13-letter words containing s, a, g
- anagrammatist — A creator (finder) of anagrams, one who comes up with anagrams.
- analogousness — The quality of being analogous.
- anastigmatism — the condition of being free from astigmatism
- androgynously — In an androgynous manner.
- anesthetizing — Present participle of anesthetize.
- angel's share — the amount of alcoholic liquor that evaporates during distillation.
- angelicalness — The state or quality of being angelical.
- angioplasties — Plural form of angioplasty.
- angiosarcomas — Plural form of angiosarcoma.
- angiospermous — of or relating to an angiosperm; having enclosed seeds.
- angiotensin i — any of three oligopeptides occurring in plasma, an inactive form (angiotensin I) and two varieties (angiotensin II and angiotensin III) that elevate blood pressure and stimulate the adrenal cortex to secrete aldosterone.
- anglicisation — The process by which something or someone (usually a word) is made more English. Usually applied to language or culture.
- 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
- angular house — any of the four astrological houses that begin at the angles: the first, fourth, seventh, and tenth houses, that correspond, respectively, to self, home, others, and career.
- animal rights — People who are concerned with animal rights believe very strongly that animals should not be exploited or harmed by humans.
- ankyloglossia — tongue-tie.
- another-guess — of another kind.
- anti-aliasing — a technique for smoothing out jagged lines in graphical computer output.
- antiespionage — Countering or opposing espionage.
- antigonus (i) — 382-301 b.c.; Macedonian general under Alexander the Great: king of Macedonia (306-301)
- antioestrogen — a drug that inhibits the activity of oestrogens
- antioncogenes — Plural form of antioncogene.
- antique glass — pot metal (def 4).
- antireligious — opposed to religious ideas, beliefs, and organizations
- antismuggling — acting to prevent or reduce smuggling
- anything goes — If people say 'anything goes', they mean that anything people say or do is considered acceptable, and usually they mean that they do not approve of this.
- apogeotropism — negative geotropism, as shown by plant stems
- apologeticism — An instance of the use of apologetics.
- apostolic age — the earliest period of Christianity, lasting through the death of the last apostle.
- apothegmatise — to speak in apothegms
- apotheosizing — Present participle of apotheosize.
- appealingness — the quality of being appealing
- appoggiaturas — Plural form of appoggiatura.
- apron strings — If you say that someone is tied to another person's apron strings, you mean that they are controlled or influenced too much by the other person.
- archaeologist — a specialist in archaeology, the scientific study of prehistoric peoples and their cultures by analysis of their artifacts, inscriptions, monuments, etc.
- archeologists — archaeology.
- archipelagoes — Plural form of archipelago.
- arcticologist — a person who specializes in arcticology.
- argentiferous — containing or bearing silver
- argilliferous — containing or yielding clay
- arm wrestling — a contest in which two people sit facing each other each with one elbow resting on a table, clasp hands, and each tries to force the other's arm flat onto the table while keeping his own elbow touching the table
- arshile gorky — Arshile [ahr-sheel] /ˈɑr ʃil/ (Show IPA), (Vosdanig Adoian) 1904–48, American painter, born in Armenia.
- as all getout — Commerce. the break-even point.
- as much again — twice as much
- aschaffenburg — a city in Germany, on the River Main in Bavaria: seat of the Imperial Diet (1447); ceded to Bavaria in 1814. Pop: 68 607 (2003 est)
- ashtanga yoga — a vigorous form of yoga involving a sequence of poses
- aspergillosis — a rare fungal infection, esp of the mucous membranes or lungs, caused by various species of Aspergillus
- assassinating — Present participle of assassinate.
- asses' bridge — pons asinorum
- assignability — The quality of being assignable.