14-letter words containing ri
- american samoa — the part of Samoa administered by the US. Capital: Pago Pago. Pop: 54 719 (2013 est). Area: 197 sq km (76 sq miles)
- american senna — wild senna.
- american twist — a service in which the ball is spun so as to bounce high and to the left of the receiver.
- amount at risk — the difference between the reserve of a life-insurance policy and its face amount.
- amphotericin b — an antibiotic compound, C46H73NO20, used in treating certain diseases caused by parasitic fungi, such as systemic candidiasis
- amrit ceremony — the ceremony of initiation into the Khalsa, at which amrit is drunk by and sprinkled on the heads of candidates for initiation
- amusement ride — a device at a fair, theme park, etc that people can ride in
- anchoritically — in the manner of or resembling an anchorite
- anglo-american — of or relating to relations between England and the United States or their peoples
- animal spirits — cheerful and exuberant boisterousness
- anterior tooth — a tooth in the front of the mouth; an incisor or cuspid.
- anteroparietal — situated in a forward part or on the wall of an organ or cavity.
- anthropometric — the measurement of the size and proportions of the human body.
- anti-authority — demonstrating a rejection of authority
- anti-bacterial — destructive to or inhibiting the growth of bacteria.
- anti-sterility — free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic: sterile surgical instruments.
- anticipatorily — of, showing, or expressing anticipation.
- antiderivative — an indefinite integral
- antihistorical — opposed to history or to methods which emphasize or require historical study
- antilogarithms — Plural form of antilogarithm.
- antimilitarism — the opposition to militarism or to war between states
- antimilitarist — opposed to militarism
- antiperistasis — a real or imagined process in which one part increases the force of an opposing part
- antiquarianism — pertaining to antiquaries or to the study of antiquities.
- antiscriptural — opposed to or contradicting scripture
- aphoristically — in an aphoristic manner
- appropriations — Plural form of appropriation.
- araguaya-river — a river flowing N from central Brazil to the Tocantins River. about 1100 miles (1770 km) long.
- arboricultural — Of or pertaining to the care, planting and maintenance of trees.
- arcado-cyprian — an ancient language group of eastern Greece.
- archaebacteria — (formerly) a group of microorganisms now regarded as members of the Archaea
- archaeometrist — a person who uses archaeometry
- archbishoprics — Plural form of archbishopric.
- archebacterium — (biology) alternative spelling of archaebacterium.
- archimandrites — Plural form of archimandrite.
- ardent spirits — spirits, such as rum, whisky, etc
- aristocratical — aristocratic
- arithmetically — the method or process of computation with figures: the most elementary branch of mathematics.
- armamentariums — Plural form of armamentarium.
- arriere-pensee — an unrevealed thought or intention
- arrivals board — a board showing the time of arrival of planes, trains or buses
- art historical — of or relating to the history of art or to its study: art historical documents on 16th-century painting.
- art-historical — of or concerned with the history of art
- arteriographic — relating to arteriography
- asian-american — of or connected with Americans of Asian ancestry
- asthenospheric — relating to the asthenosphere
- asymmetrically — not identical on both sides of a central line; unsymmetrical; lacking symmetry: Most faces are asymmetric.
- at one's peril — If you say that someone does something at their peril, you are warning them that they will probably suffer as a result of doing it.
- atrial flutter — irregular heart rhythm
- attitudinarian — a person who assumes an affected attitude