13-letter words containing l, i, t
- atomistically — Also called atomic theory. Philosophy. the theory that minute, discrete, finite, and indivisible elements are the ultimate constituents of all matter.
- atrabilarious — Characterized by melancholy or gloom.
- attachability — The quality of being attachable.
- attainability — capable of being attained.
- attitudinally — in a manner expressive of personal attitudes or emotions
- attributional — of or relating to the act of attributing
- attributively — pertaining to or having the character of attribution or an attribute.
- atypicalities — not typical; not conforming to the type; irregular; abnormal: atypical behavior; a flower atypical of the species.
- auction block — Also called block. a platform from which an auctioneer sells: the old courthouse where slaves were sold from the auction block.
- australia day — a public holiday in Australia, commemorating the landing of the British in 1788: observed on January 26
- australianism — the Australian national character or spirit
- australianize — (esp of a new immigrant) to adopt or cause to adopt Australian habits and attitudes; integrate into Australian society
- authentically — not false or copied; genuine; real: an authentic antique.
- autocatalysis — the catalysis of a reaction in which the catalyst is one of the products of the reaction
- autocatalytic — causing its own chemical reaction
- autographical — Relating to, or used in, the process of autography.
- automagically — automatically; in a way that is hidden from or not understood by the user, and in that sense, apparently “magical”: I downloaded an app that automagically adds a travel itinerary to my calendar whenever I buy a plane ticket.
- automatically — without volition or from force of habit; mechanically: Whenever I hear that song, I automatically think of my dad.
- automatonlike — Like an automaton; robotic.
- autonomically — autonomous.
- autopolyploid — (of cells, organisms, etc) having more than two sets of haploid chromosomes inherited from a single species
- autostability — the property of being stable either as a result of inherent characteristics or of built-in devices
- aviation fuel — fuel used to power airplanes
- avocationally — in one's leisure time
- axiomatically — pertaining to or of the nature of an axiom; self-evident; obvious.
- azurmalachite — a blue-green ornamental stone consisting of a mixture of azurite and malachite.
- babbitt metal — any of a number of alloys originally based on tin, antimony, and copper but now often including lead: used esp in bearings
- back-up light — a light on the rear of a motor vehicle to warn others that the vehicle is being reversed
- backing light — Also called backing striplight, backing strip. Theater. a striplight providing diffused illumination for the background of a stage set.
- bacteriocidal — Alternative spelling of bactericidal.
- bacteriologic — a branch of microbiology dealing with the identification, study, and cultivation of bacteria and with their applications in medicine, agriculture, industry, and biotechnology.
- bacteriolysin — an antibody which, when it combines with bacterial cells, causes lysis of those cells, thus destroying them
- bacteriolysis — the destruction or disintegration of bacteria
- bacteriolytic — disintegration or dissolution of bacteria.
- balanced diet — a diet consisting of the proper quantities and proportions of foods needed to maintain health or growth.
- balancing act — If you perform a balancing act, you try to deal successfully with two or more people, groups, or situations that are in opposition to each other.
- balkanization — If you disapprove of the division of a country into separate independent states, you can refer to the Balkanization of the country.
- ballistically — of or relating to ballistics.
- ballistospore — a spore, esp a fungal spore, that is forcefully ejected from its source
- baltic shield — the wide area of ancient rock in Scandinavia
- baltic states — the republics of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, which became constituent republics of the former Soviet Union in 1940, regaining their independence in 1991
- baritone clef — an F clef locating F below middle C on the third line of the staff.
- barley stripe — a disease of barley, characterized by blighted heads and chlorotic, brown, or frayed stripes on the leaves, caused by a fungus, Helminthosporium gramineum.
- baroclinicity — a common state of fluid stratification in which surfaces of constant pressure and others of constant density are not parallel but intersect.
- bartholinitis — Inflammation of Bartholin's cyst.
- bartholomew i — (Dimitrios Archontonis) born 1940, Archbishop of Constantinople and Ecumenical Patriarch of the Eastern Orthodox Church since 1991.
- barytocalcite — a mineral, double carbonate of calcium and barium, CaCO 3 ⋅BaCO 3 , usually found in veins of lead minerals.
- base hospital — a hospital serving a large rural area
- baseline cost — the projected cost for an undertaking at the time it is budgeted
- bass clarinet — a clarinet with the lowest range, in the octave below the B-flat clarinet