13-letter words containing t, r
- anathematizer — One who anathematizes; a severe critic.
- anchor pocket — a recess in the bow of a vessel, for housing a stockless anchor.
- ancient greek — the Greek language from the earliest records to about 300 bc, the chief dialect areas of which were Aeolic, Arcadic, Doric, and Ionic (including Attic)
- 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
- angelica tree — Hercules'-club
- angiokeratoma — a skin disease characterized by clusters of dilated blood vessels and by thickened skin, forming warty growths, especially on the scrotum, fingers, and toes.
- angle bracket — either of a pair of brackets having the shapes < and >
- angora rabbit — a breed of rabbit with long usually white silky hair
- 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
- anharmonicity — (mechanics) Of or pertaining to the deviation of a system from harmonicity (being a harmonic oscillator).
- animadverting — Present participle of animadvert.
- 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.
- anisometropia — an imbalance in the power of the two eyes to refract light
- anisometropic — relating to anisometropia
- anna christie — a play (1921) by Eugene O'Neill.
- annual report — a report presented by the directors of a company to its shareholders each year, containing the profit-and-loss account, the balance sheet, and details of the past year's activity
- another place — the other House of Parliament (used in the House of Commons to refer to the House of Lords and vice versa)
- another-guess — of another kind.
- answerability — liable to be asked to give account; responsible: He is answerable to a committee for all his decisions.
- antarctictite — (mineral) A saline evaporite consisting of calcium chloride, CaCl.6H2O, found in Victoria Land, Antarctica.
- ante meridiem — before noon
- ante-christum — before Christ. Abbreviation: A.C.
- ante-meridian — occurring before noon.
- antenna array — a directional antenna or system of antennas for radio transmission or reception.
- antenniferous — having antennae
- anterolateral — Both anterior and lateral.
- anthony hoare — (person) (C. Anthony R. Hoare, Tony) A computer scientist working on programming languages, especially parallel ones. Hoare was responsible for Communicating Sequential Processes (CSP). See also: pointer, Simone.
- anthraquinone — a yellow crystalline solid used in the manufacture of dyes, esp anthraquinone dyes, which have excellent colour properties. Formula: C6H4(CO)2C6H4
- anthropogenic — relating to anthropogenesis
- anthropolatry — the worship of a human as a god
- anthropologic — the science that deals with the origins, physical and cultural development, biological characteristics, and social customs and beliefs of humankind.
- anthropometer — an instrument that consists of a calibrated, vertical rod to which are attached two horizontal arms, one fixed and one movable, for measuring the human trunk and limbs.
- anthropometry — the comparative study of sizes and proportions of the human body
- anthropopathy — the attribution of human passions, etc, to a deity, object, etc
- anthropophagi — cannibals
- anthropophagy — cannibalism
- anthropophobe — One who dislikes human beings.
- anthropophyte — a plant species accidentally introduced during the cultivation of another
- anthroposcopy — physiognomy (def 2).
- anthroposophy — the spiritual and mystical teachings of Rudolph Steiner, based on the belief that creative activities such as myth making, which formed a part of life in earlier times, are psychologically valuable, esp for educational and therapeutic purposes
- anthrozoology — The study of the interactions between humans and animals.
- anti-abortion — opposed to abortion
- anti-aircraft — of or relating to defence against aircraft attack
- anti-allergic — intended to prevent or minimize an allergic reaction
- anti-american — opposed to anything of or relating to the United States of America
- anti-androgen — any of a class of drugs that oppose the action of androgens; used in the treatment of prostate cancer and various male sexual disorders
- anti-burglary — the felony of breaking into and entering the house of another at night with intent to steal, extended by statute to cover the breaking into and entering of any of various buildings, by night or day.
- anti-cultural — of or relating to culture or cultivation.