13-letter words containing m, a, t, c
- amniocentesis — If a pregnant woman has an amniocentesis, fluid is removed from her womb in order to check that her unborn baby is not affected by certain genetic disorders.
- amphictyonies — Plural form of amphictyony.
- amphitheatric — Of, pertaining to, exhibited in, or resembling an amphitheatre.
- amphitrichate — having a single flagellum at each end.
- amphitrichous — having a single flagellum at each end.
- amphotericins — Plural form of amphotericin.
- amplification — the act or result of amplifying
- amplificative — Amplificatory.
- amplificatory — of the nature of enlargement or extension, as of a statement, narrative, etc.
- anathematical — of or relating to an anathema
- androcentrism — centered on, emphasizing, or dominated by males or masculine interests: an androcentric society; an androcentric religion.
- anharmonicity — (mechanics) Of or pertaining to the deviation of a system from harmonicity (being a harmonic oscillator).
- animal starch — glycogen.
- anisometropic — relating to anisometropia
- announcements — Plural form of announcement.
- anomalistical — relating to a planet's angular distance from its last perihelion or orbital point nearest to the sun
- ante-christum — before Christ. Abbreviation: A.C.
- anthelminthic — Of use against intestinal worms.
- anthelmintics — Plural form of anthelmintic.
- anti-academic — of or relating to a college, academy, school, or other educational institution, especially one for higher education: academic requirements.
- anti-american — opposed to anything of or relating to the United States of America
- anti-dogmatic — relating to or of the nature of a dogma or dogmas or any strong set of principles concerning faith, morals, etc., as those laid down by a church; doctrinal: We hear dogmatic arguments from both sides of the political spectrum.
- anti-macassar — a small covering, usually ornamental, placed on the backs and arms of upholstered furniture to prevent wear or soiling; a tidy.
- anti-monarchy — a state or nation in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch. Compare absolute monarchy, limited monarchy.
- anti-romantic — of, relating to, or of the nature of romance; characteristic or suggestive of the world of romance: a romantic adventure.
- antiasthmatic — An antiasthmatic is any drug that relieves the symptoms of asthma.
- anticlimactic — of, having, or like an anticlimax
- anticlinorium — a vast elongated anticline with its strata further folded into anticlines and synclines
- anticommunism — the opposition to communism
- anticommunist — (initial capital letter) a member of the Communist Party or movement.
- antiempirical — Going against what is empirically true.
- antimacassars — Plural form of antimacassar.
- antimechanist — opposed to mechanistic philosophy
- antimetabolic — inhibiting metabolism
- antimicrobial — capable of destroying or inhibiting the growth of disease-causing microbes
- antimutagenic — capable of reducing the frequency of mutation.
- antirheumatic — acting against rheumatism
- antisepticism — the treatment of sepsis using antiseptics
- antisocialism — the quality of being antisocial
- antispasmodic — preventing or arresting spasms, esp in smooth muscle
- 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…"
- apologeticism — An instance of the use of apologetics.
- apomictically — in an apomictic manner
- apophlegmatic — having the ability to remove phlegm
- apoplectiform — of or resembling apoplexy or stroke.
- araeometrical — relating to araeometry
- archaeometric — relating to archaeometry
- archeptolemus — (in the Iliad) the son of Iphitus who served as a charioteer for Hector.
- archimandrite — the head of a monastery or a group of monasteries
- aristocratism — the principles of aristocrats