13-letter words containing ab
- affordability — that can be afforded; believed to be within one's financial means: attractive new cars at affordable prices.
- agreeableness — to one's liking; pleasing: agreeable manners; an agreeable sensation.
- alcohol abuse — the excessive consumption of alcoholic drinks
- allowable cut — the amount of a natural resource, as grain or oil, that may be harvested or taken from the earth within a specified period, as limited by law for conservation.
- allowableness — the quality of being allowable
- alphabet code — a list of easily distinguishable words, each representing a letter of the alphabet, used in radio and telephonic communications.
- alphabet soup — a confusing series of acronyms or abbreviations
- alphabetarian — a person learning, or studying, the alphabet
- alphabetiform — having similarities to letters of the alphabet
- alphabetizing — Present participle of alphabetize.
- alterableness — The state or quality of being alterable.
- analphabetism — the inability to read and write, illiteracy
- analysability — the capacity of something or someone to be analysed
- analyzability — to separate (a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or elements; determine the elements or essential features of (opposed to synthesize): to analyze an argument.
- angora rabbit — a breed of rabbit with long usually white silky hair
- answerability — liable to be asked to give account; responsible: He is answerable to a committee for all his decisions.
- anti-abortion — opposed to abortion
- anticipatable — capable of being anticipated
- antimetabolic — inhibiting metabolism
- appealability — an earnest request for aid, support, sympathy, mercy, etc.; entreaty; petition; plea.
- applicability — applying or capable of being applied; relevant; suitable; appropriate: an applicable rule; a solution that is applicable to the problem.
- apportionable — to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution: to apportion expenses among the three men.
- appreciatable — (chiefly,esthetics) That can be appreciated or enjoyed.
- apprehendable — That can be apprehended.
- arab-american — a citizen or resident of the U.S. of Arab birth or descent.
- arabian camel — a domesticated camel, Camelus dromedarius, having one hump on its back and used as a beast of burden in the hot deserts of N Africa and SW Asia
- arabian horse — one of a breed of horses, raised originally in Arabia and adjacent countries, noted for intelligence, grace, and speed.
- arabian senna — a tropical leguminous plant, Cassia angustifolia, having yellow flowers and long pods
- arabicization — the gradual change of a culture into one that incorporates Arab culture and/or speaks Arabic
- arable farmer — a farmer who grows arable crops
- armored cable — an electric cable having a metal protective covering
- ascertainable — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
- ascertainably — In a way that can be ascertained.
- assertability — The quality of being assertable.
- assessability — The quality of being assessable.
- assignability — The quality of being assignable.
- associability — the condition of or the capacity to be associable or linked or related in thinking
- atrabilarious — Characterized by melancholy or gloom.
- attachability — The quality of being attachable.
- attainability — capable of being attained.
- autostability — the property of being stable either as a result of inherent characteristics or of built-in devices
- availableness — Competent power; validity; efficacy; as, the availableness of a title.
- bab el mandeb — a strait between SW Arabia and E Africa, connecting the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden
- baba ghanoush — a thick purée of aubergines, tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, and garlic, originating in North Africa and the Mediterranean
- babbitt metal — any of a number of alloys originally based on tin, antimony, and copper but now often including lead: used esp in bearings
- baby carriage — A baby carriage is a small vehicle in which a baby can lie as it is pushed along.
- baby elephant — a very young elephant
- baby primrose — a tender primrose, Primula forbesii, native to China and Burma, having white, hairy leaves and rose- or lilac-colored flowers with a yellow center.
- baby snatcher — a person who steals a baby from its pram
- baby's-breath — a tall Eurasian caryophyllaceous plant, Gypsophila paniculata, bearing small white or pink fragrant flowers