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14-letter words containing o, n, l, i

  • alley cropping — a method of planting in which rows of trees are interspersed with rows of crops, improving the soil and providing nutrients, particularly nitrogen, to the crops.
  • alpha globulin — a blood plasma protein that is separable from other globulins by electrophoresis.
  • alpine bistort — Also called snakeweed. a European plant, Polygonum bistorta, of the buckwheat family, having a twisted root, which is sometimes used as an astringent.
  • 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 oxide — alumina
  • american cloth — a glazed or waterproofed cotton cloth
  • american holly — See under holly (def 1).
  • american lotus — water chinquapin (def 1).
  • aminoglycoside — of or relating to amino sugars in glycosidic linkage.
  • 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
  • amplifications — Plural form of amplification.
  • amylobarbitone — Obsolete spelling of amobarbital.
  • anachronically — something or someone that is not in its correct historical or chronological time, especially a thing or person that belongs to an earlier time: The sword is an anachronism in modern warfare.
  • anchoritically — in the manner of or resembling an anchorite
  • andrew toolkit — (tool)   (ATK) A portable user interface toolkit developed as part of the Andrew project, running on the X Window System and distributed with X11R5.
  • anesthesiology — the science of anesthesia and anesthetics
  • angelic doctor — an epithet of Saint Thomas Aquinas
  • angiomyolipoma — (medicine) A common benign tumour of the kidney.
  • 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.
  • angle of slide — the minimum slope, measured in degrees from the horizontal, at which loose solid material will start to slide or flow.
  • 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.
  • anglo-saxonism — Saxonism.
  • angustifoliate — having thin or narrow leaves
  • animal kingdom — a category of living organisms comprising all animals
  • 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.
  • antagonistical — Alternative form of antagonistic.
  • anteroparietal — situated in a forward part or on the wall of an organ or cavity.
  • anthologically — In the manner of an anthology.
  • anthropologist — a person who specializes in anthropology
  • anti bolshevik — a member of the more radical majority of the Social Democratic Party, 1903–17, advocating immediate and forceful seizure of power by the proletariat. (after 1918) a member of the Russian Communist Party.
  • anti-alcoholic — opposition to excessive drinking of alcoholic beverages.
  • anti-bolshevik — a person who is opposed to Bolshevism
  • anti-formalist — strict adherence to, or observance of, prescribed or traditional forms, as in music, poetry, and art.
  • 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
  • antibiotically — in an antibiotic manner
  • 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
  • anticonvulsant — any of a class of drugs used to prevent or abolish convulsions
  • anticonvulsive — preventing or alleviating convulsions
  • anticyclolysis — the weakening or extinction of an anticyclone.
  • antidiarrhoeal — a drug used to prevent or treat diarrhoea
  • antidromically — in an antidromic manner
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