13-letter words containing s, a
- amphitheatres — Plural form of amphitheatre.
- amphitrichous — having a single flagellum at each end.
- amphotericins — Plural form of amphotericin.
- amundsen gulf — a gulf in the Beaufort Sea in the Canadian Northwest Territories.
- amusement tax — a tax on various forms of entertainment, paid on admissions to theaters, etc.
- amygdalaceous — similar to or derived from the almond
- anachronistic — You say that something is anachronistic when you think that it is out of date or old-fashioned.
- anachronously — in an anachronous manner
- anaesthetised — anesthetize.
- anaesthetists — Plural form of anaesthetist.
- anaesthetized — anesthetize.
- 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.
- analogousness — The quality of being analogous.
- analphabetism — the inability to read and write, illiteracy
- analysability — the capacity of something or someone to be analysed
- anaphrodisiac — tending to lessen sexual desire
- anastigmatism — the condition of being free from astigmatism
- anathematised — to pronounce an anathema against; denounce; curse.
- anchorpersons — Plural form of anchorperson.
- ancus marcius — a king of Rome, during whose reign the first bridge across the Tiber was constructed.
- and then some — and more than that
- andersen nexo — Nexö, Martin Andersen.
- 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
- androgynously — In an androgynous manner.
- anencephalous — congenital absence of part or all of the brain.
- anesthetic to — incapable of feeling or responding to
- anesthetizing — Present participle of anesthetize.
- anfractuosity — the condition or quality of being anfractuous
- 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.
- 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
- anisophyllous — having leaves of different shapes or sizes.
- ankyloglossia — tongue-tie.
- anna christie — a play (1921) by Eugene O'Neill.