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14-letter words containing n, a, u

  • album-oriented — of or designating a format featuring rock songs from LPs and CDs rather than singles, especially mainstream rock music.
  • albumenization — An alternative form of albuminization.
  • albuminization — A conversion into albumin.
  • albury-wodonga — a town in SE Australia, in S central New South Wales, on the Murray River: commercial centre of an agricultural region. Pop: 69 880 (2001)
  • aldus manutius — 1450–1515, Italian printer, noted for his fine editions of the classics. He introduced italic type
  • aleurone layer — the outer protein-rich layer of certain seeds, esp of cereal grains
  • aleutian range — a mountain range extending along the eastern coast of the Alaska Peninsula. Highest peak, Mt. Katmai, 6715 feet (2047 meters).
  • algonquin park — a provincial park in S Canada, in E Ontario, containing over 1200 lakes. Area: 7100 sq km (2741 sq miles)
  • aligning punch — a drift for aligning rivet holes.
  • all and sundry — All and sundry means everyone.
  • all year round — If something happens all year round, it happens throughout the year.
  • all-conquering — having defeated all opponents over a long period of time
  • alluvial plain — a level or gently sloping surface formed of sediments laid down by streams, generally during flooding.
  • alpha centauri — a binary star, the brightest star in the constellation Centaurus: magnitude, -0.27: it is the nearest of the stars that are visible to the naked eye, except for the sun
  • alpha globulin — a blood plasma protein that is separable from other globulins by electrophoresis.
  • alphanumerical — alphanumeric; characterized by having letters and numerals
  • alpine currant — an ornamental shrub, Ribes alpinum, of Europe, having greenish-yellow flowers and scarlet fruit.
  • altitudinarian — relating to high ideals
  • alumina cement — a quick-setting cement with a large bauxite content.
  • aluminium foil — thin sheets of foil used to wrap food
  • aluminohydride — (inorganic compound) The univalent anion, AlH4-, present in such compounds as lithium aluminium hydride.
  • aluminum brass — an alloy of about 75 percent copper, 2 percent aluminum, small amounts of other elements, and the balance zinc.
  • aluminum oxide — alumina
  • aluminum plant — a glossy green- or silver-leaved herb, Pilea cadierei, often grown as a houseplant.
  • amanullah khan — 1892–1960, emir (1919–26) and king (1926–29) of Afghanistan; he obtained Afghan independence from Britain (1919)
  • amaranthaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Amaranthaceae (or Amarantaceae), a family of tropical and temperate herbaceous or shrubby flowering plants that includes the amaranths and cockscomb
  • amateurishness — The quality of being amateurish.
  • ambisinistrous — clumsy or unskillful with both hands.
  • ambulance crew — the team of people who man an ambulance
  • ambulancewoman — a woman who works as part of an ambulance crew
  • american lotus — water chinquapin (def 1).
  • ammonia liquor — a concentrated solution of ammonia, ammonium compounds, and sulfur compounds, obtained as a by-product in the destructive distillation of bituminous coal.
  • amniotic fluid — the fluid surrounding the fetus in the womb
  • amount at risk — the difference between the reserve of a life-insurance policy and its face amount.
  • amphibiousness — The state or quality of being amphibious.
  • amusement park — An amusement park is the same as a funfair.
  • amusement ride — a device at a fair, theme park, etc that people can ride in
  • anacardiaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Anacardiaceae, a chiefly tropical family of trees and shrubs many of which have edible drupes. The family includes the cashew, mango, pistachio, and sumach
  • analogue clock — a clock in which the hours, minutes, and sometimes seconds are indicated by hands on a dial
  • analogue watch — a watch in which the hours, minutes, and sometimes seconds are indicated by hands on a dial
  • analysis situs — topology (defs 1, 2).
  • anchorage dues — money paid so that a ship can anchor somewhere
  • androcephalous — having a human head
  • androdioecious — (of a plant species) having hermaphrodite and male flowers on separate plants
  • andy tanenbaum — Andrew Tanenbaum
  • angostura bark — the bitter aromatic bark of certain South American rutaceous trees of the genus Cusparia or Galipea, formerly used medicinally to reduce fever
  • angustifoliate — having thin or narrow leaves
  • anisodactylous — Zoology. having the toes unlike, or unequal in number.
  • antediluvially — in antediluvian times, in times before the Flood
  • anthropophagus — A cannibal, especially in legends or fables.
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