13-letter words containing n, o, r, a, l
- annular clock — a clock in the form of a vase, ball, etc., having the hours painted on a ring rotating beneath a pointer.
- another place — the other House of Parliament (used in the House of Commons to refer to the House of Lords and vice versa)
- anterolateral — Both anterior and lateral.
- anthropolatry — the worship of a human as a god
- anthropologic — the science that deals with the origins, physical and cultural development, biological characteristics, and social customs and beliefs of humankind.
- anthrozoology — The study of the interactions between humans and animals.
- anti-morality — conformity to the rules of right conduct; moral or virtuous conduct.
- anti-rational — agreeable to reason; reasonable; sensible: a rational plan for economic development.
- anti-roll bar — a crosswise rubber-mounted bar in the suspension of a motor vehicle, which counteracts the movement downward on one side when cornering
- antibillboard — indicating an opposition to the erection of billboards
- anticlinorium — a vast elongated anticline with its strata further folded into anticlines and synclines
- antielectrons — Plural form of antielectron.
- antiformalist — opposed to formalism
- antilogarithm — a number whose logarithm to a given base is a given number
- antimicrobial — capable of destroying or inhibiting the growth of disease-causing microbes
- antipersonnel — (of weapons, etc) designed to cause casualties to personnel rather than to destroy equipment or defences
- antiprotozoal — (medicine) That inhibits or destroys protozoa.
- antireligious — opposed to religious ideas, beliefs, and organizations
- apple-knocker — Northern U.S. a rustic.
- apportionable — to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution: to apportion expenses among the three men.
- arbitrational — relating to, involving, or resulting from arbitration
- archaeologian — (archaic) An archaeologist.
- archidiaconal — of or relating to an archdeacon or his office
- aristolochene — (organic compound) A bicyclic sesquiterpene produced by certain fungi.
- armor-plating — The armor-plating on a vehicle or building is the hard metal covering that is intended to protect it from gunfire and other missiles.
- articulations — Plural form of articulation.
- aspirationals — Plural form of aspirational.
- astronautical — of or relating to astronautics or astronauts.
- attributional — of or relating to the act of attributing
- bacteriolysin — an antibody which, when it combines with bacterial cells, causes lysis of those cells, thus destroying them
- balloon frame — a wooden building frame composed of machine-sawed scantlings fastened with nails, having studs rising the full height of the frame with the joists nailed to the studs and supported by sills or by ribbons let into the studs.
- balloon-berry — strawberry-raspberry.
- balneotherapy — the treatment of disease by bathing, esp to improve limb mobility in arthritic and neuromuscular disorders
- banderilleros — Plural form of banderillero.
- baritone clef — an F clef locating F below middle C on the third line of the staff.
- barnacle code — (programming, humour) Any piece of code (usually a static method) that has been appended to a class where it doesn't logically belong, due to a lack of anywhere else to put it.
- barnyard golf — Informal: Facetious. the game of horseshoes.
- baroclinicity — a common state of fluid stratification in which surfaces of constant pressure and others of constant density are not parallel but intersect.
- baronial hall — a large building or room owned by a baron
- bartholinitis — Inflammation of Bartholin's cyst.
- baton twirler — someone who twirls a baton, esp a drum major or majorette
- battlegrounds — Plural form of battleground.
- bazillionaire — (humorous) An incredibly rich person.
- beyond recall — If something is beyond recall, it is no longer possible to remember how it was or to bring it back to its original condition.
- bidirectional — (of a printhead) capable of printing from left to right and from right to left
- bildungsroman — a novel concerned with a person's formative years and development
- bilinear form — a function or functional of two variables that is linear with respect to each variable when the other variable is held fixed.
- bitter almond — a variety of almond whose bitter seeds yield hydrocyanic acid upon hydrolysis
- black country — a district in the English Midlands, around Birmingham: so called from the soot and grime produced by the many local industries.
- blamestorming — a discussion or meeting for the purpose of assigning blame.