13-letter words containing n, a, s
- answerability — liable to be asked to give account; responsible: He is answerable to a committee for all his decisions.
- ante-christum — before Christ. Abbreviation: A.C.
- antenniferous — having antennae
- anthelmintics — Plural form of anthelmintic.
- anthroposcopy — physiognomy (def 2).
- anthroposophy — the spiritual and mystical teachings of Rudolph Steiner, based on the belief that creative activities such as myth making, which formed a part of life in earlier times, are psychologically valuable, esp for educational and therapeutic purposes
- anti-aliasing — a technique for smoothing out jagged lines in graphical computer output.
- anti-feminism — the doctrine advocating social, political, and all other rights of women equal to those of men.
- anti-humanist — a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity.
- anti-idealism — the cherishing or pursuit of high or noble principles, purposes, goals, etc.
- anti-idealist — a person who cherishes or pursues high or noble principles, purposes, goals, etc. Synonyms: optimist, perfectionist, reformer, visionary, utopianist. Antonyms: pragmatist, skeptic, cynic.
- anti-macassar — a small covering, usually ornamental, placed on the backs and arms of upholstered furniture to prevent wear or soiling; a tidy.
- anti-nepotism — patronage bestowed or favoritism shown on the basis of family relationship, as in business and politics: She was accused of nepotism when she made her nephew an officer of the firm.
- anti-pacifist — a person who believes in pacifism or is opposed to war or to violence of any kind.
- anti-politics — the science or art of political government.
- anti-populism — (lowercase) any of various, often antiestablishment or anti-intellectual political movements or philosophies that offer unorthodox solutions or policies and appeal to the common person rather than according with traditional party or partisan ideologies.
- anti-sedition — incitement of discontent or rebellion against a government.
- anti-semitism — Anti-Semitism is hostility to and prejudice against Jewish people.
- anti-sway bar — antiroll bar
- anti-universe — a universe made up of antimatter, postulated to exist far out in space
- antiarthritis — acting against arthritis
- antiasthmatic — An antiasthmatic is any drug that relieves the symptoms of asthma.
- antiballistic — of or relating to defence against ballistic weapons
- anticatalysts — Plural form of anticatalyst.
- antichristian — Pertaining to Antichrist.
- anticipations — Plural form of anticipation.
- anticlassical — against the trend of the classical period
- anticlockwise — If something is moving anticlockwise, it is moving in the opposite direction to the direction in which the hands of a clock move.
- anticollision — intended to avoid collisions
- anticommunism — the opposition to communism
- anticommunist — (initial capital letter) a member of the Communist Party or movement.
- anticorrosion — the prevention or counteracting of corrosion
- anticorrosive — preventing corrosion
- antidesiccant — a substance applied to plants to prevent moisture loss during transplantation
- antidiuretics — Plural form of antidiuretic.
- antielectrons — Plural form of antielectron.
- antiespionage — Countering or opposing espionage.
- antiformalist — opposed to formalism
- antigonus (i) — 382-301 b.c.; Macedonian general under Alexander the Great: king of Macedonia (306-301)
- antihistamine — An antihistamine is a drug that is used to treat allergies.
- antimacassars — Plural form of antimacassar.
- antimechanist — opposed to mechanistic philosophy
- antimodernism — modern character, tendencies, or values; adherence to or sympathy with what is modern.
- antimodernist — opposed to modernism
- antineutrinos — Plural form of antineutrino.
- antinomianism — a person who maintains that Christians are freed from the moral law by virtue of grace as set forth in the gospel.
- antiobscenity — opposed to or working to combat obscenity
- antiochus iii — known as Antiochus the Great. 242–187 bc, king of Syria (223–187), who greatly extended the Seleucid empire but was forced (190) to surrender most of Asia Minor to the Romans
- antioestrogen — a drug that inhibits the activity of oestrogens
- antioncogenes — Plural form of antioncogene.