that is specially designed to find out how easily and how well you can do something.
- aquaculturist — a person who practises aquaculture
- arachnoiditis — an inflammation of the arachnoid membrane
- arbitrariness — subject to individual will or judgment without restriction; contingent solely upon one's discretion: an arbitrary decision.
- archaeologist — a specialist in archaeology, the scientific study of prehistoric peoples and their cultures by analysis of their artifacts, inscriptions, monuments, etc.
- archeologists — archaeology.
- architectures — Plural form of architecture.
- arcticologist — a person who specializes in arcticology.
- argentiferous — containing or bearing silver