13-letter words containing r, a, m
- anharmonicity — (mechanics) Of or pertaining to the deviation of a system from harmonicity (being a harmonic oscillator).
- animadversion — criticism or censure
- animadverting — Present participle of animadvert.
- animal rights — People who are concerned with animal rights believe very strongly that animals should not be exploited or harmed by humans.
- animal starch — glycogen.
- animal warden — dogcatcher.
- anise camphor — anethole.
- anisometropia — an imbalance in the power of the two eyes to refract light
- anisometropic — relating to anisometropia
- ante meridiem — before noon
- ante-christum — before Christ. Abbreviation: A.C.
- ante-meridian — occurring before noon.
- anthropometer — an instrument that consists of a calibrated, vertical rod to which are attached two horizontal arms, one fixed and one movable, for measuring the human trunk and limbs.
- anthropometry — the comparative study of sizes and proportions of the human body
- anti-american — opposed to anything of or relating to the United States of America
- anti-macassar — a small covering, usually ornamental, placed on the backs and arms of upholstered furniture to prevent wear or soiling; a tidy.
- anti-monarchy — a state or nation in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch. Compare absolute monarchy, limited monarchy.
- anti-morality — conformity to the rules of right conduct; moral or virtuous conduct.
- anti-romantic — of, relating to, or of the nature of romance; characteristic or suggestive of the world of romance: a romantic adventure.
- anticlinorium — a vast elongated anticline with its strata further folded into anticlines and synclines
- antiempirical — Going against what is empirically true.
- antiformalist — opposed to formalism
- antiimmigrant — Opposing immigrants or immigration.
- antilogarithm — a number whose logarithm to a given base is a given number
- antimacassars — Plural form of antimacassar.
- antimarijuana — opposed to or acting against the use of marijuana
- antimarketeer — a person who was opposed to the United Kingdom joining the European Union
- antimicrobial — capable of destroying or inhibiting the growth of disease-causing microbes
- antimodernism — modern character, tendencies, or values; adherence to or sympathy with what is modern.
- antimodernist — opposed to modernism
- antireformers — Plural form of antireformer.
- antirheumatic — acting against rheumatism
- antiritualism — opposed to ritualism
- antisubmarine — (of weapons, missiles, etc) designed to combat or destroy submarines
- antisymmetric — (of a relation) never holding between a pair of arguments x and y when it holds between y and x except when x = y, as "…is no younger than…"
- antiterrorism — opposed to or acting against terrorism; counterterrorist
- any number of — several or many
- anywhere from — any quantity, time, degree, etc, above a specified limit
- aperture mask — a perforated metal plate situated behind the faceplate of a color television picture tube and having holes aligned to insure that each of three electron beams strikes only its corresponding red, green, or blue phosphor dot.
- apogeotropism — negative geotropism, as shown by plant stems
- apoplectiform — of or resembling apoplexy or stroke.
- apparent time — Astronomy. local time measured by the hour angle of the sun.
- apparentement — a coalition formed between political parties during an election.
- apportionment — the act of apportioning
- approximately — close to; around; roughly or in the region of
- approximating — Present participle of approximate.
- approximation — An approximation is a fact, object, or description which is similar to something else, but which is not exactly the same.
- approximative — (of a method, description, etc.) giving only an approximation to something.
- aqueous humor — a watery fluid in the space between the cornea and the lens of the eye
- arab-american — a citizen or resident of the U.S. of Arab birth or descent.