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13-letter words containing o, r, a, t, e

  • aircraftwomen — Plural form of aircraftwoman.
  • airline pilot — a person who flies planes as a profession and works for a commercial airline
  • airport novel — People sometimes refer to long novels such as thrillers and romances that are written in a popular style as airport novels.
  • airworthiness — (of an aircraft) meeting established standards for safe flight; equipped and maintained in condition to fly.
  • albertosaurus — A giant fierce carnivorous tyrannosaurus-like dinosaur, of gemus Albertosaurus, discovered in Alberta, Canada.
  • alcoholometer — an instrument, such as a specially calibrated hydrometer, for determining the percentage of alcohol in a liquid
  • alcoholometry — the process of measuring the concentration of alcohol in a liquid, such as in blood or a liquor
  • aldosteronism — high blood pressure caused by excess aldosterone in the blood and urine
  • alectryomancy — an ancient form of divination, using a rooster to select grains of food placed on letters of the alphabet.
  • all over with — above in place or position: the roof over one's head.
  • alliterations — Plural form of alliteration.
  • allylthiourea — thiosinamine.
  • alphabetiform — having similarities to letters of the alphabet
  • alstroemerias — Plural form of alstroemeria.
  • altered chord — a chord in which one or more notes are chromatically changed by the introduction of accidentals
  • althorp house — a mansion in Northamptonshire: seat of the Earls Spencer since 1508; originally a medieval house; altered (1787) to its present neoclassical style by Henry Holland. Diana, Princess of Wales is buried on Round Oval Island in the centre of the ornamental lake in Althorp Park
  • aluminothermy — a process for reducing metallic oxides using finely divided aluminium powder. The mixture of aluminium and the oxide is ignited, causing the aluminium to be oxidized and the metal oxide to be reduced to the metal
  • amarantaceous — amaranthine
  • ambidexterous — ambidextrous
  • aminotriazole — a white, crystalline, soluble powder, NHNC(NH2)NCH, used for killing weeds or other undesired vegetation: a carcinogen
  • ammonia water — ammonia (def 2).
  • amor asteroid — one of a small group of asteroids whose orbits approach but do not cross that of the earth: named after the first such asteroid discovered (1932).
  • amphiprostyle — (esp of a classical temple) having a set of columns at both ends but not at the sides
  • amphotericins — Plural form of amphotericin.
  • anchor pocket — a recess in the bow of a vessel, for housing a stockless anchor.
  • androcentrism — centered on, emphasizing, or dominated by males or masculine interests: an androcentric society; an androcentric religion.
  • angiokeratoma — a skin disease characterized by clusters of dilated blood vessels and by thickened skin, forming warty growths, especially on the scrotum, fingers, and toes.
  • anisometropia — an imbalance in the power of the two eyes to refract light
  • anisometropic — relating to anisometropia
  • 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)
  • another-guess — of another kind.
  • antenniferous — having antennae
  • anterolateral — Both anterior and lateral.
  • anthony hoare — (person)   (C. Anthony R. Hoare, Tony) A computer scientist working on programming languages, especially parallel ones. Hoare was responsible for Communicating Sequential Processes (CSP). See also: pointer, Simone.
  • anthraquinone — a yellow crystalline solid used in the manufacture of dyes, esp anthraquinone dyes, which have excellent colour properties. Formula: C6H4(CO)2C6H4
  • anthropogenic — relating to anthropogenesis
  • anthropometer — an instrument that consists of a calibrated, vertical rod to which are attached two horizontal arms, one fixed and one movable, for measuring the human trunk and limbs.
  • anthropometry — the comparative study of sizes and proportions of the human body
  • anthropophobe — One who dislikes human beings.
  • anthropophyte — a plant species accidentally introduced during the cultivation of another
  • anti-androgen — any of a class of drugs that oppose the action of androgens; used in the treatment of prostate cancer and various male sexual disorders
  • anti-european — opposed to the European Union or to political union of the countries of Europe
  • anticorporate — opposed to the activities or practices of big business
  • anticorrosive — preventing corrosion
  • antielectrons — Plural form of antielectron.
  • antiforeigner — opposed to foreigners or foreign countries
  • antimodernism — modern character, tendencies, or values; adherence to or sympathy with what is modern.
  • antimodernist — opposed to modernism
  • antineutrinos — Plural form of antineutrino.
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