13-letter words containing s, l, a
- admonishingly — in an admonishing manner
- adularescence — (of certain gemstones, especially adularia) having a milky, bluish luster.
- adultolescent — a young adult or middle-aged person who has interests, traits, etc., that are usually associated with teenagers.
- adventurously — inclined or willing to engage in adventures; enjoying adventures.
- adverb clause — a subordinate clause that functions as an adverb within a main clause.
- adversarially — In an adversarial way.
- adversatively — in an adversative manner
- advisableness — The state or quality of being advisable.
- aerial survey — a survey carried out from the air, using an aeroplane or helicopter
- aeroembolisms — Plural form of aeroembolism.
- aerosol spray — a substance contained as an aerosol in a spray can
- aesthetically — in an aesthetic manner
- affectionless — showing no affection or kindly disposition towards
- aganglionosis — (medicine) A medical condition involving absence of ganglia.
- agglutinogens — Plural form of agglutinogen.
- agonistically — in an agonistic manner
- agreeableness — to one's liking; pleasing: agreeable manners; an agreeable sensation.
- agriculturist — an agricultural expert
- agrobiologist — One who studies bacteria and other organisms in soil for the purpose of growing crops or feeding animals.
- agrochemicals — Plural form of agrochemical.
- agroecologist — One who studies agroecology.
- agrostologist — a person who specializes in agrostology
- ahistorically — In an ahistorical way.
- 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.
- aius locutius — a disembodied voice that warned the Romans of a coming invasion by the Gauls.
- 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)
- albertosaurus — A giant fierce carnivorous tyrannosaurus-like dinosaur, of gemus Albertosaurus, discovered in Alberta, Canada.
- albizu campos — Pedro [pe-th raw] /ˈpɛ ðrɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1964, Puerto Rican political leader.
- 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 .
- 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-cash deal — An all-cash deal is a financial transaction in which the payment is made entirely in money.
- 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.
- alligatorfish — a slender marine fish, Aspidophoroides monopterygius, of Atlantic seas, having overlapping plates covering the body.
- alliterations — Plural form of alliteration.
- allochthonous — (of rocks, deposits, etc) found in a place other than where they or their constituents were formed
- allowableness — the quality of being allowable
- allyl sulfide — a colorless or pale yellow, water-insoluble liquid, C 6 H 10 S, having a garlicky odor, used chiefly in flavoring.
- almond-shaped — oval
- alongshoreman — a person employed to load and unload ships