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14-letter words containing a, l, e

  • alto saxophone — the third highest member of the saxophone family
  • alumina cement — a quick-setting cement with a large bauxite content.
  • aluminohydride — (inorganic compound) The univalent anion, AlH4-, present in such compounds as lithium aluminium hydride.
  • aluminum oxide — alumina
  • alumosilicates — Plural form of alumosilicate.
  • alveolar ridge — the ridgelike border of the upper and lower jaws containing the sockets of the teeth.
  • alveolopalatal — articulated with the blade or front of the tongue approaching or touching the front of the hard palate near its junction with the alveolar ridge; having a primary palatal articulation and a secondary alveolar articulation.
  • ambidextrously — In an ambidextrous manner.
  • ambulance crew — the team of people who man an ambulance
  • ambulancewoman — a woman who works as part of an ambulance crew
  • amebic colitis — a type of dysentery caused by the protozoan Entamoeba histolytica, characterized especially by ulceration of the large intestine.
  • american cloth — a glazed or waterproofed cotton cloth
  • american eagle — the bald eagle, esp when depicted as the national emblem of the US
  • american holly — See under holly (def 1).
  • american lotus — water chinquapin (def 1).
  • american sable — the brown fur of the American marten, Martes americana
  • amillennialist — A believer in amillennialism.
  • aminoglycoside — of or relating to amino sugars in glycosidic linkage.
  • amphiprostyles — Plural form of amphiprostyle.
  • amplexifoliate — having amplexicaul leaves.
  • amylobarbitone — Obsolete spelling of amobarbital.
  • an early night — If you have an early night, you go to bed early. If you have a late night, you go to bed late.
  • anaglyphoscope — a pair of spectacles for viewing an anaglyph.
  • anal character — Psychoanalysis. a group of personality traits including meticulousness, compulsiveness, and rigidity, believed to be associated with excessive preoccupation with the anal phase as a child, with effects lingering into adulthood.
  • anal retentive — a person who exhibits anal personality traits
  • anal-retentive — having an anal character.
  • analogue clock — a clock in which the hours, minutes, and sometimes seconds are indicated by hands on a dial
  • analogue watch — a watch in which the hours, minutes, and sometimes seconds are indicated by hands on a dial
  • analyzed rhyme — the use of assonance and consonance in a complex pattern at the ends of alternate lines of a quatrain, as in head, mat, met, had.
  • ancient lights — the legal right to receive, by a particular window or windows, adequate and unobstructed daylight
  • andrew toolkit — (tool)   (ATK) A portable user interface toolkit developed as part of the Andrew project, running on the X Window System and distributed with X11R5.
  • androcephalous — having a human head
  • anesthesiology — the science of anesthesia and anesthetics
  • anesthetically — In an anesthetic manner.
  • angelic doctor — an epithet of Saint Thomas Aquinas
  • angle of climb — the angle between the axis of motion of a climbing aircraft and the horizontal plane.
  • angle of pitch — the acute angle between the longitudinal axis of an aircraft or spacecraft and the direction of the wind relative to the vehicle.
  • angle of slide — the minimum slope, measured in degrees from the horizontal, at which loose solid material will start to slide or flow.
  • angle of stall — critical angle (def 2).
  • anglo-american — of or relating to relations between England and the United States or their peoples
  • angustifoliate — having thin or narrow leaves
  • animal cracker — a sweet or savoury biscuit in the shape of an animal
  • animal shelter — an establishment, especially one supported by charitable contributions, that provides a temporary home for dogs, cats, and other animals that are offered for adoption.
  • animal testing — Animal testing involves doing scientific tests on animals when developing new products or drugs.
  • animal welfare — the protection of the health and well-being of animals
  • anisyl acetate — a colorless liquid, the para form of C 10 H 12 O 3 , having a lilaclike odor, used chiefly as a scent in the manufacture of perfume.
  • ankle bracelet — an ornamental chain worn around the ankle
  • anne of cleves — 1515–57, the fourth wife of Henry VIII of England: their marriage (1540) was annulled after six months
  • answerableness — The state or quality of being answerable.
  • antediluvially — in antediluvian times, in times before the Flood
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