13-letter words containing s, l, a
- alpha orionis — Betelgeuse
- alpha scorpii — Antares
- alpha testing — (programming) Testing of software at the developer's site by the customer. The stage before beta testing.
- alphabet soup — a confusing series of acronyms or abbreviations
- alphanumerics — Plural form of alphanumeric.
- alsike clover — a European clover, Trifolium hybridum, having pink flowers, grown in the U.S. for forage.
- alstroemerias — Plural form of alstroemeria.
- alterableness — The state or quality of being alterable.
- alternateness — The state or quality of being alternate.
- alternativism — The rejection of a social normality through the pursuit of alternatives.
- althorp house — a mansion in Northamptonshire: seat of the Earls Spencer since 1508; originally a medieval house; altered (1787) to its present neoclassical style by Henry Holland. Diana, Princess of Wales is buried on Round Oval Island in the centre of the ornamental lake in Althorp Park
- 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.
- alumosilicate — (inorganic chemistry) The anion [AlSiO4]-1.
- alymphoplasia — (medicine) aplasia of the lymphoid tissue.
- amalgamations — Plural form of amalgamation.
- ambassadorial — Ambassadorial means belonging or relating to an ambassador.
- ambisexuality — the state of being ambisexual
- ammonium salt — any salt containing the NH 4 + ion, formed by the neutralization of ammonium hydroxide by an acid.
- amphiblastula — the free-swimming larva of certain sponges, which consists of a hollow spherical mass of cells some of which have flagella
- amphibologies — Plural form of amphibology.
- amphiprostyle — (esp of a classical temple) having a set of columns at both ends but not at the sides
- amphistomatal — (of a leaf) having stomata on both surfaces
- amphithalamus — (in an ancient Greek house) a room adjoining the thalamus.
- amundsen gulf — a gulf in the Beaufort Sea in the Canadian Northwest Territories.
- amygdalaceous — similar to or derived from the almond
- anachronously — in an anachronous manner
- analogousness — The quality of being analogous.
- analphabetism — the inability to read and write, illiteracy
- analysability — the capacity of something or someone to be analysed
- andersonville — town in SW central Ga.: site of a Confederate prison in the Civil War
- androgynously — In an androgynous manner.
- anencephalous — congenital absence of part or all of the brain.
- 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.
- anglicisation — The process by which something or someone (usually a word) is made more English. Usually applied to language or culture.
- 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.
- 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.
- anisophyllous — having leaves of different shapes or sizes.
- ankyloglossia — tongue-tie.
- annular space — An annular space is a ring-shaped space outside the drillpipe, through which mud and cuttings are removed.
- anomalistical — relating to a planet's angular distance from its last perihelion or orbital point nearest to the sun
- answerability — liable to be asked to give account; responsible: He is answerable to a committee for all his decisions.
- anthelmintics — Plural form of anthelmintic.
- anti-aliasing — a technique for smoothing out jagged lines in graphical computer output.
- anti-idealism — the cherishing or pursuit of high or noble principles, purposes, goals, etc.
- anti-idealist — a person who cherishes or pursues high or noble principles, purposes, goals, etc. Synonyms: optimist, perfectionist, reformer, visionary, utopianist. Antonyms: pragmatist, skeptic, cynic.
- anti-politics — the science or art of political government.