16-letter words containing ans
- acanthocephalans — Plural form of acanthocephalan.
- actinopterygians — Plural form of actinopterygian.
- active transport — a process by which molecules are enabled to pass across a membrane from a region in which they are in a low concentration to one of high concentration; this requires the expenditure of energy in metabolism and is assisted by carrier proteins, commonly referred to as pumps
- aminotransferase — transaminase.
- answer-back code — a unique code that identifies the telex machine to which a message is sent
- autotransformers — Plural form of autotransformer.
- autotransfusions — Plural form of autotransfusion.
- balance transfer — the act of transferring debt from one credit card to another, assuming that the second card has better terms or interest rates than the first
- cash transaction — a piece of business, for example an act of buying or selling something
- chanson de geste — one of a genre of Old French epic poems celebrating heroic deeds, the most famous of which is the Chanson de Roland
- clackmannanshire — a council area and historical county of central Scotland; became part of the Central region in 1975 but reinstated as an independent unitary authority in 1996; mainly agricultural. Administrative centre: Alloa. Pop: 47 680 (2003 est). Area: 142 sq km (55 sq miles)
- cleansing tissue — a small piece of absorbent paper, used especially for removing cleansing cream and cosmetics and also serving as a disposable handkerchief.
- crossopterygians — Plural form of crossopterygian.
- drift transistor — a transistor in which the impurity concentration in the base increases from the collector-base junction to the emitter-base junction, producing a resistivity gradient that greatly increases its high-frequency response
- ethnic cleansing — genocide
- expansion bottle — a tank collecting coolant from a radiator while an engine is heated, and from which the coolant returns to the radiator when the engine cools
- goods in transit — articles that are in the process of being carried by vehicle from one place to another
- hanseatic league — a medieval league of towns of northern Germany and adjacent countries for the promotion and protection of commerce.
- hansen's disease — leprosy.
- heart transplant — surgery to replace a patient's heart
- inmos transputer — transputer
- lactovegetarians — Plural form of lactovegetarian.
- loan translation — the process whereby a compound word or expression is created by literal translation of each of the elements of a compound word or expression in another language, as marriage of convenience from French mariage de convenance.
- microtransmitter — a small electronic device which transmits television or radio signals
- mistranscription — the act or process of transcribing.
- monotransitivity — (grammar) The state or quality of being monotransitive.
- narragansett bay — an inlet of the Atlantic in E Rhode Island. 28 miles (45 km) long.
- native americans — a person born in the United States.
- neurotransmitter — any of several chemical substances, as epinephrine or acetylcholine, that transmit nerve impulses across a synapse to a postsynaptic element, as another nerve, muscle, or gland.
- new orleans jazz — the jazz originating in New Orleans from about 1914; traditional jazz
- non-transferable — to convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another: He transferred the package from one hand to the other.
- non-transitively — Grammar. having the nature of a transitive verb.
- nontransmissible — Not transmissible.
- nontransmittable — Not transmittable.
- not by any means — in no way, by no method
- nuclear transfer — the procedure used to produce the first cloned mammals, in which the nucleus of a somatic cell is transferred into an egg cell whose own nucleus has been removed. This cell is then stimulated by an electric shock to divide and form an embryo
- organ transplant — an operation in which an organ is transplanted from a donor
- over the transom — by unsolicited submission, as to a publisher
- passive transfer — Immunology. injection of lymphocytes or antibody from an immune or sensitized donor to a nonimmune host in order to impart immunity or test for allergic reactions.
- phalansterianism — a system by which society would be reorganized into units comprising their own social and industrial elements; Fourierism.
- public transport — fare-paying travel
- quinquagenarians — Plural form of quinquagenarian.
- radiotransparent — transparent to radiation; invisible in x-ray photographs and under fluoroscopy (opposed to radiopaque).
- trans-fatty acid — a polyunsaturated fatty acid that has been converted from the cis-form by hydrogenation: used in the manufacture of margarine
- transalpine gaul — an ancient region in W Europe, including the modern areas of N Italy, France, Belgium, and the S Netherlands: consisted of two main divisions, one part S of the Alps (Cisalpine Gaul) and another part N of the Alps (Transalpine Gaul)
- transcendentally — transcendent, surpassing, or superior.
- transconductance — the ratio of a small change in anode current of an electron tube at a certain level of output to the corresponding small change of control-electrode voltage, usually expressed in mhos or micromhos.
- transcontinental — passing or extending across a continent: a transcontinental railroad.
- transcrystalline — situated within or passing through the crystals of a substance.
- transculturation — acculturation.
On this page, we collect all 16-letter words with ANS. It’s easy to find right word with a certain length. It is the easiest way to find 16-letter word that contains ANS to use in Scrabble or Crossword puzzles.