13-letter words containing r, i, s, n
- aluminiferous — containing or yielding aluminium or alumina
- amphotericins — Plural form of amphotericin.
- anachronistic — You say that something is anachronistic when you think that it is out of date or old-fashioned.
- anagrammatise — To produce an anagram of (a piece of text).
- anagrammatism — The creation of anagrams.
- anagrammatist — A creator (finder) of anagrams, one who comes up with anagrams.
- anaphrodisiac — tending to lessen sexual desire
- ancus marcius — a king of Rome, during whose reign the first bridge across the Tiber was constructed.
- andersonville — town in SW central Ga.: site of a Confederate prison in the Civil War
- androcentrism — centered on, emphasizing, or dominated by males or masculine interests: an androcentric society; an androcentric religion.
- androdioecism — the state of being androdioecious
- anfractuosity — the condition or quality of being anfractuous
- angiosarcomas — Plural form of angiosarcoma.
- angiospermous — of or relating to an angiosperm; having enclosed seeds.
- Ångstrom unit — a unit of length equal to 10 −10 metre, used principally to express the wavelengths of electromagnetic radiations. It is equivalent to 0.1 nanometre
- animadversion — criticism or censure
- animal rights — People who are concerned with animal rights believe very strongly that animals should not be exploited or harmed by humans.
- animal starch — glycogen.
- anise camphor — anethole.
- anisometropia — an imbalance in the power of the two eyes to refract light
- anisometropic — relating to anisometropia
- anna christie — a play (1921) by Eugene O'Neill.
- anniversaries — Plural form of anniversary.
- answerability — liable to be asked to give account; responsible: He is answerable to a committee for all his decisions.
- ante-christum — before Christ. Abbreviation: A.C.
- antenniferous — having antennae
- anti-macassar — a small covering, usually ornamental, placed on the backs and arms of upholstered furniture to prevent wear or soiling; a tidy.
- anti-sway bar — antiroll bar
- anti-universe — a universe made up of antimatter, postulated to exist far out in space
- antiarthritis — acting against arthritis
- antichristian — Pertaining to Antichrist.
- anticorrosion — the prevention or counteracting of corrosion
- anticorrosive — preventing corrosion
- antidiuretics — Plural form of antidiuretic.
- antielectrons — Plural form of antielectron.
- antiformalist — opposed to formalism
- antimacassars — Plural form of antimacassar.
- antimodernism — modern character, tendencies, or values; adherence to or sympathy with what is modern.
- antimodernist — opposed to modernism
- antineutrinos — Plural form of antineutrino.
- antioestrogen — a drug that inhibits the activity of oestrogens
- antiparasitic — acting against infection by parasites
- antiparticles — Plural form of antiparticle.
- antipersonnel — (of weapons, etc) designed to cause casualties to personnel rather than to destroy equipment or defences
- antiphonaries — Plural form of antiphonary.
- antipruritics — Plural form of antipruritic.
- antirecession — acting against recession
- antireformers — Plural form of antireformer.
- antireligious — opposed to religious ideas, beliefs, and organizations
- antiresonance — a phenomenon in an electric, acoustic, or other such system in which the impedance is tending to infinity.