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15-letter words containing a, c, e, s, i, o

  • improvvisatrice — Alternative form of improvisatrice.
  • in conversation — If you say that people are in conversation, you mean that they are talking together.
  • in one's tracks — a structure consisting of a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs.
  • in/into ecstasy — If you are in ecstasy about something, you are very excited about it. If you go into ecstasies, you become very excited.
  • incapaciousness — the quality of not having (sufficiently) great capacity
  • incommensurable — not commensurable; having no common basis, measure, or standard of comparison.
  • incommensurably — In an incommensurable manner; immeasurably.
  • inconsequential — of little or no importance; insignificant; trivial.
  • inconsiderately — In an inconsiderate manner.
  • inconsideration — without due regard for the rights or feelings of others: It was inconsiderate of him to keep us waiting.
  • indiscretionary — lack of discretion; imprudence.
  • inefficaciously — Without efficacy or effect.
  • inspection arms — a position in military drill in which the missile chamber of a weapon is open for inspection.
  • insurrectionary — of, relating to, or of the nature of insurrection.
  • intensification — to make intense or more intense.
  • intercomparison — mutual comparison
  • interfoliaceous — situated between leaves, especially opposite leaves.
  • interiorscaping — The design, installation, and maintenance of interiorscapes.
  • interscholastic — between schools, or representative of different schools, especially secondary schools: interscholastic athletics.
  • introspectional — Of or relating to introspection.
  • inverted commas — Inverted commas are punctuation marks that are used in writing to show where speech or a quotation begins and ends. They are usually written or printed as ' ' or " ". Inverted commas are also sometimes used around the titles of books, plays, or songs, or around a word or phrase that is being discussed.
  • ionospherically — by the ionosphere
  • ironstone china — a tough durable earthenware
  • irrevocableness — Quality of being irrevocable.
  • isoamyl acetate — a colorless liquid, C 7 H 14 O 2 , used in flavorings, perfumery, and as a solvent. Compare banana oil (def 1).
  • isolated camera — a television camera used to isolate a subject, part of a sports play, etc., for instant replay.
  • isoperimetrical — having equal perimeters
  • isothiocyanates — Plural form of isothiocyanate.
  • judeo-christian — of or relating to the religious writings, beliefs, values, or traditions held in common by Judaism and Christianity.
  • jukebox musical — a musical play or film that is based around a series of well-known popular songs
  • kaleidoscopical — Alternative form of kaleidoscopic.
  • kleptoparasitic — Pertaining to kleptoparasitism.
  • ladies'-tobacco — pussy-toes.
  • latensification — (in photography) the process of intensifying a latent image by the use of chemicals, extra exposure to light, or other means
  • leading counsel — the more senior of two counsels
  • learned society — an organization devoted to the scholarly study of a particular field or discipline, as modern languages, psychology, or history.
  • lemon socialism — the policy of a government in a nominally free-market country of bailing out large failing private companies with taxpayers’ money
  • lex non scripta — unwritten law; common law.
  • lexical scoping — lexical scope
  • liaison officer — a person who liaises between groups or units
  • lick into shape — to pass the tongue over the surface of, as to moisten, taste, or eat (often followed by up, off, from, etc.): to lick a postage stamp; to lick an ice-cream cone.
  • lissencephalous — having the cephalic disorder of a lack of developed brain folds
  • local is lekker — popular slogan promoting South African culture, produce, etc
  • logical address — virtual address
  • macaroni cheese — Macaroni cheese is a dish made from macaroni and cheese sauce.
  • mad cow disease — BSE: bovine spongiform encephalopathy
  • magnetic course — a course whose bearing is given relative to the magnetic meridian of the area.
  • make a horlicks — to make a mistake or a mess
  • mannheim school — a group of musicians of the mid-18th century in Mannheim, Germany, notable for developing a style of orchestral composition and performance directly antecedent to and influential on the classical style of Haydn and Mozart.
  • marching orders — military orders, esp to infantry, giving instructions about a march, its destination, etc
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