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16-letter words containing s, c, a, r

  • anode resistance — (of a vacuum tube at a given level of output) the ratio of a small change in voltage of the anode to the corresponding small change in anode current.
  • anomalistic year — the interval between two successive passages of the earth through perihelion; 365.25964 mean solar days
  • anopisthographic — a manuscript, parchment, or book having writing on only one side of the leaves.
  • answer-back code — a unique code that identifies the telex machine to which a message is sent
  • anthropocentrism — an anthropocentric theory or view.
  • anthroposemiotic — Of or pertaining to anthroposemiotics.
  • anthroposophical — of or relating to anthroposophy
  • anti-aphrodisiac — Also, aphrodisiacal [af-ruh-duh-zahy-uh-kuh l, -sahy-] /ˌæf rə dəˈzaɪ ə kəl, -ˈsaɪ-/ (Show IPA). arousing sexual desire.
  • anti-consumerism — a modern movement for the protection of the consumer against useless, inferior, or dangerous products, misleading advertising, unfair pricing, etc.
  • anti-romanticism — romantic spirit or tendency.
  • anticholinergics — Plural form of anticholinergic.
  • antilles current — a warm ocean current flowing NW along the N coast of the Greater Antilles and joining the Florida Current off the SW coast of Florida.
  • antirecessionary — used to counteract or offest the economic effects of a recession: the president's antirecessionary program.
  • apostolic church — the Christian church as founded by the apostles.
  • apple of discord — a golden apple inscribed "For the fairest". It was claimed by Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite, to whom Paris awarded it, thus beginning a chain of events that led to the Trojan War
  • applied research — research that is put to practical use
  • appreciativeness — The state or quality of being appreciative.
  • approachableness — capable of being approached; accessible.
  • aratus of sicyon — 271–213 b.c, Greek general: leader of the Achaean League.
  • archaeoastronomy — the scientific study of the beliefs and practices concerning astronomy that existed in ancient and prehistoric civilizations
  • archaeomagnetism — an archaeological technique for dating certain clay objects by measuring the extent to which they have been magnetized by the earth's magnetic field
  • archconservative — consistently holding extremely conservative views: publisher of the city's archconservative newspaper.
  • archival storage — a method of retaining information outside of the internal memory of a computer
  • aristocratically — In an aristocratic manner.
  • armed forces day — the third Saturday in May, observed in some areas of the U.S. as a holiday in honor of all branches of the armed forces.
  • arsenic trioxide — a white poisonous powder used in the manufacture of glass and as an insecticide, rat poison, and weedkiller. Formula: As2O3
  • arteriosclerosis — Arteriosclerosis is a medical condition in which the walls of your arteries become hard and thick, so your blood cannot flow through them properly.
  • arteriosclerotic — degenerative changes in the arteries, characterized by thickening of the vessel walls and accumulation of calcium with consequent loss of elasticity and lessened blood flow.
  • arthroscopically — By means of arthroscopy.
  • arthus' reaction — a severe, local immune reaction to the injection of an antigen in a sensitized host.
  • artistic license — (legal)   The open source license applicable to Perl.
  • as distinct from — If you say that you are talking about one thing as distinct from another, you are indicating exactly which thing you mean.
  • ascending rhythm — rising rhythm.
  • ask for feedback — If you ask for feedback, you ask someone, such as a guest in a hotel, to tell you if they enjoyed their stay and what could be improved.
  • asparaginic acid — aspartic acid.
  • associate degree — An associate degree is a college degree that is awarded to a student who has completed a two-year course of study.
  • associate member — a person who is a member of a club, organization etc. but has only partial rights and privileges or subordinate status
  • association area — any of the regions of the cerebral cortex of the brain connected by numerous nerve fibers to all parts of both cerebral hemispheres and coordinating such higher activities as learning and reasoning.
  • aston dark space — the dark region between the cathode and the cathode glow in a vacuum tube, occurring when the pressure is low.
  • astroarchaeology — archaeoastronomy.
  • athanasian creed — a profession of faith widely used in the Western Church which, although formerly attributed to Athanasius, probably originated in Gaul between 381 and 428 ad
  • atmospheric tide — a movement of atmospheric masses caused by the gravitational attraction of the sun and moon and by daily solar heating.
  • atomic structure — the concept of an atom as a central positively charged nucleus consisting of protons and neutrons surrounded by a number of electrons. The number of electrons is equal to the number of protons: the whole entity is thus electrically neutral
  • audience figures — the number of people regularly watching a television programme or listening to a radio programme
  • auditory vesicle — the pouch that is formed by the invagination of an ectodermal placode and that develops into the internal ear.
  • australian crawl — a stroke in which the feet are kicked like paddles while the arms reach forward and pull back through the water
  • australopithecus — an extinct genus of small-brained,large-toothed bipedal hominids that lived in Africa between one and four million years ago.
  • autofluorescence — (biology, microscopy) Self-induced fluorescence.
  • autostereoscopic — Of or pertaining to autostereoscopy.
  • axminster carpet — a type of patterned carpet with a cut pile
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