13-letter words containing u, a, e
- aeroacoustics — the study of the generation and transmittance of sound by fluid flow
- aerosinusitis — inflammation of the nasal sinuses caused by the effect on the sinuses of changes in atmospheric pressure.
- aerostructure — any separately manufactured unit, component, or section of an aircraft or other vehicle capable of flight
- afterthoughts — Plural form of afterthought.
- agglutinative — tending to join or capable of joining
- agglutinogens — Plural form of agglutinogen.
- agrobacterium — A soil bacterium, of the genus Agrobacterium, which can fix nitrogen, and causes the formation of crown galls in plants.
- air ambulance — An air ambulance is a helicopter or plane that is used for taking people to hospital.
- airplane rule — aeroplane rule
- airplane turn — a midair turn made in the middle of a jump.
- albertosaurus — A giant fierce carnivorous tyrannosaurus-like dinosaur, of gemus Albertosaurus, discovered in Alberta, Canada.
- albumen paper — a printing paper coated with albumen, salt, and citric acid and sensitized with silver nitrate, used c1850–80.
- albumen plate — a flexible zinc or aluminum printing plate coated with a photosensitive compound, used in offset printing of usually fewer than 50,000 copies.
- alcohol abuse — the excessive consumption of alcoholic drinks
- alfred austin — Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
- all-inclusive — All-inclusive is used to indicate that a price, especially the price of a holiday, includes all the charges and all the services offered.
- allowable cut — the amount of a natural resource, as grain or oil, that may be harvested or taken from the earth within a specified period, as limited by law for conservation.
- alluvial cone — a steep, narrow, cone-shaped alluvial fan formed where a swift stream suddenly slows down, as where an upland stream emerges abruptly into a level plain
- allyl sulfide — a colorless or pale yellow, water-insoluble liquid, C 6 H 10 S, having a garlicky odor, used chiefly in flavoring.
- allylthiourea — thiosinamine.
- alpha aquilae — Altair
- alpha aurigae — Capella
- alphabet soup — a confusing series of acronyms or abbreviations
- alphanumerics — Plural form of alphanumeric.
- alpine chough — a bird of the crow family, Pyrrocorax graculus, found in the highest mountain regions of S Europe and central Asia, with a yellow bill, black plumage, and red legs
- alpine tundra — a tundra that is treeless because of high elevation rather than high latitude.
- 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
- altitude dial — an adjustable sundial utilizing the altitude of the sun, at a given latitude and time of year, as a means of telling the time.
- aluminiferous — containing or yielding aluminium or alumina
- 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
- alumosilicate — (inorganic chemistry) The anion [AlSiO4]-1.
- amarantaceous — amaranthine
- amateur night — an entertainment featuring amateur performers, often in competition for prizes.
- ambidexterous — ambidextrous
- ambient music — a style of popular music which aims to create a relaxing atmosphere
- ambiguousness — open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations; equivocal: an ambiguous answer.
- ambisexuality — the state of being ambisexual
- ambitiousness — having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.: ambitious students.
- america's cup — an international yachting trophy, first won by the schooner America in 1851 and held as a challenge trophy by the New York Yacht Club until 1983
- american curl — a breed of slender cat with curled-back ears and a plumed tail
- amicus curiae — a person not directly engaged in a case who advises the court
- amorphousness — lacking definite form; having no specific shape; formless: the amorphous clouds.
- amundsen gulf — a gulf in the Beaufort Sea in the Canadian Northwest Territories.
- amusement tax — a tax on various forms of entertainment, paid on admissions to theaters, etc.
- amygdalaceous — similar to or derived from the almond
- analogousness — The quality of being analogous.
- anencephalous — congenital absence of part or all of the brain.
- angiospermous — of or relating to an angiosperm; having enclosed seeds.
- angular house — any of the four astrological houses that begin at the angles: the first, fourth, seventh, and tenth houses, that correspond, respectively, to self, home, others, and career.
- announcements — Plural form of announcement.