13-letter words containing m, e, t, r, a
- ammonia water — ammonia (def 2).
- amor asteroid — one of a small group of asteroids whose orbits approach but do not cross that of the earth: named after the first such asteroid discovered (1932).
- amphiprostyle — (esp of a classical temple) having a set of columns at both ends but not at the sides
- amphitheaters — Plural form of amphitheater.
- amphitheatral — relating to an amphitheatre, taking place in an amphitheatre
- amphitheatres — Plural form of amphitheatre.
- amphitheatric — Of, pertaining to, exhibited in, or resembling an amphitheatre.
- amphitrichate — having a single flagellum at each end.
- amphotericins — Plural form of amphotericin.
- anagrammatise — To produce an anagram of (a piece of text).
- anagrammatize — to arrange into an anagram
- anathematizer — One who anathematizes; a severe critic.
- androcentrism — centered on, emphasizing, or dominated by males or masculine interests: an androcentric society; an androcentric religion.
- angiokeratoma — a skin disease characterized by clusters of dilated blood vessels and by thickened skin, forming warty growths, especially on the scrotum, fingers, and toes.
- animadverting — Present participle of animadvert.
- anisometropia — an imbalance in the power of the two eyes to refract light
- anisometropic — relating to anisometropia
- ante meridiem — before noon
- ante-christum — before Christ. Abbreviation: A.C.
- ante-meridian — occurring before noon.
- anthropometer — an instrument that consists of a calibrated, vertical rod to which are attached two horizontal arms, one fixed and one movable, for measuring the human trunk and limbs.
- anthropometry — the comparative study of sizes and proportions of the human body
- anti-american — opposed to anything of or relating to the United States of America
- antiempirical — Going against what is empirically true.
- antimarketeer — a person who was opposed to the United Kingdom joining the European Union
- antimodernism — modern character, tendencies, or values; adherence to or sympathy with what is modern.
- antimodernist — opposed to modernism
- antireformers — Plural form of antireformer.
- antirheumatic — acting against rheumatism
- antisubmarine — (of weapons, missiles, etc) designed to combat or destroy submarines
- 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
- aperture mask — a perforated metal plate situated behind the faceplate of a color television picture tube and having holes aligned to insure that each of three electron beams strikes only its corresponding red, green, or blue phosphor dot.
- apogeotropism — negative geotropism, as shown by plant stems
- apoplectiform — of or resembling apoplexy or stroke.
- apparent time — Astronomy. local time measured by the hour angle of the sun.
- apparentement — a coalition formed between political parties during an election.
- apportionment — the act of apportioning
- approximately — close to; around; roughly or in the region of
- approximative — (of a method, description, etc.) giving only an approximation to something.
- 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
- argumentation — Argumentation is the process of arguing in an organized or logical way, for example in philosophy.
- argumentative — Someone who is argumentative is always ready to disagree or start quarrelling with other people.
- arithmetician — a person skilled in arithmetic
- arm wrestling — a contest in which two people sit facing each other each with one elbow resting on a table, clasp hands, and each tries to force the other's arm flat onto the table while keeping his own elbow touching the table
- armamentarium — the items that comprise the material and equipment used by a physician in his professional practice
- armistice day — the anniversary of the signing of the armistice that ended World War I, on Nov 11, 1918, now kept on Remembrance Sunday