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14-letter words containing l, i

  • animal welfare — the protection of the health and well-being of animals
  • anisic alcohol — a colorless liquid, the para form of C 8 H 10 O 2 , having a hawthornlike odor, used chiefly as a scent in the manufacture of perfume.
  • anisodactylous — Zoology. having the toes unlike, or unequal in number.
  • anisyl acetate — a colorless liquid, the para form of C 10 H 12 O 3 , having a lilaclike odor, used chiefly as a scent in the manufacture of perfume.
  • antagonistical — Alternative form of antagonistic.
  • antediluvially — in antediluvian times, in times before the Flood
  • anteroparietal — situated in a forward part or on the wall of an organ or cavity.
  • anthologically — In the manner of an anthology.
  • anthropologist — a person who specializes in anthropology
  • anti bolshevik — a member of the more radical majority of the Social Democratic Party, 1903–17, advocating immediate and forceful seizure of power by the proletariat. (after 1918) a member of the Russian Communist Party.
  • anti-alcoholic — opposition to excessive drinking of alcoholic beverages.
  • anti-bacterial — destructive to or inhibiting the growth of bacteria.
  • anti-ballistic — designed to detect, intercept, or destroy ballistic missiles: an antiballistic missile.
  • anti-bolshevik — a person who is opposed to Bolshevism
  • anti-climactic — of, like, pertaining to, or expressing anticlimax.
  • anti-diarrheal — an intestinal disorder characterized by abnormal frequency and fluidity of fecal evacuations.
  • anti-fertility — of or relating to a substance that inhibits the ability to produce offspring; contraceptive.
  • anti-formalist — strict adherence to, or observance of, prescribed or traditional forms, as in music, poetry, and art.
  • anti-neuralgic — sharp and paroxysmal pain along the course of a nerve.
  • anti-smuggling — to import or export (goods) secretly, in violation of the law, especially without payment of legal duty.
  • anti-socialist — a person who opposes socialism.
  • anti-sociality — unwilling or unable to associate in a normal or friendly way with other people: He's not antisocial, just shy.
  • anti-sterility — free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic: sterile surgical instruments.
  • anti-stimulant — Physiology, Medicine/Medical. something that temporarily quickens some vital process or the functional activity of some organ or part: Adrenalin is a stimulant for the heart. Compare depressant (def 4).
  • antialcoholism — the doctrine of being opposed to alcoholic drink
  • antiallergenic — not causing an allergic reaction
  • antibiotically — in an antibiotic manner
  • anticapitalism — opposition to capitalism
  • anticapitalist — opposed to or against the principles or practice of capitalism
  • anticipatingly — In an anticipating manner; looking forward; expectantly.
  • anticipatively — In an anticipative manner; expectantly.
  • anticipatorily — of, showing, or expressing anticipation.
  • anticoagulants — Also, anticoagulative [an-tee-koh-ag-yuh-ley-tiv, -luh-tiv, an-tahy-] /ˌæn ti koʊˈæg yəˌleɪ tɪv, -lə tɪv, ˌæn taɪ-/ (Show IPA). preventing coagulation, especially of blood.
  • anticommercial — opposed to profit-seeking or commercialism
  • anticonvulsant — any of a class of drugs used to prevent or abolish convulsions
  • anticonvulsive — preventing or alleviating convulsions
  • anticyclolysis — the weakening or extinction of an anticyclone.
  • antidiarrhoeal — a drug used to prevent or treat diarrhoea
  • antidromically — in an antidromic manner
  • antifederalism — Alternative form of anti-federalism.
  • antifederalist — a person who opposed the ratification of the Constitution in 1789 and thereafter allied with Thomas Jefferson's Antifederal Party, which opposed extension of the powers of the federal Government
  • antifilibuster — a person or method in opposition to filibustering
  • antihemophilic — That counteracts bleeding in hemophiliacs.
  • antihistorical — opposed to history or to methods which emphasize or require historical study
  • antihomosexual — opposed to homosexual people and behaviour
  • antiliberalism — a political ideology opposed to liberalism
  • antilock brake — a brake fitted to some road vehicles that prevents skidding and improves control by sensing and compensating for overbraking
  • antilogarithms — Plural form of antilogarithm.
  • antilymphocyte — (immunology, of an antibody) That acts against lymphocytes.
  • antimetabolite — any drug that acts by disrupting the normal growth of a cell. Sulfonamide drugs are antimetabolites and some antimetabolites are used in cancer treatment
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