13-letter words containing s, o, a, r, i
- androcentrism — centered on, emphasizing, or dominated by males or masculine interests: an androcentric society; an androcentric religion.
- androdioecism — the state of being androdioecious
- anfractuosity — the condition or quality of being anfractuous
- angiosarcomas — Plural form of angiosarcoma.
- angiospermous — of or relating to an angiosperm; having enclosed seeds.
- Ångstrom unit — a unit of length equal to 10 −10 metre, used principally to express the wavelengths of electromagnetic radiations. It is equivalent to 0.1 nanometre
- animadversion — criticism or censure
- anise camphor — anethole.
- anisometropia — an imbalance in the power of the two eyes to refract light
- anisometropic — relating to anisometropia
- antenniferous — having antennae
- anticorrosion — the prevention or counteracting of corrosion
- anticorrosive — preventing corrosion
- antielectrons — Plural form of antielectron.
- antiformalist — opposed to formalism
- antimodernism — modern character, tendencies, or values; adherence to or sympathy with what is modern.
- antimodernist — opposed to modernism
- antineutrinos — Plural form of antineutrino.
- antioestrogen — a drug that inhibits the activity of oestrogens
- antipersonnel — (of weapons, etc) designed to cause casualties to personnel rather than to destroy equipment or defences
- antiphonaries — Plural form of antiphonary.
- antirecession — acting against recession
- antireformers — Plural form of antireformer.
- antireligious — opposed to religious ideas, beliefs, and organizations
- antiresonance — a phenomenon in an electric, acoustic, or other such system in which the impedance is tending to infinity.
- antiscorbutic — preventing or curing scurvy
- antisudorific — an antiperspirant.
- antiterrorism — opposed to or acting against terrorism; counterterrorist
- antiterrorist — relating to measures, policies, or organizations designed to combat terrorist activity
- aphanipterous — of or relating to the wingless insects of the order Aphaniptera
- aphrodisiacal — having an aphrodisiac quality
- apocryphalist — A member of the group who supported the inclusion of the Apocrypha in the Bible.
- apogeotropism — negative geotropism, as shown by plant stems
- apostrophized — Simple past tense and past participle of apostrophize.
- apostrophizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apostrophize.
- apperceptions — Plural form of apperception.
- appersonation — the unconscious assumption of the personality characteristics of another, usually well known, person.
- appoggiaturas — Plural form of appoggiatura.
- appreciations — Plural form of appreciation.
- apprehensions — Plural form of apprehension.
- appropriators — Plural form of appropriator.
- april showers — showers falling in April, generally considered a showery month
- apron strings — If you say that someone is tied to another person's apron strings, you mean that they are controlled or influenced too much by the other person.
- arabian horse — one of a breed of horses, raised originally in Arabia and adjacent countries, noted for intelligence, grace, and speed.
- arachnivorous — Spider-eating.
- arachnoiditis — an inflammation of the arachnoid membrane
- archaeologist — a specialist in archaeology, the scientific study of prehistoric peoples and their cultures by analysis of their artifacts, inscriptions, monuments, etc.
- archbishopric — the rank, office, or jurisdiction of an archbishop
- archeologists — archaeology.
- archipelagoes — Plural form of archipelago.