13-letter words containing s, e
- adverb phrase — An adverb phrase or adverbial phrase is a group of words based on an adverb, such as 'very slowly' or 'fortunately for us.' An adverb phrase can also consist simply of an adverb.
- adversarially — In an adversarial way.
- adversariness — the state of being adversarial
- adversatively — in an adversative manner
- advertisement — An advertisement is an announcement in a newspaper, on television, or on a poster about something such as a product, event, or job.
- advisableness — The state or quality of being advisable.
- aerial survey — a survey carried out from the air, using an aeroplane or helicopter
- aeroacoustics — the study of the generation and transmittance of sound by fluid flow
- aerodigestive — of or relating to the organs and tissues of the respiratory tract and the upper part of the digestive tract
- aeroembolisms — Plural form of aeroembolism.
- aeroemphysema — A form of emphysema that results from rapid decompression.
- aeromagnetics — the science of measuring magnetic characteristics associated with atmospheric conditions of the earth.
- aeromechanics — the mechanics of gases, esp air
- aerosinusitis — inflammation of the nasal sinuses caused by the effect on the sinuses of changes in atmospheric pressure.
- aerosol spray — a substance contained as an aerosol in a spray can
- aerostructure — any separately manufactured unit, component, or section of an aircraft or other vehicle capable of flight
- aesthetically — in an aesthetic manner
- aestheticians — Plural form of aesthetician.
- aestheticized — Simple past tense and past participle of aestheticize.
- aestheticizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aestheticize.
- affectionless — showing no affection or kindly disposition towards
- affectiveness — The property of being affective.
- affenpinscher — a small wire-haired breed of dog of European origin, having tufts of hair on the muzzle
- afforestation — Afforestation is the process of planting large numbers of trees on land which has few or no trees on it.
- after-effects — harmful consequences, effects
- afterthoughts — Plural form of afterthought.
- age of reason — a period of European history in the 18th cent. noted for belief in the ability of reason to discover truth, shape society, etc.
- agglutinogens — Plural form of agglutinogen.
- aggregateness — the state of being aggregate
- agreeableness — to one's liking; pleasing: agreeable manners; an agreeable sensation.
- agrochemicals — Plural form of agrochemical.
- agroecologist — One who studies agroecology.
- agroterrorism — the use of biological agents as weapons against agricultural and food-supply industries
- air discharge — Air discharge is a method for testing ESD-protection structures in which the ESD generator is discharged through an air gap between the generator and the device under test.
- air freshener — An air freshener is a product people can buy which is meant to make rooms smell pleasant.
- airheadedness — The quality of being airheaded.
- airplane spin — a maneuver in which a wrestler, grasping an opponent by the head and crotch, lifts the opponent's body crosswise overhead, lowers it to the shoulders for support, then spins around and throws the opponent back over the head to the mat.
- airworthiness — (of an aircraft) meeting established standards for safe flight; equipped and maintained in condition to fly.
- aix-les-bains — a town in E France: a resort with sulphurous springs. Pop: 25 732 (1999)
- albertosaurus — A giant fierce carnivorous tyrannosaurus-like dinosaur, of gemus Albertosaurus, discovered in Alberta, Canada.
- alchemistical — relating to alchemists
- alcohol abuse — the excessive consumption of alcoholic drinks
- aldosteronism — high blood pressure caused by excess aldosterone in the blood and urine
- aleksandropol — a former name of Gumri.
- aleksandrovsk — a city in SE Ukraine, on the Dnieper River.
- alexis carrel — Alexis [uh-lek-sis;; French a-lek-see] /əˈlɛk sɪs;; French a lɛkˈsi/ (Show IPA), 1873–1944, French surgeon and biologist, in U.S. 1905–39: Nobel Prize 1912.
- alfred austin — Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
- alice springs — a town in central Australia, in the Northern Territory, in the Macdonnell Ranges. Pop: 23 640 (2001)
- alkaline soil — a soil that gives a pH reaction of 8.5 or above, found esp in dry areas where the soluble salts, esp of sodium, have not been leached away but have accumulated in the B horizon of the soil profile
- alkane series — the homologous series of saturated, aliphatic hydrocarbons having the general formula C n H 2n+2 , as methane, CH 4 , or ethane, C 2 H 6 .