13-letter words containing s, i, n
- admirableness — admirability
- admission day — any of several legal holidays celebrated individually by certain states, commemorating their admission into the Union
- admonishingly — in an admonishing manner
- admonishments — Plural form of admonishment.
- adventuristic — relating to adventurism
- adversariness — the state of being adversarial
- 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.
- advising bank — a bank that advises the intended beneficiary of a letter of credit that it has received the letter of credit, checks documents presented by the beneficiary with the issuing bank, and issues funds to the beneficiary
- 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.
- aestheticians — Plural form of aesthetician.
- 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.
- african daisy — any of several composite plants native to Africa, especially of the genera Arctotis, Gerbera, and Lonas, having showy, daisylike flowers.
- aganglionosis — (medicine) A medical condition involving absence of ganglia.
- agglutinogens — Plural form of agglutinogen.
- agonistically — in an agonistic manner
- agro-industry — the large-scale production, processing, and packaging of food using modern equipment and methods.
- 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)
- aland islands — a group of over 6000 islands under Finnish administration, in the Gulf of Bothnia. Capital: Mariehamn. Pop: 26 347 (2003 est)
- aldosteronism — high blood pressure caused by excess aldosterone in the blood and urine
- 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 .
- alkene series — the homologous series of unsaturated, aliphatic hydrocarbons containing one double bond and having the general formula C n H 2n , as ethylene, H 2 C=CH 2 .
- all-consuming — taking up all of someone's time and attention
- all-inclusive — All-inclusive is used to indicate that a price, especially the price of a holiday, includes all the charges and all the services offered.
- alliterations — Plural form of alliteration.
- alpha orionis — Betelgeuse
- alpha testing — (programming) Testing of software at the developer's site by the customer. The stage before beta testing.
- alphanumerics — Plural form of alphanumeric.
- alternativism — The rejection of a social normality through the pursuit of alternatives.
- aluminiferous — containing or yielding aluminium or alumina
- aluminum soap — any of the salts formed by higher carboxylic acids and aluminum, as aluminum oleate, aluminum palmitate, and aluminum stearate.
- amalgamations — Plural form of amalgamation.
- ambient music — a style of popular music which aims to create a relaxing atmosphere
- ambient noise — the level of the total noise in an area
- ambiguousness — open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations; equivocal: an ambiguous answer.
- ambitiousness — having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.: ambitious students.
- ammonium salt — any salt containing the NH 4 + ion, formed by the neutralization of ammonium hydroxide by an acid.
- amniocenteses — Plural form of amniocentesis.