13-letter words containing o, c
- amarantaceous — amaranthine
- american aloe — century plant
- american bond — a brickwork bond having a course of headers between five or six courses of stretchers.
- american fork — a town in central Utah.
- amino radical — the univalent group, −NH 2 .
- aminoaciduria — the presence of amino acids in urine
- ammonia clock — an atomic clock based on the frequency of inversion of the ammonia molecule
- amniocenteses — Plural form of amniocentesis.
- amniocentesis — If a pregnant woman has an amniocentesis, fluid is removed from her womb in order to check that her unborn baby is not affected by certain genetic disorders.
- amphictyonies — Plural form of amphictyony.
- amphitrichous — having a single flagellum at each end.
- amphotericins — Plural form of amphotericin.
- amplification — the act or result of amplifying
- amplificatory — of the nature of enlargement or extension, as of a statement, narrative, etc.
- amygdalaceous — similar to or derived from the almond
- anachronistic — You say that something is anachronistic when you think that it is out of date or old-fashioned.
- anachronously — in an anachronous manner
- anaerobically — (of an organism or tissue) living in the absence of air or free oxygen.
- anaphorically — referring back to or substituting for a preceding word or group of words: anaphoric reference.
- anaphrodisiac — tending to lessen sexual desire
- anaphylactoid — Of, pertaining to, or resembling anaphylaxis.
- anchor pocket — a recess in the bow of a vessel, for housing a stockless anchor.
- anchorpersons — Plural form of anchorperson.
- andean condor — either of two large, New World vultures of the family Cathartidae, Gymnogyps californianus (California condor) or Vultur gryphus (Andean condor) the largest flying birds in the Western Hemisphere: the California condor is almost extinct; the Andean condor is greatly reduced in number and rare in many areas.
- androcentrism — centered on, emphasizing, or dominated by males or masculine interests: an androcentric society; an androcentric religion.
- androdioecism — the state of being androdioecious
- anecdotically — in an anecdotical manner
- anencephalous — congenital absence of part or all of the brain.
- anesthetic to — incapable of feeling or responding to
- anfractuosity — the condition or quality of being anfractuous
- angiosarcomas — Plural form of angiosarcoma.
- anglicisation — The process by which something or someone (usually a word) is made more English. Usually applied to language or culture.
- anglicization — (US) alternative spelling of anglicisation.
- anharmonicity — (mechanics) Of or pertaining to the deviation of a system from harmonicity (being a harmonic oscillator).
- anise camphor — anethole.
- anisometropic — relating to anisometropia
- anno hebraico — A.H.
- announcements — Plural form of announcement.
- annular clock — a clock in the form of a vase, ball, etc., having the hours painted on a ring rotating beneath a pointer.
- annunciations — Plural form of annunciation.
- anomalistical — relating to a planet's angular distance from its last perihelion or orbital point nearest to the sun
- another place — the other House of Parliament (used in the House of Commons to refer to the House of Lords and vice versa)
- anthropogenic — relating to anthropogenesis
- anthropologic — the science that deals with the origins, physical and cultural development, biological characteristics, and social customs and beliefs of humankind.
- anthroposcopy — physiognomy (def 2).
- anti-catholic — opposed to the beliefs, practices, and adherents of the Roman Catholic Church
- anti-colonial — opposing colonialism.
- anti-dogmatic — relating to or of the nature of a dogma or dogmas or any strong set of principles concerning faith, morals, etc., as those laid down by a church; doctrinal: We hear dogmatic arguments from both sides of the political spectrum.
- anti-hypnotic — of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.
- anti-monarchy — a state or nation in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch. Compare absolute monarchy, limited monarchy.