13-letter words containing o
- accelerometer — an instrument for measuring acceleration, esp of an aircraft or rocket
- acceptilation — the cancellation of debt and the release from payment
- access broker — a lobbyist or public-relations executive who was formerly a political figure or otherwise has connections to high officials in a governmental administration.
- access course — An access course is an educational course which prepares adults with few or no qualifications for study at a university or other place of higher education.
- access method — a method of accessing data read from or written to an external storage medium, determined by software and the organization of data on the medium.
- accessible to — likely to be affected by; open to; susceptible to
- accessorizing — to fit or equip with accessories: to accessorize a car with special seat covers.
- accident boat — a boat kept suspended outboard so that it can be lowered immediately if someone falls overboard.
- accident tout — ambulance chaser.
- accidentology — the study of the prevention of accidents
- acclimatation — the action of becoming used to a different climate
- accommodating — If you describe someone as accommodating, you like the fact that they are willing to do things in order to please you or help you.
- accommodation — Accommodation is used to refer to buildings or rooms where people live or stay.
- accommodative — tending to accommodate; adaptive.
- accommodators — a person or thing that accommodates.
- accompaniment — The accompaniment to a song or tune is the music that is played at the same time as it and forms a background to it.
- accomplishing — Present participle of accomplish.
- accouchements — Plural form of accouchement.
- accouterments — personal clothing, accessories, etc.
- accoutrements — all the things you have with you when you travel or take part in a particular activity, such as clothing and equipment
- accreditation — to ascribe or attribute to (usually followed by with): He was accredited with having said it.
- accroides gum — acaroid resin.
- acculturation — the process of conditioning a child to the patterns or customs of a culture
- accumulations — Plural form of accumulation.
- accustomed to — customary; usual; habitual: in their accustomed manner.
- ace inhibitor — any one of a class of drugs, including captopril, enalapril, and ramipril, that cause the arteries to widen by preventing the synthesis of angiotensin: used to treat high blood pressure and heart failure
- ace of spades — playing card, sometimes considered omen of death
- acetabuliform — saucer-shaped, as the fruiting bodies of certain lichens.
- acetaminophen — a white crystalline powder, CH3CONHC6H4OH, used for reducing fever and relieving pain
- acetate rayon — a synthetic textile fibre made from cellulose acetate
- acetate-rayon — Chemistry. a salt or ester of acetic acid.
- acetazolamide — a drug which operates by blocking the production of hydrogen ions and hydrogen carbonate, used to treat various conditions including epilepsy and glaucoma
- acetohexamide — (pharmaceutical drug) A sulfonylurea antidiabetic drug.
- acetylcholine — a chemical substance secreted at the ends of many nerve fibres, esp in the autonomic nervous system, and responsible for the transmission of nervous impulses. Formula: CH3CO2(CH2)2N(CH3)3+
- achromaticity — achromatism.
- achromatophil — Also, achromatophilic [ey-kruh-mat-uh-fil-ik, ak-ruh-, ey-kroh-muh-tuh-] /ˌeɪ krəˌmæt əˈfɪl ɪk, ˌæk rə-, eɪˌkroʊ mə tə-/ (Show IPA). having little or no affinity for stains.
- achromatopsia — a visual disorder defined by deficient or absent function in the retinal cones, resulting in colour blindness and in decreased vision in bright lights
- achromobacter — any of several rod-shaped bacteria of the genus Achromobacter, found in soil and water.
- acidification — The act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid.
- acidulousness — A state of or tendency toward being acidulous or somewhat sour or acid.
- acinetobacter — a bacterium that causes infections such as pneumonia, particularly in people who have a compromised immune system
- acknowledging — Present participle of acknowledg.
- acotyledonous — Having no seed lobes, as the dodder; also applied to plants which have no true seeds, as ferns, mosses, etc.
- acoustic hood — a type of shield that fits around electronic and other equipment, which reduces the noise generated when that equipment is being used
- acoustic mine — a naval mine designed to be exploded by the vibration of the propeller of a passing ship or by the sound of water along the hull.
- acoustooptics — the branch of physics dealing with the relationships between acoustics and light
- acquisitional — relating to the act of acquisition
- acrimoniously — caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature, speech, behavior, etc.: an acrimonious answer; an acrimonious dispute.
- acrobatically — In an acrobatic manner.
- acronymically — in an acronymic manner