13-letter words containing ast
- metastasizing — Present participle of metastasize.
- moose pasture — land considered to be worthless, esp when lacking in extractable mineral deposits
- movable feast — a religious feast that does not occur on the same date each year.
- myofibroblast — (cytology) A cell that is intermediate between a fibroblast and smooth muscle.
- myringoplasty — (surgery) The closure of the perforation of pars tensa of the tympanic membrane.
- narrowcasting — Present participle of narrowcast.
- neoplasticism — the theory and practice of the de Stijl school, chiefly characterized by an emphasis on the formal structure of a work of art, and restriction of spatial or linear relations to vertical and horizontal movements as well as restriction of the artist's palette to black, white, and the primary colors.
- neuroblastoma — a malignant tumor of immature nerve cells that usually starts in the autonomic nervous system or adrenal gland and spreads quickly, most often affecting young children.
- noncolourfast — (of a fabric) having a colour that tends to fade when washed or worn
- north by east — a point on the compass 11°15′ east of north. Abbreviation: NbE.
- north-eastern — North-eastern means in or from the north-east of a region or country.
- northeasterly — of or located in the northeast.
- northeastward — the northeast.
- nuclear waste — the radioactive by-products from the operation of a nuclear reactor or from the reprocessing of depleted nuclear fuel.
- odontoblastic — Relating to odontoblasts.
- onomastically — In an onomastic way.
- orgiastically — In an orgiastic fashion.
- osteoblastoma — (oncology) an uncommon osteoid tissue-forming primary neoplasm of the bone.
- osteoplasties — Plural form of osteoplasty.
- overcast seam — a hem with long stitches passing successively over the edge
- overhastiness — the condition of being overhasty
- past anterior — a pluperfect verb (in French)
- past historic — the simple past
- past mistress — a woman who is thoroughly experienced or exceptionally skilled in a profession, art, etc.
- pastel orange — suntan (def 3).
- pastoral care — help with personal needs and problems given by a teacher
- pastry cutter — a cutter that is used to cut pastry into shapes
- peirastically — in a peirastic manner
- pentastichous — (of plant leaves) arranged in five vertical rows
- perigastritis — the inflammation of the part of the peritoneum surrounding the stomach
- phelloplastic — an image or a representation that has been fashioned from cork
- pigeon breast — chicken breast.
- pilaster mass — an engaged pier, usually plain, used as a buttress.
- plastic money — credit cards, used instead of cash
- plastic paddy — a person who, although not born in Ireland, is of Irish descent and places great importance on Irishness
- plastoquinone — a quinone that occurs in the chloroplasts of plants and functions as an electron carrier during photosynthesis.
- pneumogastric — of or relating to the lungs and stomach.
- procrastinate — to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.
- proteoclastic — of, related to, or initiating proteolysis
- psychasthenia — Psychiatry. (no longer in technical use) a neurosis marked by fear, anxiety, phobias, etc.
- psychasthenic — a person who has psychasthenia
- pull a fastie — to play a sly trick
- quartermaster — Military. an officer charged with providing quarters, clothing, fuel, transportation, etc., for a body of troops.
- riding master — a person who teaches equitation.
- roasting jack — a rotating spit for roasting meat on
- rollercoaster — a small gravity railroad, especially in an amusement park, having a train with open cars that moves along a high, sharply winding trestle built with steep inclines that produce sudden, speedy plunges for thrill-seeking passengers.
- san sebastian — a seaport in N Spain: resort.
- sarcastically — of, relating to, or characterized by sarcasm: a sarcastic reply.
- sarcasticness — of, relating to, or characterized by sarcasm: a sarcastic reply.
- scholasticate — a course of study for seminarians, taken prior to their theological studies.