13-letter words containing en
- affectiveness — The property of being affective.
- affenpinscher — a small wire-haired breed of dog of European origin, having tufts of hair on the muzzle
- affreightment — a contract hiring a ship to carry goods
- aformentioned — Misspelling of aforementioned.
- age hardening — the hardening of metals by spontaneous structural changes over a period of time
- agent-general — a representative in London of a Canadian province or an Australian state
- aggiornamento — the process of bringing up to date methods, ideas, etc
- agglutinogens — Plural form of agglutinogen.
- aggregateness — the state of being aggregate
- agreeableness — to one's liking; pleasing: agreeable manners; an agreeable sensation.
- air freshener — An air freshener is a product people can buy which is meant to make rooms smell pleasant.
- air hardening — a process of hardening high-alloy steels by heating and cooling in a current of air
- air-hardening — noting any metal, especially alloy steel, that can be hardened from above its transformation point by cooling in air.
- aircraftwomen — Plural form of aircraftwoman.
- 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.
- alkene series — the homologous series of unsaturated, aliphatic hydrocarbons containing one double bond and having the general formula C n H 2n , as ethylene, H 2 C=CH 2 .
- allergenicity — causing allergic sensitization.
- allowableness — the quality of being allowable
- alpine garden — a rock garden.
- alterableness — The state or quality of being alterable.
- alternateness — The state or quality of being alternate.
- ambient music — a style of popular music which aims to create a relaxing atmosphere
- ambient noise — the level of the total noise in an area
- 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.
- aminobenzoate — (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of aminobenzoic acid.
- amniocenteses — Plural form of amniocentesis.
- amniocentesis — If a pregnant woman has an amniocentesis, fluid is removed from her womb in order to check that her unborn baby is not affected by certain genetic disorders.
- amphisbaenian — any of a legless, burrowing suborder (Amphisbaenia) of tropical reptiles (order Squamata) with a head and tail that look very much alike
- 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.
- ancien regime — The ancien regime was the political and social system in France before the revolution of 1789.
- 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)
- and then some — and more than that
- andersen nexo — Nexö, Martin Andersen.
- androcentrism — centered on, emphasizing, or dominated by males or masculine interests: an androcentric society; an androcentric religion.
- anencephalous — congenital absence of part or all of the brain.
- angiotensin i — any of three oligopeptides occurring in plasma, an inactive form (angiotensin I) and two varieties (angiotensin II and angiotensin III) that elevate blood pressure and stimulate the adrenal cortex to secrete aldosterone.
- animal warden — dogcatcher.
- anna karenina — a novel (1875–76) by Leo Tolstoy.
- announcements — Plural form of announcement.
- antenna array — a directional antenna or system of antennas for radio transmission or reception.
- antenniferous — having antennae
- antepenultima — (poetry) The last syllable of a word except two; an antepenult.
- anthropogenic — relating to anthropogenesis
- 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-hygienic — conducive to good health; healthful; sanitary.
- antigenically — Immunology. any substance that can stimulate the production of antibodies and combine specifically with them.
- antimutagenic — capable of reducing the frequency of mutation.