14-letter words containing al
- alexander viii — (Pietro Ottoboni) 1610–91, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1689–91.
- alexipharmakon — an antidote to poison
- alexipharmical — Alternative form of alexipharmic.
- alfalfa weevil — a European weevil, Hypera postica, now also widely distributed in North America, that is an important pest, primarily of alfalfa, in both the larval and adult stages.
- alfred t mahan — Alfred Thayer [they-er] /ˈθeɪ ər/ (Show IPA), 1840–1914, U.S. naval officer and writer on naval history.
- alfred wegener — Alfred Lothar [ahl-freyt loh-tahr,, loh-tahr] /ˈɑl freɪt ˈloʊ tɑr,, loʊˈtɑr/ (Show IPA), 1880–1930, German meteorologist and geophysicist: originated theory of continental drift.
- algonquin park — a provincial park in S Canada, in E Ontario, containing over 1200 lakes. Area: 7100 sq km (2741 sq miles)
- alieni generis — of another kind.
- aligning punch — a drift for aligning rivet holes.
- alimentiveness — the desire to eat, or the instinct to find, food
- alive and well — If you say that someone or something is alive and well, you are emphasizing that they continue to survive.
- alkaline earth — any of the divalent electropositive metals beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, and radium, belonging to group 2A of the periodic table
- alkalinization — the process of becoming alkaline, or making alkaline
- all and sundry — All and sundry means everyone.
- all fools' day — April Fools' Day
- all or nothing — You can use all or nothing to say that either something must be done fully and completely or else it cannot be done at all.
- all over again — If you say that something is happening all over again, you are emphasizing that it is happening again, and you are suggesting that it is tiring, boring, or unpleasant.
- all souls' day — a day of prayer (Nov 2) for the dead in purgatory
- all systems go — ready for action
- all the better — You can say 'so much the better' or 'all the better' to indicate that it is desirable that a particular thing is used, done, or available.
- all year round — If something happens all year round, it happens throughout the year.
- all-conquering — having defeated all opponents over a long period of time
- all-metal body — a body composed only of metal, esp for a vehicle, camera, or gun
- all-or-nothing — not allowing for qualification or compromise; either fully or not at all operative: an all-or-nothing approach.
- allegorization — to make into an allegory; narrate allegorically.
- allelochemical — A chemical produced by a living organism, exerting a detrimental physiological effect on the individuals of another species when released into the environment.
- allelomorphism — the state of being or the passing on of allelomorphs
- alley cropping — a method of planting in which rows of trees are interspersed with rows of crops, improving the soil and providing nutrients, particularly nitrogen, to the crops.
- allhallows eve — Halloween.
- alliance party — a non-sectarian Northern Irish political party founded in 1970
- alligator clip — a spring-loaded fastening device having jaws with a sawlike edge that resemble those of an alligator, used as to make a temporary electrical connection
- alligator pear — avocado
- alliteratively — in an alliterative manner
- alloiostrophos — irregularly divided, not in a regular pattern of strophe and antistrophe
- allopatrically — In an allopatric manner.
- allopolyploidy — the state of having two or more sets of chromosomes derived from parents of different species or widely differing strains
- allosterically — In an allosteric manner.
- allotetraploid — a hybrid cell or individual possessing four times the chromosomes in a haploid organism
- allotransplant — allograft.
- allowance race — a race in which each horse is assigned a specified weight according to age, record of past performance, sex, etc.
- alluvial plain — a level or gently sloping surface formed of sediments laid down by streams, generally during flooding.
- allyl caproate — a colorless to pale yellow liquid, C 9 H 16 O 2 , having a pineapple odor: used chiefly as a scent in the manufacture of flavorings and perfume.
- allyl chloride — a colorless, volatile, flammable liquid, C 3 H 5 Cl, having a pungent odor, derived from propylene by chlorination: used chiefly in the synthesis of allyl alcohol, resins, and pharmaceuticals.
- allyl sulphide — a colourless liquid that smells like garlic and is used as a flavouring. Formula: (CH2:CHCH2)2S; relative density: 0.888; boiling pt: 139°C
- allyl thiourea — thiosinamine
- almond essence — a concentrated liquid obtained from almonds, used in cooking and baking
- almond extract — oil, essence
- alpha centauri — a binary star, the brightest star in the constellation Centaurus: magnitude, -0.27: it is the nearest of the stars that are visible to the naked eye, except for the sun
- alpha globulin — a blood plasma protein that is separable from other globulins by electrophoresis.
- alpha particle — a helium-4 nucleus, containing two neutrons and two protons, emitted during some radioactive transformations