14-letter words containing a, n, t, i
- adrenocortical — relating to the adrenal cortex
- adultification — The treatment of a non-adult as an adult.
- advance notice — warning
- adventitiously — associated with something by chance rather than as an integral part; extrinsic.
- adverse action — An adverse action notice is an official explanation by a financial institution of why they are refusing to grant credit to someone.
- advertisements — Plural form of advertisement.
- aerodynamicist — an expert in aerodynamics.
- aeroelastician — a specialist in the science of aeroelasticity
- aeronautically — In a aeronautical manner; with respect to aeronautics or aviation.
- aerosolisation — The process by which a material, usually a solid or liquid, is dispersed into an aerosol form.
- aerosolization — the production or dispersal of an aerosol
- aesthesiogenic — able to stimulate or produce sensation
- affectionately — showing, indicating, or characterized by affection or love; fondly tender: an affectionate embrace.
- affinity group — a group of persons affiliated with the same organization, college, etc., often receiving certain discounts or other privileges.
- aforementioned — If you refer to the aforementioned person or subject, you mean the person or subject that has already been mentioned.
- african millet — a grass, Eleusine coracana, of Asia and Africa, having round fruit with a loose husk, grown as a cereal and as an ornamental.
- african potato — the corm of a southern African plant, Hypoxis hemerocallidea, believed to possess medicinal properties
- african violet — any of several tropical African plants of the genus Saintpaulia, esp S. ionantha, cultivated as house plants, with violet, white, or pink flowers and hairy leaves: family Gesneriaceae
- africanization — to replace the European or white staff of (an organization in Africa) with black Africans.
- africanthropus — a genus of hominids of eastern Africa, assumed from a number of now lost skull fragments to have been a form of archaic Homo : no longer in technical use.
- after-ripening — the period of internal change that is necessary in some apparently mature seeds before germination can occur
- aftersensation — an afterimage.
- against nature — If you say that something is against nature, you think that it is unnatural.
- age of anxiety — a symphony (1949) by Leonard Bernstein.
- agglomerations — Plural form of agglomeration.
- aggrandisement — an act or instance of aggrandizing, or increasing in size, or intensity: aggrandizement of mercantile trade in the early colonies.
- aggrandization — The act of aggrandizing, or the state of being aggrandized or exalted in power, rank, honor, or wealth; exaltation; enlargement.
- aggrandizement — If someone does something for aggrandizement, they do it in order to get power, wealth, and importance for themselves.
- agroindustrial — of or relating to agroindustry
- agrotechnician — a specialist in the science and technology of agriculture, farm production, or the like.
- aguascalientes — a state in central Mexico. Pop: 943 506 (2000). Area: 5471 sq km (2112 sq miles)
- ailanthus moth — a large moth (Philosamia cynthia) native to E Asia and now established in the E U.S., whose larvae (ailanthus silkworms) feed on ailanthus leaves and produce an inferior silk in making their cocoons
- air conduction — Medicine/Medical. transmission of sound vibrations to the eardrum through the external auditory meatus (opposed to bone conduction).
- air controller — a military person assigned to monitor, manage, etc. aircraft within a specified region
- air equivalent — a measure of the effectiveness of a material in absorbing nuclear radiation, expressed as the thickness of an air layer (at 0° C and 1 atmosphere) causing the same absorption.
- airborne alert — a state of military alert wherein combat-equipped aircraft are flying and prepared for action.
- airconditioned — Alternative spelling of air-conditioned.
- airconditioner — Alternative form of air conditioner.
- aircraftswoman — a woman holding a noncommissioned rank in the RAF.
- airplane cloth — a strong, plain-weave cloth of linen or cotton, originally used for airplane wings
- airport lounge — an area in an airport which has seats, and sometimes other services such as toilets and refreshments, and where passengers wait for their plane
- alai mountains — mountain range in S Kyrgyzstan: highest peak, c. 19,500 ft (5,944 m)
- alan m. turing — Alan Turing
- alarm reaction — the first stage of the general adaptation syndrome, in which the body responds to stress by exhibiting shock.
- album-oriented — of or designating a format featuring rock songs from LPs and CDs rather than singles, especially mainstream rock music.
- albumenization — An alternative form of albuminization.
- albuminization — A conversion into albumin.
- aldus manutius — 1450–1515, Italian printer, noted for his fine editions of the classics. He introduced italic type
- aleutian range — a mountain range extending along the eastern coast of the Alaska Peninsula. Highest peak, Mt. Katmai, 6715 feet (2047 meters).
- alexander city — a city in E Alabama.