13-letter words containing o, l, e
- anaerobically — (of an organism or tissue) living in the absence of air or free oxygen.
- analogousness — The quality of being analogous.
- analogy model — (programming) A method of estimating the cost of a proposed software project by extrapolating from the costs and schedules of similar completed projects.
- andersonville — town in SW central Ga.: site of a Confederate prison in the Civil War
- anecdotically — in an anecdotical manner
- anencephalous — congenital absence of part or all of the brain.
- angioplasties — Plural form of angioplasty.
- angle of bank — the angle between the lateral axis of an aircraft in flight and the horizontal
- angle of lead — the phase difference, expressed in degrees, by which one sinusoidal function is moving ahead of a second having the same period, as alternating voltage moving ahead of the alternating current.
- angle of roll — the acute angle between the lateral axis of an aircraft or spacecraft and a horizontal plane.
- angle of view — the angle that corresponds to the field of view provided by a lens
- angular house — any of the four astrological houses that begin at the angles: the first, fourth, seventh, and tenth houses, that correspond, respectively, to self, home, others, and career.
- annual report — a report presented by the directors of a company to its shareholders each year, containing the profit-and-loss account, the balance sheet, and details of the past year's activity
- 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.
- anthophyllite — a black or greenish-black mineral from the hornblende group, found in igneous and metamorphic rocks
- anticlockwise — If something is moving anticlockwise, it is moving in the opposite direction to the direction in which the hands of a clock move.
- antielectrons — Plural form of antielectron.
- antievolution — a system of thought which argues against the biological theory of evolution
- antimetabolic — inhibiting metabolism
- antipersonnel — (of weapons, etc) designed to cause casualties to personnel rather than to destroy equipment or defences
- antireligious — opposed to religious ideas, beliefs, and organizations
- antiselection — adverse selection.
- antonine wall — a Roman frontier defence work across S Scotland, extending between the River Clyde and the Firth of Forth. It was built in 142 ad on the orders of Antoninus Pius (86–161 ad), emperor of Rome (138–161)
- aperiodically — In an aperiodic way.
- apheliotropic — growing in a direction away from the sunlight
- apicoalveolar — articulated with the tip of the tongue in contact with or in approximation to the alveolar ridge.
- apicomplexans — Plural form of apicomplexan.
- apologeticism — An instance of the use of apologetics.
- apophlegmatic — having the ability to remove phlegm
- apoplectiform — of or resembling apoplexy or stroke.
- apostle plant — a plant, Neomarica northiana, of the iris family, native to Brazil, having large, fragrant white and violet flowers, and often cultivated as a houseplant.
- apostle spoon — a silver spoon with a figure of one of the Apostles on the handle
- apostolic age — the earliest period of Christianity, lasting through the death of the last apostle.
- apostolic see — the see of the pope regarded as the successor to Saint Peter
- appeals court — An appeals court is the same as an appellate court.
- apple blossom — the blossom of an apple tree
- apple of peru — a plant, Nicandra physalodes, of the nightshade family, having large blue flowers.
- apple orchard — an orchard planted with apple trees
- 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.
- appropriately — suitable or fitting for a particular purpose, person, occasion, etc.: an appropriate example; an appropriate dress.
- approval code — An approval code is a PIN or other verification code needed to authorize a payment going through the cash register.
- approximately — close to; around; roughly or in the region of
- april showers — showers falling in April, generally considered a showery month
- araeometrical — relating to araeometry
- arboriculture — the cultivation of trees or shrubs, esp for the production of timber
- archaelogical — Nonstandard spelling of archaeological.
- archaeologian — (archaic) An archaeologist.
- archaeologist — a specialist in archaeology, the scientific study of prehistoric peoples and their cultures by analysis of their artifacts, inscriptions, monuments, etc.