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14-letter words containing o, n

  • air conduction — Medicine/Medical. transmission of sound vibrations to the eardrum through the external auditory meatus (opposed to bone conduction).
  • air controller — a military person assigned to monitor, manage, etc. aircraft within a specified region
  • air suspension — a type of suspension powered by a pump or compressor that pressurizes the air, intended to give a smooth ride
  • airborne alert — a state of military alert wherein combat-equipped aircraft are flying and prepared for action.
  • airconditioned — Alternative spelling of air-conditioned.
  • airconditioner — Alternative form of air conditioner.
  • aircraftswoman — a woman holding a noncommissioned rank in the RAF.
  • airplane cloth — a strong, plain-weave cloth of linen or cotton, originally used for airplane wings
  • airport lounge — an area in an airport which has seats, and sometimes other services such as toilets and refreshments, and where passengers wait for their plane
  • alai mountains — mountain range in S Kyrgyzstan: highest peak, c. 19,500 ft (5,944 m)
  • alain-fournier — real name Henri-Alban Fournier. 1886–1914, French novelist; author of Le Grand Meaulnes (1913; translated as The Lost Domain, 1959)
  • alarm reaction — the first stage of the general adaptation syndrome, in which the body responds to stress by exhibiting shock.
  • album-oriented — of or designating a format featuring rock songs from LPs and CDs rather than singles, especially mainstream rock music.
  • albumenization — An alternative form of albuminization.
  • albuminization — A conversion into albumin.
  • albury-wodonga — a town in SE Australia, in S central New South Wales, on the Murray River: commercial centre of an agricultural region. Pop: 69 880 (2001)
  • aleurone layer — the outer protein-rich layer of certain seeds, esp of cereal grains
  • alexipharmakon — an antidote to poison
  • algonquin park — a provincial park in S Canada, in E Ontario, containing over 1200 lakes. Area: 7100 sq km (2741 sq miles)
  • alkalinization — the process of becoming alkaline, or making alkaline
  • all or nothing — You can use all or nothing to say that either something must be done fully and completely or else it cannot be done at all.
  • all over again — If you say that something is happening all over again, you are emphasizing that it is happening again, and you are suggesting that it is tiring, boring, or unpleasant.
  • all year round — If something happens all year round, it happens throughout the year.
  • all-conquering — having defeated all opponents over a long period of time
  • all-or-nothing — not allowing for qualification or compromise; either fully or not at all operative: an all-or-nothing approach.
  • allegorization — to make into an allegory; narrate allegorically.
  • 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.
  • allotransplant — allograft.
  • allowance race — a race in which each horse is assigned a specified weight according to age, record of past performance, sex, etc.
  • almond essence — a concentrated liquid obtained from almonds, used in cooking and baking
  • almond extract — oil, essence
  • alpha globulin — a blood plasma protein that is separable from other globulins by electrophoresis.
  • alpha-carotene — a common form of carotene found in certain vegetables and fruit
  • alpha-naphthol — either of two isomeric hydroxyl derivatives, C 1 0 H 7 OH, of naphthalene (alpha-naphthol or 1-naphthol and beta-naphthol or 2-naphthol) white or yellowish crystals, with a phenolic odor, that darken on exposure to light: used chiefly in dyes, drugs, perfumes, and insecticides.
  • 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.
  • alternate host — a host, other than the usual or primary host, on which a parasitic organism can sustain itself.
  • alto saxophone — the third highest member of the saxophone family
  • 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
  • amaranthaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Amaranthaceae (or Amarantaceae), a family of tropical and temperate herbaceous or shrubby flowering plants that includes the amaranths and cockscomb
  • ambisinistrous — clumsy or unskillful with both hands.
  • ambulancewoman — a woman who works as part of an ambulance crew
  • american bison — a member of the cattle tribe, Bison bison, formerly widely distributed over the prairies of W North America but now confined to reserves and parks, with a massive head, shaggy forequarters, and a humped back
  • american cloth — a glazed or waterproofed cotton cloth
  • american holly — See under holly (def 1).
  • american lotus — water chinquapin (def 1).
  • american organ — a reed organ having a suction bellows that draws the air in through the reeds.
  • american samoa — the part of Samoa administered by the US. Capital: Pago Pago. Pop: 54 719 (2013 est). Area: 197 sq km (76 sq miles)
  • aminoglycoside — of or relating to amino sugars in glycosidic linkage.
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