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13-letter words containing r

  • american curl — a breed of slender cat with curled-back ears and a plumed tail
  • american fork — a town in central Utah.
  • american plan — a hotel rate in which the charge includes meals
  • american wake — an all-night farewell party for a person about to emigrate to America
  • amicus curiae — a person not directly engaged in a case who advises the court
  • amino radical — the univalent group, −NH 2 .
  • aminoaciduria — the presence of amino acids in urine
  • aminotriazole — a white, crystalline, soluble powder, NHNC(NH2)NCH, used for killing weeds or other undesired vegetation: a carcinogen
  • amitriptyline — a tricyclic antidepressant drug. Formula: C20H23N
  • amitryptyline — a drug with several uses, most commonly prescribed to treat depression
  • ammonia water — ammonia (def 2).
  • amor asteroid — one of a small group of asteroids whose orbits approach but do not cross that of the earth: named after the first such asteroid discovered (1932).
  • amorphousness — lacking definite form; having no specific shape; formless: the amorphous clouds.
  • amphigastrium — any of the small leaves or appendages on the under surface of the stem of some liverworts
  • amphiprostyle — (esp of a classical temple) having a set of columns at both ends but not at the sides
  • amphitheaters — Plural form of amphitheater.
  • amphitheatral — relating to an amphitheatre, taking place in an amphitheatre
  • amphitheatres — Plural form of amphitheatre.
  • amphitheatric — Of, pertaining to, exhibited in, or resembling an amphitheatre.
  • amphitrichate — having a single flagellum at each end.
  • amphitrichous — having a single flagellum at each end.
  • amphitryon 38 — a play (1938) by Jean Giraudoux.
  • amphotericins — Plural form of amphotericin.
  • amplificatory — of the nature of enlargement or extension, as of a statement, narrative, etc.
  • anachronistic — You say that something is anachronistic when you think that it is out of date or old-fashioned.
  • anachronously — in an anachronous manner
  • anadama bread — a kneaded yeast bread containing cornmeal and, usually, molasses
  • anaerobically — (of an organism or tissue) living in the absence of air or free oxygen.
  • 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.
  • anagrammatize — to arrange into an anagram
  • anak krakatau — a volcanic island in Indonesia formed by volcanic eruptions during and subsequent to 1927
  • anaphorically — referring back to or substituting for a preceding word or group of words: anaphoric reference.
  • anaphrodisiac — tending to lessen sexual desire
  • anathematizer — One who anathematizes; a severe critic.
  • anchor pocket — a recess in the bow of a vessel, for housing a stockless anchor.
  • anchorpersons — Plural form of anchorperson.
  • 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)
  • ancus marcius — a king of Rome, during whose reign the first bridge across the Tiber was constructed.
  • andean condor — either of two large, New World vultures of the family Cathartidae, Gymnogyps californianus (California condor) or Vultur gryphus (Andean condor) the largest flying birds in the Western Hemisphere: the California condor is almost extinct; the Andean condor is greatly reduced in number and rare in many areas.
  • andersen nexo — Nexö, Martin Andersen.
  • andersonville — town in SW central Ga.: site of a Confederate prison in the Civil War
  • andrei markov — (person)   1856-1922. The Russian mathematician, after who Markov chains were named.
  • androcentrism — centered on, emphasizing, or dominated by males or masculine interests: an androcentric society; an androcentric religion.
  • androdioecism — the state of being androdioecious
  • androgynously — In an androgynous manner.
  • anfractuosity — the condition or quality of being anfractuous
  • angel's share — the amount of alcoholic liquor that evaporates during distillation.
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