13-letter words containing s, t, l
- 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
- alumosilicate — (inorganic chemistry) The anion [AlSiO4]-1.
- amalgamations — Plural form of amalgamation.
- 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
- 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.
- analphabetism — the inability to read and write, illiteracy
- analysability — the capacity of something or someone to be analysed
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- anti-populism — (lowercase) any of various, often antiestablishment or anti-intellectual political movements or philosophies that offer unorthodox solutions or policies and appeal to the common person rather than according with traditional party or partisan ideologies.
- antiballistic — of or relating to defence against ballistic weapons
- anticatalysts — Plural form of anticatalyst.
- anticlassical — against the trend of the classical period
- anticlockwise — If something is moving anticlockwise, it is moving in the opposite direction to the direction in which the hands of a clock move.
- anticollision — intended to avoid collisions
- 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
- antique glass — pot metal (def 4).
- antireligious — opposed to religious ideas, beliefs, and organizations
- antiritualism — opposed to ritualism
- antisatellite — (of a weapon) designed to destroy satellites
- antiselection — adverse selection.
- antisexuality — the opposition to sexuality or sexual activity
- antismuggling — acting to prevent or reduce smuggling
- antisocialism — the quality of being antisocial
- antisocialist — a person opposed to socialism
- antisociality — the quality of being antisocial
- antisterility — free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic: sterile surgical instruments.
- apocryphalist — A member of the group who supported the inclusion of the Apocrypha in the Bible.
- apologeticism — An instance of the use of apologetics.
- apostle plant — a plant, Neomarica northiana, of the iris family, native to Brazil, having large, fragrant white and violet flowers, and often cultivated as a houseplant.