15-letter words containing a, c, h, i
- anthropometrics — the science of measuring the size and proportions of the human body (called anthropometry), especially as applied to the design of furniture and machines.
- anthropomorphic — Anthropomorphic means relating to the idea that an animal, a god, or an object has feelings or characteristics like those of a human being.
- anthropopsychic — the attribution of consciousness to divine beings and nature
- anti-censorship — the act or practice of censoring.
- anti-historical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
- anti-humanistic — a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity.
- anti-pathogenic — Pathology. capable of producing disease: pathogenic bacteria.
- anti-patriarchy — a form of social organization in which the father is the supreme authority in the family, clan, or tribe and descent is reckoned in the male line, with the children belonging to the father's clan or tribe.
- anti-technology — the branch of knowledge that deals with the creation and use of technical means and their interrelation with life, society, and the environment, drawing upon such subjects as industrial arts, engineering, applied science, and pure science.
- antiaphrodisiac — something that represses sexual desire
- antiarrhythmics — Plural form of antiarrhythmic.
- anticholesterol — an agent which acts against cholesterol, either as an antibody produced naturally by many mammals or in the form of a drug
- anticholinergic — blocking nerve impulses through the parasympathetic nerves
- antichristianly — in an Antichristian manner
- antihemorrhagic — That stops or reduces hemorrhage.
- antimonarchical — opposed to the monarchy
- antitheoretical — opposed to or contradicting a theory
- apostle pitcher — a stoneware pitcher decorated in relief with figures of the apostles.
- apostrophically — (rhetoric) Using apostrophe; with sudden exclamatory dialogue.
- appalachian tea — any of various plants, as withe rod, whose leaves were used locally for tea in pioneer times
- apple macintosh — Macintosh
- apprenticeships — Plural form of apprenticeship.
- approach lights — lights on the runway that guide planes coming in to land
- approachability — capable of being approached; accessible.
- arc de triomphe — the triumphal arch in Paris begun by Napoleon I to commemorate his victories of 1805–6 and completed in 1836
- arch of triumph — Arc de Triomphe.
- archaebacterium — Any primitive bacteria-like organism in the kingdom Archaea.
- archaeobotanist — A person engaged in archaeobotany.
- archeologically — In a archeological manner or fashion.
- archibald prize — an annual prize awarded by the Trustees of the Art Gallery of New South Wales since 1921, for outstanding contributions to art, letters, science, and politics
- archiepiscopacy — a form of church government in which power is vested in archbishops.
- archiepiscopate — the rank, office, or term of office of an archbishop
- architectonical — Alternative form of architectonic.
- architecturally — of or relating to architecture: architectural metals.
- arithmetic mean — an average value of a set of integers, terms, or quantities, expressed as their sum divided by their number
- armenian church — the national Church of Armenia, founded in the early fourth century ad, the dogmas and liturgy of which are similar to those of the Orthodox Church
- asiago (cheese) — a hard, dry, sharply flavored cheese originally of N Italy
- asiatic cholera — cholera (def 1).
- astrophysically — from an astrophysical point of view
- astrophysicists — Plural form of astrophysicist.
- at short notice — Notice is used in expressions such as 'at short notice', 'at a moment's notice' or 'at twenty-four hours' notice', to indicate that something can or must be done within a short period of time.
- atherosclerosis — a degenerative disease of the arteries characterized by patchy thickening of the inner lining of the arterial walls, caused by deposits of fatty material; a form of arteriosclerosis
- atherosclerotic — Of, pertaining to, or afflicted with atherosclerosis.
- athletic sports — sports, esp track and field events, in which athleticism is required
- atmospherically — pertaining to, existing in, or consisting of the atmosphere: atmospheric vapors.
- authenticatable — to establish as genuine.
- authentications — Plural form of authentication.
- automorphically — in an automorphic manner
- autorhythmicity — The quality of being autorhythmic, or generating its own rhythm, as for example the cells of the cardiac muscle do.
- autoschediastic — offhand, with little forethought or preparation