14-letter words containing st
- anaesthetizing — Present participle of anaesthetize.
- and no mistake — certainly
- anesthesimeter — a device for measuring the amount of anesthetic given by inhalation.
- anesthesiology — the science of anesthesia and anesthetics
- anesthetically — In an anesthetic manner.
- angle of stall — critical angle (def 2).
- angostura bark — the bitter aromatic bark of certain South American rutaceous trees of the genus Cusparia or Galipea, formerly used medicinally to reduce fever
- angustifoliate — having thin or narrow leaves
- animal testing — Animal testing involves doing scientific tests on animals when developing new products or drugs.
- anopisthograph — a manuscript, parchment, or book having writing on only one side of the leaves.
- antagonistical — Alternative form of antagonistic.
- anthropologist — a person who specializes in anthropology
- anti-ballistic — designed to detect, intercept, or destroy ballistic missiles: an antiballistic missile.
- anti-communist — a person who is opposed to Communism
- anti-formalist — strict adherence to, or observance of, prescribed or traditional forms, as in music, poetry, and art.
- anti-socialist — a person who opposes socialism.
- anti-sterility — free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic: sterile surgical instruments.
- anti-stimulant — Physiology, Medicine/Medical. something that temporarily quickens some vital process or the functional activity of some organ or part: Adrenalin is a stimulant for the heart. Compare depressant (def 4).
- anticapitalist — opposed to or against the principles or practice of capitalism
- antienergistic — resisting applied energy
- antifederalist — a person who opposed the ratification of the Constitution in 1789 and thereafter allied with Thomas Jefferson's Antifederal Party, which opposed extension of the powers of the federal Government
- antifilibuster — a person or method in opposition to filibustering
- antihistamines — any of certain compounds or medicines that neutralize or inhibit the effect of histamine in the body, used chiefly in the treatment of allergic disorders and colds.
- antihistaminic — relating to antihistamines
- antihistorical — opposed to history or to methods which emphasize or require historical study
- antihumanistic — being opposed to humanism
- antimilitarist — opposed to militarism
- antimonarchist — opposed to a monarchy
- antimonopolist — opposed to monopoly
- antineoplastic — acting against tumours
- antiperistasis — a real or imagined process in which one part increases the force of an opposing part
- antiphlogistic — of or relating to the prevention or alleviation of inflammation
- antiphrastical — the use of a word in a sense opposite to its proper meaning.
- antipositivist — Relating to antipositivism.
- antiseparatist — a person who opposes separatism
- aphoristically — in an aphoristic manner
- apostrophizing — Present participle of apostrophize.
- approach stage — the stage of landing when a plane is approaching the runway
- archaeologists — Plural form of archaeologist.
- archaeometrist — a person who uses archaeometry
- argonne forest — a wooded region in NE France: battles, World War I, 1918; World War II, 1944.
- aristocratical — aristocratic
- arkansas stone — a type of stone used as a whetstone for metal objects, especially knives.
- aromatherapist — An aromatherapist is a person who is qualified to practise aromatherapy.
- arrest warrant — a legal document giving permission to arrest someone
- arresting gear — any mechanism or device for bringing something to a stop, as an airplane landing on an aircraft carrier.
- 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
- arthroplasties — Plural form of arthroplasty.
- assistance dog — a dog that has been specially trained to live with and accompany a disabled person, carrying out such tasks as prompting them to take medication or assisting them to cross a road