14-letter words starting with a
- absorptiometry — (chemistry) Analysis using an absorptiometer.
- absorptiveness — the quality of being absorptive
- absquatulating — Present participle of absquatulate.
- absquatulation — to flee; abscond: The old prospector absquatulated with our picks and shovel.
- abstemiousness — sparing or moderate in eating and drinking; temperate in diet.
- abstract class — (programming) In object-oriented programming, a class designed only as a parent from which sub-classes may be derived, but which is not itself suitable for instantiation. Often used to "abstract out" incomplete sets of features which may then be shared by a group of sibling sub-classes which add different variations of the missing pieces.
- abstract music — absolute music.
- abstract space — a space whose elements are not geometric points, especially a function space.
- abstractedness — The state of being abstracted; abstract character. (First attested in the mid 17th century.).
- abstractionism — the theory and practice of the abstract, esp of abstract art
- abstractionist — a person who produces abstract works of art.
- abyssinian cat — a variety of cat with a long body and a short brown coat with black or dark brown markings
- academic dress — formal dress, usually comprising cap, gown, and hood, worn by university staff and students
- acanthocytosis — a condition characterized by large numbers of acanthocytes in the blood.
- acceleratingly — in an accelerating manner
- accelerational — Of, pertaining to, or caused by acceleration.
- accelerometers — Plural form of accelerometer.
- acceptableness — The quality of being acceptable, or suitable to be favorably received; acceptability.
- accessibleness — the ability to be accessed
- accessory cell — Immunology. any of various cells of the immune system that work with T or B cells to initiate a specific immune response.
- accessory shoe — a bracket on top of a camera to which a flash unit or other accessory may be fitted
- accident prone — If you describe someone or something as accident prone, you mean that a lot of accidents or other unpleasant things happen to them.
- accident-prone — tending to have more accidents or mishaps than the average person.
- accidentalness — the state of being accidental
- accommodations — Accommodations are hotels or rooms where people can stay for a period of time.
- accompaniments — something incidental or added for ornament, symmetry, etc.
- accomplishable — to bring to its goal or conclusion; carry out; perform; finish: to accomplish one's mission.
- accomplishment — An accomplishment is something remarkable that has been done or achieved.
- accordion file — an expanding file made of ridged paper with separate compartments for different types of document
- accordion-fold — to fold into pleats resembling the bellows of an accordion: to make a fan by accordion-folding a sheet of paper.
- account holder — the person whose name is on a bank account
- account number — the unique number given to an individual account with a bank, supplier, department store, service provider etc
- accountability — the state of being accountable, liable, or answerable.
- accountantship — the occupation or post of an accountant
- accreditations — Plural form of accreditation.
- accretion disc — the disc formed around a celestial body by the process of accretion
- accretion disk — the rapidly spinning disk of gas that forms around the more compact component of a close binary star system as mass is transferred to the compact companion from the primary star.
- accrued income — money which has been earned but has not yet been received
- accumulatively — tending to accumulate or arising from accumulation; cumulative.
- accusatorially — By way of accusation; in an accusatorial manner; by means of a formal accuser.
- accustomedness — the state of being customary or usual
- acetylcysteine — a substance, C 5 H 9 NO 3 S, used in solution as an inhalant to dissolve mucus in the treatment of chronic bronchitis, asthma, and emphysema and also used as an antidote in acetaminophen poisoning.
- acetylene lamp — a lamp that works on acetylene
- achaean league — a confederation of Achaean cities formed in the early third century bc, which became a political and military force in Greece, directed particularly against Macedonian domination of the Peloponnesus
- achilles' heel — a portion, spot, area, or the like, that is especially or solely vulnerable: His Achilles heel is his quick temper.
- achondroplasia — a skeletal disorder, characterized by failure of normal conversion of cartilage into bone, that begins during fetal life and results in dwarfism
- achromatically — In an achromatic manner.
- acid anhydride — a compound formed by removing water from a more complex compound: an oxide of a nonmetal (acid anhydride) or a metal (basic anhydride) that forms an acid or a base, respectively, when united with water.
- acid phosphate — superphosphate (def 1).
- acknowledgedly — by general agreement, admittedly