13-letter words containing s, l, r
- 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
- ambassadorial — Ambassadorial means belonging or relating to an ambassador.
- amphiprostyle — (esp of a classical temple) having a set of columns at both ends but not at the sides
- anachronously — in an anachronous manner
- andersonville — town in SW central Ga.: site of a Confederate prison in the Civil War
- androgynously — In an androgynous manner.
- angel's share — the amount of alcoholic liquor that evaporates during distillation.
- 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.
- annular space — An annular space is a ring-shaped space outside the drillpipe, through which mud and cuttings are removed.
- answerability — liable to be asked to give account; responsible: He is answerable to a committee for all his decisions.
- antielectrons — Plural form of antielectron.
- antiformalist — opposed to formalism
- antiparticles — Plural form of antiparticle.
- antipersonnel — (of weapons, etc) designed to cause casualties to personnel rather than to destroy equipment or defences
- antireligious — opposed to religious ideas, beliefs, and organizations
- antiritualism — opposed to ritualism
- antisterility — free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic: sterile surgical instruments.
- aphrodisiacal — having an aphrodisiac quality
- apocryphalist — A member of the group who supported the inclusion of the Apocrypha in the Bible.
- appeals court — An appeals court is the same as an appellate court.
- apprehensible — capable of being comprehended or grasped mentally
- apprehensibly — In an apprehensive manner; cautiously.
- april showers — showers falling in April, generally considered a showery month
- aquaculturist — a person who practises aquaculture
- archaeologist — a specialist in archaeology, the scientific study of prehistoric peoples and their cultures by analysis of their artifacts, inscriptions, monuments, etc.
- archaic smile — a conventional representation of the mouth characterized by slightly upturned corners of the lips, found especially on Greek sculpture produced prior to the 5th century b.c.
- archeologists — archaeology.
- archeptolemus — (in the Iliad) the son of Iphitus who served as a charioteer for Hector.
- archipelagoes — Plural form of archipelago.
- arcticologist — a person who specializes in arcticology.
- arcus senilis — an opaque circle around the cornea of the eye, often seen in elderly people
- argilliferous — containing or yielding clay
- aristolochene — (organic compound) A bicyclic sesquiterpene produced by certain fungi.
- arm wrestling — a contest in which two people sit facing each other each with one elbow resting on a table, clasp hands, and each tries to force the other's arm flat onto the table while keeping his own elbow touching the table
- armored scale — any of a family (Diaspididae) of scale insects characterized by a hard, waxy secretion that covers the body: many armored scales are serious pests of trees and shrubs
- arrivals hall — the area of an airport where incoming passengers arrive
- arshile gorky — Arshile [ahr-sheel] /ˈɑr ʃil/ (Show IPA), (Vosdanig Adoian) 1904–48, American painter, born in Armenia.
- artesian well — well sunk through impermeable strata receiving water from an area at a higher altitude than that of the well
- articulations — Plural form of articulation.
- ascertainable — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
- ascertainably — In a way that can be ascertained.
- asexual spore — a spore that is the result of asexual reproduction
- ashlar veneer — a thin dressed stone with straight edges, used to face a wall
- aspergillosis — a rare fungal infection, esp of the mucous membranes or lungs, caused by various species of Aspergillus