14-letter words containing o, c, a, n
- andrew project — (project) A distributed system project for support of educational and research computing at Carnegie Mellon University, named after Andrew Carnegie, an American philanthropist who provided money to establish CMU. See also Andrew File System, Andrew Message System, Andrew Toolkit, class.
- androcephalous — having a human head
- androdioecious — (of a plant species) having hermaphrodite and male flowers on separate plants
- andromonoecism — the condition of being andromonoecious
- angelic doctor — an epithet of Saint Thomas Aquinas
- angle of climb — the angle between the axis of motion of a climbing aircraft and the horizontal plane.
- angle of pitch — the acute angle between the longitudinal axis of an aircraft or spacecraft and the direction of the wind relative to the vehicle.
- anglo-american — of or relating to relations between England and the United States or their peoples
- anglo-catholic — The Anglo-Catholic part of the Church of England, or of the churches related to it, is the part whose beliefs and practices are similar to those of the Catholic Church.
- anisic alcohol — a colorless liquid, the para form of C 8 H 10 O 2 , having a hawthornlike odor, used chiefly as a scent in the manufacture of perfume.
- anisodactylous — Zoology. having the toes unlike, or unequal in number.
- anne of cleves — 1515–57, the fourth wife of Henry VIII of England: their marriage (1540) was annulled after six months
- anne of france — (Anne de Beaujeu) 1460–1522, daughter of Louis XI of France: regent during the minority of her brother Charles VIII 1483–91.
- antagonistical — Alternative form of antagonistic.
- antaphrodisiac — Capable of reducing the sex drive.
- antarctic zone — the section of the earth's surface lying between the Antarctic Circle and the South Pole.
- anthologically — In the manner of an anthology.
- anthropometric — the measurement of the size and proportions of the human body.
- anthropopathic — Of or relating to anthropopathy.
- anthropophobic — relating to the fear of people and human companionship
- anti-alcoholic — opposition to excessive drinking of alcoholic beverages.
- anti-communist — a person who is opposed to Communism
- anti-corporate — of, for, or belonging to a corporation or corporations: a corporate executive; She considers the new federal subsidy just corporate welfare.
- anti-education — the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.
- anti-socialist — a person who opposes socialism.
- anti-sociality — unwilling or unable to associate in a normal or friendly way with other people: He's not antisocial, just shy.
- antialcoholism — the doctrine of being opposed to alcoholic drink
- antiangiogenic — noting or pertaining to a substance that reduces the growth of new blood vessels needed by tumors to grow and metastasize.
- antibiotically — in an antibiotic manner
- anticarcinogen — a chemical that acts against cancer
- anticensorship — opposed to a policy or programme of censoring
- anticipatorily — of, showing, or expressing anticipation.
- anticoagulants — Also, anticoagulative [an-tee-koh-ag-yuh-ley-tiv, -luh-tiv, an-tahy-] /ˌæn ti koʊˈæg yəˌleɪ tɪv, -lə tɪv, ˌæn taɪ-/ (Show IPA). preventing coagulation, especially of blood.
- anticommercial — opposed to profit-seeking or commercialism
- anticommutator — (mathematics) A function of two elements A and B, defined as AB + BA.
- anticonformity — action in accord with prevailing social standards, attitudes, practices, etc.
- anticonvulsant — any of a class of drugs used to prevent or abolish convulsions
- anticonvulsive — preventing or alleviating convulsions
- anticorrosives — Plural form of anticorrosive.
- anticorruption — the opposition to or prevention of corruption
- anticyclolysis — the weakening or extinction of an anticyclone.
- antidemocratic — opposed to the principles or practice of democracy
- antidromically — in an antidromic manner
- antihemophilic — That counteracts bleeding in hemophiliacs.
- antihistorical — opposed to history or to methods which emphasize or require historical study
- antilock brake — a brake fitted to some road vehicles that prevents skidding and improves control by sensing and compensating for overbraking
- antilymphocyte — (immunology, of an antibody) That acts against lymphocytes.
- antimicrobials — Plural form of antimicrobial.
- antimonarchist — opposed to a monarchy
- antimonic acid — antimony pentoxide.