13-letter words containing t, a, h
- alligatorfish — a slender marine fish, Aspidophoroides monopterygius, of Atlantic seas, having overlapping plates covering the body.
- allochromatic — Physical Chemistry. pertaining to or having photochemical properties resulting from an impurity or from exposure to radiation.
- allochthonous — (of rocks, deposits, etc) found in a place other than where they or their constituents were formed
- allotriomorph — (geology) A mineral that did not develop its otherwise typical external crystal form because of late crystallization between earlier formed crystals, typical of matrix minerals in rapidly crystallizing volcanic lavas and shallow igneous intrusions.
- allotriophagy — (rare) Having food cravings that are different from the expected or the norm.
- allylthiourea — thiosinamine.
- along the way — If something happens on the way or along the way, it happens during the course of a particular event or process.
- alpha emitter — a radioactive isotope that emits alpha particles
- alpha testing — (programming) Testing of software at the developer's site by the customer. The stage before beta testing.
- alphabet code — a list of easily distinguishable words, each representing a letter of the alphabet, used in radio and telephonic communications.
- alphabet soup — a confusing series of acronyms or abbreviations
- alphabetarian — a person learning, or studying, the alphabet
- alphabetiform — having similarities to letters of the alphabet
- alphabetizing — Present participle of alphabetize.
- altered chord — a chord in which one or more notes are chromatically changed by the introduction of accidentals
- 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
- aluminothermy — a process for reducing metallic oxides using finely divided aluminium powder. The mixture of aluminium and the oxide is ignited, causing the aluminium to be oxidized and the metal oxide to be reduced to the metal
- amateur night — an entertainment featuring amateur performers, often in competition for prizes.
- amenhotep iii — Greek name Amenophis. ?1411–?1375 bc, Egyptian pharaoh who expanded Egypt's influence by peaceful diplomacy and erected many famous buildings
- amesha spenta — any of the personified attributes of Ahura Mazda.
- aminothiazole — (chemistry) A heterocyclic amine, the starting point for synthesis of many compounds, sometimes used as a thyroid inhibitor in the treatment of hyperthyroidism.
- amphiblastula — the free-swimming larva of certain sponges, which consists of a hollow spherical mass of cells some of which have flagella
- amphictyonies — Plural form of amphictyony.
- amphigastrium — any of the small leaves or appendages on the under surface of the stem of some liverworts
- 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.
- amphitheaters — Plural form of amphitheater.
- amphitheatral — relating to an amphitheatre, taking place in an amphitheatre
- amphitheatres — Plural form of amphitheatre.
- amphitheatric — Of, pertaining to, exhibited in, or resembling an amphitheatre.
- amphitrichate — having a single flagellum at each end.
- amphitrichous — having a single flagellum at each end.
- amphitryon 38 — a play (1938) by Jean Giraudoux.
- amphotericins — Plural form of amphotericin.
- anachronistic — You say that something is anachronistic when you think that it is out of date or old-fashioned.
- anaesthetised — anesthetize.
- anaesthetists — Plural form of anaesthetist.
- anaesthetized — anesthetize.
- analphabetism — the inability to read and write, illiteracy
- anaphylactoid — Of, pertaining to, or resembling anaphylaxis.
- anathematical — of or relating to an anathema
- anathematised — to pronounce an anathema against; denounce; curse.
- anathematized — Simple past tense and past participle of anathematize.
- anathematizer — One who anathematizes; a severe critic.
- anchor pocket — a recess in the bow of a vessel, for housing a stockless anchor.
- and then some — and more than that
- anesthetic to — incapable of feeling or responding to
- anesthetizing — Present participle of anesthetize.
- anharmonicity — (mechanics) Of or pertaining to the deviation of a system from harmonicity (being a harmonic oscillator).