13-letter words containing n, a, i, l
- alpha eridani — Achernar
- alpha orionis — Betelgeuse
- alpha testing — (programming) Testing of software at the developer's site by the customer. The stage before beta testing.
- alphabetarian — a person learning, or studying, the alphabet
- alphabetizing — Present participle of alphabetize.
- alphanumerics — Plural form of alphanumeric.
- alpine azalea — a low, branching shrub, Loiseleuria procumbens, of northern regions, having evergreen leaves and clusters of white or pink flowers.
- alpine chough — a bird of the crow family, Pyrrocorax graculus, found in the highest mountain regions of S Europe and central Asia, with a yellow bill, black plumage, and red legs
- alpine garden — a rock garden.
- alpine tundra — a tundra that is treeless because of high elevation rather than high latitude.
- alternatingly — to interchange repeatedly and regularly with one another in time or place; rotate (usually followed by with): Day alternates with night.
- alternatively — You use alternatively to introduce a suggestion or to mention something different to what has just been stated.
- alternativism — The rejection of a social normality through the pursuit of alternatives.
- alternativity — A characteristic of something having alternative connotations, akin to the representation of choice between two or more possibilities.
- aluminiferous — containing or yielding aluminium or alumina
- aluminography — algraphy.
- aluminothermy — a process for reducing metallic oxides using finely divided aluminium powder. The mixture of aluminium and the oxide is ignited, causing the aluminium to be oxidized and the metal oxide to be reduced to the metal
- aluminum book — (publication) Due to a technical screwup some printings of the second edition are actually what the author calls "yucky green". See also book titles.
- aluminum foil — silver paper
- aluminum soap — any of the salts formed by higher carboxylic acids and aluminum, as aluminum oleate, aluminum palmitate, and aluminum stearate.
- amalgamations — Plural form of amalgamation.
- american aloe — century plant
- american curl — a breed of slender cat with curled-back ears and a plumed tail
- american plan — a hotel rate in which the charge includes meals
- amino radical — the univalent group, −NH 2 .
- aminophylline — a derivative of theophylline that relaxes smooth muscle and is used mainly to dilate the airways in the treatment of asthma and emphysema
- aminothiazole — (chemistry) A heterocyclic amine, the starting point for synthesis of many compounds, sometimes used as a thyroid inhibitor in the treatment of hyperthyroidism.
- aminotriazole — a white, crystalline, soluble powder, NHNC(NH2)NCH, used for killing weeds or other undesired vegetation: a carcinogen
- amitriptyline — a tricyclic antidepressant drug. Formula: C20H23N
- amitryptyline — a drug with several uses, most commonly prescribed to treat depression
- ammonia clock — an atomic clock based on the frequency of inversion of the ammonia molecule
- ammonium salt — any salt containing the NH 4 + ion, formed by the neutralization of ammonium hydroxide by an acid.
- amplification — the act or result of amplifying
- anaerobically — (of an organism or tissue) living in the absence of air or free oxygen.
- analogization — A process or act of analogizing.
- analphabetism — the inability to read and write, illiteracy
- analysability — the capacity of something or someone to be analysed
- analyzability — to separate (a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or elements; determine the elements or essential features of (opposed to synthesize): to analyze an argument.
- anaphorically — referring back to or substituting for a preceding word or group of words: anaphoric reference.
- anaphylactoid — Of, pertaining to, or resembling anaphylaxis.
- anathematical — of or relating to an anathema
- andersonville — town in SW central Ga.: site of a Confederate prison in the Civil War
- anecdotically — in an anecdotical manner
- angela merici — Saint, 1474–1540, Italian ecclesiastic, founder of the Ursuline order.
- angelica tree — Hercules'-club
- angelicalness — The state or quality of being angelical.
- angioplasties — Plural form of angioplasty.
- angle grinder — a handheld power tool with a rotating abrasive disc, used for cutting, grinding and polishing
- angle of view — the angle that corresponds to the field of view provided by a lens
- anglicisation — The process by which something or someone (usually a word) is made more English. Usually applied to language or culture.