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14-letter words containing o, r, a, t, i, e

  • allyl thiourea — thiosinamine
  • 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.
  • ambidextrously — In an ambidextrous manner.
  • american cloth — a glazed or waterproofed cotton cloth
  • american lotus — water chinquapin (def 1).
  • amphiarthroses — a joint permitting only slight motion, as that between the vertebrae.
  • amphiprostyles — Plural form of amphiprostyle.
  • amphotericin b — an antibiotic compound, C46H73NO20, used in treating certain diseases caused by parasitic fungi, such as systemic candidiasis
  • amrit ceremony — the ceremony of initiation into the Khalsa, at which amrit is drunk by and sprinkled on the heads of candidates for initiation
  • amylobarbitone — Obsolete spelling of amobarbital.
  • 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.
  • andromedotoxin — a poisonous substance found in various plants of the family Ericaceae, and in particular in plants of the genus Andromeda
  • angelic doctor — an epithet of Saint Thomas Aquinas
  • antarctic zone — the section of the earth's surface lying between the Antarctic Circle and the South Pole.
  • anterior tooth — a tooth in the front of the mouth; an incisor or cuspid.
  • anteroparietal — situated in a forward part or on the wall of an organ or cavity.
  • anthropoid ape — any primate of the family Pongidae, having no tail, elongated arms, and a highly developed brain. The group includes gibbons, orang-utans, chimpanzees, and gorillas
  • anthropometric — the measurement of the size and proportions of the human body.
  • anti-bourgeois — opposed to anyone or anything considered bourgeois
  • anti-corporate — of, for, or belonging to a corporation or corporations: a corporate executive; She considers the new federal subsidy just corporate welfare.
  • antiaggression — opposing aggressive behaviour
  • anticarcinogen — a chemical that acts against cancer
  • anticensorship — opposed to a policy or programme of censoring
  • anticommercial — opposed to profit-seeking or commercialism
  • anticorrosives — Plural form of anticorrosive.
  • antidemocratic — opposed to the principles or practice of democracy
  • antidepression — alleviating or preventing depression
  • antidiarrhoeal — a drug used to prevent or treat diarrhoea
  • antiforeignism — the policy or practice of showing hostility toward foreigners, foreign customs, etc.
  • antigovernment — opposed to government
  • antilock brake — a brake fitted to some road vehicles that prevents skidding and improves control by sensing and compensating for overbraking
  • antimoniferous — Containing or producing antimony.
  • antiregulatory — opposed to regulation
  • antiretroviral — inhibiting the process by which a retrovirus replicates
  • antisubversion — opposed to or acting against subversion
  • aperture ratio — relative aperture.
  • apheliotropism — a tendency of certain plants to turn away from the sun; negative heliotropism
  • apolipoprotein — any of a group of glycoproteins that form part of the structure of lipoproteins, some of which have been associated with Alzheimer's disease
  • apportionments — Plural form of apportionment.
  • appreciational — gratitude; thankful recognition: They showed their appreciation by giving him a gold watch.
  • approximeeting — the practice of a group of people making indefinite plans to meet and then altering those plans regularly via mobile phones according to changing circumstances
  • archaeocyathid — one of the marine invertebrates of the extinct phylum Archaeocyatha, widely distributed during the Cambrian Period, having a limy, typically conical or cylindrical skeleton composed of sievelike inner and outer walls.
  • archaeologists — Plural form of archaeologist.
  • archaeometrist — a person who uses archaeometry
  • archidiaconate — the office, term of office, or area of jurisdiction of an archdeacon
  • architectonics — the science of architecture
  • arctic monkeys — British rock group (formed 2002): comprising Alex Turner (born 1986; vocals, guitar), Jamie Cook (born 1985, guitar), Matt Helders (born 1986, drums, vocals) and Nick O'Malley (born 1985, bass guitar); their albums include Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (2006), Favourite Worst Nightmare (2007), and AM (2013)
  • arctic redpoll — a finch, Carduelis hornemanni, of the family Fringillidae, which breeds in tundra birch forest
  • areal velocity — a measure of the velocity of one celestial body in orbit about another, equal to the area swept out per unit time by the vector joining the two bodies.
  • argumentations — Plural form of argumentation.
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