13-letter words containing t, r, o, c
- amphotericins — Plural form of amphotericin.
- amplificatory — of the nature of enlargement or extension, as of a statement, narrative, etc.
- anachronistic — You say that something is anachronistic when you think that it is out of date or old-fashioned.
- anchor pocket — a recess in the bow of a vessel, for housing a stockless anchor.
- androcentrism — centered on, emphasizing, or dominated by males or masculine interests: an androcentric society; an androcentric religion.
- anfractuosity — the condition or quality of being anfractuous
- anharmonicity — (mechanics) Of or pertaining to the deviation of a system from harmonicity (being a harmonic oscillator).
- anisometropic — relating to anisometropia
- another place — the other House of Parliament (used in the House of Commons to refer to the House of Lords and vice versa)
- anthropogenic — relating to anthropogenesis
- anthropologic — the science that deals with the origins, physical and cultural development, biological characteristics, and social customs and beliefs of humankind.
- anthroposcopy — physiognomy (def 2).
- anti-monarchy — a state or nation in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch. Compare absolute monarchy, limited monarchy.
- anti-narcotic — any of a class of substances that blunt the senses, as opium, morphine, belladonna, and alcohol, that in large quantities produce euphoria, stupor, or coma, that when used constantly can cause habituation or addiction, and that are used in medicine to relieve pain, cause sedation, and induce sleep.
- anti-romantic — of, relating to, or of the nature of romance; characteristic or suggestive of the world of romance: a romantic adventure.
- anticlinorium — a vast elongated anticline with its strata further folded into anticlines and synclines
- anticorporate — opposed to the activities or practices of big business
- anticorrosion — the prevention or counteracting of corrosion
- anticorrosive — preventing corrosion
- antielectrons — Plural form of antielectron.
- antimicrobial — capable of destroying or inhibiting the growth of disease-causing microbes
- antirecession — acting against recession
- antirejection — acting to prevent the rejection of a transplanted organ
- 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.
- apheliotropic — growing in a direction away from the sunlight
- apocryphalist — A member of the group who supported the inclusion of the Apocrypha in the Bible.
- apoplectiform — of or resembling apoplexy or stroke.
- appeals court — An appeals court is the same as an appellate court.
- apperceptions — Plural form of apperception.
- appreciations — Plural form of appreciation.
- approach path — the course followed by an aircraft preparing for landing
- approach shot — a shot made to or towards the green after a tee shot
- arabicization — the gradual change of a culture into one that incorporates Arab culture and/or speaks Arabic
- arachnoiditis — an inflammation of the arachnoid membrane
- araeometrical — relating to araeometry
- arboriculture — the cultivation of trees or shrubs, esp for the production of timber
- arc cotangent — the angle, measured in radians, that has a cotangent equal to a given number. Symbol: cot −1. Abbreviation: arc cot.
- arc of lowitz — a halo or arc of light, occurring infrequently, which extends diagonally downward from a 22° parhelion.
- archaeobotany — the analysis and interpretation of plant remains found at archaeological sites
- archaeologist — a specialist in archaeology, the scientific study of prehistoric peoples and their cultures by analysis of their artifacts, inscriptions, monuments, etc.
- archaeometric — relating to archaeometry
- archaeopteryx — any of several extinct primitive birds constituting the genus Archaeopteryx, esp A. lithographica, which occurred in Jurassic times and had teeth, a long tail, well-developed wings, and a body covering of feathers
- archeologists — archaeology.
- archeptolemus — (in the Iliad) the son of Iphitus who served as a charioteer for Hector.
- architectonic — denoting, relating to, or having architectural qualities
- arctic willow — a low-growing shrub, Salix arctica, of the tundra
- arcticologist — a person who specializes in arcticology.
- aridification — the process by which a humid region becomes increasingly dry, as by climatic change or human interference with the ecology.