16-letter words containing ian
- acanthopterygian — of, relating to, or belonging to the Acanthopterygii, a large group of teleost fishes having spiny fin rays. The group includes most saltwater bony fishes
- actinopterygians — Plural form of actinopterygian.
- aeolian deposits — sediments, such as loess, made up of windblown grains of sand or dust
- african-canadian — a Canadian of African descent
- aleutian current — a current in the Pacific Ocean that flows eastward between latitudes 40° and 50° N.
- aleutian islands — a chain of over 150 volcanic islands, extending southwestwards from the Alaska Peninsula between the N Pacific and the Bering Sea
- anglo-australian — belonging, relating to, or involving England and Australia, or the people of the two countries.
- anti-egalitarian — asserting, resulting from, or characterized by belief in the equality of all people, especially in political, economic, or social life.
- anti-trinitarian — believing in or adhering to the doctrine of the Trinity.
- antiangiogenesis — (medicine) The prevention of angiogenesis, the growth of new blood vessels.
- antianxiety drug — any of various substances, as benzodiazepines, that are primarily used to treat various forms of anxiety and psychosomatic conditions.
- antihumanitarian — Opposing humanitarianism.
- antiparkinsonian — An antiparkinsonian is an agent used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease.
- appliance garage — a kitchen compartment or cabinet designed for housing frequently used small electric appliances.
- ascidian tadpole — the free-swimming larva of an ascidian, having a tadpole-like tail containing the notochord and nerve cord
- athanasian creed — a profession of faith widely used in the Western Church which, although formerly attributed to Athanasius, probably originated in Gaul between 381 and 428 ad
- australian crawl — a stroke in which the feet are kicked like paddles while the arms reach forward and pull back through the water
- australian rules — a game resembling rugby football, played in Australia between teams of 18 men each on an oval pitch, with a ball resembling a large rugby ball. Players attempt to kick the ball between posts (without crossbars) at either end of the pitch, scoring six points for a goal (between the two main posts) and one point for a behind (between either of two outer posts and the main posts). They may punch or kick the ball and run with it provided that they bounce it every ten yards
- austro-hungarian — of or relating to the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary (1867–1918)
- authoritarianism — Authoritarianism is the state of being authoritarian or the belief that people with power, especially the State, have the right to control other people's actions.
- avian diphtheria — a virus disease of chickens and other birds characterized by warty excrescences on the comb and wattles, and often by diphtherialike changes in the mucous membranes of the head.
- babylonian exile — the exile of the Jews, deported by Nebuchadnezzar into Babylonia in 597 b.c. and permitted to return by Cyrus in 538 b.c.
- batesian mimicry — mimicry in which a harmless species is protected from predators by means of its resemblance to a harmful or inedible species
- belgian malinois — one of a Belgian breed of medium-sized dogs having a short coat, tan to dark brown in color, a black mask, and erect ears, bred originally as a sheepherding dog.
- belgian sheepdog — any of a Belgian breed of large herding dog with a black coat, sometimes used as a guide dog
- belgian tervuren — one of a Belgian breed of medium-sized dogs having a long, straight coat, fawn to mahogany in color, differing from the Belgian sheepdog only in color.
- bermuda triangle — an area in the Atlantic Ocean bounded by Bermuda, Puerto Rico, and Florida where ships and aeroplanes are alleged to have disappeared mysteriously
- bohemian waxwing — any of several songbirds of the family Bombycillidae, having a showy crest and certain feathers tipped with a red, waxy material, as Bombycilla garrulus (Bohemian waxwing) of the Northern Hemisphere.
- calamian islands — a group of about 100 islands in the SW Philippines. 600 sq. mi. (1554 sq. km). Largest island, Busuanga.
- caledonian canal — a canal in N Scotland, linking the Atlantic with the North Sea through the Great Glen: built 1803–47; now used mostly for leisure boating
- canadian english — the English language as spoken in Canada
- canadian hemlock — eastern hemlock.
- canadian soldier — the mayfly.
- chian turpentine — turpentine (def 2).
- chiang ching-kuo — 1910–88, Chinese statesman; the son of Chiang Kai-shek. He was prime minister of Taiwan (1971–78); president (1978–88)
- chief technician — a noncommissioned officer in the Royal Air Force junior to a flight sergeant
- christian action — an inter-Church movement formed in 1946 to promote Christian ideals in society at large
- civilian clothes — not military uniform
- communitarianism — A theory or system of social organization based on small self-governing communities.
- contractarianism — any of various theories that justify moral principles and political choices because they depend on a social contract involving certain ideal conditions, as lack of ignorance or uncertainty.
- cornelian cherry — a flowering tree of the dogwood family Cornus mas
- covariant theory — the principle that physical laws have the same form and interrelations in any system of coordinates in which they are expressed.
- crossopterygians — Plural form of crossopterygian.
- darwinian theory — Darwin's theory of evolution, which holds that all species of plants and animals developed from earlier forms by hereditary transmission of slight variations in successive generations, and that natural selection determines which forms will survive
- dechristianizing — Present participle of dechristianize.
- devil's triangle — Bermuda Triangle.
- english canadian — a Canadian citizen whose first language is English, esp one of English descent
- erymanthian boar — a wild boar that ravaged the district around Mount Erymanthus: captured by Hercules as his fourth labour
- eternal triangle — You use the eternal triangle to refer to a relationship involving love and jealousy between two men and a woman or two women and a man.
- family physician — a general practitioner.
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