13-letter words containing is
- alchemistical — relating to alchemists
- aldosteronism — high blood pressure caused by excess aldosterone in the blood and urine
- alexis carrel — Alexis [uh-lek-sis;; French a-lek-see] /əˈlɛk sɪs;; French a lɛkˈsi/ (Show IPA), 1873–1944, French surgeon and biologist, in U.S. 1905–39: Nobel Prize 1912.
- alligatorfish — a slender marine fish, Aspidophoroides monopterygius, of Atlantic seas, having overlapping plates covering the body.
- alpha orionis — Betelgeuse
- alternativism — The rejection of a social normality through the pursuit of alternatives.
- ambient noise — the level of the total noise in an area
- ambisexuality — the state of being ambisexual
- ambroise pare — Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- 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
- amphistomatal — (of a leaf) having stomata on both surfaces
- anachronistic — You say that something is anachronistic when you think that it is out of date or old-fashioned.
- anaesthetised — anesthetize.
- anaesthetists — Plural form of anaesthetist.
- anagrammatise — To produce an anagram of (a piece of text).
- anagrammatism — The creation of anagrams.
- anagrammatist — A creator (finder) of anagrams, one who comes up with anagrams.
- analphabetism — the inability to read and write, illiteracy
- anaphrodisiac — tending to lessen sexual desire
- anastigmatism — the condition of being free from astigmatism
- anathematised — to pronounce an anathema against; denounce; curse.
- androcentrism — centered on, emphasizing, or dominated by males or masculine interests: an androcentric society; an androcentric religion.
- androdioecism — the state of being androdioecious
- anglicisation — The process by which something or someone (usually a word) is made more English. Usually applied to language or culture.
- anise camphor — anethole.
- anisometropia — an imbalance in the power of the two eyes to refract light
- anisometropic — relating to anisometropia
- anisophyllous — having leaves of different shapes or sizes.
- anna christie — a play (1921) by Eugene O'Neill.
- annexationism — the theory or practice of taking over another country's territory, especially by force.
- annexationist — the theory or practice of taking over another country's territory, especially by force.
- anomalistical — relating to a planet's angular distance from its last perihelion or orbital point nearest to the sun
- ante-christum — before Christ. Abbreviation: A.C.
- anti-feminism — the doctrine advocating social, political, and all other rights of women equal to those of men.
- anti-humanist — a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity.
- anti-idealism — the cherishing or pursuit of high or noble principles, purposes, goals, etc.
- anti-idealist — a person who cherishes or pursues high or noble principles, purposes, goals, etc. Synonyms: optimist, perfectionist, reformer, visionary, utopianist. Antonyms: pragmatist, skeptic, cynic.
- anti-nepotism — patronage bestowed or favoritism shown on the basis of family relationship, as in business and politics: She was accused of nepotism when she made her nephew an officer of the firm.
- anti-pacifist — a person who believes in pacifism or is opposed to war or to violence of any kind.
- anti-populism — (lowercase) any of various, often antiestablishment or anti-intellectual political movements or philosophies that offer unorthodox solutions or policies and appeal to the common person rather than according with traditional party or partisan ideologies.
- anti-semitism — Anti-Semitism is hostility to and prejudice against Jewish people.
- antiarthritis — acting against arthritis
- antiballistic — of or relating to defence against ballistic weapons
- antichristian — Pertaining to Antichrist.
- anticlockwise — If something is moving anticlockwise, it is moving in the opposite direction to the direction in which the hands of a clock move.
- anticollision — intended to avoid collisions
- anticommunism — the opposition to communism
- anticommunist — (initial capital letter) a member of the Communist Party or movement.
- antiformalist — opposed to formalism